Payel De (Born 18 November 1986), also known as Payel Dey, is a Bengali actress. She began her career in 2006 with
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is an Indian Bengali-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
History
The channel was launched on 15 September 1999 as ''Alpha TV Bangla'', along with Alpha TV Marathi, Alpha ...
's
Ekdin Pratidin daily soap, where she portrayed Chandrayee as a supporting character. She is known for her work in television soap opera serials ''Durga'' and ''
Behula
Behula ( ''beula'', ) is a protagonist in the Manasamangal genre of Assamese, Angika and Bengali medieval epics. A number of works belonging to this genre were written between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Though the religious purpose ...
'' where she played the title characters, both of these aired on
Star Jalsha
Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily broadcasts family dramas, comedies, reality shows and films. It launched ...
. She started her career while she was studying in college. Afterwards, she starred as Aalo Moitra in the TV serial ''
Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe
''Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe'' () is a Bengali television serial which used to air on GEC Star Jalsha. It was produced by ''Shree Venkatesh Films'' and starred '' Payel Dey'' and '' Sourav Chakraborty'' in the lead roles. After running for su ...
'' which aired on Star Jaisha. She has also played lead characters in ''Maa Durga'' (Colors Bangla), ''Tobu Mone Rekho'' (Zee Bangla), ''
Ardhangini'' (Star Jalsha), ''
Jaahanara'' (Colors Bangla), ''
Durga Durgeshwari
''Durga Durgeshwari'' is an Indian Bengali-language television soap opera, a sequel /reboot version of the popular series Durga. It follows the journey of Dugga who has to vanquish the Evil with the blessings of Maa Durgeshwari. The show stars ...
'' (Star Jalsha),
Chuni Panna
''Chuni Panna'' is a horror-comedy Bengali language television soap opera that was premiered on 11 November 2019 on Star Jalsha. It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, SVF Durga TeleTalks and starred Annwesha Hazra, Dibyojyoti Dutta and Tuli ...
(Star Jalsha) and currently ''
Desher Maati'' (Star Jalsha).
Her first feature film was ''Mayabazaar''.
She also dubbed for the Bengali movie ''
Fidaa
''Fidaa'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Varun Tej and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. The film ...
,'' starring
Yash and Sanjana.
Apart from serials, she also played "
Goddess Durga
Durga (, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.
Durga's legend centres around combating evils and demonic ...
" in ''Mahishashur Mardini'' (2015) and ''Durga Durgotinashini'' (2016) on
Colors Bangla
Colors Bangla (previously known as ETV Bangla) is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in Bengali language owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecasts programs su ...
. In 2021, she was seen in the film ''
Mukhosh,'' directed by
Birsa Dasgupta
Birsa Dasgupta (born 2 November 1979) is an Indian Bengali film director based in Tollywood. He has directed films such as '' Shudhu Tomari Jonyo'', ''Gangster'', '' Mukhosh'' and '' Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya''.
Early life
Born in Kolkata, ...
, produced under
Shree Venkatesh Films
SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film production and distribution company, founded by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni in 1995. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Assam and Tripura, SVF a ...
, opposite
Anirban Bhattacharyya
Anirban Bhattacharyya is an Indian television producer, author, standup comedian, and actor. He is the creator and producer of the hit true crime TV series Savdhaan India and Ishq Kills. He studied at Dr. Graham's Homes School at Kalimpong. H ...
,
Anirban Chakraborti
Anirban Chakraborti (born 10 February 1975) is an Indian physicist and professor of econophysics at the School of Computational and Integrative Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Anirban Chakraborti has published work mainly in ...
and
Chandrayee Ghosh
Chandreyee Ghosh is an Indian actress.
Career
Ghosh made her film debut in Sekhar Das's '' Mohulbanir Sereng'', followed by ''Tista
Tista, also called Tistedalselva or Tistakanalen, is a river in Halden municipality, in Østfold county, ...
.
Personal life
On 3 February 2012, she married her co-actor Dwaipayan Das from the telefilm ''Sokol Kata Dhonno Kore''. The couple loves traveling and mostly embark on tours and treks to the Himalayas.
They have a son, who was born in 2018.
Works
Awards
Mahalaya
References
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Bengali television actresses
Living people
University of Calcutta alumni
1986 births