Mimi Chakraborty

Mimi Chakraborty
Born Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India
Ethnicity Bengali
Occupation Actor/Model
Years active 2010–present
Notable work Bojhena Shey Bojhena
Proloy
Television Gaaner Oparey
Parent(s) Tapashi Chakraborty (Mother)[1]

Mimi Chakraborty is a Bengali film and former television actress.[2] She rose to fame by playing the role "Pupe", the female lead in mega serial Gaaner Oparey.[1]

Early life

Mimi Chakraborty was born in Jalpaiguri, a city in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3] She spent her childhood in Arunachal Pradesh in Deomali, a town in Tirap district, but later moved back to her ancestral home in Jalpaiguri City[3] with her family. She was educated in Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri and later at St. James' School, Binnaguri, Jalpaiguri; then she came to Kolkata and completed her graduation in English from the Asutosh College[4]

Career

Mimi Chakraborty was a model briefly before starting her acting career. She participated in Femina Miss India. Her acting debut was with Champion.[3]

Her second project was a TV serial Gaaner Oparey, produced by Ideas Creations. It aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. Ideas Creations, the production house of Prosenjit Chatterjee together with Star Jalsha launched the mega-serial "Gaaner Oparey" to pay tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The likes of Rituparno Ghosh (who was initial scriptwriter of Gaaner Oparey), Debojyoti Mishra (Music Director), and other noted personalities from the film industry were involved with the project.[1]

Her debut film "Bapi Bari Jaa" was released on 7 December 2012.[5]

Gaaner Oparey

Gaaner Oparey, was the musical journey between two artists, Bohemian Gora and traditional Pupe and their love and in the whole process reinventing Tagore's "music". The story revolved around a girl called Pupe from an orthodox Tagore-worshipping family and Gora, an extremely talented but care-free lad, who keeps on experimenting with Rabindra sangeet. This TV show marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of 150th birth anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore.[6]

Chakraborty portrayed the role of Pupe, a very talented singer, belonging to an orthodox Tagore worshipping family, who used to sing Rabindrasangeet in traditional form in concurrence with her family values. She was brilliant in all the emotions and made Pupe iconic.[7]

Bapi Bari Jaa

Chakraborty's moviedebut was in Bapi Bari Jaa in which she played the female lead, Dola.[8] The film was produced by Prosenjit Chatterjee production house, Ideas Creations. The film was also the silverscreen debut of Arjun Chakrabarty (better known as Gora, the male protagonist from Gaaner Opaarey) who played the role of Bapi, the male lead.[9]

Bojhena Shey Bojhena

Her film, Bojhena Shey Bojhena along with Soham Chakraborty, Payel Sarkar, Abir Chatterjee was released on January 2013. It was shot in Malda.This film was very super hit

Television works

Fashion

Mimi has been a part of Fame Fashion and Creative Excellence (FFACE) in different ways. In 2014, she unveiled the Edition 1 of the FFACE Calendar at Tantra, Park Hotel Kolkata. The same year she was a part of the conceptual greeting card produced by FFACE as the FFACE of DURGA promoting women empowerment. Mimi is again speculated to be a part of the second edition of the FFACE Calendar in 2015.

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Release Date Title Role Director
2012 December 7 Bapi Bari Jaa Dola Abhijeet Guha
Sudeshna Roy
28 Bojhena Shey Bojhena Riya Raj Chakraborty
2013 August 9 Proloy Durga
2014 January 31 Bangali Babu English Mem Riya Ravi Kinnagi
July 4 Golpo Holeo Shotti Anu Birsa Dasgupta
October 1 Yoddha: The Warrior Rajkumari Durga
Nandini 		Raj Chakraborty
November 7 Khaad Punam Kaushik Ganguly
2015 May 22 Jamai 420 Tina Ravi Kinnagi
October 16 Katmundu Rai Raj Chakraborty
Shudhu Tomari Jonyo Koli Birsa Dasgupta
2016 February 12 Ki Kore Toke Bolbo Anjali Ravi Kinnagi
Untitled Raja Chanda

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The sound of music The lead pair of STAR Jalsha’s mega Gaaner Oparey.". The Telegraph. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mimi ki tollywoode agami diner shera baji?". Eisamay (Bengali News Paper). 7 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 NAG, KUSHALI (7 July 2011). "‘I miss the lights and camera’". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mimi Chakraborty, Actress". bhalobasa.in. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  5. ↑ ""Jouboner Khola Haway" (Bengali Title)". Ebela (Bengali News Paper). 29 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ganer Opare Serial Songs, Casting". bhalobasa.in. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Ganguly, Ruman (17 March 2011). "Pupé injured". The Times Of India Kolkata. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Bapi Bari Jaa at the Internet Movie Database
  9. ↑ "DHAMAKA JODI! Now catch Pupe and Gora — Mimi Chakraborty and Arjun Chakrabarty — in film from Prosenjit’s production house". Times of India. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "BIG Bangla Rising Star Awards 2011". Frontier India Portal. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

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