Malabika Sen | |
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 Malabika Sen performing at Guimet Museum in 2008 | |
| Born | Kolkata |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, Actress |
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| Spouse | Late Sumit Sen [1] |
Malabika Sen (also known as Malobika Sen) (born 27 August 1967) is an Indian classical dancer, singer and actress.
Sen is a trained Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancer. She obtained her formal training in Kuchipudi from Sreemoyee Venkat and in Bharatnatyam from Thankamani Kutty. [2] [3] She is one of the empaneled solo artist of Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi at ICCR. [4] She has performed live in almost all major platforms in India and abroad with distinction. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] She is also a senior member of Kalamandalam dance group. [12]
She is also a trained singer in North Indian classical vocal music and Nazrul Geeti under the guidance of Dr. Chameli Sarkar and Smt. Rama Basu. Some of her works includes Lag Ja Gale, Na Jeo Na, [13] Meri Jaan [14] and Eto Boro Akash. [15] She has also rendered her voice in the song Ke Bole in Bhagshesh (2018). [16] [17]
In addition, she has also starred in many Bengali films and TV soap opera. [18]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Comments |
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| 2014 | Dance Bangla Dance | Judge | Bengali | Zee Bangla | |
| 2014-2016 | Tumi Robe Nirobe | Malobika Sen | Bengali | Zee Bangla | [23] |
| 2016 - 2018 | Bhakter Bhogobaan Shri Krishna | Padmavati | Bengali | Star Jalsha | [24] |
| 2017 | Bikele Bhorer Phool | Moyna's Teacher | Bengali | Zee Bangla | [25] |
| 2018 - 2019 | Phagun Bou | Malobika Ghosh | Bengali | Star Jalsha | [26] |
| 2019 - 2021 | Sreemoyee | Madhubani Sen | Bengali | Star Jalsha | [27] |
| 2020 - 2021 | Kora Pakhi | Monidipa Sinha aka Mimi | Bengali | Star Jalsha | [28] |
| 2020 - 2022 | Khorkuto | Dr. Shilpi Bose | Bengali | Star Jalsha | [29] |
| 2021 | Desher Maati | Shrishti Mukherjee | Bengali | Star Jalsha | [30] |
| 2021 - 2022 | Roja | Roja's Mother | Bengali | Enterr10 Bangla | [31] |
| 2021 - 2022 | Sundori | Bengali | Sun Bangla | ||
| 2022 - 2023 | Guddi | Shireen's mother | Bengali | Star Jalsha | |
| 2023 - Present | Icche Putul | Salini Sanyal | Bengali | Zee Bangla |
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