Amrita Chattopadhyay | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
Amrita Chattopadhayay[1] is an Indian film and television actress. She debuted with Buddhadeb Dasgupta's film Anwar ka Ajab Kissa.[2] After that, she has acted in a number of Bengali and Hindi films and web series, besides some multilingual international projects.[3]
Early life and education
Amrita did her schooling at Patha Bhavan Kolkata. She graduated from St. Xaviers in sociology (with honours) and did her post-graduation studies at Jadavpur University, scoring first class marks in both cases.[4][5][6]
Career
Filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta's film Anwar ka Ajab Kissa marked her film debut.[7] It did not release theatrically.[8] She has acted in Bengali films as the protagonist, including Janla Diye Bou Palalo and Meher Ali.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa | Buddhadeb Dasgupta | Nafisa |
| 2014 | Janla Diye Bou Palalo [10] | Aniket Chattopadhyay | Mimi |
| 2014 | Kolkata Calling[11] | Mainak Bhaumik | Pallavi |
| 2015 | Onnyo basanto[12] | Aditi Roy | Tannistha |
| 2015 | Bhengchi | Krishanu Ganguly | Aleya |
| 2015 | Loadshedding[13] | Soukarya Ghosal | Papiya (grown-up) |
| 2015 | Meher Aali[14] | Arindam Dey | Riya |
| 2018 | III Smoking Barrels[15] | Sanjib Dey | Morjina |
| 2019 | Tushagni | Rana Banerjee | Atreyee |
| 2019 | Ahaa Re [16] | Ranjan Ghosh | Shahida |
| 2021 | Chabiwala | Raja Ghosh | Fatima |
| 2022 | A Holy Conspiracy [17] | Saibal Mitra | Reshmi Merry Mal |
| 2023 | Rohoshyomoy | Soumyaa Supriyo | Esha |
| 2023 | A Knock on the Door | Ranjan Palit | Ramona |
| 2023 | Mrs. Undercover | Anushree Mehta | Priyanka |
| 2025 | ‘Bhuto’ Purbo | Kakoli Ghosh, Abhinab Mukhopadhyay | Manimalika |
| TBA | Mother | Teona Mitevska | Madam Kumar |
Web Series
| Year | Series | OTT | Character | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanakanjali | |||||
| 2018 | Byomkesh Season 3
"Shajarur Kanta" |
Hoichoi | Deepa | Sayantan Ghosal | [18] |
| Teen Kanya | [19] | ||||
| 2018 | Laboratory | Hoichoi | Young Sohini | Soumik Chatterjee | |
| 2019 | Manbhanjan | Hoichoi | Lobongobala | Abhijit Chowdhury | [20] |
| 2019 | Teen Cup Cha | Hoichoi | Unnamed Girl | Debaloy Bhattacharya | |
| 2019 | Bou Keno Psycho | Hoichoi | Konkal Kakoli | Debaloy Bhattacharya | |
| 2020 | Paanch Phoron Season 2 | Hoichoi | Dipali | Chandril Bhattacharya | |
| 2020 | Damayanti Season 1 | Hoichoi | Sharmistha | Aritra Sen
Rohan Ghosh |
|
| 2020 | JL50 | Sony Liv | Shriparna | Shailender Vyas | |
| 2021 | Gangulys Wed Guhas | Klikk | Modhura | Samadarshi Dutta | |
| 2023 | Varanasi Junction | Klikk | Supriya Chowdhury | Riingo Banerjee | |
| 2024 | Inspector Nalinikanta Season 2 | Klikk | Nandini | Soumik Chatterjee | |
| 2024 | DuggaDugga | Platform8 | Anamika | Jiit Chakraborty | |
| 2025 | Sondhe Namar Pore | Darshoo | Mohar Lahiri |
Awards and Nominations
| Award Show | Award name | Movies | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFJA | Best Debut Award- in films | 2015 | Won | |
| Filmfare | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Holy Conspiracy | 2023 | Nominated |
| Telecine Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role OTT | Varanasi Junction | 2023 | Won |
| TV9 Bangla
Ghorer Bioscope |
Best Actor in a Leading Role OTT | Varanasi Junction | 2023 | Nominated |
References
- "Meet Abhay Deol's on-screen wife - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 August 2017.
- "Amrita has her hands full - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 September 2018.
- "Rom-com breezy after thriller with Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Bangla newbie Amrita Chatterjee". 25 September 2014.
- "অভয়ের স্ত্রীর চরিত্রে".
- এবেলা.ইন, শর্মিলা মাইতি. "পূর্ণিমা চাঁদ, ঘরের ছাদ আর অমৃতার সঙ্গে বলিউড নায়ক".
- "First poster of India's 1st ever multilingual film 'III Smoking Barrels' focussing on NE's woes out". Uniindia.com. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "'Fireflies' take Kolkata by storm - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 March 2017.
- "The Telegraph, India, English News Paper". thetelegraph.4cplus.co.in.
- "Janla Diye Bou Palalo Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Janla Diye Bou Palalo by Times of India". The Times of India.
- এবেলা.ইন, শর্মিলা মাইতি. "পূর্ণিমা চাঁদ, ঘরের ছাদ আর অমৃতার সঙ্গে বলিউড নায়ক". ebela.in (in Bengali).
- "ZEE Bangla Cinema Presents 'Onnyo Basanto'". zeebanglacinemaoriginals.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015.
- "Loadshedding Movie Online - Watch Loadshedding Full Movie in HD on ZEE5". ZEE5.
- "The team of the upcoming Bengali film Meher Ali consisting of Hiran Chatterjee and Amrita Chattopadhyay was present at the event Fireflie… | Fashion, Saree, Bengali". Pinterest.
- "Watch - Trailer of India's first multilingual film 'III Smoking Barrels' released". The Statesman. 20 August 2018.
- "Ranjan Ghosh happy with reactions to Ahaa Re - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 February 2019.
- "Amrita Chattopadhyay on her rewarding experience of acting in A Holy Conspiracy". 27 July 2022.
- "I can only request people to see my work, not force them: Amrita Chattopadhyay - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 June 2019.
- "Amrita is excited about Teen Kanya - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 July 2019.
- "Manbhanjan: A must-watch adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's short story". Yahoo! News.