Ruma Guha Thakurta was born on November 3, 1934 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. She is known for her work on Palatak (1963), Antony Firingee (1967) and Bairaag (1976). She was married to Arup Guhathakurta and Kishore Kumar. She died on June 3, 2019 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.