Chitra Sen

Born name: Chitra Mandal
Date of Birth: May 5, 1934
Place of Birth: Kolkata, India
Nationality: Indian
Spouse(s): Shyamal Sen
Children: Kaushik Sen
Parents: Panchu Gopal Mandal, Arati Mandal
Grandchild: Riddhi Sen

Chitra Sen is a Bengali actress and dancer. She has worked mainly in theatres, but she has also worked in films and on television. She started her career under Jnyanesh Mukhopadhyay. She has also worked with Rabi Ghosh. In Swapnasandhani, she has worked with her son Kaushik Sen.

Personal life
Chitra Sen (Chitra Mandal) was born on 5 May 1934 in Kolkata. Her father was Panchu Gopal Mandal and her mother was Arati Mandal. Sen took Manipuri and Bharatnatyam dance training from Balkrishna Menan and Shakti Nag. She married Shayamal Sen in 1966 who was also an actor and a student of Utpal Dutt. In the beginning, Chitra Sen worked under Shyamal Sen's direction. Her daughter-in-law Reshmi Sen is a dancer and actress and her grandson Riddhi Sen, son of Kaushik and Reshmi is also an aspiring actor.