Megha Chakraborty

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Megha Chakraborty
Born
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Known for

Megha Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actress. [1] She has appeared in various TV serials. She is best known for her portrayal of Imlie in Imlie .

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Career

She started her career with the Bengali serial Joto Hashi Tato Ranna. [2] Her big break in Hindi Television was Badii Devrani. [3] After that, she was seen in TV shows like Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par [4] and Peshwa Bajirao [5] and became a household name with Krishna Chali London. [6]

She also played the main protagonist Gulaal in the film Desert Tears which portrayed persecution of women in rural India and was shot in the state of Rajasthan. [7] [8]

In November 2020, she started playing the lead role of Garima Ruhail Rajawat in Kaatelal & Sons . After the show ended, she and Sahil Phull started their own production company Mismanaged Company. Her first production would be the web show Dil-E-Couch where she portrayed the role of Nima, with the series premiere on the YouTube channel "Mismanaged Company". [9] From September 2022 to September 2023 she portrayed the role of Imlie Atharv Rana (nee Rathore) in Star Plus' Imlie .

Personal life

Megha was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. She moved to Mumbai in 2014. [10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014ActionRini
2018ConfessionsMahimaShort Film
2021Desert Tears
2023 The Railway Men

Television

YearSerialRoleRef.
2013Joto Hasi Toto Ranna
2015 Badii Devrani Reeti Poddar [11]
2016–2017 Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par Niyati Bajpayee [12] [13]
2017 Peshwa Bajirao Mastani [14]
2018–2019 Krishna Chali London Dr. Krishna Dubey Shukla / Dr. Krishna Dubey Sahay [15] [16]
2020–2021 Kaatelal & Sons Garima Rajawat /Gunnu [15] [16]
2022–2023 Imlie Imlie Atharv Rana [15] [16]
2022 Swaraj – Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha Debi Chaudhrani

Web series

YearShowRoleChannelNotes
2021Dil-E-CouchNima YouTube Co-produced with Sahil Phull

Music video

YearNameMusic LabelNotes
2021Ho Tum KahanMismanaged CompanyCo Produced by Sahil Phull
2022Tere Baad Phir Kisi seBaba Beats

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