Arpita Pal
Arpita Pal | |
|---|---|
 Arpita Pal in 2023 | |
| Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Arpita Pal is an Indian actress, who mostly appears in the Odia and Bengali film industry in India.[1]
She first captured limelight in 1997 when she won ‘Sananda Tilottama,’ the most prestigious beauty pageant in Eastern India, organised by the ABP Group (former awardees include Bipasha Basu and Celina Jaitly). She has been a face on national TV for brands like Fair & Lovely, Yippi Noodles, Lacto Calamine and Shyam Steel.
Career[edit]
She made her film debut in 1999 with the film Tumi Ele Tai, directed by Prabhat Roy. Some of the other films in which she has starred include Deva, Devdas, Inquilaab, Prem Shakti, Pratarok, Dada Thakur, Pratibad, Utsab and Anupama. After marriage, she took a break from her film career to focus on family life.[2] In 2009, she returned to acting in Ekti Tarar Khonje, directed by Abhik Mukhopadhyay.[3]
She has acted in films of directors like Shakti Samanta and Rituporno Ghosh[4] and has also appeared in commercials for ITC and Saffola.[5] In 2014, she signed for her first Bollywood film Shab, directed by Onir.[6]
She has won multiple awards in Indian and international mainstream and festival circuit. The most notable of these was the recent Joy Filmfare Award for Best Actor Female (Critics’ Choice) for her film abyakto.[7] Her recent solo musical stage – ‘My Name Is Jaan’ won rich accolades from critics and the media.[8]
She was the host of the inaugural edition of TV9 Bangla Ghorer Bioscope Awards in 2023 along with Parambrata Chatterjee and Abir Chatterjee.[9]
A labour of love, ‘This Is Me’, a first-of-its-kind Indian documentary on the struggles and triumphs of the LGBTQ community, will mark her directorial debut.
Television[edit]
| Year | Show | Co-stars | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–present | Dance Bangla Dance | Oindrilla Saha, Mithun Chakraborty, Jisshu Sengupta, Rachana Banerjee, Sonali Chowdhury, June Malia | Judge | Zee Bangla |
| 2010–present | Didi No. 1 | Rachana Banerjee | Contestant | Zee Bangla |
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Films | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tumi Ele Tai | Prabhat Roy | ||
| Asukh | Rituparno Ghosh | |||
| 2000 | Utsab | Shompa | Rituparno Ghosh | |
| 2001 | Pratibad | Jaya | Haranath Chakraborty | |
| 2002 | Deva | Neela | Sujit Guha | |
| 2010 | Ekti Tarar Khonje | |||
| 2013 | Satyanweshi | Aloka | Rituparno Ghosh | |
| 2017 | Shab | Raina | Onir | Hindi film |
| 2020 | Borunbabur Bondhu | - | Anik Dutta | |
| Abyakto | Saathi | Arjunn Dutta | Filmfare Award for Best Actor Female (Critics’ Choice) | |
| Guldasta | Srirupa Sengupta | Arjunn Dutta | ||
| 2021 | Habu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Montri | Rani Kusumkali | Aniket Chattopadhyay | |
| Avijatrik | Leela | Subhrajit Mitra | ||
| 2022 | Abar Bochhor Koori Pore | Bonnie | Srimanta Senguptta | |
| Abar Kanchanjangha | Shimonti | Raajhorshee De | ||
| Hridpindo | Arjya | Shieladitya Moulik |
Other Ventures[edit]
For more than a decade, under the banner of her first production house 'Idea Creations', she produced several popular fiction, non-fiction, and feature film formats hosted by media giants such as Zee, Star, and Colors in Bengal. She then turned her focus to entrepreneurship and set up a Delhi-based health-tech startup in partnership with an eminent media personality. [10]Her startup raised funds and was acquired by TV9 Network.
Arpita now runs her newly launched Delhi-based production house – Studio9 – which is supported by TV9 Network.
Personal life[edit]
She is married to actor Prosenjit Chatterjee[4] and has a son named Trishanjit Chatterjee, who the couple fondly call 'Mishuk'.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Arpita Pal: Film Database - CITWF". citwf.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
- ^ Konar, Debashis (20 June 2002). "If Ritu is tired, who will be No 1?". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (3 December 2009). "No surnames for me : Arpita". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ a b Shahi, Pallavi (9 May 2014). "Delhi's a tremendous cultural shock: Arpita". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Chatterjee, Arpita. "My Business - About Myself". arpitachatterjee.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Bollywood Hungama (29 April 2014). "Prosenjit's wife Arpita Pal to make Bollywood debut in Onir's film". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021: Complete Winners List". The Times of India. 17 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "First look: Arpita as Gauhar Jaan in My Name is Jaan". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Desk, The News (27 June 2023). "TV9 Bangla hosts inaugural edition of Ghorer Bioscope Awards 2023". MediaBrief. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Ex-CEO Zee News Barun Das is Chairman Mydia 100 Communications - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Trishanjit Chatterjee". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Trishanjit- Prosenjit: অভিনয়ে ডেবিউ হচ্ছে প্রসেনজিৎ পুত্র তৃষাণজিৎ-এর! সুখবর দিলেন টলিউড সুপারস্টার". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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