Rituparna Sengupta
| Rituparna Sengupta | |
|---|---|
 Rituparna Sengupta | |
| Born |
Rituparna Sengupta 7 November 1971 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Sanjay Chakrabarty (1999–present) |
| Children | Ankan (son), Rishona Niya (daughter) |
| Parent(s) |
Prabir Sengupta (father) Nandita Sengupta (mother) |
| Website |
www |
Rituparna Sengupta (Ritupôrna Shengupta; born 7 November 1971) is an Indian film actress and producer who is known for her work in Bengali, Hindi and Bangladeshi films.[1][2][3] Having garnered the National Film Award in 1998 for her work in Dahan, she is known for portraying very bold and sensuous characters.[4]
Early life
Rituparna was interested in the arts since a young age and learned painting, dancing, singing and handicrafts at a painting school, called Chitrangshu. She studied at Mount Carmel school, and later graduated in History from Lady Brabourne College. She began studying Modern History for an M.A. at University of Calcutta, but had to interrupt studies to concentrate on her career as an actress.[5]
Her first film was Shwet Patharer Thala with Aparna Sen who played her mother-in-law.[5] in Her Hindi debut was N N Sippy's Teesra Kaun directed by Parto Ghosh.[5] Hema Malini picked her for a negative supporting role in Zee's home-production Mohini, starring Madhu and Sudesh Berry.[5] In 2013, she will be making her Malayalam debut with Sohanlal's Kadhaveedu.[6]
She had named her favourite Bengali films – Sujan Sakhi, Shami Keno Ashami, Moner Manush, Adorer Bon—directed by the quickie-hit-maker Swapan Saha, Aami Sei Meye directed by Prasenjeet, Sansar Sangram directed by Chiranjeet.[5]
Personal life
Sengupta got married to her childhood friend Sanjay Chakrabarti,[7] founder and CEO of MobiApps on 13 December 1999 in Munshigonj and the couple has a son named Ankan and a daughter named Rishona Niya.
Canadian airport harassment
In July 2013, Sengupta was entering Canada for a festival to showcase her new film, Mukti Dir Reshmi, when she was allegedly stopped by immigration officials, who harassed her for over 6 hours. She had reported that she was entering Canada on a legal and valid visitor's visa, when the immigration officials said that her visa was expired and that she would have to leave the country without being allowed into Canada. [8]
Awards and honours
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Bharat Nirman Award |
| 1996 | Kazi Nazrul Islam Birth Centenary Award by the Law Society Of Calcutta |
| 1998 | National Film Award for Best Actress, for Dahan 42nd National Film Festival of India. |
| 1999 | Anandalok Puraskar for Best Actress for Dahan |
| 2000 | Anandalok Puraskar for Best Supporting Actress for Attiya Sajan |
| 2005 | Anandalok Puraskar for Best Glamour Queen |
| 2007 | Anandalok Puraskar for Best Actress for Anuranan |
| 1999 | [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association| BFJA– Best Actress Award |
| 2004 | BFJA – Best Actress Award]], Alo |
| 2006 | BFJA – Best Actress Award, Dwitiya Basanta |
| 2013 | BFJA - Best Actress Award, "Muktadhara" |
| 1993 | Kalakar Award for Best Supporting Actress, Swet Pathorer Thala [9] |
| 1997 | Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Abujh Mon [9] |
| 1998 | Kalakar Special Award, Moner Manush [9] |
| 2001 | Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Sasurbari Zindabad [9] |
| 2004 | Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Mondo Meyer Upakhyan [9] |
| 2006 | Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Dwitiya Basanta [9] |
| 2007 | Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Batikrami[9] |
| 2008 | Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Anuranan[9] |
| 2009 | Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Mon Amour[9] |
| 2010 | Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Aaynate[9] |
| 2014 | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, Alik Sukh |
Filmography
| 2016 | Rater rojoni gondha | Anup Sengupta | Bengali | |
| 2015-16 | Tadanto[10] | Nitish Roy | Bengali | |
| 2015 | Rajkahini | Srijit Mukherji | Bengali | |
| 2015 | Bela Seshe | Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy | Bengali | |
| 2014 | Taan | Mukul Roy Chowdhury | Bengali | |
| 2014 | Parapaar | Sanjoy Nag | Bengali | |
| 2013 | A Political Murder | Agnidev Chatterjee | Bengali | |
| 2013 | Calapor | Dinesh P. Bhonsle | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Villain | Tota Roy Chowdhury | Bengali | |
| 2013 | Alik Sukh | Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy | Bengali | Nominated,Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Female) – Bengali
