Idhika Paul

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Idhika Paul
Born
Tumpa Paul

2 July 1998 [1]
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
CitizenshipIndian
Alma mater K.K Das College, Kolkata [2]
OccupationActress
Years active2019—present

Idhika Paul (born Tumpa Paul, [3] 2 July 1998 [1] [4] ) is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali language television and films. [5] She works mostly in the Tollywood film industry, with a few ventures in the Dhallywood. In 2023, she rose to fame with the romantic tragedy film Priyotoma in which she played the female lead opposite to Shakib Khan. In 2024, she made her Tollywood film debut with Khadaan starring Dev. Both the movies emerged as one of the highest grossing films ever in the respective industries and earned her popular as well as critical acclaim in both the industries. [6]

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Career

Idhika Paul officially started her career in 2019 with a small role in Arabbya Rajani. [7] Her first TV series debut in a lead character was in Rimli ; a 2021 Bengali-language Indian TV series. Then she acted as a supporting character in 2022 Bengali-language Indian TV series Pilu . [8]

Paul made her silver screen debut with Himel Ashraf's 2023 film Priyotoma . [9] It became the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of 2023 and emerged as the third highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time. In 2024, she made her Tollywood debut with Khadaan starring Megastar Dev. [10] It emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film of 2024 and the second highest grossing Bengali film of all time. In an interview, she mentioned that she has been a big fan of Dev since childhood and never thought that she would be lucky enough to work with him. The song "Kishori" from the movie Khadaan has become so popular that Idhika is also called "Kishori". [11] She received widespread recognition for the film, and her vibrant performance was widely applauded. [12]

In 2025, she returned to the Bangladeshi cinema with the romantic-action film Borbaad . It emerged as the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of 2025 as well as the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time.

Besides, after the massive success of Khadaan, Idhika has also acted opposite Dev in the movie Raghu Dakat, which will Release during Durga Puja 2025. The trailer and songs of Raghu Dakat have already been released on social media, where Idhika's performance and presence are being praised.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023 Priyotoma ItiDebut film; Bangladeshi film
2024 Khadaan LatikaDebut film; Tollywood (Bengali cinema) [13]
2025 Borbaad Neetu Bangladeshi film [14]
BahurupUttaraReleased [15]
Raghu Dakat †SaudaminiReleasing September 25, 2025 [16]
Projapoti 2†TBAFilming [17]
TBAKobi†TBADelayed; Bangladeshi film [18]

Television

List of television credits
YearSerialRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2019Arabbya RajaniRajkumari Rani Colors Bangla Episodic Role [19]
2019‍–‍2020 Kapalkundala Padmabati Star Jalsha Negative Role [20]
2019‍–‍2021 Beder Meye Jyotsna Lakkhi Sun Bangla Side Role [21]
2021 Rimli Rimli Zee Bangla Lead Role [22]
2022 Pilu Ranjini Basu Mallick "Ranja"Antagonist turned Second Lead [23]

Mahalaya

YearSerialRoleNetworkRef.
2021Nanarupe Mahamaya Devi Chamunda Zee Bangla [24]
2022Singhobahini Trinayani Devi Chandika [25]
2025Jago Maa Jago DurgaDevi Parvati, Devi Mahamaya and Devi Mahisasurmardini [26] [27]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryCharacterFilm/TV showResult
2023Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar AwardsFavourite Sister-in-lawRanja Pilu Won
2025 Anandalok Awards Best Debutant FemaleLatika Khadaan Won
Filmfare Awards Bangla Best Debut (Female)Won
Tele Cine AwardsBest Debutant Actor- FemaleWon

