30 years have passed still the death of Mahua Roy Chowdury is a mystery. Whether it was an accident or murder, is still a big question. It may also be a case of suicide but everything is wrapped in mystery. One thing can be said the life style of the actress was behind her death.
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Mahua Roy Choudhury |
Mahua
Roy Choudhury died on 22 July 1985. Mahua was admitted at a famous nursing home of South
Kolkata with severe burn case and struggled for eleven days but was defeated.
Mahua's son was then seven years old and the actress told her close friend,
Matu - Ratna Goshal to take care of her son, Gola.
Mahua
Roy Choudhury was a good dancer since her childhood and used to perform in
stage. Mahua's actual names were Shipra and Sonali. Eminent film director Tarun
Mazumder gave her the name 'Mahua'. Mahua Roy Choudhury made her debut in
Bengali films at the age of 13 and the film was 'Sreeman Prithviraj' and the
rest is history. Bengali film industry got a sweet faced talented actress.
Sandhya Roy, Madhabi Mukhopadhyay loved the little girl and they were aware of
her talent. Mahua came from a lower middle class family and was new to the
glamorous life and money which she achieved very soon.
Mahua
Roy Choudhury was utilised by many people of the industry. Soft minded Mahua
extended helping hand towards her co-artists and technicians. Mahua got married
with Tilak Chakraborty although her father was against the marriage. Mahua's
father wanted his daughter to concentrate on her career. Like many celebrities
father, Mahua's father also wanted her daughter to earn huge money sacrificing
emotion and love. After marriage Mahua started enjoying her life in wrong way.
Roaming on Kolkata roads at midnight on bike, addiction to alcohol, party,
gambling became integral part of Mahua's life. Shipra or Sonali was a simple
girl but Mahua got the taste of success and started enjoying reckless
life.
Mahua
Roy Choudhury became mother but her life style did not changed. A famous
filmmaker of that time was in the same building of Mahua. It is heard that Mahua,
her husband and that filmmaker used to sit for gambling till the end of night keeping
Mahua on bet!
Many
actors of Tollywood still believe that Mahua's death was a murder case. Just
before the burn case, Mahua was in filmmaker Anjan Choudhury's flat. It was
said that after returning from Anjan Choudhury's flat almost at the mid night,
the actress went to her kitchen to warm the dinner and caught fire. Tilak,
Mahua's husband said that the accident occurred after the dinner. Mahua's
father was also present at the time of accident. Both Tilak and Mahua's father
had no such injury so that it can be said that they tried to save Mahua.
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Mahua Roy Choudhury |
Mahua
Roy Choudhury and Tilak Chakraborty were friends since their childhood days.
Ratna Ghoshal was a special friend of Mahua. Ratna Ghoshal said that Mahua
developed addiction to alcohol and after drinking she used to become a totally
different lady and during that time she could not remain alone - male company
was a must at that time.
What
was the reason of such abnormalities in Mahua's life? The question is still
unsolved. It may be that Mahua got every thing in her short span of life -
fame, money and failed to handle it as she was brought up in a lower middle
class family. Mahua tried to commit suicide many times before her death. Mahua was treated as a commodity by her nearest people. Many co-stars of Mahua Raychoudhury enjoyed Mahua's youth and gradually the simple girl took the destructive path in life.
Mahua Roy Chowdhury is a most beautiful & tallented actress.l miss her beautiful face & her beautiful smile.Tanusree Das Gupta
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