Mimi Chakraborty
| Mimi Chakraborty | |
|---|---|
| Mimi Chakrabarty1 | |
| Born | Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Occupation | Actor/Model |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable work | Bojhena Shey Bojhena Proloy |
| Television | Gaaner Oparey |
| Parent(s) | Tapashi Chakraborty (Mother)[1] |
Mimi Chakraborty is a Bengali film and former television actress.[2] She rose to fame by playing the role "Pupe", the female lead in mega serial Gaaner Oparey.[1]
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Early life
Mimi Chakraborty was born in Jalpaiguri, a city in the Indian state of West Bengal.[3] She spent her childhood in Arunachal Pradesh in Deomali, a town in Tirap district, but later moved back to her ancestral home in Jalpaiguri City[3] with her family. She was educated in Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri and later at St. James' School, Binnaguri, Jalpaiguri; then she came to Kolkata and completed her graduation in English from the Asutosh College[4]
Career
Mimi Chakraborty was a model briefly before starting her acting career. She participated in Femina Miss India. Her acting debut was with Champion.[3]
Her second project was a TV serial Gaaner Oparey, produced by Ideas Creations. It aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. Ideas Creations, the production house of Prosenjit Chatterjee together with Star Jalsha launched the mega-serial "Gaaner Oparey" to pay tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The likes of Rituparno Ghosh (who was initial scriptwriter of Gaaner Oparey), Debojyoti Mishra (Music Director), and other noted personalities from the film industry were involved with the project.[1]
Her debut film "Bapi Bari Jaa" was released on 7 December 2012.[5]
Gaaner Oparey
Gaaner Oparey, was the musical journey between two artists, Bohemian Gora and traditional Pupe and their love and in the whole process reinventing Tagore's "music". The story revolved around a girl called Pupe from an orthodox Tagore-worshipping family and Gora, an extremely talented but care-free lad, who keeps on experimenting with Rabindra sangeet. This TV show marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of 150th birth anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore.[6]
Chakraborty portrayed the role of Pupe, a very talented singer, belonging to an orthodox Tagore worshipping family, who used to sing Rabindrasangeet in traditional form in concurrence with her family values. She was brilliant in all the emotions and made Pupe iconic.[7]
Bapi Bari Jaa
Chakraborty's moviedebut was in Bapi Bari Jaa in which she played the female lead, Dola.[8] The film was produced by Prosenjit Chatterjee production house, Ideas Creations. The film was also the silverscreen debut of Arjun Chakrabarty (better known as Gora, the male protagonist from Gaaner Opaarey) who played the role of Bapi, the male lead.[9]
Bojhena Shey Bojhena
Her film, Bojhena Shey Bojhena along with Soham Chakraborty, Payel Sarkar, Abir Chatterjee was released on January 2013. It was shot in Malda.This film was very super hit
Television works
- Champion on Akash Bangla
- Gaaner Oparey on Star Jalsha (2010-2011)
Fashion
Mimi has been a part of Fame Fashion and Creative Excellence (FFACE) in different ways. In 2014, she unveiled the Edition 1 of the FFACE Calendar at Tantra, Park Hotel Kolkata. The same year she was a part of the conceptual greeting card produced by FFACE as the FFACE of DURGA promoting women empowerment. Mimi is again speculated to be a part of the second edition of the FFACE Calendar in 2015.
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Release Date | Title | Role | Director | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | December | 7 | Bapi Bari Jaa | Dola | Abhijeet Guha Sudeshna Roy |
| 28 | Bojhena Shey Bojhena | Riya | Raj Chakraborty | ||
| 2013 | August | 9 | Proloy | Durga | |
| 2014 | January | 31 | Bangali Babu English Mem | Riya | Ravi Kinnagi |
| July | 4 | Golpo Holeo Shotti | Anu | Birsa Dasgupta | |
| October | 1 | Yoddha: The Warrior | Rajkumari Durga Nandini |
Raj Chakraborty | |
| November | 7 | Khaad | Punam | Kaushik Ganguly | |
| 2015 | May | 22 | Jamai 420 | Tina | Ravi Kinnagi |
| October | 16 | Katmundu | Rai | Raj Chakraborty | |
| Shudhu Tomari Jonyo | Koli | Birsa Dasgupta | |||
| 2016 | February | 12 | Ki Kore Toke Bolbo | Anjali | Ravi Kinnagi |
| Untitled | Raja Chanda | ||||
Awards
- Telekonnya - Telesomman, 2011
- Rising Star (Female) - Big Bangla Rising Star Awards, 2011[10]
References
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External links
- Mimi Chakraborty at the Internet Movie Database
- Mimi Chakraborty on Facebook
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