Payel De

Payel De
Born	(1986-11-18) 18 November 1986 (age 38) India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Notable work	Durga Behula Ramprasad
Spouse	Dwaipayan Das ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1

Payel De (Born 18 November 1986), also known as Payel Dey, is a Bengali actress. She began her career in 2006 with Zee Bangla's Ekdin Pratidin daily soap, where she portrayed Chandrayee as a supporting character. She is known for her work in the Star Jalsha television soap operas Durga and Behula where she played the titular characters. She made her film debut with Mayabazaar. ^[1]

Personal life

On 3 February 2012, she married her co-actor Dwaipayan Das from the telefilm Sokol Kata Dhonno Kore. ^[2] They have a son, who was born in 2018. ^[3]

Career

She started her career while she was studying in college. Afterwards, she starred as Aalo Moitra in the TV serial Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe which aired on Star Jaisha. She has also played lead characters in Maa Durga (Colors Bangla), Tobu Mone Rekho (Zee Bangla), Ardhangini (Star Jalsha), Jaahanara (Colors Bangla), Durga Durgeshwari (Star Jalsha), Chuni Panna (Star Jalsha) and currently Desher Maati (Star Jalsha). ^[4] She also dubbed for the Bengali movie Fidaa, starring Yash and Sanjana. ^[5]

Apart from serials, she also played "Goddess Durga" in Mahishashur Mardini (2015) and Durga Durgotinashini (2016) on Colors Bangla. ^{[6] [7]} In 2021, she was seen in the film Mukhosh, directed by Birsa Dasgupta, produced under Shree Venkatesh Films, opposite Anirban Bhattacharyya, Anirban Chakraborti and Chandrayee Ghosh.

Works

Soap operas

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Production House	Notes	Source
2007	Ekdin Pratidin	Chandryee	Zee Bangla	Beyond Reels	Supporting role
2008	Bijoyinee		Akash Bangla
	Ichhe Dana	Ichhe	Star Jalsha	Applause Talkies Pvt.Ltd	Lead role
2008–2010	Durga	Sati		Shree Venkatesh Films	Supporting role	[8]
2010–2011	Behula	Behula			Lead role	[9]
2012–2014	Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe	Aalo Moitra				[10]
2014–2016	Maa Durga	Maa Durga	Colors Bangla			[11]
2017	Tobu Mone Rekho	Supriya Roy	Zee Bangla			[12] [13]
	Agnijal	Devi Singhabahini (later replaced by Adrija Roy)	Star Jalsha		Cameo role
2018	Ardhangini	Ganga		Acropoliis Entertainment	Antagonist	[8]
2018– 2019	Jaahanara	Rubina Sheikh (later replaced by Suranjana Roy)	Colors Bangla	Friends Communication	Supporting role	[14]
2018	Jai Kali Kalkattawali	Ritoja Moitra	Star Jalsha	Shree Venkatesh Films	Episodic role
2019– 2020	Durga Durgeshwari	Goddess Durgeshwari			Supporting role
	Chuni Panna	Madhuja Mallick
2020	Prothoma Kadambini	Bhobosundari Ganguly, First Wife of Dwarakanath Ganguly
2021	Desher Maati	Ujjaini Mukherjee		Magic Moments Motion Pictures	Tertiary Female Lead
	Nayantara	Averi	Sun Bangla	Crystal Films	Supporting role
2022	Sona Roder Gaan	Anondi	Colors Bangla	Magic Moments Motion Pictures	Lead role
2023–2024	Ramprasad	Maa Kali	Star Jalsha	Surinder Films
2024–Present	Kon Se Aalor Swapno Niye	Alolika Singha Roy	Sun Bangla	Bangla Talkies

Films

Year	Film	Role	Director	Notes	Source
2021	Mukhosh	Rai Roy	Birsa Dasgupta	First feature film as a lead

Web series

Year	Series	Role	Director	Platform	Notes	Ref.
2021	Indu	Kushi	Sayantan Ghosal	Hoichoi	Debut performance in a web series
2022	Gora	Supriya	Sayantan Ghosal	Hoichoi	Guest appearance
2024	Talmar Romeo Juliet	Mousumi	Arpan Garai	Hoichoi

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Character	Name
2013	Star Jalsha Parivaar Award 2013	Sera Bouma	Aalo	Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe
2013	Tele Samman Award	Priyo Juti	Aalo-Sourav
2014	Star Jalsha Parivaar Award 2014	Priyo Maa	Aalo

Mahalaya

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Source
2008	Mahisasuramardini	Goddess Swaraswati	Zee Bangla
2010	Durga Durgatinashini	Goddess Annada and Navadurga	Star Jalsha
2011	Durga Durgatinashini	Supporting Role	Star Jalsha
2013	Durgatinashini Durga	Dance Performance	Star Jalsha
2015	Mahisasurmardini	Goddess Mahisasurmardini	Colors Bangla	[15]
2016	Durga Durgatinashini	Goddess Mahisasurmardini	Colors Bangla	[16]
2023	Yaa Devi Sarbabhutesu	Goddess Kali	Star Jalsha	[17]
2025	Akal Bodhon	Goddess Mahisasurmardini	Sun Bangla	[18]

References

1. WBRi Tollywood News (6 February 2012). "Maya Bazar (2012) Bangla Movie: Actress Payel Dey and Director Joydeep Ghosh Debut in Tollywood with Premiere in Kolkata". Washington Bangla Radio on Internet . Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
2. "Payal is set to tie the knot". The Times of India . Kolkata. TNN. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
3. Ganguly, Ruman (18 June 2018). "Where is Payel going to next?". The Times of India . TNN. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
4. "Read articles and books to prepare for my role: Payel De on playing Muslim character in Jaahanara". tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
5. "Sanjana had an unexpected guest visiting her on the sets of Fidaa". The Times of India . Kolkata. TNN. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
6. "Mahalaya special: Colors Bangla to feature 'Durgadurgotinashini' and 'Ganudada r Dugga Puja'". tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
7. "6 actresses who played Ma Durga on screen". The Times of India . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
8. "The Most Desirable women 2017 on Bengali television". The Times of India . TNN. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
9. "Small screen to relaunch Bou Kotha Kou and Behula". The Times of India . TNN. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
10. Ganguly, Ruman (17 January 2012). "Star Jalsha launches Bodhu Kon Alo Laglo Chokhe". The Times of India . TNN. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
11. Banerjee, Kathakali (12 November 2014). "Payel to play Maa Durga in new teleseries". The Times of India . TNN. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
12. "TV actress Payel in a negative role". The Times of India . TNN. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
13. "Mind game and kidnap drama in Zee Bangla's Tobu Mone Rekho". tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
14. "Payel De excited about her new show, Jaahanara". The Times of India . TNN. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
15. "Mahalaya Special on Television" (in Bengali).
16. "Mahalaya special: Colors Bangla to feature 'Durgadurgotinashini' and 'Ganudada r Dugga Puja'" (in Bengali).
17. Goswami, Srijan; Dey, Urmimala; Roy, Payel; Ashour, Amira S.; Dey, Nilanjan (2018), "Medical Video Processing" , Computer Vision, IGI Global, pp. 1709–1725, doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-5204-8.ch071, ISBN   978-1-5225-5204-8 , retrieved 3 January 2024
18. "Payel De: পুজোর দিন গুনছে বাঙালি, মহালয়ার ভোরে ৭ বছর পরে দুর্গার ভূমিকায় পায়েল দে" (in Bengali).