Tina Datta (born 27 November 1991) is an Indian actress known for her work in

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

television. She rose to fame after portraying Ichcha in the drama series ''

Uttaran ''Uttaran'' () is an Indian soap opera that was broadcast on Colors TV on weeknights from 1 December 2008 to 16 January 2015. It is the third longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV with 1,549 episodes. The series starred Tina Dat ...

'' for which she won the

Producers Guild Award The Producers Guild of America Awards were originally established in 1990 by the Producers Guild of America as the Golden Laurel Awards, created by PGA Treasurer Joel Freeman with the support of Guild President Leonard Stern, in order to honor ...

for Best Actress. She went on to participate in stunt-based reality show '' Khatron Ke Khiladi 7'' and is currently participating in the competitive reality show '' Bigg Boss 16''.

Early life

Datta was born 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 ...

on 27 November 1991 to Madhumita Datta and Tapan Datta.

Personal life

Health and fitness

Datta is an avid yoga and pilates enthusiast. Additionally, she is well versed in pole dancing and kickboxing.

Career

Child artist and early roles (1996–2008)

Datta made her screen debut at the age of five with the show ''Sister Nivedita''. A year later, she appeared as a child artist in the

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

film ''Pita Maata Santan''. She went on to act in many Bengali films, including ''Dus Number Bari'' and ''Sagarkanya''. She has also acted in Bengali television series like ''Khela''. Datta starred in

Rituparno Ghosh Rituparno Ghosh (31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his ...

's '' Chokher Bali'' alongside

Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ( Rai; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Hindi and Tamil films. The winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant, she has established herself as one of the most popular celebriti ...

. She played young Lalita in

Vidya Balan Vidya Balan (pronounced ; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Fi ...

and

Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan ma ...

's 2005 cult movie '' Parineeta''. Datta auditioned for the role of in Kolkata and

Pradeep Sarkar Pradeep Sarkar (born 30 April 1955) is a writer and director who works in Bollywood. He began his career with Vinod Chopra Productions, the production company of director and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Personal life From a young boy lis ...

, who was looking for a Bengali face to play the role really liked her and said she was perfect for the role. In 2008, she starred in the

television

mythology Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrat ...

drama ''

Durga Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. Durga's legend centres around co ...

'' where she played Kumkum Roy Choudhary.

Breakthrough and recognition (2009–2021)

Tina Datta snapped on the sets of Uttaran

From 2009 to 2015, Datta starred as Ichcha and Meethi opposite

Nandish Sandhu Nandish Sandhu (born 25 December 1981) is an Indian actor, model and producer. Predominantly known for his television roles, he began his career with modelling. He made his television debut playing Raunak Sabharwal in the successful show '' Kas ...

and

Mrunal Jain Mrunal Jain (born 9 January 1985) is an Indian television and Bollywood film actor. He is best known for his role of Hiten, Sameer and Akash in the television series '' Bandini, Hitler Didi and Uttaran''. Career He started his career with the ...

in ''

'', the third longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV. Her performance earned her several awards including the

for Best Actress in a Drama Series. In 2016, she participated in

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 2 ...

's stunt-based reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7'' where she finished at the 12th position. From 2017 to 2018, she played Dhamini in the

drama ''

Karmaphal Daata Shani Karmaphal Daata Shani () is an Indian mythological television series, which aired from 7 November 2016 to 9 March 2018 on Colors TV. The series was produced by Swastik Productions of Siddharth Kumar Tewary. Plot The story of the series is ...

''. In 2019, Datta portrayed Jahnvi Chaudhary and Kundani Roy in &TV's

paranormal romance Paranormal romance is a subgenre of both romantic fiction and speculative fiction. Paranormal romance focuses on romantic love and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending together themes from the speculative fiction ...

drama series ''

Daayan Daayan, Ḍāin or Ḍāini is often mistakenly regarded as a rendering for a witch (human female practitioner of black magic) in Indian folklore, the term has been derived from the Sanskrit word '' dakini'', which refers to a female paranorma ...

''. In 2020, she played Ketki opposite

Rajeev Khandelwal Rajeev Khandelwal (born 16 October 1975) is an Indian film and television actor, singer and host. He started his career directing the television series '' Filmy Chakkar''. His break as an actor was as the lead in the television drama, '' Kahi ...

ZEE5 ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Androi ...

crime thriller Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

web series ''

Naxalbari Naxalbari (also spelled Naksalbari) is a village in the Naxalbari CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. Naxalbari is famous for being the site of a 1967 revolt that would eventua ...

'' which revolves around an STF agent who goes on a mission to suppress the revival of a Naxal uprising in

Gadchiroli Gadchiroli ( �əɖt͡ʃiɾoliː is a city and a municipal council in Gadchiroli district in the state of Maharashtra, central India. It is located on eastern side of Maharashtra, and is the administrative headquarters of the district. Gadchi ...

. Datta won the Best OTT Debut award for her portrayal in the series.

''Bigg Boss'' and further work (2022–present)

Since October 2022, she has been participating in

's captive reality show '' Bigg Boss 16.''

Media image

Datta was ranked 19th in ''

Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...

'''s Most Desirable Women List 2019.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Datta, Tina Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Bengali cinema Indian television actresses Indian film actresses Indian soap opera actresses Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants 1991 births