Sohini Paul (born 31 December 1986,

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

) is a Bengali Indian film actress. She is the daughter of actor-politician

Tapas Paul Tapas Paul (29 September 1958 – 18 February 2020) was an Indian actor and politician. One of the most celebrated actors of Bengali cinema, Paul is best known for his on-screen roles opposite Mahua Roy Choudhury and Debashree Roy. He recei ...

and his wife, Nandini.

Career

A student of

Lakshmipat Singhania Academy Lakshmipat Singhania Academy (LSA) are a group of schools run by Lakshmipat Singhania Education Foundation, a subsidiary of the J.K. Group. There are two branches of LSA - in Kolkata, West Bengal and Bissau, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan. The ...

in 2004 when she was in Class XII, she made her debut in the

Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt (born 19 January 1953) is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter known for his work in the Bengali alternative music genre ''anyodharar gaan''. As an actor, Dutta began his career in Bengali cinema in the Mrinal Se ...

-directed English film ''

Bow Barracks Forever ''Bow Barracks Forever'' (2004) is an Indian film directed by Anjan Dutt about Anglo-Indians and their difficulties in retaining their identity since the end of British India. Plot The film is about the disaster of the human spirit. It is not ...

''. Here her role was a wild, erudite

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youngster out to break the rules. After that she was cast by

Kaushik Ganguly Kaushik Ganguly (born 4 August 1968) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. Multiple National Film Awards winner Actor-Director, Kaushik Ganguly is known for making films that explore vario ...

directed Jackpot in 2009. She also acted in Ekti Meye Tamashi, directed by Salilmoy Ghosh, opposite

Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Sengupta (born Biswaroop Sengupta; 15 March 1977) is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter, who predominantly works in Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films alongside a few Kannada films. Sengupta made his debut through a Bengali TV ...

Filmography

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'' (2004) - Sally *'' Jackpot'' (2009) - Mithu Dutta *''Ekti Meye Tamashi'' (2009) *''

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'' (2010) - Ahona Dasgupta *'' Hum Tum Dushman Dushman'' (2015)

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Sohini 1986 births Actresses in Bengali cinema Indian film actresses Living people 21st-century Indian actresses