Amrita Chattopadhyay

Amrita Chattopadhyay
Born
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationActress

Amrita Chattopadhayay is an Indian film and television actress. She debuted with Buddhadeb Dasgupta's film Anwar ka Ajab Kissa. After that, she has acted in a number of Bengali and Hindi films and web series, besides some multilingual international projects.

Early life and education

Amrita did her schooling at Patha Bhavan Kolkata. She graduated from St. Xaviers in sociology (with honours) and did her post-graduation studies at Jadavpur University, scoring first class marks in both cases.

Career

Filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta's film Anwar ka Ajab Kissa marked her film debut. It did not release theatrically. She has acted in Bengali films as the protagonist, including Janla Diye Bou Palalo and Meher Ali.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorCharacter
2013Anwar Ka Ajab KissaBuddhadeb DasguptaNafisa
2014 Janla Diye Bou Palalo Aniket ChattopadhyayMimi
2014Kolkata CallingMainak BhaumikPallavi
2015Onnyo basantoAditi RoyTannistha
2015Bhengchi[citation needed]Krishanu GangulyAleya
2015LoadsheddingSoukarya GhosalPapiya (grown-up)
2015Meher AaliArindam DeyRiya
2018III Smoking BarrelsSanjib DeyMorjina
2019TushagniRana BanerjeeAtreyee
2019Ahaa Re Ranjan GhoshShahida
2021 Chabiwala: The Keysmith Raja Ghosh Fatima
2022A Holy Conspiracy Saibal MitraReshmi Merry Mal
2023 Rohoshyomoy Soumyaa Supriyo Esha
2023 A Knock on the Door Ranjan Palit Ramona
2023 Mrs. Undercover Anushree Mehta Priyanka
2025 ‘Bhuto’ Purbo Kakoli Ghosh, Abhinab Mukhopadhyay Manimalika
TBA Mother Teona Mitevska Madam Kumar

Web Series

Year Series OTT Character Director Ref
Kanakanjali
2018 Byomkesh Season 3

"Shajarur Kanta"

 Hoichoi Deepa Sayantan Ghosal
Teen Kanya
2018 Laboratory Hoichoi Young Sohini Soumik Chatterjee
2019 Manbhanjan Hoichoi Lobongobala Abhijit Chowdhury
2019 Teen Cup Cha Hoichoi Unnamed Girl Debaloy Bhattacharya
2019 Bou Keno Psycho Hoichoi Konkal Kakoli Debaloy Bhattacharya
2020 Paanch Phoron Season 2 Hoichoi Dipali Chandril Bhattacharya
2020 Damayanti Season 1 Hoichoi Sharmistha Aritra Sen

Rohan Ghosh
2020 JL50 Sony Liv Shriparna Shailender Vyas
2021 Gangulys Wed Guhas Klikk Modhura Samadarshi Dutta
2023 Varanasi Junction Klikk Supriya Chowdhury Riingo Banerjee
2024 Inspector Nalinikanta Season 2 Klikk Nandini Soumik Chatterjee
2024 DuggaDugga Platform8 Anamika Jiit Chakraborty
2025 Sondhe Namar Pore Darshoo Mohar Lahiri

Awards and nominations

Award ShowAward name MoviesYear Result
BFJABest Debut Award- in films 2015 Won
FilmfareBest Actor in a Supporting Role A Holy Conspiracy2023 Nominated
Telecine Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role OTT Varanasi Junction 2023 Won
TV9 Bangla

Ghorer Bioscope

 Best Actor in a Leading Role OTT Varanasi Junction 2023 Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Abhay Deol's on-screen wife - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Amrita has her hands full - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rom-com breezy after thriller with Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Bangla newbie Amrita Chatterjee". 25 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "অভয়ের স্ত্রীর চরিত্রে".
  5. ↑ এবেলা.ইন, শর্মিলা মাইতি. "পূর্ণিমা চাঁদ, ঘরের ছাদ আর অমৃতার সঙ্গে বলিউড নায়ক".
  6. ↑ "First poster of India's 1st ever multilingual film 'III Smoking Barrels' focussing on NE's woes out". Uniindia.com. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "'Fireflies' take Kolkata by storm - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Telegraph, India, English News Paper". thetelegraph.4cplus.co.in.
  10. ↑ "Janla Diye Bou Palalo Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Janla Diye Bou Palalo by Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ এবেলা.ইন, শর্মিলা মাইতি. "পূর্ণিমা চাঁদ, ঘরের ছাদ আর অমৃতার সঙ্গে বলিউড নায়ক". ebela.in (in Bengali).
  12. ↑ "ZEE Bangla Cinema Presents 'Onnyo Basanto'". zeebanglacinemaoriginals.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Loadshedding Movie Online - Watch Loadshedding Full Movie in HD on ZEE5". ZEE5.
  14. ↑ "The team of the upcoming Bengali film Meher Ali consisting of Hiran Chatterjee and Amrita Chattopadhyay was present at the event Fireflie… | Fashion, Saree, Bengali". Pinterest.
  15. ↑ "Watch - Trailer of India's first multilingual film 'III Smoking Barrels' released". The Statesman. 20 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ranjan Ghosh happy with reactions to Ahaa Re - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Amrita Chattopadhyay on her rewarding experience of acting in A Holy Conspiracy". 27 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "I can only request people to see my work, not force them: Amrita Chattopadhyay - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Amrita is excited about Teen Kanya - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "Manbhanjan: A must-watch adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's short story". Yahoo! News.