Chumki Chowdhury

Chumki Chowdhury
Born	Behala, Kolkata, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Lokesh Ghosh (Divorced) Sajal Bhattacharjee (2007 - 2021)
Parent(s)	Anjan Choudhury (father) [1] Joysree Choudhury (mother)

Chumki Choudhury is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. ^{[1] [2]} Chowdhury made her silver screen debut with Hirak Jayanti (1990), a Bengali film directed by Anjan Choudhury. ^[3] She rose to fame because of the massive success of the film. ^[4]

Furthermore, she has acted in multiple Bengali films such as Abhagini (1991), Indrajit (1992), Maya Mamata (1993), Geet Sangeet (1994), Mejo Bou (1995) and Naach Nagini Naach Re (1996), which earned her further recognition and popularity. ^[4]

Family and career

Chumki Choudhury was born in Kolkata. ^[5] She is the daughter of famous director Anjan Choudhury and Smt. Joysree Choudhury. She passed her Madhyamik from Joysree Siksha Niketan and completed her Higher Secondary and B.A. from New Alipore College.

Chumki Choudhury made her acting debut under the direction of her father called Hirak Jayanti as a lead actress. The film was released in 1990. After doing several films, she earned her reputation in the Bengali film industry. In 1991, the people started knowing her after acting in Babloo Samaddar’s film called ‘Abhagini’.

Chumki Chaudhury took her primary lessons in dance and music from her mother Joysree Choudhury and later on from Bani Debnath. She was involved with stage shows professionally.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref
1984	Shatru	Madhu's Friend
1990	Heerak Jayanti	Jaya
	Mahajan	Jhoba
1991	Abhagini
1992	Indrajit
1993	Maya Mamata
1994	Geet Sangeet			[6]
	Abbajan
1995	Sangharsha	Soma Samantha
	Mejo Bou	Shampa
1996	Naach Nagini Naach Re
	Mukhyamantri
	Mahan
1997	Sriman Bhutnath
	Loafer
	Boro Bou
1998	Asal Nakal
1999	Santan
	Niyoti
	Jiban Niye Khela	Rekha
2001	Rakhi Purnima	Rakhi & Purnima Dual Role
2002	Nishana
	Chandramollika
	Bangali Babu
2003	Sejo Bou
2006	Mahasangram
2008	Shibaji
2012	Atmatyag
2013	Sneher Badhan
2022	Kulpi

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Note	Ref
2017– 2018	Rangiye Diye Jao	Shiuli's mother	Zee Bangla	Side Role
2017-2018	Pratidaan	Kalyani	Star Jalsha
2018–2019	Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu
2021-2022	Gangaram	Tayra's Grandmother
2022–2023	Aalta Phoring	Arjun's Mother
2023–2024	Dwitiyo Basanta	Jagriti's mother in law	Sun Bangla
2024–2025	Roshnai	Arannyak's aunt	Star Jalsha

References

1. "বাবার সিনেমা এত খ্যাতি দিয়েছে অন্য ছবি করার প্রয়োজন পড়েনি: চুমকি চৌধুরী". Eisamay (in Bengali). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
2. "বাবা অঞ্জন চৌধুরী, তাই কাজ পেয়েছিলাম, নেপোটিজম বিতর্ক উস্কে দিলেন চুমকি চৌধুরী!". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
3. "কলকাতার নায়িকা চুমকি বিবাহ বার্ষিকীর কেক কাটলেন বাংলাদেশে". Barta24. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
4. "অঞ্জন চৌধুরীর প্রশংসা করেন সত্যজিৎ! হালের পরিচালকদের ব্যঙ্গে কী এসে যায়: রিনা চৌধুরী | TheWall". 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
5. "Chumki Chowdhury movies, filmography, biography and songs". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
6. "Geet Sangeet (1994) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

External links

• Chumki Chowdhury at IMDb