Sohini Sengupta
Born
Kolkata, India
OccupationActress
Spouses
  • ​
    (div. 2006)​
  • Saptarshi Maulik
    ​
    (m. 2013)​
Parents

Sohini Sengupta is an Indian film and theatre actress. Daughter of actor Rudraprasad Sengupta and Swatilekha Sengupta, who are also active in theatre, Sohini is one of the leading actors of the Bengali theatre group Nandikar. As a member of the group, she has worked with prominent theatre personalities such as Debshankar Halder, Sumanto Gangopadhyay and Parthapratim Deb,[1] and was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi's 2007 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for contributions to theatre. She also played a supporting role in Aparna Sen’s film Paromitar Ek Din (2000)[2] for which she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2000 National Film Awards.

Personal life

Sengupta was born to parents Rudraprasad Sengupta and Swatilekha Sengupta in Kolkata. She was married to actor Goutam Halder till their divorce in 2006. In 2013 she married her co-actor Saptarshi Moulik at a private ceremony.[3]

Filmography

Plays

  • Gotraheen [a][2]
  • Babli
  • Chitrangada
  • Bappaditya
  • Sojon Badiyar Ghat
  • Madhabi[8]
  • Kanyadan
  • Dulia
  • Amaar Priyo Rabindranath
  • Anto Adi Anto[8]
  • Tomaar Naam
  • Kanyadan
  • Rani Kadambini[8]
  • Tomar Naam
  • Ajnatobaas
  • Naachni[8]
  • Bipannata[9]
  • Mrityunjoy[10]

Television

Awards and honours

Notes

a This was the first play where Swatilekha and Sohini– mother and daughter worked together.

References

  1. ↑ Basu, Shrabanti. "Sohini Sengupta on theatre, Nandikar and more-Interview". CalcuttaTube. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "My mom and me". India Today. 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sohini wanted to live in, but Saptarshi wanted a marriage. - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ দত্ত, অন্বেষা (27 November 2017). "ওরাও আছে সমান্তরালে". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika.
  5. ↑ Ghosh, Sankha (21 July 2020). "Doctors are human beings, not God! Revisiting 'Alik Sukh' as the film clocks 7 years - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ সিংহ, তাপস (15 May 2017). "প্রকৃত অভিভাবক কে, জানে পোস্ত". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika.
  7. ↑ "Trailer for biopic on Soumitra out now". The Daily Star. 29 March 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Ghosal, Sharmistha (14 December 2018). "Thespian Sohini Sengupta on why she turned down Sacred Games". www.indulgexpress.com. The New Indian Express.
  9. ↑ "NSD's Bharat Rang Mahotsav: Ten must-watch women-oriented plays". The Indian Express. 2 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Debolina, Sen (13 March 2018). "Theatre review: Mrityunjoy - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ Sen, Zinia (23 January 2019). "Meet the thakuma of Thakurmar Jhuli - Times of India". The Times of India.
  12. ↑ Sen, Debolina (28 October 2020). "When I was offered Khor Kuto during lockdown, I felt blessed: Sohini". The Times of India.
  13. ↑ Das, Sampita (16 December 2021). "পায়েলের মা হয়ে ফিরছে পুটু পিসি". Ei Samay (in Bengali).
  14. ↑ "Guddi serial Telecast time: Shyamoupti Mudly & Ranojoy Starrer serial is ready for the premiere". 17 February 2022.
  15. ↑ Sengupta, Ratnottama, ed. (September 2000). 47th National Film Festival 2000 (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 31.
  16. ↑ "Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2007". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Shera Bangali salute". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 10 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "The Telegraph She Awards 2020 saw women achievers being feted on stage". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 22 February 2020.
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