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Surangana Bandyopadhyay

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Surangana Bandyopadhyay
Born (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 27)
NationalityIndian
EducationJulien Day School, Ganganagar & St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Years active2008–present

Surangana Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: সুরঙ্গনা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়;[1][2] born 18 November 1997)[3] is an Indian actress and singer who is primarily known for Bengali films and web series.

Early life and education

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She appeared on-screen as a child artist, though she started off as a dancer. At the age of nine, she was a participant and a semi-finalist of the popular dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance Junior, aired on Zee Bangla in the year 2007–2008. She studied at Julien Day School, Ganganagar, an Anglo Indian Christian minority school Near Madhyamgram. She passed her ISC exams in the year 2016. She completed her Bachelor's in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata,[3] and her Masters degree in the same from St. Xavier's University, Kolkata.

Career

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Film

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The first time she appeared on-screen was in 2008 as a child artist. Her debut film was Aainaate (2008), directed by Dulal Dey. After it, she worked in Chirasathi (2008) directed by Haranath Chakraborty, Maati -O- Manush (2009) directed by Sisir Sahana, Jiban Rang Berang directed by Sanghamitra Chowdhury, Antim Swash Sundar (2010) directed by Kris Alin and others. In 2012, she worked in Goynar Baksho (2013) directed by Aparna Sen. She has also worked in Golpo Holeo Shotti (2014) directed by Birsa Dasgupta & Megher Meye (2013) directed by Pallab Kirtania, but she did not get the limelight. She came into the spotlight after the release of Open Tee Bioscope.[4] She also made her singing debut in the Anindya Chatterjee directorial Open Tee Bioscope (2015).

Television

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She worked in Bengali mega-serials also. The name of one such serial was Durga, which was aired on Star Jalsha.

Filmography

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Films

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  • All films are in Bengali language, unless mentioned
Year Film Director Co-Actor(s)
2008 Aainaate[citation needed] Dulal Dey Rituparna Sengupta, Soumitra Chatterjee
Chirosathi Haranath Chakraborty Hiran Chatterjee, Koel Mallick
2010 Mati O Manush[5] Sisir Sahana Tapas Paul, Rimjhim Gupta
2011 Jiban Rang Berang[6] Sanghamitra Chowdhury Chiranjeet
2013 Antim Swash Sundar[7] Kris Alin Indrani Haldar
Megher Meye Pallab Kirtania
Goynar Baksho Aparna Sen Konkona Sen Sharma, Srabanti Chatterjee
2014 Golpo Holeo Shotti Birsa Dasgupta Soham Chakraborty, Mimi Chakraborty
2015 Open Tee Bioscope[8] Anindya Chatterjee Riddhi Sen, Kaushik Sen, Ritwick Chakraborty
2017 Samantaral Partha Chakraborty Soumitra Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Riddhi Sen
2020 Tiki Taka Parambrata Chatterjee As a special appearance alongside Riddhi Sen
2021 Bismillah Indraadip Dasgupta Riddhi Sen, Kaushik Ganguly, Subhashree Ganguly
Aloukik Abhijaan Aranyak Chatterjee Gourab Chatterjee, Aishani De
2022 Ballavpurer Roopkotha Anirban Bhattacharya Satyam Bhattacharya, Debraj Bhattacharya

Also worked in, Daughter Of Clouds (2015), Thikana (2020), etc.

Web series

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Web Series
Year Title Role Platform Notes Language
2019 Sharate Aaj Titir ZEE5 [9][10][11] Bengali
2023 Parnashavarir Shaap Mitul Hoichoi

Theatre performances

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Songs

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Surangana also worked as a playback singer of several films or short films.

Surangana's Playback List
Year Name Composer Film/Series Co-Singer Language
2015 Tor Jonyo Prasen Open Tee Bioscope Prasen Bengali
2018 Aaloshyo Anupam Roy Uma
2020 Kon Gopone Anindya Chatterjee Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti
Thikanar Khonje Anindya Chatterjee Thikana (Short Film)
2022 Notun Premer Gaan Debraj Bhattacharya Ballabhpurer Roopkotha Debraj Bhattacharya
Durottwo Ranajoy Bhattacharjee Prasenjit Weds Rituparna Ranajoy Bhattacharjee

Other activities

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  • Surangana acted in the music video of Anupam Roy's 'Putul Aami' in the year 2022 with Riddhi Sen.

References

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  1. ^ "Meet the BBFs of Open Tee Bioscope". Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ^ "পাগলা খাবি কি? ঝাঁঝেই বেঁচে যাবি" (in Bengali). India Times. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Surangana Bendyopadhyay". Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Open Tee Bioscope: Media interactions, Kolkata TimesCity". Times City. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Bengali Movie - Mati O Manush (2010)". WBRI. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Bengali Film Review: Jiban Rang Berang (2011)". WBRI. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ Youtube. "Antim Swash Sundar". YouTube.
  8. ^ Dutt, Anjan (20 January 2015). "Open Tee Bioscope is a joyful gem of a movie". Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Sharate Aaj review: Zee5's new Bengali series is a smartly written thriller loaded with terrific performances". Firstpost. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Here's a glimpse of ZEE5's biggest Bengali Original, Sharate Aaj". The Digital Hash. 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Sharate Aaj: Zee5's Biggest Bengali Original Series Releases on 21st February | Webfare .live". Webfare. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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