Anasuya Sengupta | |
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Born | 1 September 1986 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Spouse(s) | Lt Cdr Yashdeep Sharma, (Indian Navy Officer) |
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Awards | Un Certain Regard Award (2024) |
Anasuya Sengupta (born: 1 September 1986) is an Indian actress and production designer. She has established a career in the film industry, as well as winning the Performance Awards in the Un Certain Regard Award category at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. [1] [2]
Sengupta was born and brought up in a Bengali family in Kolkata, West Bengal. [2] [3] She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Jadavpur University, but wanted to establish herself as a journalist. [4] [5] [6]
Sengupta played a supporting role in the 2009 movie Madly Bangalee , directed by Anjan Dutt and worked as a director's assistant to Claire McCarthy for The Waiting City that same year. [2] [7] She dabbled in theater for some time before shifting to Mumbai in 2013. She started working as a production designer in Mumbai. [4] [2]
Sengupta won the Performance Awards in the Un Certain Regard Award category of the Cannes Film Festival. She won the award for her performance in The Shameless (2024). [1] [2] [8]
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