Bidita Bag

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Bidita Bag
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Bag c.2019
Born (1991-09-30) 30 September 1991 (age 32)
Occupation(s) Actress, model
Years active2010–present

Bidita Bag is an Indian actress and model. She is mostly known for her inclination towards socio-political films. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Career

Bidita pursued a career in modelling in college. She was spotted by Jeena Mitra Banik and ace make-up artist Late Prabeer Kumar Dey. She came to prominence in Kolkata after working for designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee . After graduation she moved to Mumbai. She has worked for Lakme Fashion Week , Lakme, Elle-18, Vaseline , Nokia , Motorola , Colgate, Reliance, Fair and Lovely (make-up man ki beti), 7UP, Samsung Corby TV, Wild Stone deodorant, Kwality Walls Cornetto, Manubhai Jewellers, Jade, Bombay Dyeing , Eye-tex Dazzler etc. Bidita made her film debut with a Bengali film Mukti, [7] followed by Icche , which was released in July 2011.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRole(s)LanguageNotes
2011NirbaanHaasi Bengali Debut Film
Icche Jayanti Laha
2012 From Sydney with Love Megha Banerjee Hindi
Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare Sudakshina Assamese Simultaneously made in Hindi as As The River Flows
2013 Kagojer Nouka Nusrat Bengali
2015 Bhaunri - The Sinking Reality Janha Odia
X: Past Is Present Heena Hindi Story – "Audition"
2016 Sangabora Bengali
Once Again MeeraHindi/English Netflix film
T for Taj MahalChuniya Hindi
2017 Babumoshai Bandookbaaz Phulva
2019BoumaBouma Bengali Short film
Moksh to MayaMaya Hindi
The Sholay Girl Reshma Pathan ZEE5 film
2020 Mera Fauji Calling Sakshi Singh [8]
2022 Plan A Plan B Runjhun

Chowgle

Netflix film
2023 Lakeerein Geeta Biswas

Web series

YearWeb SeriesRoleNotes
2020 Bhaukaal Nazneen MX Player
The Missing StoneDhwani
Abhay Saloni Zee5
2021 Ray Debashree Roy Netflix
Teen Do Paanch Priyanka sahu Disney Hotstar
2022 Crash Course Antara Jaiswal Prime Video
2023 Inspector Avinash Amrita JioCinema

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References

  1. "Newbie Bidita Bag mistaken for Naxalite". The Times of India . 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Bidita Bag replaces Chitrangda Singh in Babumoshai Bandookbaaz". Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. Misra, Tishya. "Why Bidita Bag Wants To Be Cast With Nawazuddin Siddiqui Over 'Fair And Handsome' Actors". Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. "Bidita Bag Shreyas Talpade come together for a comedy film". Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. "Bidita Bag will be seen as Hema Malinis body double in the Sholay girl" . Retrieved 20 February 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Bidita Bag to be seen as indias first female stunt woman in this zee5 original" . Retrieved 22 February 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. "'So dignified, so graceful' - Gautam Halder's Mukti drawsRakhee out of retirement". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. Kumar Raviraj Sinha (30 January 2021). "'Fauji Calling' is a film about hope: Bidita Bag". National Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2021.