Surangana Bandyopadhyay (

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: সুরঙ্গনা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়; born 18 November 1997) is an Indian actress and singer who 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 Julien Day School, Ganganagar, an Anglo Indian Christian minority school Near Madhyamgram, Old Jessore Road, She passed her ISC exams in the year 2016. She currently studies at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.

Career

Film

The first time she appeared on-screen was in 2008 as a child artist. Her debut film was ''Aainaate'' (also spelled ''Aayena Te, (2008)''), directed by Dulal Dey. After which she worked in Chirasathi (2008) directed by Haranath Chakraborty, Maati -O- Manush (2009) directed by Sisir Sahana, 'Jiban Rang Berang' directed by Sanghamitra Chowdhury, Antim Swash Sundar (2010) directed by Kris Alin. She also worked in 'Durga' which was aired on 'Star Jalsa'. In 2012, she worked in Goynar Baksho (2013) directed by Aparna Sen. She has also worked in Golpo Holeo Shotti (2014) directed by Birsa Dasgupta & Megher Meye (2013) directed by Pallab Kirtania, but she did not get the limelight. She came into the spotlight after the releasing of the Bengali movie ''

Open Tee Bioscope ''Open Tee Bioscope'' is a 2015 Bengali language Indian coming-of-age comedy-drama film released on 15 January 2015, directed by director Anindya Chatterjee, who is the well known vocalist of the band Chandrabindu. The film is a coming of age ...

''. She also made her singing debut in the

Anindya Chatterjee Anindya Chatterjee is an Indian bengali film director, music director, singer, lyricist, actor and producer based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the singer-lyricist of prominent Bengali band Chandrabindoo. In recent times he has compos ...

film ''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

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

Web series

Theatre performances

*
Taraye Taraye
', an adaptation of

Srijato Srijato Bandopadhyay 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 for Best Lyricist for the song 'Balir Sho ...

's novel Tara Bhora Akasher Niche, directed by

Kaushik Sen Koushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor of film, television and theatre based in Kolkata. He is the director of the well-acclaimed theatre group Swapnasandhani. He has won the BFJA awards for best supporting actor for his perform ...

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

Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutta () (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 Swapnasandhani 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