Indrani Dasgupta is an Indian

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and television presenter. She has worked on advertising campaigns for brands like Reebok, Lakmé and Allen Solly.

Early life and education

Raised in

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in a Bengali family of engineers, Dasgupta studied at

Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram (often referred to as ''DPS R. K. Puram'' or ''RKP'') is a co-educational day and private boarding school educating pupils from 6th to 12th grade, located in the South Delhi district of New Delhi, India. It w ...

. After her schooling she did her B.A. Economics Honours from

Miranda House Miranda House is a constituent college for women at the University of Delhi in India. Established in 1948, it is one of the top ranked colleges of the country and ranked as number 1 for consecutively six years (as of 2022). History Miranda ...

University of Delhi Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and is recognized as an Institute of Eminence (IoE ...

, followed by M.A in Economics from

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

in 2004.

Career

An aspiring lawyer, she ventured into the modelling industry at the age of 18, when while studying at Miranda House, she was spotted by designer Ashish Soni, who asked her walk ramp for his clothing line. This started her modelling career, however she continued her studies on the side. Indrani has had stints as the brand ambassador of

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and Allen Solly women's garments and has worked in five

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s, besides appearing TV ad campaigns and print commercials for Airtel, LG, Parachute Oil, Panasonic, and Santro. She has also appeared in music videos, like rock band

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's number "Kaise Bhoolegi Mera Naam" from the album ''Phir Dhoom'' (2000). Indrani appears on runways of fashion like for Lakme Fashion Week, Wills lifestyle Fashion Week, Blender's Pride Fashion Week, etc. She was awarded the Society Achiever's Award for glamour in 2002. In 2011, she co-hosted TV travel show, ''What's With Indian Men?'' along with actress

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, on

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Social Work

Indrani Dasgupta conducts women empowerment workshops and presentation sessions with NGOs.

Personal life

Indrani Dasgupta was first married to Yzudhamanyu Sarkar. She is currently married to

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and lives in

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. They have two kids Uma Kismat Paul And Kabir Anand Paul

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dasgupta, Indrani Living people People from Muscat, Oman Bengali female models Indian women television presenters Indian television presenters Female models from Delhi Delhi Public School alumni Delhi University alumni Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni 1983 births