Ritabhari Chakraborty

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Ritabhari Chakraborty
Ritabhari
Chakraborty in October 2021
Born1993/1994 (age 29–30)[1]
Other namesPaulin
EducationHaryana Vidyamandir, Jadavpur University
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Singer
Years active2009–present
Known forOgo Bodhu Sundari
Parent(s)
Websitewww.ritabharic.net

Ritabhari Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film actress. She is a prominent name in the Indian television and film industry. Chakraborty earned commercial success in Bengali with the romantic Thriller Shesh Theke Shuru (2019) and Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti (2020).[1]

She has been voted by Times of India as the Most Desirable Woman of 2018 in East[2] as well as one of The Top 50 Most Desirable Woman of the country[3] leaving many Bollywood actors behind. She is also the youngest producer in West Bengal. With more than 3 Million followers spread across multiple social platforms,[4][5] Ritabhari was listed as one of the Most promising youth icons to use “Social media” for good[6] conducted by Facebook. The event was moderated by the global icon Priyanka Chopra. Chakraborty is known to voice her opinions free of inhibitions and she has shared her own journey and experiences in various events like TedX,[7] Josh Talks,[8] Ink Talk etc.She made her first appearance in television as the female protagonist of the popular Indian Bengali television show Ogo Bodhu Sundari.

Early life[edit]

Chakraborty started her modelling career in when she was still in high school. She made her first appearance in television after her 10th boards examination at age 15 as the female protagonist of the popular Indian Bengali television show Ogo Bodhu Sundari.[1] Despite working on back to back projects, Chakraborty, a high school student back then, maintained her academic standing. She went on to become an All-India national topper in 12th boards examination in History and Bengali.[9] After completing high school, Chakraborty decided to pursue History in Jadavpur University. In 2021, Chakraborty graduated from University of California, Los Angeles where she attended the UCLA Professional Program in UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and won Acting for the Camera Pitch Competition for her multicultural drama Colors of Silence.[10][11][12]

Career[edit]

Television & theater[edit]

Chakraborty started off as the female protagonist in the Bengali television show Ogo Bodhu Sundari. Owing to the show's immense success, a remake to its Hindi counterpart was also made as Sasural Genda Phool. She also played the protagonist in another television show, Chokher Tara Tui, which aired on STAR Jalsha. However, she had to quit the show prematurely due to health issues.[13]

Chakraborty was also affiliated to the theatre group Jojok. She had played the character of Charulata (in a theatrical adaptation of Tagore's Noshtonir) directed by Gautam Halder.[14]

Short films & music videos[edit]

In 2017, Ritabhari starred in a music video Orrey Mon alongside Ayushmann Khurrana,[citation needed] produced by her own production company SCUD. Orrey Mon is a Journey of a young couple trying to fulfil their dream to open a cafe together. The single was a huge success with currently over 20 million views in YouTube].[15] She went on to acting and producing more content with actors like Kalki Koechlin, Parambrata Chatterjee (Nykaa Tvc), Anurag Kashyap, Rajat Kapoor,[16] Kunal Karan Kapoor (Adda song) and so on.

Ritabhari ventured into writing with the short film Naked, starring Kalki Koechlin, that she produced as well. The short film takes a swipe at the shallowness of entertainment journalism while also landing a blow for a better understanding of the forms of violence against women which includes cyber-crime as well.[17][18] The short film was nominated for Filmfare.[19] Naked garnered much of a cult fame and received number of recognitions in different cultural festivals as well. SCUD also produced Fool for Love with Anurag Kashyap, a short film featuring Ritabhari as the female protagonist. The story explores the ever relevant story of illusions of love and loneliness in life. It was released in 2019 and has won many accolades for the mind blowing performances.[20][21][22]

Movies[edit]

Lead cast of Bengali film ‘Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti’ Ritabhari Chakraborty and Soham Majumdar addressing a Press Conference, during the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2021), in Panaji, Goa on 18 January 2021.

In 2011, she was set to make her big screen debut with the film Tomar Shange Praner Khela, directed by Rakesh Kumar, who had also directed Sasural Genda Phool. However, the film was later shelved. She went on working in other films like Barood and Tobu Basanta.[23] She also appeared in Srijit Mukherji's multi starer film Chotushkone in October 2014. She was seen in an Indian Bengali drama film Bawal directed by Biswaroop Biswas. She went on to work in Onyo Apalaa[24] in 2015 which was an official selection in Indian Panorama.[25]

After the release of Naked in 2017, Chakraborty was cast in the Bollywood horror movie 'Pari',[26] which featured Anushka Sharma as the lead protagonist. Her last release was Shesh Theke Shuru with Bengali star Jeet which performed average at the box office although her performance has been noticed.[27][28]

Philanthropy[edit]