Filmfare Critics award for Best Actress |
| 2013 | Mrs. Sen | Agnidev Chatterjee | Bengali | |
| 2013 | Kathaveedu | Sohanlal | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | 3 Kanya | Agnidev Chatterjee | Bengali | |
| 2012 | Muktodhara | Shibprasad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy | Bengali | |
| 2012 | Aalaap | Manish Manikpuri | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Charuulata 2011 | Agnidev Chatterjee | Bengali | |
| 2011 | Jiyo Kaka | Bengali | ||
| 2011 | Aagun Pakhi | Bengali | ||
| 2011 | Nacklace | Bengali | ||
| 2011 | Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji | Madhur Bhandarkar | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Bedini | Bengali | ||
| 2010 | Bumm Bumm Bole | Priyadarshan | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Life Express | Anup Das | Hindi | |
| 2010 | ...And Once Again | Amol Palekar | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon | Sanjay Sharma | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Arohan | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Rehmat Ali | Partho Ghosh | Bengali | |
| 2010 | Mahanagar@Kolkata | Suman Mukhopadhyay | Bengali | |
| 2010 | Footpath | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Main Osama | Faisal Saif | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Mittal v/s Mittal | Karan Razdan | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Do Knot Disturb | David Dhawan | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Trishna | Pritam Jalan | Bengali | |
| 2009 | Fox | Deepak Tijori | Hindi | |
| 2009 | S.R.K | Ajoy Varma | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Love Khichdi | sharmista basu | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Phera | Partha Sarathi Jowardar | Bengali | |
| 2008 | Sirf | Rajaatesh Nayar | Bengali | |
| 2008 | Aaynate | Dulal Dey | Bengali | |
| 2008 | Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited | Subhrajit Mitra | Bengali | |
| 2008 | Chaturanga | Bengali | ||
| 2007 | Gauri: The Unborn | Akku Akbar | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Chander Bari | Tarun Majumdar | Bengali | |
| 2006 | Hungama | Swapan Saha | Bengali | |
| 2006 | Mahasangram | Kumarjit Patitundu | Bengali | |
| 2006 | Anuranan | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury | Bengali | |
| 2006 | Tapasya | Bengali | ||
| 2005 | Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh | Chandan Arora | Hindi | |
| 2005 | UNNS | Hindi | ||
| 2005 | Shaktimaan | K.Ravi | Bengali | |
| 2005 | Nishijapon | Sandip Ray | Bengali | |
| 2004 | Debipaksha | Raja Sen | Bengali | |
| 2004 | Prem Korechhi Besh Korechhi | Badal Khandakar | Bengali | |
| 2002 | Alo | Tarun Majumdar | Bengali | |
| 2002 | Mondo Meyer Upakhyan | Buddhadev Dasgupta | Bengali | |
| 2001 | Chairman | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Bengali | Bangladeshi film |
| 2000 | Sasurbari Zindabad | Bengali | ||
| 2000 | Utsab | Rituparno Ghosh | Bengali | |
| 2000 | Paromitar Ek Din | Aparna Sen | Bengali | |
| 2000 | Ranga Bou | Bengali | Bangladeshi film | |
| 1999 | Sagorika | Bengali | Bangladeshi film | |
| 1999 | Agni Shikha | Sujit Guha | Bengali | |
| 1998 | Ami Sei Meye | Bengali | Bangladeshi film | |
| 1998 | Aakrosh | Ramesh J. Sharma | Hindi | |
| 1997 | Adarer Bon | Bengali | ||
| 1997 | Moner Manush | Bengali | ||
| 1997 | Swami Keno Asami | Bengali | Bangladeshi film | |
| 1997 | Dahan | Rituparno Ghosh | Bengali | |
| 1997 | Daadagiri | Arshad Khan | Hindi | |
| 1995 | Zakhmi Sipahi | T L V Prasad | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Abujh Mon | Bengali | ||
References
- ↑ Bindloss, Joe (1 October 2009). Northeast India. Lonely Planet. pp. 59–. ISBN 9781741793192. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ↑ Bold & beautiful – The New Indian Express
- ↑ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/91010/i-dont-want-lose-grip.html
- ↑ "She's bold & beautiful". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India). 3 November 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Rituparna Sengupta
- ↑ "Rituparna Sengupta to enter Mollywood with Kadhaveedu - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
- ↑ Rituparna, Actress (16 May 2010). "Comfort zone". The Telegraph (Calcutta) (Calcutta, India). Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Rituparna Sengupta detained at Toronto Airport". The Times Of India. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf
- ↑ http://bangla.newsnextbd.com/article174035.nnbd/
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