Chitrangada Satarupa
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Chitrangada Satarupa is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in
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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)''.''


Early and personal life

Chitrangada Satarupa was born as Chitrangada Chakraborty on 19 August to Satarupa Sanyal and
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in
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,
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. She studied mass communications at
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. She then moved to Mumbai, joined the theater, and did plays for years. Her first play was ''Colorblind'' of which
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was also a part. She married her longtime boyfriend, Sambit Chatterjee.


Career

Chitrangada debuted in Bengali films with '' Antore Bahire'' (2012). She then appeared in the television series ''
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'' (2015), directed by
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and based on the novels and short stories of
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. She played Mrinmayi, a gamine and flamboyant young woman who struggles with the lack of choice women have in her society. She next starred in the critically acclaimed '' Tikli and Laxmi Bomb'' (2017), directed by
Aditya Kripalani Aditya Kripalani (born 20 October 1981) is an Indian filmmaker, writer, musician and producer. He is best known for his films ''Tikli and Laxmi Bomb'', ''Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal'' and ''Not Today''. Biography Aditya Kripalani was born to a ...
and based on his novel of the same name. She received praise for her performance, and the film was showcased at several film festivals. The film won best feature at the London Asian Film Festival 2018 and the Berlin Independent Film Festival 2018. She then appeared in Bikas Mishra's ''Pagla Ghoda'' (2017) and starred in
Aditya Kripalani Aditya Kripalani (born 20 October 1981) is an Indian filmmaker, writer, musician and producer. He is best known for his films ''Tikli and Laxmi Bomb'', ''Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal'' and ''Not Today''. Biography Aditya Kripalani was born to a ...
's ''Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal'' (2018) which met with critical acclaim. She then played the role of Titli in ''
Ahare Mon ''Ahare Mon'' is a 2018 Indian Bengali film directed by Pratim D. Gupta and stars Adil Hussain, Anjan Dutt, Mamata Shankar, Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam, Parno Mittra and Chitrangada Chakraborty in the lead roles. Cast * Adil Hussain ...
'' (2018) The Film companion cited the film as the best Bengali film of the year. In 2019, she appeared in ''
Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo ''Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo'' () is an Indian Bengali mystery- thriller film, directed by Pratim D. Gupta. The film starred Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam and Goutam Ghose in lead roles. It was released on 16 August 2019 under the banne ...
,'' ''Devi Aur Hero'', directed by
Aditya Kripalani Aditya Kripalani (born 20 October 1981) is an Indian filmmaker, writer, musician and producer. He is best known for his films ''Tikli and Laxmi Bomb'', ''Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal'' and ''Not Today''. Biography Aditya Kripalani was born to a ...
. She also appeared in the bilingual medical mystery web series adapted from Indranil Sanyal's novel ''Karkat Kranti,''
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and ''Mariam'' (2023).


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Satarupa, Chitrangada Actresses from West Bengal Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Bengali actresses Actresses in Bengali cinema