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Chitrangada Satarupa

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Chitrangada Satarupa
Born
Chitrangada Chakraborty

(1989-08-20) 20 August 1989 (age 35)
OccupationActress
Years active2012 - present
Parents
RelativesRitabhari Chakraborty (sister)

Chitrangada Satarupa is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi and Bengali cinema. She is known for starring in the critically acclaimed films Tikli and Laxmi Bomb (2017), Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal (2018) and Devi Aur Hero (2019).[1]

Early and personal life

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Chitrangada Satarupa was born as Chitrangada Chakraborty[2] on August 19[3] to Satarupa Sanyal and Utpalendu Chakrabarty in Kolkata, West Bengal. She studied mass communications at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.[4] She then moved to Mumbai, joined the theater, and did plays for years. Her first play was Colorblind of which Kalki Koechlin was also a part.[5] She married her longtime boyfriend, Sambit Chatterjee.[6]

Career

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Chitrangada debuted in Bengali films with Antore Bahire (2012). She then appeared in the television series Stories by Rabindranath Tagore (2015), directed by Anurag Basu and based on the novels and short stories of Rabindranath Tagore. She played Mrinmayi, a gamine and flamboyant young woman who struggles with the lack of choice women have in her society.[7] She next starred in the critically acclaimed Tikli and Laxmi Bomb (2017),[8] directed by Aditya Kripalani and based on his novel of the same name.[9][10] She received praise for her performance, and the film was showcased at several film festivals.[11] The film won best feature at the London Asian Film Festival 2018 and the Berlin Independent Film Festival 2018.[12][13]

She then appeared in Bikas Mishra's Pagla Ghoda (2017)[14][15] and starred in Aditya Kripalani's Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal (2018) which met with critical acclaim.[16][17][18] She then played the role of Titli in Ahare Mon (2018)[19][20] The Film companion cited the film as the best Bengali film of the year.[21]

In 2019, she appeared in Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo,[22] Devi Aur Hero, directed by Aditya Kripalani.[23][24] She also appeared in the bilingual medical mystery web series adapted from Indranil Sanyal's novel Karkat Kranti,[25][26] Guilty Minds[27][28] and Mariam (2023).[29][30]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Language Notes Ref
2012 Antore Bahire Shruti Bengali
2013 The Last Poem Bengali
2015 Stories by Rabindranath Tagore Mrinmoyee Bengali Epic TV Series
2017 Tikli and Laxmi Bomb Tikli Hindi
2017 Pagla Ghoda Mili Hindi TV Movie [31]
2018 Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal Chitra Joardar Hindi
2018 Ahare Mon Titli Bengali
2019 Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo Candy Bengali
2019 Devi Aur Hero Kaali Ghosh Hindi
2019 Sakharam B Champa Hindi
2019 Chokher Bali Ashalatha Hindi TV Movie
2020 The Daughter Hindi Short [32][33]
2020 Karkat Rogue Beas Chatterjee Hindi, Bengali Web series (8 Episodes )
2022 Guilty Minds Sunanda Bose Hindi Web series (10 Episodes)
2022 Mukti Prava Bengali Web Series
2023 Saarey Shaitrish Bengali Web Series [34][35]
2023 Mariam Mariam Hindi

