Tara (Assamese actress)

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Tara (born 3 August 1944 in Imphal, Manipur, India) was an Indian actress, who has worked in Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi and Hindi films in a career extending more than 50 years. Her prominent features include Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai , which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1988, Banaras - A Mystic Love Story, and Shakuntala, directed by Bhupen Hazarika. She died 19 May 2007 in Gauhati, Assam.

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