Bulbul Hasan

Renowned film actress and former Miss Calcutta Jayasree Kabir passed away at a nursing home in Romford, Essex, in Greater London, on January 12.

The news was first shared on Facebook by her nephew, Javed Mahmood, who wrote in Bengali that the actress had died in London. Her son, who lives and works in Singapore, was unreachable at the time and has consistently avoided media attention, in keeping with his mother’s long-standing preference for privacy.

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