Ishaa Saha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Ishaa Saha is an Indian actress who mainly works in Bengali cinema.[1] She started her career with Bengali television. She made her film debut in Bengali cinema in 2017 as a lead with Projapoti Biskut directed by Anindya Chatterjee.[2][3] She acted in all the films directed by filmmaker Dhrubo Banerjee.
Early life and education
Saha was born in Kolkata. Saha passed Bachelor of Laws in 2015 from University of Calcutta and started her career as a television artist in 2016 with Star Jalsha's Jhanjh Lobongo Phool as Lobongo.
Career
She made her film debut in 2017, with the family drama Projapoti Biskut directed by Anindya Chatterjee, which was critically and commercially successful.[4] She received praise for her performance and received a 3rd Filmfare Awards East for Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female).[5] In 2018, Saha played the role of Jhinuk,[6] a girl next door, alongside Abir Chatterjee and Arjun Chakrabarty as female protagonist in the 'Guptodhon' franchise (Guptodhoner Sondhane (2018) and Durgeshgorer Guptodhon (2019)).[7] Saha gained wider recognition for her performance in Sweater,[8] the film also turned out to be a box office success.[9] Both Sweater and Durgeshgorer Guptodhon are in the 'Top Rated Bengali Movies Of 2019' list.[10] Next she starred in Dhrubo Banerjee's[11] Golondaaj, opposite to Dev.[12] In 2021 she acted in a number of films including Karnasubarner Guptodhon and Kacher Manush. Karnasubarner Guptodhon was a blockbuster at the box office and it went on to become one of the highest-grossing Bengali films of all time, grossing 9.2 crores. In 2022 she starred in the romantic dramas Mitthye Premer Gaan and Ghore Pherar Gaan.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Production | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Projapoti Biskut | Shaon | Anindya Chatterjee | Windows Production | |
| 2018 | Guptodhoner Sondhane | Jhinuk | Dhrubo Banerjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | [13] |
| 2019 | Sweater | Tulika alias Tuku | Shieladitya Moulik | PSS Entertainments, Pramod Films, P&P Entertainment | |
| Durgeshgorer Guptodhon | Jhinuk | Dhrubo Banerjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | [14] | |
| Buro Sadhu | Shweta | Vik | Wisemonk Creative, DNA Entertainment Networks | ||
| 2020 | Detective | Sudhamukhi | Joydip Mukherjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | |
| 2021 | Torulatar Bhoot | Kamalkali | Deb Roy | Green Motion Pictures | |
| Golondaaj | Kamalini | Dhrubo Banerjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
| 2022 | Mahananda | Mahal | Arindam Sil | Friends Communication | |
| Sahobashe | Tista | Anjan Kanjilal | Mojotale Entertainments | ||
| Kolkata Chalantika | Tumpa | Pavel | Baba Bhootnath Entertainment | ||
| Kacher Manush | Aalo | Pathikrit Basu | Dev Entertainment Ventures | ||
| Karnasubarner Guptodhon | Jhinuk | Dhrubo Banerjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
| 2023 | Mitthye Premer Gaan | Anwesha | Paroma Neotia | Neostories Productions | |
| Ghore Pherar Gaan | Tora | Aritra Sen | Eskay Movies | ||
| Ektu Sore Bosun | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | Big Cat Films | |||
| 2024 | Asukh Bisukh† | Kaushik Ganguly | Shadow Films | ||
| Oporichito† | Joydip Mukherjee |
Television
| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Production House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jhanjh Lobongo Phool | Star Jalsha | Lobongo | SVF |
Web series
| Year | Title | Director | Platform | Character Name | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Japani Toy (Season 1) | Sourav Chakraborty | Hoichoi | Kinkini | SVF |
| 2019 | Japani Toy (Season 2) | Soumik Chattopadhyay | Kinkini | SVF | |
| Daab Chingri | Sudeep Das | ZEE5 | Sohini | Nideas | |
| Bhalobashar Shohor (Story:Kolkatar Kobitara) | Abhijit Guha & Sudeshna Roy | Malini | Roadshow Films | ||
| 2020 | Mafia | Birsa Dasgupta | Hoichoi | Ananya | Roadshow Films & Eskay Movies |
| 2021 | Boyfriends & Girlfriends | Suvankar Paul | Amrita | SVF | |
| Indu | Sayantan Ghosal | Indu | Missing Screw | ||
| 2022 | Gora | Somlata | |||
| Hello! Remember me? | Abhimanyu Mukherjee | ||||
| 2023 | Indu 2 | Indu | |||
References
- ↑ "'Detective' Trailer Video: Anirban Bhattacharya and Ishaa Saha starrer 'Detective' Official Trailer Video ►". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Ishaa's the 'Girl in a Bookstore'". The Times of India. 2018.
- ↑ "There's no such thing as cakewalk in the industry: Ishaa Saha - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Projapoti Biskut's trailer gets Tolly buzzing". The Times of India. 2017.
- ↑ "All winners of the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018". Filmfare.com. 2018.
- ↑ "Petite actor Ishaa Saha is back as Jhinuk in Durgeshgorer Guptodhon". IndulgeExpress. 2019.
- ↑ "'Feluda Meets Indiana Jones' In Bengali Cinema's First Treasure Hunt Franchise". FilmCompanion. 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ "Ishaa in Siladittya Moulick's next, Sweater". TOI. 2018.
- ↑ "I'm enjoying Sweater's success: Ishaa Saha". TOI. 2019.
- ↑ "Top Rated Bengali Movies Of 2019". TOI. 2019.
- ↑ "Ishaa thrilled to be part of Dhrubo Banerjee's next". TOI. 2020.
- ↑ "Ishaa Saha's picnic misadventure". TOI. 2020.
- ↑ "'Durgeshgorer Guptodhon' to repeat the same star cast of 'Guptodhoner Sondhane' - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Whenever I see Abir, I feel Sonada is walking in front of me — Guptodhoner Sondhane maker Dhrubo Banerjee". www.telegraphindia.com.