Ritabhari Chakraborty

Ritabhari Chakraborty (born 26 June 1992) is an Indian Bengali film actress and producer. One of the prominent name in the Indian television and film industry, she made her first appearance in television as the female protagonist of the popular Indian Bengali television show Ogo Bodhu Sundari.[1]

Ritabhari Chakraborty
Born (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesPaulin
EducationHaryana Vidyamandir & Jadavpur University, Kolkata
OccupationActress
Years active2009 - Present
Known forOgo Bodhu Sundari
Parent(s)Utpalendu Chakrabarty (Father)
Satarupa Sanyal (Mother)
Websitehttps://www.ritabharic.net/

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.

Besides acting, she also runs an NGO, SCUD Society for Social Communication,[9] which aims at providing medical camp, cultural activity and training for economic empowerment of the under privileged people. Working all over West Bengal, she and her mother, Satarupa Sanyal, organise monthly health camps in rural areas of West Bengal.[10]

Early life

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 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.[11] After completing high school, Chakraborty decided to pursue History in Jadavpur University.

Career

Television & Theater

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.[12]

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.[13]

Short Films & Music Videos

In 2017, Ritabhari starred in a music video Orrey Mon alongside Ayushmann Khurrana,[14] 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

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 casted in the Bollywood horror movie, 'Pari', 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.[26][27]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageDirector
2012Tobuo BasantaBengaliDebojit Ghosh
2014ChotushkoneNanditaBengaliSrijit Mukherji
2014Once Upon a Time in KolkataBengaliSatarupa Sanyal
2015BawalKajalBengaliBiswaroop Biswas
2015Onyo ApalaaBengaliSatarupa Sanyal
2015BaroodBengaliSomik Halder
2016Colkatay ColumbusShakiraBengaliSourav Paloodhi
2017Naked (Short Film)HindiRakesh Kumar
2018PariPiyaliHindiProsit Roy
2018Painting LifeMalayalam/EnglishDr.Biju
2018Fool for LoveHindiSatarupa Sanyal
2018Shrimoti Bhayonkori BengaliRobiul Alam Robi Hoichoi Originals
2019Shesh Theke ShuruFarzanaBengaliRaj Chakraborty
2020Brahma Janen Gopon KommotiShabariBengali Aritra Mukherjee

Television
YearSerialCharacter
2009 - 2010Ogo Bodhu SundoriLolita
2014Chokher Tara TuiSohag / Tutul

Awards
YearAwardsWinner
2010Star Jalsha Entertainment AwardsBest Actress
2010Protidin Tele SommanBest Female Debutant
2014Uttam Kumar Kala Ratna AwardsBest Actress
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References
  1. "Ritabhari Chakraborty website". Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. "MOST DESIRABLE WOMAN OF 2018: RITABHARI - Kolkata, 2/20/2019". The Times Of India. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. Shree, Nagini (2019-06-07). "Top 50 Most Desirable Women Ritabhari Chakraborty Hot In Bikini Pics". StarBiz.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  4. "Ritabhari Chakraborty (@ritabhari_chakraborty) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
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  10. Basu, Sreya (1970-01-01). "Ritabhari and Satarupa Sanyal - the perfect mother daughter duo". JiyoWoman. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  11. "Actress by accident". www.telegraphindia.com.
  12. "Ritabhari out, new Tutul in Chokher Tara Tui - Times of India". The Times of India.
  13. "Katha O Kahini: Cine-Play Of Tagore's "Noshtonir" - A Jojok Production By Sri Gautam Halder: Events in Hyderabad - fullhyd.com".
  15. "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  16. "Rajat Kapoor tells t2 about making choices and living by them". www.telegraphindia.com.
  17. Staff, Scroll. "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. March 12, 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 (February 11, 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 2016-02-22.
  25. "Eight films from Bengal selected in Indian Panorama, IFFI - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  26. "Shesh Theke Shuru Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Shesh Theke Shuru by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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