Koushani Mukherjee | |
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![]() Koushani Mukherjee at the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival | |
Born | Calcutta, West Bengal, India | 17 May 1992
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Years active | 2015–present |
Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (2021–present) [1] |
Awards | Miss Beauty of Kolkata |
Koushani Mukherjee is an Indian actress and politician. She predominantly works in the Bengali film industry. [2] Mukherjee made her debut in 2015 with the romantic comedy film Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey directed by Raj Chakraborty. [3] She acted in a number of romantic comedy films in the consequent years including Kelor Kirti (2016), Jio Pagla (2017), Hoichoi Unlimited (2018) and Baccha Shoshur (2019). [4]
In 2022, she acted in the Avijit Sen directorial Projapoti . In 2023, she made her OTT debut with Zee5 web series Abar Proloy directed by Raj Chakraborty. She received critical acclaim and commercial success with Bohurupi (2024) and Killbill Society (2025). Her performance in Bohurupi earned her a Anandalok Puraskar for the Best Actress and a nomination for the Best Actress at the 8th Filmfare Awards Bangla. [5]
In 2015, Mukherjee won Miss Beauty of Kolkata. [6]
Mukherjee began her film career in 2015 with Raj Chakraborty's movie Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey . [7] [8] In 2016, she appeared in Kelor Kirti , a romantic comedy directed by Raja Chanda. [9] [10] [11] In Kelor Kirti, she plays a wealthy young woman, Anuskha, who falls in love with a journalist. [12] In 2017, she was cast in Jio Pagla directed by Ravi Kinnagi. [13] In 2019 she was signed as the cover for FFACE Fashion Calendar.
In the subsequent years, she acted in a number of romantic comedy films including Hoichoi Unlimited (2018) directed by Aniket Chattopadhyay, Jamai Badal (2019) directed by Ravi Kinagi and Baccha Shoshur (2019). She has collaborated with her fellow-actor Bonny Sengupta multiple times for playing the lead pair in their films. In 2022, she was cast in the drama thriller Antarjaal and adventure comedy Hirokgorer Hire. In the same year, she worked in the Avijit Sen directorial Projapoti , which emerged as the highest grossing film that year.
In 2023, she made her OTT debut with the Zee5 Originals series Abar Proloy directed by Raj Chakraborty. In 2024, Mukherjee made her Dhallywood debut with Dark World . In the following years, she received widespread critical acclaim and commercial success with Bohurupi (2024) and Killbill Society (2025). Bohurupi eventually emerged as the fourth highest grossing Indian Bengali film of all time. Her performance in Bohurupi earned her a Anandalok Puraskar for the Best Actress and a nomination for the Best Actress at the 8th Filmfare Awards Bangla. [14]
In 2021, she joined Trinamool Congress. [15] She competed in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as a TMC candidate from Krishnanagar Uttar Assembly constituency but finished in second position. [16]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Films | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey | Aparna Roy / Apu | Raj Chakraborty | Debut film | [17] |
2016 | Kelor Kirti | Anushka | Raja Chanda | [18] | |
2017 | Tomake Chai | Diya | Rajiv Kumar Biswas | ||
Jio Pagla | Monalisa | Ravi Kinagi | [19] | ||
2018 | Hoichoi Unlimited | Anindita | Aniket Chattopadhyay | [20] | |
Girlfriend | Suchitra | Raja Chanda | [21] | ||
2019 | Jamai Badal | Barsha | Ravi Kinagi | [22] | |
Baccha Shoshur | Jonaki | Biswarup Biswas | [23] | ||
Jaanbaaz | Priya Sarkar / Lady Police Officer | Anup Sengupta | [24] | ||
2020 | Biye.Com | Shreya | Abhijit Guha, Sudeshna Roy | Released on ZEE5 | [25] |
2021 | Tumi Ashbe Bole | Aankhi | Sujit Mondal | [26] | |
Phire Dekha | Released on ZEE5 | ||||
2022 | Antarjaal | Prarjun Majumder | [27] | ||
Hirokgorer Hire | Sayantan Ghoshal | Released on ZEE5 | [28] | ||
Shubho Bijoya | Rohan Sen | [29] | |||
Projapoti | Jayashri Sen | Avijit Sen | [30] | ||
2023 | Daal Baati Churma Chochhori | Barsha | Haranath Chakraborty | Also Producer | |
Abar Proloy | Mohini Maa / Moni | Raj Chakraborty | Web Series on ZEE5 | [31] | |
Angshuman MBA | Lavanya | Abhijit Guha, Sudeshna Roy | [32] | ||
Sob Koro Prem Korona | Debraj Sinha | [33] | |||
2024 | Dark World | Shopno / Inspector Isha | Mostafizur Rahman Manik | Bangladeshi Film | [34] |
Bohurupi | Jhimli | Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy | Nominated—Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Actress | [35] | |
2025 | Hungama.com | Archana | Dr.Krishnendu Chatterjee | [36] | |
Killbill Society | Poorna Aich | Srijit Mukherji | [37] | ||
Raktabeej 2† | Ayesha | Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy | Post-production | [38] | |
Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Akal Bodhon | Dance Performance | Star Jalsha | Mahalaya 2015 | |
2025 | Dance Bangla Dance | Judge | Zee Bangla | Season 13 | [39] |
2025 | Matrirupeno Sanosthita | Devi Bhadrakali | Star Jalsha | Mahalaya 2025 | [40] |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Star Jalsha Parivar Award | Special Jury Award | Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey | Won | |
2025 | Anandalok Puraskar | Anandalok Best Actress Award | Bohurupi | Won | [41] |
8th Filmfare Awards Bangla | Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Actress | Nominated | [42] |