Soumili Biswas is a

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film and television actress, model, TV anchor, and a classical danseuse. Her first feature film, '' Alo'', was released in 2003, where she plays a supporting role. She started as the anchor of non-fiction, student-based show in Tara Bangla named ''Syllabus-e nei.'' In 2007, she played the role of

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's ''Durge Durgatinashini''. She is currently serving as a mentor in

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Personal life

She was born in Barisha/Behala, in south Kolkata, as the younger of two siblings. She has an elder brother, named Sujoy. She went to the Bidya Bharati Girls' School in Behala, Kolkata, and graduated in economics (honours) from the

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, a women's college of the

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. She started training in

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from about the age of three, and received training under Thankamani Kutty and in ballet from

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. She regularly performs in dance dramas and in solo and group classical performances in Kolkata and elsewhere. She has received the Sangeet Ratna and the Sangeet Bibhakar awards in Bharatnatyam.Clean & Clear event at Jogamaya Devi College
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Films

* Alo (2003) - supporting * Gyarakal (2003) - Disha, supporting * Sangram (2005) - supporting *Asha (2006) - lead *

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(2006) * Bajimaat (2008) - supporting *U-Turn (2010) - lead *Agnisakshi (2011) - supporting *Teen Tanaya (2011) - supporting *Sudhu Tomake Chai (2013) - lead (Dipa)

Television

*Jhum Ta Ra Ra (

) *Syllabus-e nei (Tara Bangla) *Kon Kanoner Phool (

) *Somoy (

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) *

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(

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) * Joy Baba Lokenath (

) (later replaced by Srabanti Malakar)

Mahalaya

*2007 ETV(Colors) Bangla Mahalaya Devi Mahisasurmardini *2008 DD Bangla Mahalaya Devi Mahisasurmardini

Reality Shows

* ''

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'' (Zee Bangla) *''

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'' (Zee Bangla) *''

'' as Mentor(Zee Bangla)

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