Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sengupta

Rituparna Sengupta (RitupĂ´rna Shengupta; born 7 November 1971) is a Bengali film actress known for her works in Bengali cinema and Bollywood. She has garnered the National Film Award in 1998 for her work in Dahan, she is Known for portraying very bold and sensuous characters.Rituparna was interested in the arts since a young age and learned painting, dancing, singing and handicrafts at a painting school, called Chitrangshu. She studied at Mount Carmel school, and later graduated in History from Lady Brabourne College. She began studying Modern History for an M.A. at University of Calcutta, but had to interrupt studies to concentrate on her career as an actress.
Her first film was Swet Patharer Thala with Aparna Sen who played her mother-in-law. in Her Hindi debut was N N Sippy's Teesra Kaun directed by Parto Ghosh. Hema Malini picked her for a negative supporting role in Zee's home-production Mohini, starring Madhu and Sudesh Berry. In 2013, she will be making her Malayalam debut with Sohanlal's Kadhaveedu.
She had named her favourite Bengali films -- Sujan Sakhi, Shami Keno Ashami, Moner Manush, Adorer Bon—directed by the quickie-hit-maker Swapan Saha, Ami Shei Meye directed by Prasenjeet, Sansar Sangram directed by Chiranjeet.

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