Indrani Dutta ( bn, ইন্দ্রানী দত্ত) is an Indian

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and dancer who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. Recipient of a BFJA Award, Dutta shot to fame in 1990s.

Early life

Dutta was born in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

. She is the youngest child of Dr. Himangshu Jyoti Dutta and Manjushree Dutta. Even as a child while studying in

Kamala Girls' High School Kamala Girls' High School is a girls' school situated in Southern Avenue, Vivekananda Park, South Kolkata, West Bengal, India, affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha (10th Board exams), and to the West ...

, She nurtured an ambition to become an actress. Her versatility was reflected in dance and sports. She acquired formal training in dance and music and was a sports topper in her school. Among her favourite hobbies were listening to music and stamp collecting. Dutta became graduate in arts from the

Sivanath Sastri College Sivanath Sastri College is an undergraduate college for women in Kolkata, India, and is popularly referred to as South City Morning. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. The name commemorates the legacy of Brahmo social reformer ...

, an affiliated college of the prestigious

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...

. Under the able guidance of her Guru Sumitra Mitra, She was conferred Pravakar in

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dance by

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. Her artistic inclinations are reflected in her love for music,

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and gardening. Her easygoing, down-to-earth, loving nature makes her popular among all age groups. She is also a responsible citizen and environmentalist; with a love for animals, she is an active supporter of the cause of

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Filmography

Television works

Indrani's career as an actor is not confined to the big screen. Her performances in telefilms such as ''Thir Bijuri'', ''Thager Ghar'', ''Swet Mayur'', ''Hatat Bristi'' and in serials such as ''Chira Kumar Sabha'', ''Sesh Prasno'', ''Sima Rekha'' and ''Louha Kapat'' is praiseworthy. In 1997, Indrani acted in the episode ''Necklace'' for the Hindi TV series ''

Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali fictional detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring to himself as a "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and ...

'' as Uma (credited as Indrani Dutt).

Indrani Dutta Kala Niketan

Indrani has a great passion for dance; this passion led her to create her own dance school in

. Before opening this dance school, she had also had her own dance troupe, named "Srishti". Indrani Dutta Kala Niketan is now a popular and a remarkable dance institution of Kolkata and is well known all over East India. The dance troupe and the dance school have presented many shows in India and overseas.

Mahisasurmardini

Indrani Dutta played the role of goddess ''

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'' twice on the television show named '' Mahisasurmardini'' aired on

ETV Bangla Colors Bangla, previously known as ETV Bangla, is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in Bengali language. It was launched in 2000 as ETV Bangla, owned by the Hyderabad-based ETV Network. It was later sold to TV18 ...

on 2005 and

Star Ananda ABP Ananda (formerly Star Ananda) is a free to air Bengali news channel based in Kolkata, West Bengal owned by ABP Group. Founded on 1 June 2005 as Star Ananda, a joint venture between Star India and the ABP Group, the channel was renamed as ...

on 2010. Both of the programs have the same name; both were aired in different years and in different styles.

Jibon Saathi

Indrani Dutta is currently playing the role of ''Shalankara Banerjee'' on the television show named Jibon ''Saathi'' aired on

Zee Bangla Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially com ...

since 2020. Shalankara Banerjee is the mother of the leading male protagonist, Sankalpa Banerjee.

Awards

She won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Best Actress award for

Prabhat Roy Prabhat Roy ( bn, প্রভাত রায়; born 1946 in Jamshedpore) is a former Indian director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received several awards including two National Awards and BFJA Awards Bengal Film Journali ...

's '' Shedin Choitromaash''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutta, Indrani Actresses from Kolkata Indian film actresses Living people Sivanath Sastri College alumni University of Calcutta alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses in Bengali cinema