Piya Sengupta

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Piya Sengupta
Born (1970-06-09) 9 June 1970 (age 53) [1]
NationalityIndian
Occupation Actress
Years active1984—present
Known for Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai (2005) [2]
Political party TMC
Spouse Anup Sengupta
Children Bonny Sengupta (son)
Parent Sukhen Das (Father) [3]

Piya Sengupta (born in Kolkata, India) is an Indian actress and producer. [4] She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. [3] She is the daughter of Sukhen Das and mother of Bonny Sengupta. [3]

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As an actress, she made her debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Sujit Guha's Dadamoni (1984). [5] She rose to prominence for her role opposite Joy Banerjee in Milan Tithi (1985) directed by Sukhen Das. Even though the film was a massive success at the box office, she did not achieve any further significant feat in her career. [3]

Family and early life

Her father was famous actor/director late Sukhen Das. Piya married director Anup Sengupta. Bonny Sengupta is their son, who is also an actor. She completed her schooling from Kamala Girls School, then graduated from Jogomaya Devi college, Kolkata.

Filmography

YearTitleProducerNoteRef.
1984Dadamoni [6]
1985Milantithi
1987Paap Punya
1990Nyaydanda
1999 Santan
2000 Sajoni Aamar Sohag
2003 Mayer Anchal
2004Pratishodh
Paribar
2005 Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai [7]
Dadar Adesh Yes [8]
2006 Abhimanyu
2007 Mahaguru Yes
2009 Mama Bhagne [9]
2010Pratidwandi
Tara [10]
2013Prayoshchitto [11] [12]

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