Saayoni Ghosh is an Indian Bengali film and television actress currently serving as a Member of Parliament representing Jadavpur parliamentary constituency. She is also a singer and a politician. Her acting debut was with a telefilm ''Ichhe Dana'', and her first appearance on the big screen was with a short role in the film '' Notobor Notout''. She then shared the screen with some veteran actors in Raj Chakraborty's ''

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'', and later played a carefree journalist role in

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's daily serial '' Proloy Asche''. She has played lead roles in the films ''

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'', ''Antaraal'', '' Ekla Cholo'', ''Amar sahor'', '' Bitnoon'', ''Mayer Biye'', ''

Rajkahini ''Rajkahini'' ( ''Tale of Kings'', can also be called ''Tale of the Raj'') is an Indian Bengali-language historical drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji. The shooting of the film was completed in June 2015 and the film was released on 16 Octo ...

''. She came into limelight in politics in January 2021. She joined

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on 24 February 2021. In March 2021, she was announced to be

’s candidate for the Asansol South constituency in the

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. But, she was defeated by BJP's candidate Agnimitra Paul. She was appointed the "president of the youth wing of Trinamool Congress" in June-2021, after Abhishek Banerjee has been relieved of the duty. The

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had questioned her on 30 June 2023 for 11 hours, in connection with its investigation into the

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. In the

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, she contested and won from

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as a Trinamool candidate, with a margin of more than 2.5 lakhs votes.

Calcutta Football League

Ghosh so co-hosted the

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in 2013 and 2014 for

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during Live telecast.

Controversies

* On 21 November 2021, Ghosh was arrested by the

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while campaigning for the Trinamool Congress in

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. She was charged with attempt to murder and promoting enmity between groups, following allegations that she tried to drive her vehicle into a gathering of

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(BJP) supporters at a rally attended by Tripura Chief Minister

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. According to the first information report, Ghosh and her associates allegedly used offensive language, threw stones at the crowd, and caused panic among attendees, resulting in minor injuries to some BJP workers. * In 2021, an old tweet from Ghosh’s

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account dating back to February 2015 resurfaced and sparked controversy. The tweet featured an image of a condom being placed on a

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, a sacred Hindu symbol, and was posted around the time of

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. The post was widely criticized as offensive and disrespectful by several individuals and groups. Former Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy filed a police complaint against Ghosh in Kolkata, alleging that the tweet hurt religious sentiments. Ghosh responded by stating that her account had been hacked at the time and issued an apology for the content. * On 4 January 2024 Saayoni attended in a public meeting in

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and claimed that

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founded the historic Curzon Gate as a part of development. This statement was highly criticised by the opponents political leaders. * She is on the radar of

over her alleged involvement in

, and on 30 June 2024, she was questioned by ED officials for 10 hours.

Filmography

Web series

* ''Pocketmaar'' (Paranoia Series 3rd episode) - 31 December 2017 * ''Charitraheen'' - 29 September 2018 * ''Bou Keno Psycho'' - 21 February 2019 * ''

Astey Ladies ''Astey Ladies'' is a Bengali web series streaming on OTT platform hoichoi from 14 March 2019. Hoichoi also released the dubbed version of the web series named Salon De Paris. This Bengali drama series starring Sandipta Sen, Saayoni Ghosh and In ...

!'' - 15 March 2019 * ''Charitraheen 2''–29 June 2019 * ''Rahasya Romancho Series''- Season 1 *''Rahasya Romancho Series''- Season 3 * '' Abar Proloy''

Web films

* ''Teen Cup Chaa'' - (2018)

Television

* ''Ichhe Dana'' (Guest Appearance)

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* ''Aparajita''

* '' Proloy Aschhe''

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* ''Josh''

* '' Care Kori Na''

* ''Bhasha''

* ''Bodhu Kon AAlo Laaglo Chokhe''

Non-fiction

Playback

* "Kothin Song" with

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from Film- '' Bojhena Shey Bojhena'' (2012)

Awards

References

External links

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Saayoni's film inspires TV series on single mothers

Saayoni Ghosh's Interview
with ''

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''
Saayoni Ghosh's Interview on Shooting Rajkahini
with ''

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