Mishti Chakraborty

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Mishti Chakraborty
Mishti at the special screening of Manikarnika - The Queen Of Jhansi at Sunny Super Sound in Juhu (06).jpg
Mishti at the special screening of Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi in 2019
Born
Indrani Chakraborty [1]

(1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Alma mater University of Calcutta
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2013–present

Indrani Chakraborty, (born 21 December 1987) known by her stage name Mishti, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu and Hindi films. She starred in films such as Kaanchi: The Unbreakable (2014), Chinnadana Nee Kosam (2014), Adam Joan (2017), Brihaspathi (2018), Burra Katha (2019), O Saathiya (2023), among others.

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Early life

Mishti was born as Indrani Chakraborty on 21 December 1987, [2] in a Bengali family in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Her mother Beena Chakraborty is a housewife and her father is a construction businessman. She graduated in English literature from the University of Calcutta. [3]

She began to use the name Mishti professionally after 2014. [4]

Career

She made her Bollywood debut with Subhash Ghai's film Kaanchi: The Unbreakable , [5] [6] and her Telugu film debut with the Nithiin-A. Karunakaran film Chinnadana Nee Kosam , [7] [8] and her Malayalam film debut with Prithviraj Sukumaran and Jinu Abraham's film Adam Joan . [9]

Mishti's next Telugu film, Columbus, stars Sumanth Ashwin and is produced by MS Raju. [10] She returned to Bollywood with Indra Kumar's Great Grand Masti , the third film in the Masti film series. [11] [12] In 2017, she appeared in Srijit Mukherji's historical film Begum Jaan , alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Vidya Balan. The Film was set in the Backdrop of a Brothel and she played Shabnam in the film. [13] The film was an average grosser at Box Office India. [14]

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Mishti is the brand ambassador for Vicco turmeric. [15]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2013 Porichoi Rimi Bengali [16] [17]
2014 Kaanchi: The Unbreakable Kaanchi Hindi
Chinnadana Nee Kosam Nandini Reddy Telugu
2015 Columbus Indu
2016 Great Grand Masti Rekha Meet MehtaHindi
2017 Begum Jaan Shabnam
Babu Baga Busy RadhaTelugu
Adam Joan Amy Malayalam
2018 Brihaspathi Shalini Kannada
Semma Botha Aagathey Madhu Tamil
SarabhaDivyaTelugu [18]
2019 Manikarnika KashibaiHindi [19]
Burra Katha HappyTelugu [20]
2023 O Saathiya KeerthiTelugu

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