Kolkata’s Cabaret Queen ‘Arati Das’, Famous as ‘Miss Shefali’ passes away at 77

Kolkata’s Cabaret Queen ‘Arati Das’, Famous as ‘Miss Shefali’ passes away at 77

• Veteran dancer and actress from Kolkata, Arati Das, popularly known by her stage name as ‘Miss Shefali’, has passed away. She was 77.
• Das, also known as the ‘Queen of Cabaret’ was the first cabaret dancer in the city and was the star attraction in the 1960s and ’70s.
• Miss Shefali had also appeared in a couple of Bengali movies such as Seemabaddha and Pratidwandi, both directed by the legendary Satyajit Ray.