Reema Debnath

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Reema Debnath
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Born1979or1980(age 44–45) [1]
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Subrata Debnath
(m. 2007;sep. 2009)
[1]

Reema Debnath is an Indian actress. She is known for her performances in the film Bodyguard , playing a supporting artist role named Savitha in the film, [2] and Rajkumar Hirani directed film PK .

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She started her acting career as a student of the Kolkata Film and Television Institute. She is a member of Cine & TV Artist Association CINTAA, [3] Mumbai.

Life and education

Debnath was born in Agartala, Tripura. [4] Her father, Surendra Debnath is a retired civil servant and her mother, Hiran Bala Debnath is a homemaker. [5] Reema Debnath did her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya and did post-graduation in Management from Kolkata. Later, she studied and performed in the Kolkata Film & Television Institute (KFTI). [4] She joined a theatre named Nalini Kalamanch in Mumbai and started getting offers in TV serials, advertisement and films, both Hindi and regional. [4]

She married Subrata Debnath in July 2007. Two years later, her husband initiated ex-parte divorce proceedings. During the same proceedings, Reema was declared dead by Mumbai High Court Judge Justice R C Chavan. The very next day, the judge assured that it was a 'typographical' error and the stenographer changed the order right away. [1]

Acting career

She is a member of Cine & TV Artist Association (CINTAA), Mumbai. She has worked for various TV Shows including Jai Shri Krishna for Colors TV and Chandramukhi for DD National. A few Episodes from Kaala Saaya for 9X, CID for Sony, Aahat for Zee, Jyoti for NDTV Imagine. [4] A few ads like Zen Mobile in 2010, Nokia ringtone in 2008, Teleshopping (2008 and 2009) etc. Films like Aloy Phera (Bengali, 2005), Sindoor Daan, Dulha Albela, Daraar in (Bhojpuri language in 2008 and 2009), Bodyguard in (Hindi language in 2011) and PK (film) in 2014, Hindi Film By Rajkumar Hirani. [4]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Namah Shivaya ShantayaParvati
2011 Bodyguard Savitha
2012 Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai Urmi
2014 PK Phuljhadiya
2015 Welcome Back HerselfSpecial appearance in song "20-20"

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2008 Chandramukhi Mandhara DD National
2009 Black Church Nun 9X
2009 Jai Shri Krishna Goddess Parvati Colors
2010-2014 CID - Sony Various Characters
2010 Jyoti School Principal NDTV Imagine
2011 Kaala Saaya Church Nun Sahara One Reprisal series of Black
2011 Aahat Dr Anjali Zee
2012 Adaalat - Sony The Killer (The main antagonist)

Documentary

YearTitleProduction CompanyLanguageNotes
2012The Eternal Truth Who Am IFilms Division of Brahma KumarisHindi/English/Russian/French/SpanishSpecial appearance in the film as a wife and a mother

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