Biography

Her husband Hemen Gupta had been a freedom fighter before becoming a film director. After her husband's death, she struggled to get the freedom fighter's pension. After repeated visits to the pension office in New Delhi, India and a meeting with the then-Member of Parliament (MP) Rajesh Khanna in 1992-1993, she was finally able to get the pension.

Her maiden name is Ratna Sengupta. She is the daughter of Satish Chandra Sengupta, headmaster of a local high school in Rajshahi (present day Bangladesh), and Kamalini Sengupta.

She worked with actor Pradeep Kumar in a college play and introduced her husband to him and he became part of the trusted team.

She was an accomplished singer, having trained in Calcutta, India. She trained in multiple genres, especially Rabindrasangeet. She was also Sachin Dev Burman's student for a very short time.

She had four children with her husband Hemen Gupta. Her eldest Rubu died in a freak accident as a child. Her other children are Jayanta who moved to Toronto, Canada, Jaijeet who remained in Bombay, India, and Jayshree (screen name Archana) who moved to New Jersey, United States of America (USA).