Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sen Sengupta (Bengali:  Ritupôrna Shengupta; born 7 November 1971) is a Indian actrees. She is the leading actress in Bengali Cinema for the last decade in India, and is also currently performing in critically acclaimed Hindi Cinema.

Early life and education

Sengupta was born on 7 November 1971 in Calcutta. She was active in the arts since a young age, learning painting, dancing, singing and handicrafts at a painting school, called Chitrangshu, in childhood. She studied at Mount Carmel school, and later graduated in History from Lady Brabourne College. She began studying for a Master's in Arts at Calcutta University, but had to interrupt studies to concentrate on her career as an actress.

Personal life

Sengupta got married to her childhood sweetheart Sanjay Chakrabarty, founder and CEO ofMobiApps on 13 December 1999 in Kolkata. She is actively involved in the cause of children suffering from Thalassaemia. She is also into outdoor sports and plays badminton as a pastime.

Awards and honors

• 1995: Bharat Nirman Award
• 1996: Kalakaar
• 1996: Kazi Nazrul Islam Birth Centenary Award by the Law Society Of Calcutta
• 1997:
• 1998: Silver Lotus for Best Actress, for Dahan (shared with Indrani Haldar, co-star), 42nd National Film Festival of India.
• 2000: Anandalok Ujala for Best Actress for Dahan
• 2000: Anandalok Ujala for Best Actress for Attiya Sajan
• 2004: BFJA - Best Actress Award, Aalo (2004)
• 2006: BFJA - Best Actress Award, Dwitiya Basanta (2006)

Filmography

• Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji (2011)
• Bumm Bumm Bole (2010)
• And Once Again (2010)
• Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon (2010)
• Footpath (2010)
• Main Osama (2010)
• Mittal v/s Mittal (2010)
• Do Knot Disturb (2009)
• Gauri: The Unborn(2007)
• Anuranan (2006)
• Tapasya (2006)
• Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005)
• UNNS (2005)
• Nishijapon (2005)
• Utsab (2000)
• Paromitar Ek Din (2000)
• Aakrosh (1998)
• Dahan (1997) (Winner of Best Actress Award)
• Mohini (1995)
• Parichay
• Bhagya Debata
• Swet Pathorer Thala (1989)

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