Darshana Banik

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Darshana Banik
Born
West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater East Calcutta Girl's College
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse Saurav Das (m.2023)

Darshana Banik is an Indian model and actress who works for the Bengali (Both Indian and Bangladesh), Hindi and Telugu Film industry. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] She started her career as a model and brand ambassador for different brands like Colors, Vodafone, PC Chandra Jewellers and Boroline. [8] [9] [10] [11]

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Early life

Darshana Banik was born in West Bengal, India. She completed her undergraduate degree from East Calcutta Girls College and postgraduate degree from Rabindra Bharati University. She started modeling when she was a student. [12] [13] [14] [1] [15]

Darshana Banik married actor Saurav Das on 15 December 2023. [16]

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
2018 Aschhe Abar Shabor BengaliDebut film [17]
[18]
Jojo [19]
Aami Ashbo Phirey [20]
Laboratory [21]
Aatagallu AnjaliTelugu [22]
2019 Mukhomukhi Bengali [23]
Network Prema [24]
Hullor [25]
2021 Shororipu 2: Jotugriho [26]
2022 Bangarraju ApsaraTelugu
Black Haanika [27]
Dybbuk NorahHindi [28]
Operation Sundarbans Dr. AditiBengali Bangladeshi film [29]
Pratighat ZEE5 Release
Yaarakkum AnjaelTamilFilming [30]
Olpo Holeo SottiBengali [31]
Jaalbandi Filming
TBAMrigaya
Antaratma Bangladeshi film; Post -production [32]
Awasthi vs Awasthi Hindi
2024 Omar Bengali Bangladeshi film

Web series

YearSeriesOTTCharacterNotes
2018SixHoichoiRikhia [33]
2019Bou Keno PsychoHoichoiSeason 1
2021 Byomkesh HoichoiHena MullickSeason 6
2021 Hello Mini Mx Player Tista (Hacker Girl)Season 2,3
2024Save The Tigers [34] Disney HotstarHarikaSeason 2

Television

YearSerialCharacterChannelNotes
2020Lockdown Diary - Galpo Holeo SattiAmrita Zee Bangla In the episode Bibaha Barshiki

Music videos

YearVideoSinger(s)Composer(s)Co-actor(s)Director(s)LanguageMusic Label
2017Yeh Dil Hain Bekarar Benny Dayal Mohul Chakraborty Neel Bhattacharya Soumojit Adak & TeamBengaliQueentales Production
2018Megher Danay Imran Mahmudul, Madhubanti Bagchi Syed Nafis Imran Mahmudul Sushavan DasBengaliDhruba Music Station
2019Tor Naamer Icchera Imran Mahmudul Imran Mahmudul Imran Mahmudul Taneem Rahman AngshuBengaliFox Unit Films
2020Majhe Majhe Tobo Arindom Chatterjee Rabindranath Tagore Arjun Chakrabarty Dhrubo BanerjeeBengali Shree Venkatesh Films
2021Tu Hi Toh Hai KhudaRaj BarmanBaman & ChandRaj BarmanBaba YadavHindi Zee Music Company

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