Locket Chatterjee (born 4 December 1974) is an Indian actress, politician and
Member of Parliament
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for
Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)
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,
West Bengal, India
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. She is also a classical dancer. She completed her training in Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri and Creative, but is better known as an actress. Previously, she was the state president of
BJP Mahila Morcha
BJP Mahila Morcha, or simply Mahila Morcha (IPA: Mahilā Mōrcā, ), is the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India. Vanathi Srinivasan, former Tamil Nadu BJP Unit Vice president and current Member of the Tamil Nadu Legisla ...
, the women's wing of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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in
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...
. Now she is a
General Secretary
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of
Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal
Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal (or BJP West Bengal) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of West Bengal. The headquarters is located in Kolkata.
The BJP came into being after a split from the Janata party. T ...
.
Early life
Chatterjee's father Sri. Anil Chatterjee was a
purohit
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Etymology
The word ''purohita'' derives from the ...
of
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu navaratna temple in Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini, a form of Parashakti Adya Kali, otherw ...
as was her grandfather. Her mother took her to dance school. Chatterjee went abroad with the
Mamata Shankar
Mamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has acted in films by directors including Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Gautam Ghos ...
ballet troupe when she was a class VIII student. She grew up by the Maa Ganga (popular as Hooghly) on the northern outskirts of Calcutta's
Dakshineswar
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area.
She later studied at
Jogamaya Devi College
Jogamaya Devi College is one of the oldest and leading women's colleges in Kolkata, India. It shares the same building with Asutosh College (day college) and Syamaprasad College (evening college) and is named after the wife of Sir Asutosh Mukh ...
, affiliated to the
University of Calcutta
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.
Filmography
Films
* ''Sannyasi Deshonayok'' (2020)
* ''
Kiriti Roy
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Obhishopto Nighty
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Plot
The story of this film revolves around a cursed nightie which ...
Subrata Sen
Subrata Sen ( bn, সুব্রত সেন), (born 29 May 1963) is a Bengali Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist and producer.
Biography
Early life
Subrata Sen was born in Kolkata in 1963. He went to South Point High Schoo ...
* '' Le Halua Le'' (2012)
* ''Goraay Gondogol'' (2012)
* '' Khokababu'' (2012)
* ''Streetlight'' (2011), directed by Animesh Roy; Chatterjee played struggling actress Mitali, a wife and mother
* '' Gosaibaganer Bhoot'' (2011)
* ''
Greptar
''Greptar'' (Bengali: গ্রেপ্তার) ( English: Arrest) is a 2007 Bengali film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Rashika Chatterjee under the banner of Maa Karunamoyee Films. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee, S ...
Tyag
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Agni
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Maa Manasha
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People
* MAA (singer), Japanese pop singer, previously known as Mar from the band Marbell
* Maa Afia Konadu (1950–2019), Ghanaian media personality
Organizations
* Mathematical Association of America, a professional ...
Star Jalsha
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)
* ''Durgeshnandini'', a TV adaptation of
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
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's novel, directed by
Tarun Majumdar
Tarun Majumdar (or Mazumdar, 22 September 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian film director and Screenwriter who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received four National Awards, seven BFJA Awards, five Filmfare Awards and an Anandal ...
. Locket played the role of Munnibai.
Awards
* Kalakar Awards
* Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor Supporting Role (Female) – Bengali for ''Nayika Sangbad'' (directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay and edited by Dipak Mandal 2014)
Political career
Locket Chatterjee forayed into politics as a member of
AITC AITC may refer to:
* All India Trinamool Congress
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. She severed ties with
AITC AITC may refer to:
* All India Trinamool Congress
The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All India Grassroots Congress; AITC), colloquially the Trinamool Congress ( TMC) is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in West B ...
AITC AITC may refer to:
* All India Trinamool Congress
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. In 2017 she replaced
Roopa Ganguly
Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series ''Mahabharat''. Often promoted as the Tollywood's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, she i ...
as the president of
BJP Mahila Morcha
BJP Mahila Morcha, or simply Mahila Morcha (IPA: Mahilā Mōrcā, ), is the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India. Vanathi Srinivasan, former Tamil Nadu BJP Unit Vice president and current Member of the Tamil Nadu Legisla ...
in
West Bengal
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