Amrita Chattopadhyay

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Amrita Chattopadhyay
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NationalityIndian
Occupation Actress

Amrita Chattopadhayay [1] is an Indian film and television actress. Her debut film was Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Anwar ka Ajab Kissa [2] After that, she acted in a number of Bengali, Hindi, and multilingual films. [3]

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Early life and education

Amrita did her schooling at Patha Bhavan Kolkata. She graduated from St. Xaviers in sociology (with honours) and did her post-graduation studies at Jadavpur University, scoring first class marks in both cases. [4] [5] [6]

Career

Filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta's film Anwar ka Ajab Kissa marked her film debut. [7] It did not release theatrically. [8] She has acted in Bengali films as the protagonist, including Janla Diye Bou Palalo and Meher Ali. [9]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorCharacterWatch on
2013 Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa Buddhadeb Dasgupta NafisaEros Now
2014 Janla Diye Bou Palalo [10] Aniket Chattopadhyay Mimi
2014Kolkata Calling [11] Mainak Bhaumik Pallavi
2015Onnyo basanto [12] Aditi RoyTannisthaZee 5 Bangla
2015Bhengchi[ citation needed ]Krishanu GangulyAleyaZee 5 Bangla
2015Loadshedding [13] Soukarya Ghosal Papiya(grown-up)Zee 5 Bangla
2015Meher Aali [14] Arindam Dey RiyaZee 5
2018 III Smoking Barrels [15] Sanjib Dey MorjinaApple TV,

Google tv+

2019Tushagni Rana Banerjee Atreyee
2019 Ahaa Re [16] Ranjan Ghosh ShahidaZee5
2021 Chabiwala Raja GhoshFatima
2022 A Holy Conspiracy [17] Saibal Mitra Reshmi Merry Mal
2023RohoshyomoySoumyaa SupriyoEsha
2023A Knock on the DoorRanjan PalitRamona
2023 Mrs. Undercover Anushree MehtaPriyankaZee5
-To be-BhutOPurbo (Feature Film)Kakoli ghosh,

Abhinab Mukhopadhyay

ManimalikaPost production
-To be-MotherTeona MitevskaMadam KumarPost production

Television and Web Series

YearSeriesOTTCharacterDirectorRef
Kanakanjali
2018 Byomkesh Season 3

"Shajarur Kanta"

HoichoiDeepa Sayantan Ghosal [18]
Teen Kanya [19]
2018LaboratoryHoichoiYoung SohiniSoumik Chatterjee
2019ManbhanjanHoichoiLobongobala Abhijit Chowdhury [20]
2019Teen Cup ChaHoichoiUnnamed Girl Debaloy Bhattacharya
2019Bou Keno PsychoHoichoiKonkal Kakoli Debaloy Bhattacharya
2020 Paanch Phoron Season 2 HoichoiDipaliChandril Bhattacharya
2020 Damayanti Season 1HoichoiSharmisthaAritra Sen

Rohan Ghosh

2020 JL50 Sony LivShriparnaShailender Vyas
2021 Gangulys Wed Guhas KlikkModhura Samadarshi Dutta
2023 Varanasi Junction KlikkSupriya Chowdhury Riingo Banerjee
2024Inspector Nalinikanta Season 2KlikkNandiniSoumik Chatterjee
2024DuggaDuggaPlatform8AnamikaJiit Chakraborty

Awards and Nominations

Award ShowAward NameMoviesYearResult
BFJA Best Debut Award- in films2015Won
Filmfare Best Actor in a Supporting RoleA Holy Conspiracy2023Nominated
Telecine AwardsBest Actor in a Leading Role OTTVaranasi Junction2023Won
TV9 Bangla

Ghorer Bioscope

Best Actor in a Leading Role OTTVaranasi Junction2023Nominated

References

  1. "Meet Abhay Deol's on-screen wife - Times of India". The Times of India . 9 August 2017.
  2. "Amrita has her hands full - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 September 2018.
  3. "Rom-com breezy after thriller with Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Bangla newbie Amrita Chatterjee". 25 September 2014.
  4. "অভয়ের স্ত্রীর চরিত্রে".
  5. এবেলা.ইন, শর্মিলা মাইতি. "পূর্ণিমা চাঁদ, ঘরের ছাদ আর অমৃতার সঙ্গে বলিউড নায়ক".
  6. "First poster of India's 1st ever multilingual film 'III Smoking Barrels' focussing on NE's woes out". Uniindia.com. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "'Fireflies' take Kolkata by storm - Times of India". The Times of India . 24 March 2017.
  9. "The Telegraph, India, English News Paper". thetelegraph.4cplus.co.in.
  10. "Janla Diye Bou Palalo Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Janla Diye Bou Palalo by Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. এবেলা.ইন, শর্মিলা মাইতি. "পূর্ণিমা চাঁদ, ঘরের ছাদ আর অমৃতার সঙ্গে বলিউড নায়ক". ebela.in (in Bengali).
  12. "ZEE Bangla Cinema Presents 'Onnyo Basanto'". zeebanglacinemaoriginals.com.
  13. "Loadshedding Movie Online - Watch Loadshedding Full Movie in HD on ZEE5". ZEE5.
  14. "The team of the upcoming Bengali film Meher Ali consisting of Hiran Chatterjee and Amrita Chattopadhyay was present at the event Fireflie… | Fashion, Saree, Bengali". Pinterest.
  15. "Watch - Trailer of India's first multilingual film 'III Smoking Barrels' released". The Statesman . 20 August 2018.
  16. "Ranjan Ghosh happy with reactions to Ahaa Re - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 February 2019.
  17. "Amrita Chattopadhyay on her rewarding experience of acting in A Holy Conspiracy". 27 July 2022.
  18. "I can only request people to see my work, not force them: Amrita Chattopadhyay - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 June 2019.
  19. "Amrita is excited about Teen Kanya - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 July 2019.
  20. "Manbhanjan: A must-watch adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's short story". Yahoo! News.