Preeti Ganguly (प्रीति गाँगुली; 17 May 1953 – 2 December 2012 ) was an Indian actress who played several comic roles in Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s.
She was the daughter of veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar and part of the Ganguly family.
1962
Her brother, Aroop Kumar, appeared in only one film, Bezuban, released in 1962.
Kishore Kumar, and actor Anoop Kumar are her paternal uncles and her paternal aunt is Sati Devi, married to Sashadhar Mukherjee (brother of Subodh Mukherjee) of the Mukherjee-Samarth family.
1978
She is best known for her comic role as Freni Sethna, the die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fan in Basu Chatterjee's Khatta Meetha (1978).
1993
After she lost some 50 kg, her film roles dwindled and later in 1993, she started an acting school named after her father, 'Ashok Kumar's Academy of Dramatic Arts' in Mumbai, where she also took film appreciation classes.
2005
Years later, she appeared in Emraan Hashmi starrer, Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005).
Actor Deven Verma is married to her elder sister Rupa Ganguly.
2012
Preeti died of a cardiac arrest in Mumbai on 2 December 2012.
