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Dolon Roy

Indian actress

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionFeb 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ5289472
Source-derived summary

Dolon Roy (also spelt as Dolon Ray) is a Bengali actress, based in Kolkata, India.

Early life

She was born in Kolkata to Dilip and Dipika Roy. Roy graduated from the Charuchandra College and subsequently earned a postgraduate degree in science from the University of Calcutta. She is married to actor Dipankar Dey. They got married in 2020.

Filmography

Television

Awards

National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) her performance in the 1996 film "Sanghat" directed by Pinaki Choudhury.

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The public source identifies “Dolon Roy” as indian actress. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Dolon, Indian and actress.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2020, 1996—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1970-02-22. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Dolon, Indian and actress providing the first useful test.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5289472. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1996.

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This entry incorporates text from Dolon Roy” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.