Shirin Guha

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Swachata Sanjiban Guha
Born
Swachhatoa Guha

Ichapore, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
RelativesSanjiban Guha

Swachata Sanjiban Guha or Swachhatoa Guha is an Indian actress from Kolkata, West Bengal now based in New Jersey, who made her Bollywood debut with Lootera (2013).

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Early life and background

Swachata Guha originates from Ichapore, West Bengal. Her father Sanjiban Guha is an actor in Bengali film industry. [1] She holds a 1st class hons graduate in drama from the Rabindra Bharati University. [1] and post graduate diploma in acting and film making from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, graduating in 2011. [2] She hails from a strong theatre background. she is currently married to Sudipta Mallik and settled in New Jersey.

Career

Also known as Shirin who has been a professional script-writer for Zee Bangla and journalist for ABP News. [1] She is a trained dancer and made her Bollywood début with Hindi feature film Lootera (2013), directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. [3] [4] She has also appeared in "kabuliwala" in "Stories by Rabindranath Tagore" directed by Anurag Basu. [5] Much talked short film " khane mein kya hain" [6] and the English play "GIANT". [7] During the COVID-19 pandemic she appeared in the global cast of "the show must go online" YouTube live theatre show. [8] [9]

Filmography

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