Ankita Chakraborty

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Ankita Chakraborty
Born
Kolkata, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2009 - present
Known forKamalika Majumdar in Ishti Kutum
Notable work
SpousePrantik Banerjee

Ankita Chakraborty is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Bengali Cinema and television. [1] She is known for her appearances in the Byomkesh series films: Byomkesh Phire Elo (2014), Byomkesh Bakshi (2015), Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana (2016), and Byomkesh O Agnibaan . Her best-known television appearances are Ishti Kutum (2011) as Kamalika and Indrani (2022) as Indrani. [2]

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Early life and career

Ankita began her acting career in theatre while still a high school student. [3] Her debut on Bengali television was Agnipariksha (2009). Her appearance in Ishti Kutum (2011) as an Economic professor, Kamalika Mukherjee, gained her recognition. [4]

In 2014, the mystery thriller Byomkesh Phire Elo marked her debut in Bengali films. [5] [6] She went on to star in successor films of the series with Byomkesh Bakshi (2015), Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana (2016), and Byomkesh O Agnibaan (2017). She appeared in films like Kiriti Roy (2016), Ebong Kiriti (2017), and Shankar Mudi (2019). [7]

She ventured into web series, shuffling between Kolkatta and Mumbai, appearing in Bengali and Hindi-language series. [8] She starred in the Hoichoi series Charitraheen (2019), Bou Kenu Psycho (2019), and Pabitra Puppies (2020). [9] She played the role of Bidua in the ZEE5 series Mafia (2020). [10] Her Hindi language series include Hai Tauba (2020), Crimes and Confessions (2020), and Nakaab (2021), alongside Mallika Sherawat and Esha Gupta. She then starred in the Bengali crime thriller series Danny Detective Inc. (2022) and Seven (2023), both directed by Anjan Dutt, marking her sixth collaboration. [11]

She continued to appear in television series like Bhoomikanya (2018), Phagun Bou (2018), Mohor (2019), and Prothoma Kadambin (2020). In 2021, she starred in Golper Mayajaal and The Darling Wife. [12]

In 2022, she was cast in the titular role in the television series Indrani as Indrani Roy. [13] [14] She starred alongside Sabitri Chatterjee in Kadambari Aajo (2022). [15] [16]

Personal life

Ankita married her longtime friend and Bengali actor, Prantik Banerjee. [17]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef
2014 Byomkesh Phire Elo MediniDebut
2014Aaleya
2015 Byomkesh Bakshi Mohini
2015Room No. 103Ankita
2016 Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana Damayanti
2016 Kiriti Roy [18]
2017 Ebong Kiriti
2017 Byomkesh O Agnibaan Bar dancer
2017The HandkerchiefShort
2018Pornomochi
2019 Shankar Mudi Ladies' Tailor owner
2019Bhalobashar Shohor: Shorshe IlishAloShort
2021Golper Mayajaal
2021The Darling WifePari
2022Kadambari Aajo [19] [20] [21]
2022 Akash Ongshoto Meghla Alpana
2022Flat Theke Paliye [22] [23]
2023Dafaan [24] [25]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguagePlatformRef
2018CharitraheenBengaliHoichoi
2019Bou Kenu PyschoBengaliHoichoi
2019BrittoBengaliAddatimes
2020Pabitra PuppiesBengaliHoichoi
2020MafiaBiduaBengali ZEE5
2021Hai TaubaHindi ALTBalaji
2021Crimes and ConfessionsHindi ALTBalaji
2021 Nakaab Vibha DuttaHindi MX Player
2022 Danny Detective Inc. Bengali Klikk
2023 Seven RiyaBengali ZEE5

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelRef
2009 Agnipariksha Madhura Zee Bangla
2009-2013 Binni Dhaner Khoi Saraswati Mukherjee aka Gini ETV Bangla
2011-2015 Ishti Kutum Prof. Kamalika Mukherjee (née Majumdar) aka Mun Star Jalsha
2016Rajbari Rohosso Akash Aath
2018-2019 Bhoomikanya Netra Star Jalsha
Phagun Bou Brishtilekha Mallick aka Brishti
2019 Mohor Kamalini
Kagojer Nouko Sananda TV [26]
2020-2021 Prothoma Kadambini Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi Star Jalsha
2022-2023 Indrani Indrani Roy Colors

Bangla

[27]
2023-present Jhanak Aparajita "Appu" Bose StarPlus

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