Surangana Bandyopadhyay Explained

SuranganaBandyopadhyay
Birth Date:1997 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Madhyamgram, India
Nationality:Indian
Education:Julien Day School, Ganganagar & St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
Occupation:Actress, Singer
Years Active:2008–present

Surangana Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: সুরঙ্গনা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়;[1] [2] born 18 November 1997)[3] is an Indian actress and singer who is primarily known for Bengali films and web series.

Early life and education

She appeared on-screen as a child artist, though she started off as a dancer. At the age of nine, she was a participant and a semi-finalist of the popular dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance Junior, aired on Zee Bangla in the year 2007–2008. She studied at Julien Day School, Ganganagar, an Anglo Indian Christian minority school Near Madhyamgram. She passed her ISC exams in the year 2016. She completed her Bachelor's in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata,[3] and her Masters degree in the same from St. Xavier's University, Kolkata.

Career

Film

The first time she appeared on-screen was in 2008 as a child artist. Her debut film was Aainaate (2008), directed by Dulal Dey. After it, she worked in Chirasathi (2008) directed by Haranath Chakraborty, Maati -O- Manush (2009) directed by Sisir Sahana, Jiban Rang Berang directed by Sanghamitra Chowdhury, Antim Swash Sundar (2010) directed by Kris Alin and others. In 2012, she worked in Goynar Baksho (2013) directed by Aparna Sen. She has also worked in Golpo Holeo Shotti (2014) directed by Birsa Dasgupta & Megher Meye (2013) directed by Pallab Kirtania, but she did not get the limelight. She came into the spotlight after the release of Open Tee Bioscope.[4] She also made her singing debut in the Anindya Chatterjee directorial Open Tee Bioscope (2015).

Television

She worked in Bengali mega-serials also. The name of one such serial was Durga, which was aired on Star Jalsha.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Director Co-Actor(s)
2008 Aainaate Dulal Dey
Chirosathi
2010 Mati O Manush[5] Sisir Sahana Tapas Paul, Rimjhim Gupta
2011 Jiban Rang Berang[6] Sanghamitra Chowdhury
2013 Antim Swash Sundar[7] Kris Alin
Megher Meye
Goynar Baksho
2014 Golpo Holeo Shotti
2015 Open Tee Bioscope[8] Riddhi Sen, Kaushik Sen, Ritwick Chakraborty
2017 Samantaral Partha ChakrabortySoumitra Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Riddhi Sen
2020Tiki TakaParambrata ChatterjeeAs a special appearance alongside Riddhi Sen
2021BismillahIndraadip Dasgupta
Aloukik AbhijaanAranyak ChatterjeeGourab Chatterjee, Aishani De
2022Ballavpurer RoopkothaAnirban BhattacharyaSatyam Bhattacharya, Debraj Bhattacharya

Also worked in, Daughter Of Clouds (2015), Thikana (2020), etc.

Web series

Web Series!Year!Title!Role!Platform!Notes!Language
2019Sharate AajTitirZEE5[9] [10] [11] Bengali
2023Parnashavarir ShaapMitulHoichoi

Theatre performances

Songs

Surangana also worked as a playback singer of several films or short films.

Surangana's Playback List!Year!Name!Composer!Film/Series!Co-Singer!Language
2015Tor JonyoPrasenOpen Tee BioscopePrasenBengali
2018AaloshyoAnupam RoyUma
2020Kon GoponeAnindya ChatterjeeBrahma Janen Gopon Kommoti
Thikanar KhonjeAnindya ChatterjeeThikana (Short Film)
2022Notun Premer GaanDebraj BhattacharyaBallabhpurer RoopkothaDebraj Bhattacharya
DurottwoRanajoy BhattacharjeePrasenjit Weds RituparnaRanajoy Bhattacharjee

Other activities

Notes and References

  1. News: Meet the BBFs of Open Tee Bioscope . Times of India . 13 March 2015.
  2. Web site: 9 April 2015 . পাগলা খাবি কি? ঝাঁঝেই বেঁচে যাবি . bengali . India Times . 13 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Surangana Bendyopadhyay . 13 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Open Tee Bioscope: Media interactions, Kolkata TimesCity . Times City . 13 March 2015.
  5. Web site: Bengali Movie - Mati O Manush (2010) . 1 March 2010 . WBRI . 13 March 2015 . 4 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204012912/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/3781010-bengali-movie-mati-o-manush-2010 . usurped .
  6. Web site: Bengali Film Review: Jiban Rang Berang (2011) . 22 April 2011 . WBRI . 13 March 2015 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090628/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/42423211-bengali-film-review-jibon-rang-berong-2011 . usurped .
  7. Web site: Youtube. Antim Swash Sundar. YouTube.
  8. Web site: Open Tee Bioscope is a joyful gem of a movie . https://archive.today/20150313101621/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150120/jsp/t2/story_9175.jsp%23.VQKKwaNdLTo . dead . 13 March 2015 . Dutt . Anjan . 20 January 2015 . Calcutta, India . Telegraph . 13 March 2015.
  9. Web site: Sharate Aaj review: Zee5's new Bengali series is a smartly written thriller loaded with terrific performances. 2019-03-03. Firstpost. en. 2019-07-30.
  10. Web site: Here's a glimpse of ZEE5's biggest Bengali Original, Sharate Aaj. 2018-11-13. The Digital Hash. en-US. 2019-07-30. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717143224/https://www.thedigitalhash.com/heres-a-glimpse-of-zee5s-biggest-bengali-original-sharate-aaj/. dead.
  11. Web site: Sharate Aaj: Zee5's Biggest Bengali Original Series Releases on 21st February Webfare .live. 2019-01-23. Webfare. en-US. 2019-07-30.