Indrani Dutta

Indrani Dutta
Born	6 April, 1970 Kolkata, India [1]
Citizenship	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer
Years active	1987–present
Organization	Indrani Dutta Kala Niketan
Spouse	Janardan Paul [2]
Children	Rajnandini Paul (Daughter) [3]
Website	indranidutta.com

Indrani Dutta is an Indian actress and dancer. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} Primarily known for her work in Bengali cinema, Dutta has received several accolades including a BFJA Award. ^[8]

Dutta made her big screen debut in Sushil Mukherjee's Bengali drama film Nadiya Nagar (1987). In the same year, she starred opposite Tapas Paul in Rajat Das' love triangle film Paap Punya. She collaborated with Paul in Biresh Chatteejee's Tufan (1989) which became a major financial success. ^[9]

Early life and education

Dutta was born on 6 April, 1970 in Kolkata. ^{[10] [11]} She is the youngest child of Dr. Himangshu Jyoti Dutta and Manjushree Dutta. Even as a child while studying in Kamala Girls' High School, She nurtured an ambition to become an actress. She acquired formal training in dance and music and was a sports topper in her school. Dutta became graduate in arts from the Sivanath Sastri College, under the University of Calcutta. Under the guidance of her Guru Sumitra Mitra, She was conferred Pravakar in Kathak dance by Allahabad University. Her artistic inclinations are reflected in her love for music, interior design and gardening. She is also an environmentalist; with a love for animals, she is an active supporter of the cause of People for Animals.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Acting

Indrani appeared in a number of Bengali telefilms such as Thir Bijuri, Thager Ghar, Swet Mayur, Hathat Bristi and in serials such as Chira Kumar Sabha, Sesh Prasno, Sima Rekha and Louha Kapat is praiseworthy. In 1997, Indrani acted in the episode Necklace for the Hindi TV series Byomkesh Bakshi as Uma. ^[12] She acts in the television show named Jibon Saathi aired on Zee Bangla since 2020. ^{[13] [14]}

Dance

Indrani has a passion for dance; this passion led her to create her own dance school in Kolkata. Before opening this dance school, she had also had her own dance troupe, named "Srishti". Indrani Dutta Kala Niketan is now a popular dance institution of Kolkata. The dance troupe and the dance school have presented many shows in India and overseas. ^[15]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Title
1995	Bharat Nirman Award
1998	BFJA Award	Best Actress award	Shedin Choitromaash	[8]
2017	MOTHER TERESA AWARD		Nayeekar Bhumikay

Filmography

Bengali films

Year	Film Name	Director	Role	Ref.
1987	Nadiya Nagar	Sushil Mukherjee	Actor (Bishnupriya)
	Pap Punya	Rajat Das	Actor
1988	Apaman	Chandan Mukherjee	Actor
	Maa Ek Mandir	Sukhen Das	Actor
1989	Aghatan Ajo Ghate	Amal Mitra	Actor
	Aparanher Alo	Agradoot	Actor
	Tufan	Biresh Chatterjee	Actor (Lina)
1990	Apan Aamar Apan	Tarun Majumdar	Actor
	Byabodhan	Dilip Mukherjee	Actor
	Ladai	Rana Mukhopadhay	Actor
	Papi	Prabhat Roy	Actor
	Shesh Aghat	Jayanta Purkayastha	Actor
1991	Pati Param Guru	Biresh Chattopadhyay	Actor
	Prashna	Saran Dey	Actor
1992	Surer Bhubane	Prabir Mitra	Actor
	Shesh Biday	Milan Bhowmik	Actor
	Shaitan	Sachin Adhikari	Actor
	Krodhi	Panna Hussain	Actor
1994	Tumi Je Aamar	Inder Sen	Actor
1995	Premsangee	Prabir Mitra	Actor
	Patibrata	Nitai Goswami	Actor
1995	Kencho Khunrte Keute	Chiranjit	Actor (Parama)
	Sukher Asha	Sadhan	Actor
1996	Tridhara	Prashanta Nanda	Actor
	Parikrama	Shantimoy Bandyopadhyay	Actor
	Nikhonj	Dipen Pal	Actor
1997	Mittir Barir Chhoto Bou	Sushil Mukherjee	Actor
	Sedin Chaitramas	Prabhat Roy	Actor (Kusum)
	Nishpap Asami	Swapan Saha	Actor
1999	Dadabhai	Unknown	Actor
	Swapno Niye	Bishnu Paul Chowdhury	Actor
	Santan Jakhan Satru	Swapan Saha	Actor
2000	Dabi	Unknown	Actor
	Master Moshai	Unknown	Guest Appearance in "Bhalobaste sekho ei Jibon take"
2008	Janatar Adalat	Manoj Thakur	Actor
2009	Krishna	Shankar Roy	Actor
2010	Soldier	Dulal Bhowmick	Actor
	Preyashi	Purnendu Halder	Actor
	Hangover	Prabhat Roy	Guest Appearance in "Joy Joy Bolo"
2014	Khancha	Raja Sen	Guest appearance in an item Song
2015	Belaseshe	Shiboprasad Mukherjee & Nandita Roy	Actor (Sarmistha)
2017	Nayeekar Bhumikaay	Swagata CHowdhury	Actor (Lahana)
	Sedin Basante	Sanjay Guha	Actor (Anuradha)
2019	Bela Shuru	Shiboprasad Mukherjee & Nandita Roy	Actor
	Kolkatay Kohinoor	Santanu Ghosh	Actor (Anamika)

Mahisasurmardini

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Ref.
2005	Mahisasurmardini	Durga	ETV Bangla
2010	Mahisasurmardini		Star Ananda

References

1. "Indrani Dutta". bollywoodhungama.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
2. "Indrani Dutta's b'day bash, Kolkata TimesCity". timescity.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
3. "Rajnandini's surprise for mom Indrani on Daughter's Day - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
4. "This Bengali actress looks beautiful in western look". News Track. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
5. "Indrani Dutta Profile". in.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
6. "Actress Indrani Dutta tests positive for COVID-19 - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
7. "Rachna Banerjee to June Maliah: These Bengali actresses seem to be ageing backwards". The Times of India. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
8. "Screen -The Business of Entertainment". Screen. Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
9. "'যত বার দেখি মা গো তোমায় আমি', লতার সেই অপাপবিদ্ধ মায়ের গানে আজও সমৃদ্ধ বাংলা |". TheWall (in Bengali). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
10. দত্ত, ইন্দ্রাণী. "Indrani Dutta: যতই সুচিত্রা সেনের জন্মদিনে জন্মাই, ওঁর মতো চাউনি কি আর আমার হবে: ইন্দ্রাণী দত্ত" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
11. Bangla, TV9 (8 April 2021). "শুটিং সেটে ইন্দ্রাণী দত্তর সারপ্রাইজ বার্থডে সেলিব্রেশন". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
12. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Byomkesh Bakshi: Ep#17 - Necklace. YouTube .
13. "Jibon Saathi kept me creatively occupied amid the pandemic when many had no job: Indrani Dutta". The Times of India. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
14. "Indrani Dutta starrer 'Jibon Saathi' to be launched on October 5 - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
15. Indrani Dutta Kala Niketan Facebook.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021

External links

• Indrani Dutta at IMDb