Rukmini Maitra

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Rukmini Maitra
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Rukmini Maitra at the KIFF 29
Born (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 32) [1]
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2017–present

Rukmini Maitra (born 27 June 1991) is an Indian actress and model. After having established herself in the world of fashion, Maitra made her debut in films in 2017 with the film Chaamp. [2] She acted in seven films with Dev. She had her Bollywood debut opposite Vidyut Jammwal in the 2021 film Sanak. [3]

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Career

Rukmini started her career as a model at the age of 13. She has modelled for various regional, national and international brands and magazines such as Reliance, Lakmé, Vodafone, Sunsilk, Parachute, Titan, Tata Tea, Rado, Elle , Harper's Bazaar , Femina , Royal Stag, PC Chandra Jewellers, Bhima Jewellers, Azva, Senco Gold, Spencer's, ITC, Fiama Di Wills, Big Bazar Fb, Lux, Emami, and has also modelled for fashion designers like Masaba Gupta, Anita Dongre, Suneet Varma, Dev r Nil, Anju Modi etc. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Maitra debuted in the silver screen with the Bengali film titled Champ opposite Bengali actor Dev, which released in Eid, 2017. The film was directed by Raj Chakraborty. It is based on Boxing, a theme that is being explored in Bengali cinema for the first time. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Personal life

Maitra is in a relationship with fellow actor Dev. [17]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageRef
2017 Chaamp Jaya Sanyal Bengali
Cockpit Kirti Sachdev [18]
2018 Kabir Yasmin Khatun [19]
[20]
2019 Kidnap Meghna Chatterjee
Password Nisha [21]
2020 Switzerland Rumi [22]
2021 Sanak Anshika Hindi
2022 Kishmish Rohini SenBengali
2023 Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya Satyabati
2024 Crakk Special Appearance
Binodini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan Binodini Dasi [23] [24]
Boomerang
Draupadi Draupadi
TekkaBengali [25]

Reality shows

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2017 Didi No. 1 Guest Bengali
Dadagiri Unlimited
Apur Sangsar
2020 Mirakkel
2022Rannaghar
Didi No. 1 Contestant
Dadagiri Unlimited
Ismart JodiGuest
2022Dance Dance Junior Season 3Judge

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2017 The Times of India Calcutta Times Most Desirable Woman of 2017Won [26]
The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2017Won [27]
2018 Jio Filmfare Awards East Best Debut (Female) Chaamp

Cockpit

Won [28] [29]
The Times of India Times Power Women  Most Promising Actor 2018Won
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Awards  Most Promising Actress 2018Won [30]

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