Koel Mallick


Koel Mallick is an Indian film actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick & Deepa Mallick. Her debut film was Nater Guru.

Early life and education

Koel was born in Kolkata to Bengali film actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick, of Kolkata's notable Mallick Bari of Bhowanipore, known for its Durga Puja. Koel did her schooling from Modern High School for Girls, and completed a BSc in psychology from the Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta.

Career

Film

Mallick's screen debut was in Nater Guru – opposite Jeet. Nater Guru was a "runaway success" at the box office. The film, released in 2003, marked Mallick's entry into Tollywood. She also won her very first award for Best Actor in Leading Role Female from 4th Tele Cine Awards 2004 for Nater Guru. Nater Guru, which has Jeet in the male lead, sees Mallick playing the role of a 23-year-old girl named Monica. Since the release of Nater Guru the pair has worked together often, appearing in eleven films.
In 2004, she starred in Debipaksha, Shudhu Tumi, Badsha The King and Bandhan. While the first two performed poorly at the box office, Bandhan was a huge success in Bengal and was a blockbuster at the box office. It was also the highest grossing Bengali film of 2004.
In 2005, Mallick appeared in Shubhodrishti, Manik, Yuddho and Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai. She appeared in Yuddho opposite actors Mithun Chakraborty and Debashree Roy. The film recorded an initial collection of 12 million in its first week. In 2006, she took on a more serious role in MLA Fatakeshto in which she played a reporter. She also starred in the Bengali remake of Love Story, the 2008 film Love.

Television

Mallick made her television debut with her talk-show Katha O Kahini. The show went on to the channel Star Jalsha. In 2013 Koel was on TV again as a celebrity judge in the Bengali version of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa along with renowned Bollywood choreographer Remo D'Souza. The show aired on ETV Bangla.
Mallick has also appeared on the popular soap Bojhena Se Bojhena which is also aired on STAR Jalsha. Apart from these, she has been Maa Durga in Mahalaya, a show which was aired on STAR Jalsha on the morning of Mahalaya in 2011.

Brand endorsements

Mallick has endorsed a variety of multi-national brands and has done television commercials for TVS Motor Company, Fair & Lovely, Panasonic, Vaseline etc.

Personal life

Koel Mallick married Nispal Singh on 1 February 2013. They had been in a relationship for seven years before that, but both of them had decided to keep their relationship away from the glamour world of Tollywood. On 1 February 2020 she announced on Instagram that she is expecting her first child. On 5 May 2020, at 05:00am, Mallick gave birth to a baby boy.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorCo-ActorLanguage
2020Mitin Mashi 2 MitinArindam SilTBABengali
2020BonyPratibhaParambrata ChaterjeeParambrata ChaterjeeBengali
2020FlyoverBidishaAbhimanyu MukherjeeGaurav ChakrabartyBengali
2020Rawkto RawhoshyoSwarnajaSourkarya GhosalBengali
2019Sagardwipey Jawker DhanDr. Ruby ChatterjeeSayantan GhosalParambrata ChaterjeeBengali
2019Mitin MashiMitinArindam SilVinay PathakBengali
2019Shesh Theke ShuruPujariniRaj ChakrabortyJeetBengali
2018Ghare & BaireLabanyaMainak BhaumikJisshu SenguptaBengali
2017CockpitRiyaKamaleshwar MukherjeeDev, Rukmini MaitraBengali
2017Chaya O ChobiRaiKaushik GangulyAbir ChatterjeeBengali
2015Besh Korechi Prem KorechiRaiRaja ChandaJeetBengali
2015HerogiriMariaRabi KinagiDev, Mithun ChakrabortyBengali
2014HighwaySohiniSudipto ChattopadhyayParambrata ChatterjeeBengali
2014ChaarMonikaSandip RayAbir ChatterjeeBengali
2014ArundhatiArundhati/Mishti Sujit MondalIndraneil SenguptaBengali
2013RangbaazMadhuRaja ChandaDevBengali
2012DoshomiTuliSuman MaitraIndraneil SenguptaBengali
2012Paglu 2RiyaSujit MondalDev, Tota Roy ChowdhuryBengali
2012Hemlock SocietyMeghnaSrijit MukherjiParambrata Chatterjee, Saheb Chatterjee, Silajit MajumderBengali
2012JaanemanRiyaRaja ChandaSoham ChakrabortyBengali
2012100% LoveAnuradhaRabi KinagiJeetBengali
2011PagluRimiRajiv Kumar BiswasDevBengali
2010Mon Je Kore Uru UruDiyaSujit GuhaHiranBengali
2010Dui PrithibiNandiniRaj ChakrabortyJeet, DevBengali
2010Prem By ChanceAnnapurnaSudeshna RoyAbir ChatterjeeBengali
2010Bolo Na Tumi AmarMadhurimaSujit MondalDev, Tota Roy ChowdhuryBengali
2009HitlistAninditaSandip RaySaheb Chatterjee, Tota Roy ChowdhuryBengali
2009Neel Akasher ChadniChandniSujit GuhaJeet, Jisshu SenguptaBengali
2009JackpotPiuKaushik GangulyHiran, Rahul Banerjee, Sohini Pal DevBengali
2009Saat Paake BandhaPallaviSujit MondalJeetBengali
2008Bor Asbe EkhuniMitilRangan ChakrabortyJisshu SenguptaBengali
2008LoveRiyaRiingo BanerjeeJisshu SenguptaBengali
2008ChirosathiRiyaHaranath ChakrabortyHiranBengali
2008Mon Mane NaRiyaSujit GuhaDevBengali
2008Premer KahiniBarshaRabi KinagiDev, Jisshu SenguptaBengali
2007Chander BariTarun MajumdarSoham Chakraborty, Rituparna SenguptaBengali
2007MahanayakDebu PattnaikAnubhav Mohanty, Bijay MohantyOdia
2007Minister FatakeshtoChaitaliSwapan SahaMithun ChakrabortyBengali
2007Nabab NandiniNandiniHaranath ChakrabortyHiranBengali
2006MLA FatakeshtoChaitaliSwapan SahaMithun ChakrabortyBengali
2006ShikarSeemaSaran DuttaAmitabh BhattacharjeeBengali
2006GhatokPoojaSwapan SahaJeetBengali
2006Eri Naam PremSujit GuhaAnubhav MohantyBengali
2006HeroPoojaSwapan SahaJeetBengali
2005Chore Chore Mastuto BhaiMalatiAnup SenguptaChiranjeet, Jisshu Sengupta, Mithun Chakraborty, JeetBengali
2005ShubhodrishtiSonaliPrabhat RoyJeet, Parambrata ChatterjeeBengali
2005Premi No. 1PreityDebu PattnaikAnubhab MohantyOdia, dubbed in Bengali
2005YuddhoBarshaRabi KinagiJeet, Mithun ChakrabortyBengali
2005ManikRiyaPrabhat RoyJeetBengali
2004DebipakshaJayantiRaja SenRituparna SenguptaBengali
2004Shudhu TumiNandiniAbhijit Guha
Sudeshna Roy		Prosenjit Chatterjee, Payel SarkarBengali
2004BandhanRina/Meena Rabi KinagiJeetBengali
2004Badsha The KingTitliShankar RayProsenjit ChatterjeeBengali
2003Nater GuruManishaHaranath ChakrabortyJeetBengali

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