Mimi Chakraborty

Early life

Chakraborty was born on 11 February 1989. She hails from Jalpaiguri, a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. She spent her childhood in Arunachal Pradesh in Deomali, a town in Tirap district, but later moved back to her ancestral home in Jalpaiguri City

Career

Chakraborty was a model before starting her acting career. She participated in Femina Miss India. Her acting debut was with Champion.

Her second project was a TV serial Gaaner Oparey, produced by Ideas Creations. It aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. Ideas Creations, the production house of Prosenjit Chatterjee together with Star Jalsha launched the mega-serial Gaaner Oparey to pay tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The likes of Rituparno Ghosh (who was initial scriptwriter of Gaaner Oparey), Debojyoti Mishra (music director), and other noted personalities from the film industry were involved with the project.

Her debut film Bapi Bari Jaa was released on 7 December 2012.

''Gaaner Oparey''

Gaaner Oparey, was the musical journey between two artists, Bohemian Gora and traditional Pupe and their love and in the whole process reinventing Tagore's "music". The story revolved around a girl called Pupe from an orthodox Tagore-worshipping family and Gora, an extremely talented but care-free lad, who keeps on experimenting with Rabindra Sangeet. This TV show marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of 150th birth anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore.

Chakraborty portrayed the role of Pupe, a very talented singer, belonging to an orthodox Tagore worshipping family, who used to sing Rabindra Sangeet in traditional form in concurrence with her family values. She was brilliant in all the emotions and made Pupe iconic.

''Bapi Bari Jaa''

Chakraborty's film debut was in Bapi Bari Jaa in which she played the female lead, Dola. The film was produced by Prosenjit Chatterjee production house, Ideas Creations. The film was also the silver-screen debut of Arjun Chakrabarty (better known as Gora, the male protagonist from Gaaner Opaarey) who played the role of Bapi, the male lead.

Political career

In 2019, she joined politics and contested from Jadavpur Loksabha Constituency in 2019 Indian general election as a Trinamool Congress candidate which she won. She was a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Jadavpur constituency. Chakraborty resigned from her post on 15 February 2024.

Fashion

Chakraborty has been a part of Fame Fashion and Creative Excellence (FFACE) in different ways. In 2014, she unveiled the Edition 1 of the FFACE Calendar at Tantra, Park Hotel Kolkata. The same year she was a part of the conceptual greeting card produced by FFACE as the FFACE of DURGA promoting women empowerment.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Discography

Awards

References

References

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2. (7 December 2012). "Mimi ki tollywoode agami diner shera baji?". Eisamay (Bengali News Paper).
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13. (4 October 2011). "DHAMAKA JODI! Now catch Pupe and Gora — Mimi Chakraborty and Arjun Chakrabarty — in film from Prosenjit's production house". Times of India.
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40. (24 April 2022). "রবিবার বিশেষ ধামাকা দিদি নম্বর ১-এর মঞ্চে, উপস্থিত মিমি চক্রবর্তী থেকে সোমলতা". Asianet.
41. (15 January 2024). "Jaha Bolibo Shotto Bolibo: Mimi Chakraborty faces off Tota Roy Choudhury in her web debut". [[The Telegraph (India).
42. (18 October 2024). "A tale of two sisters caught in a witch-hunt; 'Dainee' to premiere soon on OTT platform". The Times of India.
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