Trivia

Pather Panchali, the Bengali drama film was adapted from the eponymous novel of writer Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. Satyajit Roy was looking for someone who could play the character of Durga. At the age of 12, while studying in eighth standard in a school, Uma was choosen for the character Durga by Satyajit Ray with the help of Ashish Burman, the Assistant Headmaster of her school. It was Uma's first film, as was Subir Banerjee, who was the lead actor in The Apu Trilogy.

Despite the worldwide acclaim and applause for her role in Pather Panchali, she retreated into her private space and was never seen in any other film later on.

Uma Das Gupta was an Indian Bengali actress who immortalized the role of 'Durga' in Satyajit Ray's iconic Bengali-language drama film Pather Panchali in 1955.

She was a school teacher by profession from 1984 to 2000 in nursery and primary section of Jadavpur Vidyapith, Kolkata.

Uma graduated from Jogamaya Devi College, an affiliate of the University of Calcutta.