▁and ▁background ▁▁ ▁Ar ati ▁Das ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁three ▁sister s ▁ha iling ▁from ▁a ▁refuge e ▁family ▁of ▁East ▁Beng al ▁( now ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ). ▁She ▁started ▁performing ▁cab aret ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁at ▁Fir po ' s ▁hotel ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁Hotel ▁to ▁ear n ▁for ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁then ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁looking ▁back . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Ar ati ▁Das ▁had ▁made ▁her ▁film ▁debut ▁in ▁Ch ow ring he e , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁acts ▁with ▁actors ▁like ▁Sup ri ya ▁De vi , ▁U tt am ▁K umar , ▁Ut pal ▁D utt , ▁and ▁Bis w aj it . ▁Besides ▁films , ▁she ▁also ▁acted ▁in ▁several ▁stage ▁plays ▁and ▁the ater . ▁Her ▁plays ▁include ▁Sam rat ▁O ▁Sund ari , ▁Sa heb ▁Bib i ▁Gol am , ▁and ▁Ash l il . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁writer . ▁Her ▁aut obi ography ▁Sand h ya ▁R ater ▁She f ali ▁( She f ali ▁of ▁the ▁Even ings ▁and ▁N ights ) ▁was ▁published ▁recently . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁An ▁American ▁National ▁named ▁Robin ▁once ▁wanted ▁to ▁marry ▁her ▁but ▁for ▁her ▁family ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁India ▁as ▁un mar ried . ▁ ▁Selected ▁film ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Ind ian ▁female ▁d anc ers ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 2 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Act