References

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  1. ^ "Interview: Actors Chitrangada Satarupa and Indraneil Sengupta tell what keeps them going". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  2. ^ "Ritabhari Chakraborty: ঋতাভরীর দিদির পদবী কেন শতরূপা? নিজেই জানালেন চিত্রাঙ্গদা". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ^ আনন্দ, ওয়েব ডেস্ক, এবিপি (2022-08-19). "ষোলোয় পা দিলেন চিত্রাঙ্গদা! ঝলমলে জন্মদিনের ছবি শেয়ার করলেন সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায়". bengali.abplive.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Chitrangada Satarupa and Sambit Chatterjee talk millennial marriage and more". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  5. ^ "Ahare mon actress Chitrangada Chakraborty strums the rhythm and blues of her life". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  6. ^ "মহিলা পুরোহিতের চরিত্রে অভিনয় করেছিলেন ঋতাভরী, সেই নন্দিনী ভৌমিক-ই দেবেন দিদি চিত্রাঙ্গদার বিয়ে". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  7. ^ Hoque, Nikhat (2019-02-19). "7 Progressive Women In 'The Stories Of Rabindranath Tagore'". Feminism in India. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  8. ^ "Tikli and Laxmi Bomb movie review: Gritty, stark and speaks language of the streets".
  9. ^ "Aditya Kripalani: Wanted to avoid predominant male gaze in Tikli and Laxmi bomb". Mid-day. 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  10. ^ "'Tikli and Laxmi Bomb': An unconventional film on sex work as a start-up idea". The News Minute. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  11. ^ "Aditya Kriplani's film 'Tikli and Laxmi Bomb' gets applauded at various film festivals!". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  12. ^ "Berlin Independent Film Festival 2018: Aditya Kripalani's directorial debut Tikli and Laxmi Bomb wins Best Film Award". Firstpost. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  13. ^ "'Tikli and Laxmi Bomb', a film on sex workers, wins Best Feature at Berlin Independent Film Fest". The News Minute. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  14. ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (2017-05-26). "Cinema meets theatre on the web". mint. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  15. ^ "Bikas Mishra's Pagla Ghoda shows why Badal Sircar is still relevant". Hindustan Times. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  16. ^ "Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal review: An uncomfortable yet important watch". Archived from the original on September 5, 2023.
  17. ^ "FTII graduate's film Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal to go international". The Times of India. 2019-01-31. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  18. ^ Swaddle, The; Sarkar, Pooja Das (2019-08-27). "Portrayals of Female Revenge in Pop Culture Simply Mirror Toxic Male Violence". The Swaddle. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  19. ^ "South Asian International Film Festival: Ahare Mon". New York Tech. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  20. ^ "'I always had a feeling that interesting projects will happen to me': Chitrangada Chakraborty". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  21. ^ Chaudhuri, Shantanu Ray (2018-06-30). "Ahare Mon Movie Review: The Best Bengali Film Of The Year". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  22. ^ "First posters of Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo are out". The Times of India. 2019-06-28. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  23. ^ "Chitrangada is in a happy zone post NETPAC award". The Times of India. 2019-11-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  24. ^ "Devi Aur Hero starring Vinay Sharma and Chitrangada to screen at Kolkata International Film Fest". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  25. ^ "An edgy medical mystery thriller on anti-cancer drug trial". The Times of India. 2019-12-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  26. ^ "Karkat Rogue review: ক্যানসার নিয়ে থ্রিলার দর্শকের আগ্রহ ধরে রাখে". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  27. ^ Mohan, Parvati (2022-05-22). "Guilty Minds Presents a Strong Case for Authenticity in Storytelling". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  28. ^ "Guilty Minds review: Amazon series brings refreshing realism to courtroom dramas". Hindustan Times. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  29. ^ "Chitrangada Satarupa all set to travel to Busan International Film Festival". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  30. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2022-10-05). "Busan Asian Cinema Fund Recipient 'Mariam' Tackles Plight of Migrant Workers, Illegal Surrogacy in India". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  31. ^ Ghosh, Stutee (2017-05-30). "Movie Review: 'Pagla Ghoda' Stays True to the Essence of the Play". TheQuint. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  32. ^ "Internationally acclaimed short film 'The Daughter' starring Ira Dubey and Naseeruddin Shah screened in India". The Times of India. 2022-11-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  33. ^ "Short film The Daughter to screen at Dharamshala International Film Festival 2022 on November 4". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  34. ^ "Sourav Chakraborty to direct a social satire set on a dystopian society". The Times of India. 2021-09-17. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  35. ^ "Sourav Chakraborty's next series, Saarey Shaitrish, is a dystopian drama set in the future". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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