Rukmini Maitra | |
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Born | [1] Calcutta, West Bengal, India | 27 June 1991
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 2017–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]
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]
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref |
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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 Sen | Bengali | |
2023 | Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya | Satyabati | ||
2024 | Crakk | Special Appearance | ||
Binodini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan | Binodini Dasi | [23] [24] | ||
Boomerang | ||||
Draupadi | Draupadi | |||
Tekka | Bengali | [25] | ||
Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
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2017 | Didi No. 1 | Guest | Bengali | |
Dadagiri Unlimited | ||||
Apur Sangsar | ||||
2020 | Mirakkel | |||
2022 | Rannaghar | |||
Didi No. 1 | Contestant | |||
Dadagiri Unlimited | ||||
Ismart Jodi | Guest | |||
2022 | Dance Dance Junior Season 3 | Judge | ||
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | The Times of India | Calcutta Times Most Desirable Woman of 2017 | Won | [26] | |
The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2017 | Won | [27] | |||
2018 | Jio Filmfare Awards East | Best Debut (Female) | Chaamp | Won | [28] [29] |
The Times of India | Times Power Women – Most Promising Actor 2018 | Won | |||
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Bengal Film Journalists' Awards – Most Promising Actress 2018 | Won | [30] |
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