Mimi Chakraborty


Mimi Chakraborty is an Indian actress, singer and politician. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television.
She was listed as the most desirable woman in the Calcutta Times list of Most Desirable Women 2016.
In 2019, she joined politics and contested from Jadavpur Loksabha Constituency in 2019 Indian general election as a Trinamool Congress candidate. She is a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Jadavpur constituency.

Early life

Chakraborty was born on 11 February 1989. She hails from Jalpaiguri, a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. She spent her childhood in Arunachal Pradesh in Deomali, a town in Tirap district, but later moved back to her ancestral home in Jalpaiguri City with her family. She was educated in Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri and later at St. James' School, Binnaguri. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2011 from Asutosh College in Kolkata. Her parents live in Siliguri.

Career

Mimi Chakraborty was a model briefly before starting her acting career. She participated in Femina Miss India. Her acting debut was with Champion.
Her second project was a TV serial Gaaner Oparey, produced by nIdeas Creations. It aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. Ideas Creations, the production house of Prosenjit Chatterjee together with Star Jalsha launched the mega-serial Gaaner Oparey to pay tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The likes of Rituparno Ghosh, Debojyoti Mishra, and other noted personalities from the film industry were involved with the project.
Her debut film Bapi Bari Jaa was released on 7 December 2012.

''Gaaner Oparey''

Gaaner Oparey, was the musical journey between two artists, Bohemian Gora and traditional Pupe and their love and in the whole process reinventing Tagore's "music". The story revolved around a girl called Pupe from an orthodox Tagore-worshipping family and Gora, an extremely talented but care-free lad, who keeps on experimenting with Rabindra sangeet. This TV show marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of 150th birth anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore.
Chakraborty portrayed the role of Pupe, a very talented singer, belonging to an orthodox Tagore worshipping family, who used to sing Rabindrasangeet in traditional form in concurrence with her family values. She was brilliant in all the emotions and made Pupe iconic.

''Bapi Bari Jaa''

Chakraborty's film debut was in Bapi Bari Jaa in which she played the female lead, Dola. The film was produced by Prosenjit Chatterjee production house, Ideas Creations. The film was also the silver-screen debut of Arjun Chakrabarty who played the role of Bapi, the male lead.

Fashion

Chakraborty has been a part of Fame Fashion and Creative Excellence in different ways. In 2014, she unveiled the Edition 1 of the FFACE Calendar at Tantra, Park Hotel Kolkata. The same year she was a part of the conceptual greeting card produced by FFACE as the FFACE of DURGA promoting women empowerment.

Television works

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
2012Bapi Bari JaaDolaSudeshna Roy, Abhijit GuhaDebut film
2012Bojhena Shey BojhenaRiyaRaj Chakraborty
2013ProloyDurgaRaj Chakraborty
2014Bangali Babu English MemRiyaRabi Kinagi
2014Golpo Holeo ShottiAnuBirsa Dasgupta
2014Rajkumari Durga / NandiniRaj Chakraborty
2014KhaadPunamKaushik Ganguly
2015Jamai 420TinaRabi Kinagi
2015KatmunduRaiRaj Chakraborty
2015Shudhu Tomari JonyoKoliBirsa Dasgupta
2016Ki Kore Toke BolboAnjaliRabi Kinagi
2016Kelor KirtiRimaRaja Chanda
2016GangsterRuhiBirsa Dasgupta
2017PostoSushmitaNandita Roy, Shiboprosad Mukherjee
2017Amar AponjonMouRaja ChandaCameo appearance
2017DhananjoyKavya SinhaArindam Sil
2018Total DadagiriJonakiPathikrit Basu
2018UmaHerselfSrijit MukherjiSpecial Appearance with Dev and Nusrat Jahan
2018CrisscrossIraBirsa Dasgupta
2018VillainRiaBaba Yadav
2019Mon Jaane NaPari BanuShagufta Rafique
2020Dracula SirTBADebaloy Bhattacharya
2020SOS KolkataSanjanaAnshuman Pratyush
2020BaaziTBAAnshuman Pratyush

Discography

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryFilmsResult
2011TelesommanTelekonyaGaaner Opaarey
2013Big Bangla Rising Star AwardsRising Star Bapi Bari Ja
201371st Annual BFJA AwardsBest Promising ActressBapi Bari Ja