Lagnajita Chakraborty, born in a
Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
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family in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
, India, is an Indian playback singer.
Lagnajita Chakraborty is a Bengali playback singer. She achieved fame with a soulful track in the movie ''
Chotushkone
''Chotushkone'' ( bn, চতুষ্কোণ; en, Quadrangle) is an Indian Bengali thriller film directed by Srijit Mukherji, starring Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose, Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Parambrata Chatterjee and Payel Sarkar.The film received pos ...
'' called "
Basanto Eshe Geche (Female version)". She was a student of
Patha Bhavan, Kolkata
Patha Bhavan () is a mixed medium independent co-educational day school in Kolkata, India, which is affiliated to the state secondary and higher secondary boards. It was established on 28 June 1965.
History
The school was named after the unive ...
,
Nava Nalanda High School
Nava Nalanda High School is a co-educational institution in South Kolkata, India, affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha (10th Board exams), and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education ...
and later
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic, autonomous higher education college under Calcutta University run by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus in Kolkata, India. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1860 and named after St. F ...
. She was one of the youngest singers from Kolkata to make a US musical tour. Chakraborty is recipient of "Sera Bangali" award of 2015, given by the ''
Anandabazar Patrika
''Anandabazar Patrika'' (Bengali: আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা, ) is an Indian Bengali-language daily newspaper owned by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1 million cop ...
''.
Acting
She had a role in a Bengali movie called ''Jodi Bolo Hyan'', along with co-star Sreenanda Shankar. Other members of the cast included
Mir
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,
Anirban Bhattacharya
Anirban Bhattacharya (born 7 October 1986) is an Indian actor, theatre actor, singer and director. His first successful theatre production was ''Debi Sarpamasta'', written by Manoj Mitra, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. His other notable work ...
, Sayan and Poulomi Basu.
Discography
Films :
Albums :
Filmography
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Chakraborty has appeared with fellow Bengali singer
Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury
Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury is an Indian Bengali singer. She rose to fame with the release of 'Tumi Asbe Bole' & 'Jagarane Jay Bibhabaree' from the Bengali film Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona in 2011. She has been a prominent singer in Bengali films s ...
in a print advertisement for Coloroso Sarees.
References
External links
* http://www.saavn.com/s/artist/lagnajita-chakraborty-albums/do8MvVDfpXc_
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170702233758/http://gaana.com/artist/lagnajita-chakrborty
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Living people
Indian women playback singers
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Bengali cinema
Bengali-language singers
Bengali singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Singers from Kolkata
Women musicians from West Bengal
21st-century Indian singers
21st-century Indian women singers