Anangsha Biswas

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Anangsha Biswas
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Anangsha Biswas Is an Indian actress known for her roles in Bollywood and web series such as Mirzapur on Amazon Prime, Hostages on Hotstar, Pratibimb on YouTube, Ascharyachakit on Netflix. [1] [2]

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Theatre background

Anangsha Biswas performed theatre with Naseeruddin Shah, Benjamin Gilani, Farid Currim, Shefali Shah, Akash Khurana etc. in Mumbai.[ citation needed ] She later went to Sydney to study acting from Tafta.[ citation needed ]

Career

Anangsha made her screen debut with a small role as a child actress in Sudhir Mishra's Khoya Khoya Chand . [3] She then played a role in Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana and later she came into limelight with her role in an Amazon Prime web series Mirzapur . [4] [5]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2009 Rann News Anchor
2009AndheriShort Film
2010 Benny and Babloo [2]
2012 Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana [6] Shama Chatterjee
2018AscharyachakitLateeka
2019 Fraud Saiyaan
2020Taxi No. 24Filming [7]
2024 Bastar: The Naxal Story Hindi film

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
2018Maaya 2 (TV series)

Webseries

YearFilmRoleNotes
2018 - present Mirzapur (TV series) [2] Zarina
2019 - 2020 Hostages Hyma
2023 Kaala Maryam

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References

  1. "I have known depression closely: 'Mirzapur' actress Anangsha Biswas". The New Indian Express. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hostage 2 actress Anangsha Biswas says, 'Ronit Roy is an encyclopedia'". Zee News. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Mirzapur Season 2: Anangsha Biswas All Set To Roar Back As Zarina". The Live Mirror. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. Davies, Alex (20 December 2018). "Mirzapur cast: Who is Anangsha Biswas? Who Plays Zarina?". Daily Express . Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. "Lockdown diaries: Mirzapur Actress Anangsha Biswas impresses her fans with Belly Dance". mid-day. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. "I always wanted to work with Anangsha Biswas, says Saumitra Singh". National Herald. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. Adarsh, Taran (25 September 2020). "FILMING BEGINS... #MaheshManjrekar commenced shoot for thriller #TaxiNo24 in #Mumbai... Costars #JagjeetSandhu and #AnangshaBiswas... Directed by Saumitra Singh... Produced by Saviraj Shetty". Twitter.