Rukmini Maitra | |
|---|---|
 Rukmini in 2023 | |
| Born | 27 June 1991 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Education | Carmel High School, Kolkata |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Rukmini Maitra (born 27 June 1991 [1] ) 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]
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. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chaamp | Jaya Sanyal | Bengali | |
| Cockpit | Kirti Sachdev | [17] | ||
| 2018 | Kabir | Yasmin Khatun | [18] [19] | |
| 2019 | Kidnap | Meghna Chatterjee | ||
| Password | Nisha | [20] | ||
| 2020 | Switzerland | Rumi | [21] | |
| 2021 | Sanak | Anshika | Hindi | |
| 2022 | Kishmish | Rohini Sen | Bengali | |
| 2023 | Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya | Satyabati | ||
| 2024 | Crakk | Herself | Hindi | Special Appearance |
| Boomerang | Ishaa Sen / Nisha | Bengali | ||
| Tekka | Maya Khastogir | [22] | ||
| 2025 | Binodiini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan | Binodini Dasi | Post-production [23] [24] | |
| Haati Haati Paa Paa | TBA | Filming [25] | ||
| TBA | Draupadi | Draupadi | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Kidnap is an action thriller Bengali film directed by Raja Chanda. The film was produced by Nispal Singh under the banner of Surinder Films. It features Dev, Rukmini Maitra, and Chandan Sen in the lead roles. This movie was released on 5 June 2019.
Password is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language vigilante action thriller film directed by Kamaleswar Mukherjee. The film stars Dev, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Paoli Dam, Rukmini Maitra while Adrit Roy and Trina Saha played supporting roles. The film revolves around the dark side of social networking, and deals with stealing of password and privacy issue.It was released on 2 October 2019. Upon release, the film received critical acclaim, where critics praised the concept, action sequences, visual effects, message, music and cast performances. Despite receiving critical acclaim, the film didn't managed to do well at the box-office.
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Tekka (transl. Ace) is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language vigilante action thriller film co-written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. Produced by Gurupada Adhikari and Dev under the banner of Dev Entertainment Ventures, the film is based on a story of the same name by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay, which itself is loosely inspired from the West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment scam (2022). It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Dev, Swastika Mukherjee, Rukmini Maitra, Paran Bandyopadhyay, Sujan Mukherjee, Aryann Bhowmik, Sreeja Dutta and Aameya in her debut, with Kaushik Sen, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sudeshna Roy and Srijit Mukherji himself in special appearances. The film follows Iqlakh, a poor janitor, who kidnaps a little girl and takes her hostage for 48 hours in order to demand his lost job.
Binodiini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan is an upcoming Indian Bengali-language biographical drama film co-written and directed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee in his directorial debut in Bengali cinema. Produced by Dev and Prateek Chakraborty under the banners of Dev Entertainment Ventures and Pramod Films, in association with Assorted Motion Pictures, it stars Rukmini Maitra in the titular role with Kaushik Ganguly, Rahul Bose and Om Sahani in another pivotal roles. The film narrates the life of the renowned theatre artist Binodini Dasi, celebrated for defying societal norms and conventions, and chronicles her journey from a courtesan to the queen of Bengali theatre, highlighting her struggles, passions, betrayals, and triumphs.