Legendary Bangla actress Suchitra Sen, who was undergoing treatment for acute respiratory problems at a nursing home in Kolkata, has passed away due to a cardiac arrest, Rediff.com's Indrani Roy reports. She was 82.  

"Sen had breathing problems and her oxygen saturation limit dipped. Seeing the deterioration in her condition, the doctors put her on non-invasive ventilation," nursing home sources earlier told the media.  

Beginning her career with the Bengali film Shesh Kothai in 1952, Sen went on to receive a National Award for her performance of Paro in the Bimal Roy's 1955 Hindi classic Devdas opposite Dilip Kumar.

She is also famous for her role in Gulzar's political drama Aandhi, where she starredopposite Sanjeev Kumar. She is the first Indian actress to be awarded at an international film festival.

She was given the best actress award for Saat Paake Bandha in 1963 Moscow film festival. After her 1978 movie Pronoy Pasha with Soumitra Chatterjee flopped, she disappeared from the public eye and even allegedly refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005 preferring not to make a public appearance.