Supriya Choudhury is an Indian Bengali actress, who has acted in Bengali cinemas for more than 50 years. Her real name is Krishna and nickname Benu. In 2011 she received Banga-Vibhushan, the highest civilian honour in West Bengal. In 2014, She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for her contributions to the entertainment industry. She was born on January 8, 1935 in Myitkyina, British Burma. From her childhood Supriya Devi had keen interest in dancing.  She continued dancing in Kolkata also and gradually entered film industry of West Bengal. Chandrabati Devi, an film artist of that time helped Supriya Devi to get chance in Bengali films. Supriya Devi’s debut film as an adult artist was Nagpash. Shooting of this film was done in 1952 but the film was never released. In her second film Basu Parivar, her co artist was Uttam Kumar.  One of the greatest performances of Supriya Devi is in Meghe Dhaka Tara, a film directed by Ritwik Ghatak. Supriya Devi played the role of a refugee girl in this film who shouldered all responsibilities of the family at the cost of all types of happiness of her own life. In another film of Ritwik Ghatak, Supriya Devi played the role of a refugee girl. The film is Komal Ghandhar. She was a very glamorous and powerful actress of her time. Supriya Devi and another famous film actress Suchitra Sen were in Bengali film industry in the same time. Supriya Devi was comfortable in both romantic films as well as in critical characters.