Koel Mullick
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| Born | Rukmini Mallick 28 April 1982 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Koel Mallick (Bengali: কোয়েল মল্লিক, born 28 April 1982)[1] is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali and Tollywood films. She is a daughter of Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick.
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[edit] Early life
Koel was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick and his wife Deepa. Koel did her schooling from Modern High School for Girls, and she also is a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Psychology from the Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta.
[edit] Career
Mallick's screen debut was in Haranath Chakraborty’s Nater Guru opposite Jeet. Nater Guru was a successful film at the box office.[2] The film, released in 2003, marked Mallick's entry into Tollywood. Nater Guru, which has Jeet in the male lead, sees Mallick playing the role of a 23-year-old girl called Monica. Since the release of Nater Guru the pair has worked together often, appearing in seven films.[3]
In 2004, she starred in Devipaksha, Shudhu Tumi, Badshah and Bandhan. While the first two performed poorly at the box office, Badshah and Bandhan were more successful, with the latter going on to become a major money-earner.
In 2005, Mallick appeared in Shubha Drishti, Manik, Juddha and Chorey Chorey Mastuto Bhai. She also appeared in Juddha opposite actors Mithun Chakraborty and Debasree Roy. The film recorded an initial collection of Rs. 1.2 crore in its first week. In 2006, she took on a more serious role in MLA Phatakeshto in which she played a reporter. She also starred in the Bengali remake of Love Story, the 2008 film Love.[4]
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- ^ "Tollywood top girls on the go, at a glance". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India). 4 September 2004. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040904/asp/calcutta/story_3713869.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ Mitra, Aindrila (24 April 2004). "Koel's on a Tolly high with Nater Guru". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/44312101.cms. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "10 Questions - Koel Mullick". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. 28 January 2008. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080128/jsp/entertainment/story_8834303.jsp. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ Kushali Nag (3 October 2007). "A Tale of Tenderness". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India). http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071003/asp/entertainment/story_8390846.asp. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
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