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Rituparna Sengupta
Born	Rituparna Sengupta (1971-11-07) 7 November 1971 (age 40) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1992 - present
Spouse	Sanjay Chakrabarty (1999 - present)
Website
http://www.rituparna.com/

Rituparna Sengupta (Ritupôrna Shengupta; born 7 November 1971) is an Indian actress. She is the leading actress in Bengali Cinema for the last decade in India, and is also currently performing in some well known Hindi Cinema.

Early life[link]

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 M.A. at Calcutta University, but had to interrupt studies to concentrate on her career as an actress.

Personal life[link]

Sengupta got married to her childhood sweetheart Sanjay Chakrabarty, founder and CEO of MobiApps on 13 December 1999 in Kolkata and the couple had a daughter in 14 July 2011 . They also have an older son named Ankan. 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[link]

• 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 Supporting Actress for Attiya Sajan
• 2004: BFJA - Best Actress Award, Alo (2004)
• 2006: BFJA - Best Actress Award, Dwitiya Basanta (2006)

Filmography[link]

• Aalaap (2012)
• Jiyo Kaka (2011)
• Aagun Pakhi (2011)
• Bhorer Allo (Cracking of Dawn) Bengali (2011)
• Nacklace (2011)
• Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011)
• Bumm Bumm Bole (2010)
• And Once Again (2010)
• Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon (2010)
• Arohan (2010)
• Mahanagar@Kolkata (2010)
• Rehmat Ali (2010)
• Footpath (2010)
• Main Osama (2010)
• Mittal v/s Mittal (2010)
• Do Knot Disturb (2009)
• Trishna (2009) a copy of the film Jism
• Chaturanga(2008)
• Gauri: The Unborn (2007)
• Chander Bari (2007)
• Anuranan (2006)
• Tapasya
• Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005)
• UNNS (2005)
• Nishijapon (2005)
• Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002)
• Utsab (2000)
• Paromitar Ek Din (2000)
• Aakrosh (1998)
• Dahan (1997) (Winner of Best Actress Award)
• Mohini (1995)
• Teesra Kaun (1994)
• Parichay
• Bhagya Debata
• Swet Pathorer Thala (1989)

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Official Site
• Brief biography/filmography, one interview at Calcuttaweb.com
• Rituparna Sengupta at the Internet Movie Database