Tanusree Chakraborty

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Tanusree Chakraborty
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Tanusree Chakraborty
Born (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 41)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Other namesPriyadarshini
Alma mater Kamala Girls' High School
Basanti Devi College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Politician
Years active2010–present
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party (2021)

Tanusree Chakraborty (born 6 August 1984) is an Indian actress and former politician who works primarily in Bengali films. [1] [2] [3] Along with films, she has also worked on various television shows. Recently she has been hosting a beauty and lifestyle show called Sampurna on Zee Bangla channel.

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Early life

Chakraborty was born on 6 August 1989 in Kolkata into a Bengali family and was a student at Kamala Girls' High School in Kolkata. She later studied political science at Basanti Devi College, a University of Calcutta affiliate. [4] She owns two restaurants in Kolkata. [5]

Career

After finishing school, Chakraborty began to work as a model. At that time, she did not have a full idea of what modeling consisted of. She worked as a model for a short time and appeared in numerous advertisements, among which was a Bangladeshi commercial for Pran Powder Spice that was very popular in both Bengals. She came to prominence with the 2011 film Uro Chithi. [4] She came into the limelight with performances in Bengali films such as Bedroom (2012), Obhishopto Nighty (2014), Window Connections (2014), Buno Haansh (2014) etc.

Political career

Chakraborty joined the BJP in 2021, [6] [7] and contested for the party in the Shyampur seat in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election but lost. [8] [9] She later quit the party in July 2021 in order to concentrate on her film career. [10]

Filmography

Reality Shows

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2013 Times of India article—A fragrant autumn for Tanusree Chakraborty
  2. ↑ 2014 Times of India article—Men are moderately mad about me: Tanusree Chakraborty
  3. ↑ 2014 Times of India article—I was inspired by Shah Rukh Khan in Happy New Year: Tanusree Chakraborty
  4. 1 2 Sanyal, Supratim (12 August 2011). "Interview: Actress Tanusree Chakraborty On Bengali Films Uro Chithi, Bhalobasha Off Route E, Bedroom & her Tollywood Experience". WBRi. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Hungry souls draw a Swiggy blank". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bengali actor Tanusree Chakraborty joins BJP".
  7. ↑ "TMC candidate Madan Mitra celebrates Holi with BJP nominees on Hooghly river". 28 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "TNUSREE CHAKRABORTY". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "West Bengal Elections 2021: BJP Candidate Tanushree Chakraborty Campaigns in Shyampur Seat". News18 . 5 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Actor Tanusree Chakraborty quits BJP, says 'no regrets'". The Times of India. 8 July 2021.
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