Nishita Goswami

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Nishita Goswami
Assamese film actress Nishita Goswami.jpg
Goswami in 2014
Nationality Indian
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Sayan Chakravarty
(m. 2011)
Parent
Relatives Arnab Chakrabarty (brother-in-law)

Nishita Goswami is an Indian actress who works in Assamese language films. Her notable Assamess Movies are Rong, Ratnakar, Hold My Hand, Mon, etc. She has also acted in a number of stage dramas. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Goswami is Assamese and is the daughter of actress Moloya Goswami and Pradip Goswami. She hails from Guwahati. She married Sayan Chakravarty, a Bengali computer engineer and businessman from Shillong, Meghalaya in 2011. [3]

Career

Goswami debuted as a child artist with her first film Prem Rati Phula Phool and as a lead role in the film Mon in Assamese in 2002 and in Bengali in 2003 (opposite Ravi Sarma and Kopil Bora), which was considered to be as her first Bengali film. She then went on making films with Munin Baruah (Rong and Raamdhenu), Prerana Barbarooah (Hold My Hand and Jonaki Ali) and Jatin Bora (Ratnakar and Raghav).

After Mon, she acted several theatre films as well as VCD films like Rong, Kadambari, Collie, Suren Suror Putek , Adhinayak, Monjai , Dhan Kuberor Dhan etc.

Filmography

Film acted
YearTitleDirectorNotes
1988Rati Phula PhoolSangor SarkarChild artist
2002 MonBani DasDubbed in Bengali film.
Best Debut Actress, 2003 by Moonlight Media Awards, Jyoti Rupa Awards, and Prag Cine Awards
2004Rong Munin Barua
2004KadambariBani DasBest Actress Award - Prag Cine Awards
2004 Coolie Swapan Saha Bengali film
2004DinabandhooMunin BaruaBest Actress Award - North East People's Choice Awards
2005AstaraagSiva Prasad Thakur
2006 Suren Suror Putek Chandra MudoiBest Actress Award by North East Sports and Cultural Organization
2006 Adhinayak Jatin Bora [4]
2007Hridoy Jetia Sagor HoiSanjay Sarkar
2008Hold My HandPrerana BarbarooahShe played a character whose mother was played by her mother, Actress Moloya Goswami.
2008Dhon Kuberor DhonDhiraj Kashyap
2008 Mon Jaai M. Maniram
2011 Raamdhenu Munin Barua [5]
2011 Samiran Barua Ahi Ase Prodyut Kumar Deka
2012RishangManas Barua
2013Mone Mur Koina BisareSada Nanda Gogoi
2013AparajitaMustaq Ahmed
2014Jonaki AliPrerana BarbarooahAn amazing representation of the role.
2014 Jilmil Jonak Sibanan Baruah
2015KhobhHiren Saikia
2016 Sohra Bridge Bappaditya Bandopadhyay [6]
2016LokabandhooDhiraj Kashyap
2019 Ratnakar Jatin Bora [7]
Films directed
YearTitleNotes
2007ManasDocumentary film based on Manas National Park
2006The SearchShort digital film based on gay rights
2009Saath Jon Saki Ek Joni RakhoshiChildren's play on behalf of Arahan (Dr BhabendraNath Saikia Welfare Trust)
2011Xantosixto Hristopusto MohadustoTalent show for children aired on DY365 channel
2015Temples and Monuments of AssamDocumentary film for Assam Tourism
Television acted
YearTitleDirectorNotes
2019 Beharbari Outpost Monoj Saikiaas DSP

Awards and nominations

Filmfare awards (Assamese)

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2014Mone Mur Koina BisareBest actor (female)Nominated [8]

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