Sadhana Bose

Sadhana Bose
Bose in the film Vish Kanya
Born
Sadhana Sen

(1914-04-20)20 April 1914
Kolkata, India
Died3 October 1973(1973-10-03) (aged 59)
Kolkata
NationalityIndian
Other namesSadhona Bose
Occupation(s)Actress, danceuse
SpouseMadhu Bose
RelativesNaina Devi (sister)
Benita Roy (sister)
Keshab Chandra Sen (grandfather)

Sadhana Bose (20 April 1914 – 3 October 1973) (Sadhona Bose) was an Indian actress and a dancer. She acted in movies like Meenakshi, where she played the lead.

A contemporary of Uday Shankar, in the 1930s she staged a number of ballets in Kolkata, including Bhookh on Bengal famine which was a pioneering work in presenting contemporary themes on stage and Omar Khayyam. Timir Baran, having left Uday Shankar's team, composed music for his performances and Tapas Sen did lighting design for her productions.