Lochani Bag

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Lochani Bag
Born
Kalahandi
NationalityIndian
Occupation Actor
Years active2014–present
Known for Odia Cinema
Notable work Tulasi Apa, Pahada Ra Luha

Lochani Bag is an Indian actor who works mainly in the Odia film industry, "Ollywood". She has acted in films such as Aadim Vichar , Pahada ra Luha , Sala Budha and Odisha's first biopic film Tulasi Apa . [1]

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Career

Lochani got the opportunity to work with award-winning film maker Sabyasachi Mohapatra in Aadim Vichar , which was her first film. The film won national award and state awards including her first award as best supporting actress. [2] [3] Lochani has acted in Pahadara Luha directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra and Tulasi Apa directed by Amiya Pattnaik in 2015. Both films were screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in the Indian Panorama section. [4] Tulasi Apa was also screened at the 21st Kolkata International Film Festival, the 8th Bengaluru International Film Festival, the International Film Festival of Shimla (IFFS, the 8th Nasik International Film Festival in India and at the Tehran Jasmine International Film Festival in Ramsar, Iran. [5] Tulasi Apa received positive reviews from the critics when it was screened at the 21st Kolkata International Film Festival and the 8th Bengaluru International Film Festival. [6] Both of her films were highly successful as Pahada Ra Luha got a national award and Tulasi Apa won various state awards. [7] [8] [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorLanguageRef
2014 Aadim Vichar Eldest daughter-in-law Sabyasachi Mohapatra Odia [10]
2015 Pahada Ra Luha Female Paraja Leader Sabyasachi Mohapatra [11]
2017 Tulasi Apa Ghasa Munda Amiya Patnaik [12]
2020Sala Budha Ra Badla Sabyasachi Mohapatra [13] [14]

Awards

YearAwardFilmCategoryResultRef
2015 26th Odisha State Film Award Aadim Vichar Best Supporting ActressWon [15] [16]
20196th Odia Tele AwardRagadaSpecial Jury AwardWon [17]

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