References

  1. 1 2 Mukherjee, Priyanka (27 November 2024). "Dev-Idhika: শাকিবের প্রিয়তমা খাদানে দেবের 'মনের মানুষ', বয়সে নায়কের চেয়ে কত ছোট 'লতিকা' ইধিকা?". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Idhika Paul Wiki/Bio, Age, Height, Boyfriend, Serials, Videos & More". wiki.factsider.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Mukherjee, Priyanka (11 September 2021). "শুধু স্লট বদলই নয়, শীঘ্রই শেষ হচ্ছে 'রিমলি'!". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bengali actress Idhika Paul turns a year older". The Times of India . 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "'খাদান'-এ দেবের বিপরীতে ইধিকা, কেরিয়ারের শুরুতে তাঁর কি শত্রু বাড়ল? উত্তর দিলেন অভিনেত্রী". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Samadder, Tulika (2 February 2024). "Raghu Dakat: রঘু ডাকাতের মহরতে দেব-অনির্বাণ-ইধিকা-সহ আর কারা? ভাইচারার বার্তা সৃজিতের মুখে". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "রোম্যান্টিক নায়িকা থেকে যোদ্ধা! 'রঘু ডাকাত'-এ চমক ইধিকার! টলিউডের 'লাকি চার্ম'? কী বলছেন 'কিশোরী'". Aajkal (in Bengali). 17 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "শাকিবের নায়িকা কে এই ইধিকা পাল?". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 30 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "৩ নভেম্বর ভারতে মুক্তি পেয়েছে শাকিব খান এবং ইধিকা পাল অভিনীত ছবি 'প্রিয়তমা'।". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 7 November 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "এ বারের বড়দিনে অ্যাকশন অবতারে দেব, বিপরীতে ইধিকাও লড়াইয়ের দৃশ্যে অভিনয় করবেন?". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "দেবদা খুব 'ফ্রেন্ডলি', সুপারস্টারের বিপরীতে কাজ করা বড় প্রাপ্তি: ইধিকা". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  12. ↑ Kanji, Subhasmita (20 December 2024). "Khadaan Review: বলিউড-দক্ষিণ নয়, টলিউডও পারে, প্রমাণ করলেন দেব! অ্যাকশন থেকে নাচ-গানে ঠাসা খাদান কেমন হল?". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Khadaan: Idhika Paul is Dev's new actress". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "'প্রিয়তমা'র সাফল্যের পর ফের শাকিবের সঙ্গে জুটি বাঁধছেন অভিনেত্রী ইধিকা পাল।". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 22 October 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  15. ↑ Bhattacharyya, Torsha (4 March 2025). "জন্মদিনে নতুন ছবির ঘোষণা, নায়িকা ইধিকা! একসঙ্গে ৭টি লুকে ধরা দেবেন সোহম". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "ঘোড়ার পিঠে দেব, শুরু করে দিলেন 'রঘু ডাকাত'-এর প্রস্তুতি". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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  18. ↑ Arts & Entertainment Desk (22 May 2024). "Razz-Idhika starrer 'Kobi' not premiering this Eid, delays release". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "'Arabya Rajani' to narrate the story of Aladdin". Times of India . 14 March 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  20. ↑ বিলকিস, মৌসুমী (25 November 2019). "কপালকুণ্ডলা নিয়ে নতুন সিরিয়াল, প্রযোজনায় রাজ চক্রবর্তী". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "Fantasy-drama 'Beder Meye Jyotsna' completes 500 episodes". Times of India . 10 September 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "TV show 'Rimli' to launch on February 15". Times of India . 4 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "Bengali television show 'Pilu' crosses 100 episodes; team celebrates". Times of India . 21 April 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  24. ↑ চৌধুরী, সৌমিতা (23 September 2021). "Mahalaya 2021 on Television: মহালয়ায় আদ্যাশক্তি শুভশ্রী! মিঠাই -অপু -শ্যামাদের দেখা যাবে দেবীর কোন রূপে?". Aaj Tak (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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  26. ↑ "মহিষাসুরমর্দিনী হচ্ছেন ইধিকা" (in Bengali).
  27. ↑ "দেবী দুর্গা রূপে ইধিকা পাল, টিজারেই বাজিমাত টলিউড 'কিশোরী'র!" (in Bengali).
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