Surangana Bandyopadhyay (

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: সুরাঙ্গনা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়; born 18 November 1997) is an Indian actress and singer who is primarily known for

films and web series.

Early life and education

She appeared on-screen as a child artist, though she started off as a dancer. At the age of nine, she was a participant and a semi-finalist of the popular dance reality show ''

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'' Junior, aired on

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in the year 2007–2008. She studied at

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, an Anglo Indian Christian minority school Near

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. She passed her ISC exams in the year 2016. She completed her Bachelor's in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, and her Masters degree in the same from St. Xavier's University, Kolkata.

Career

Film

The first time she appeared on-screen was in 2008 as a child artist. Her debut film was ''Aainaate'' (2008), directed by Dulal Dey. After it, she worked in ''Chirasathi'' (2008) directed by

Haranath Chakraborty Haranath Chakraborty () is an Indian Bengali people, Bengali film director. He made his directorial debut with "Mangaldeep" (1989). Many of his movies have been critically acclaimed and enjoyed commercial success. Awards *Sathi (2002) won the ...

, ''Maati -O- Manush'' (2009) directed by Sisir Sahana, ''Jiban Rang Berang'' directed by Sanghamitra Chowdhury, ''Antim Swash Sundar'' (2010) directed by Kris Alin and others. In 2012, she worked in Goynar Baksho (2013) directed by Aparna Sen. She has also worked in '' Golpo Holeo Shotti'' (2014) directed by

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& ''Megher Meye'' (2013) directed by Pallab Kirtania, but she did not get the limelight. She came into the spotlight after the release of ''

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''. She also made her singing debut in the

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directorial ''Open Tee Bioscope'' (2015).

Television

She worked in Bengali mega-serials also. The name of one such serial was ''Durga'', which was aired on

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Filmography

Films

*All films are in

language, unless mentioned Also worked in
Daughter Of Clouds
(2015), Thikana (2020), etc.

Web series

Theatre performances

*
Taraye Taraye
', an adaptation of

Srijato Srijato Bandyopadhyay is an Indian poet of the Bengali language. He won the Ananda Puroskar in 2004 for his book ''Udanta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers''. In 2014, he won the Filmfare Awards East 2014, Filmfare Awards East for Best Lyrici ...

's novel Tara Bhora Akasher Niche, directed by

Kaushik Sen Koushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor in film, television, OTT and theatre, based in Kolkata. He is the founder and director of the theatre group Swapnasandhani. He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for best ...

, a

Swapnasandhani Swapnasandhani (Bengali: ) is a Bengali theater group from Kolkata. The group was founded on 29 May 1992. Swapnasandhani has been marked by the acting and direction of Kaushik Sen. Performance From 2006, Swapnasandhani began performing on a r ...

production, 2018. *
Ekla Chawlo Re
', an adaptation of

Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt (; 29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the "Little The ...

's play of the same name, directed by

, a

production, 2019.

Songs

Surangana also worked as a playback singer of several films or short films.

Other activities

* Surangana acted in the music video of Anupam Roy's '''Putul Aami' i''n the year 2022 with Riddhi Sen.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bandopadhyay, Surangana 1997 births Indian film actresses Living people Bengali actresses Actresses from Kolkata Indian child actresses