Chakraborty also runs an NGO, SCUD Society for Social Communication,[29] which aims at providing medical camp, cultural activity and training for economic empowerment of the under privileged people. Chakraborty and her mother, Satarupa Sanyal, organise monthly health camps in rural areas of West Bengal.[30]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Language Director
2012 Tobuo Basanta Bengali Debojit Ghosh
2014 Chotushkone Nandita Bengali Srijit Mukherji
2014 Once Upon a Time in Kolkata Sreelekha Bengali Satarupa Sanyal
2015 Bawal Kajal Bengali Biswaroop Biswas
2015 Onyo Apalaa Bengali Satarupa Sanyal
2015 Barood Bengali Somik Halder
2016 Colkatay Columbus Shakira Bengali Sourav Paloodhi
2017 Naked (Short Film) Hindi Rakesh Kumar
2018 Pari Piyali Hindi Prosit Roy
2018 Painting Life Malayalam/English Dr.Biju
2018 Fool for Love Hindi Satarupa Sanyal
2018 Shrimoti Bhayonkori Gayeetri Bengali Robiul Alam Robi Hoichoi Originals
2019 Shesh Theke Shuru Farzana Bengali Raj Chakraborty
2019 Broken Frame[31] Hindi Ram Kamal Mukherjee
2020 Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti Shabari Bengali Aritra Mukherjee
2020 Tiki-Taka Bonolota Bengali/Hindi Parambrata Chattopadhyay
2021 FIR Dr. Esha Chakraborty Bengali Joydeep Mukherjee
2023 Fatafati Phullora Bhaduri Bengali Aritra Mukherjee

Television[edit]

Year Serial Character
2009 - 2010 Ogo Bodhu Sundori Lolita
2014 Chokher Tara Tui Sohag / Tutul (later replaced by Ipshita Mukherjee)

Awards[edit]

Year Awards Winner
2010 Star Jalsha Entertainment Awards Best Actress
2010 Protidin Tele Somman Best Female Debutant
2014 Uttam Kumar Kala Ratna Awards Best Actress

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ritabhari Chakraborty website". Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. "MOST DESIRABLE WOMAN OF 2018: RITABHARI - Kolkata, 2/20/2019". The Times of India. 19 June 2020.
  3. Shree, Nagini (7 June 2019). "Top 50 Most Desirable Women Ritabhari Chakraborty Hot In Bikini Pics". StarBiz.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "Ritabhari Chakraborty (@ritabhari_chakraborty) • Instagram photos and videos". instagram.com.[non-primary source needed]
  5. "Ritabhari Chakraborty" – via Facebook.[non-primary source needed]
  6. "Video". Retrieved 27 June 2020 – via YouTube.
  7. "Video". Retrieved 27 June 2020 – via YouTube.
  8. "Video". Retrieved 27 June 2020 – via YouTube.
  9. "Actress by accident". The Telegraph (India).
  10. Chakraborty, Shamayita. "Ritabhari attends online classes after surgery, likely to be discharged from hospital today - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  11. Sarkar (18 June 2021). "Ritabhari Chakraborty completed her graduation from university of california". zeenews.india.com. zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  12. Sarkar (23 June 2021). "UCLA School Of Theater, Film & Television's Professional Programs Names 2021 Writing Competition Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  13. "Ritabhari out, new Tutul in Chokher Tara Tui - Times of India". The Times of India.
  14. "Katha O Kahini: Cine-Play Of Tagore's "Noshtonir" - A Jojok Production By Sri Gautam Halder: Events in Hyderabad - fullhyd.com".
  15. "Video". Retrieved 27 June 2020 – via YouTube.
  16. "Rajat Kapoor tells t2 about making choices and living by them". The Telegraph (India).
  17. "Watch: In short film 'Naked', a leaked clip provokes a debate on violence against women". Scroll.in.
  18. "Naked : Ft Kalki Koechlin and Ritabhari". Entertainment Corner. 12 March 2017.
  19. "Naked – Drama Short Film | Jio Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com.
  20. "Ritabhari: Anurag has bowled everyone in 'Fool For Love' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  21. Chakravarti, Jayashree (11 February 2019). "FOOL FOR LOVE : Illusions of Life".
  22. "'Fool For Love': An ever relevant story of illusions of love - Times of India". The Times of India.
  23. "Actress Ritabhari Chakraborty on her Bangla Movies 'Tobu Basanta' and "Prem Unlimited"". WBRi. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  24. "Nigel, Roopa Ganguly start shooting for Apala - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  25. "Eight films from Bengal selected in Indian Panorama, IFFI - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  26. "Ritabhari Chakraborty to act in these films after 'Pari' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  27. "Shesh Theke Shuru Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Shesh Theke Shuru by Times of India". The Times of India.
  28. "Video". Retrieved 27 June 2020 – via YouTube.
  29. "Scud society for social communication". Samarthan.
  30. Basu, Sreya (1 January 1970). "Ritabhari and Satarupa Sanyal - the perfect mother daughter duo". JiyoWoman. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  31. "Ritabhari roped in for Ram Kamal's next Broken Frame". The Times of India.

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