Indrani Chakraborty (born 20 December 1987), known by her stage name Mishti, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in
Telugu
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and
Hindi
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films. She starred in films such as ''
Kaanchi: The Unbreakable'' (2014), ''
Chinnadana Nee Kosam'' (2014), ''
Adam Joan
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'' (2017), ''
Brihaspathi
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'' (2018), and
''Burra Katha'' (2019) among others.
Early life
Mishti was born as Indrani Chakraborty on 20 December 1987, in a
Bengali family in
Kolkata
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,
West Bengal
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, India. Her mother Beena Chakraborty is a housewife and her father is a construction businessman. She graduated in English literature from the
University of Calcutta.
She began to use the name Mishti professionally after 2014.
Career
She made her Bollywood debut with
Subhash Ghai Subhash may refer to:
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's film ''
Kaanchi: The Unbreakable'', and her Telugu film debut with the
Nithiin-
A. Karunakaran film ''
Chinnadana Nee Kosam''. and her
Malayalam
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film debut with
Prithviraj Sukumaran and Jinu Abraham's film ''
Adam Joan
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''
Mishti's next Telugu film, ''Columbus'', stars
Sumanth Ashwin and is produced by
MS Raju. She returned to Bollywood with
Indra Kumar's ''
Great Grand Masti'', the third film in the
Masti film series. In 2017, she appeared in
Srijit Mukherji's historical film ''
Begum Jaan'', alongside
Naseeruddin Shah and
Vidya Balan
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. The Film was set in the Backdrop of a Brothel and she played Shabnam in the film. The film was an average grosser at
Box Office India
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Mishti is the brand ambassador for
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Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
1987 births
Actresses from Kolkata
Indian film actresses
Bengali actresses
Actresses in Bengali cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
University of Calcutta alumni
21st-century Bengalis
21st-century Indian actresses