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Preeti Ganguly (17 May 1953 – 2 December 2012) was an Indian actress who played several comic roles in Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the daughter of veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar and part of the Ganguly family. She was best known for her comic role as Freni Sethna, the die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fan in Basu Chatterjee's Khatta Meetha (1978).

After she lost some 50 kg, her film roles dwindled and later in 1993, she started an acting school named after her father, 'Ashok Kumar's Academy of Dramatic Arts' in Mumbai, where she also took film appreciation classes. Years later, she appeared in Emraan Hashmi starrer, Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005).

Personal life

Actor Deven Verma is married to her elder sister Rupa Ganguly. Her brother, Aroop Kumar, appeared in only one film, Bezuban, released in 1962. Kishore Kumar, and actor Anoop Kumar are her paternal uncles and her paternal aunt is Sati Devi, married to Sashadhar Mukherjee (brother of Subodh Mukherjee) of the Mukherjee-Samarth family.

Preeti died of a cardiac arrest in Mumbai on 2 December 2012.

Selected filmography

• Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005)
• Tohfa Mohabbat Ka (1988)
• Uttar Dakshin (1987)
• Kranti (1981)
• Thodisi Bewafai (1980)
• Jhoota Kahin Ka (1979)
• Dillagi (1978)
• Khatta Meetha (1978)
• Chor Ke Ghar Chor (1978)
• Damaad (1978)
• Aahuti (1978)
• Ankh Ka Tara (1978)
• Anmol Tasveer (1978)
• Dillagi (1978)
• Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka (1977)
• Anurodh (1977) ...Manjeet
• Saheb Bahadur (1977)
• Balika Badhu (1976)
• Khel Khel Mein (1975)
• Rani Aur Lalpari (1975)
• Dhuen Ki Lakeer (1974)
• (swami) (1977)

References

1. "A legacy lives on". The Hindu. 28 July 2000. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013.
2. "Veteran actor Ashok Kumar passes away". The Economic Times. 10 December 2001. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
3. "Unfair fun". The Tribune. 27 August 2006.
4. 'To be an actor, discover your own self', (Interview) Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Indian Express, 13 January 2000.
5. "Deven Verma at a musical do". The Times of India. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.
6. Kanetkar, Riddhima. "This actress had superstar father, uncle was famous Bollywood singer, is most famous for playing Amitabh Bachchan's." DNA India. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

External links

• Preeti Ganguly at IMDb

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