Suchitra Sen was the face of Bollywood on the global fronts when Indian Cinema was globally known by such eminent names as Satyajit Ray, Gulzar, Ritwik Ghatak, Bimal Roy, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Ajoy Kar, Dilip Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Uttam Kumar, Subodh Mitra, Dev Anand, Utpal Dutt, and Debaki Bose. She essayed many a challenging character on the celluloid such as a politician in Aandhi, a courtesan in Uttar Falguni, a hospital nurse in Deep Jwele Jaai