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Nayna Bandyopadhyay is an Indian actress and politician who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television.[7][8] She is the MLA of the Chowrangee Assembly constituency since 2014, as an Trinamool Congress candidate.[3][9] She was the MLA of the Bowbazar Assembly constituency since 2001 till 2006, as a candidate from the same political party.[3]
Nayna Bandyopadhyay | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sikha Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Chowrangee, West Bengal[1][2] |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Sudip Bandyopadhyay |
| Constituency | Bowbazar[3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nayana Das 24 August 1968[4] |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress (2001–present)[5] |
| Spouse | Sudip Bandyopadhyay[6] |
| Parent |
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| Occupation | Former actress, politician |
When she was in tenth grade, she made her debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Tarun Majumdar's Pathbhola (1986).[10][11] She subsequently appeared in Bengali films such as Surer Akashe (1988), Aamar Tumi (1989), Tufan (1989), Anurag (1990), Akanksha (1991), Pati Param Guru (1991), Shaitan (1992). She rose to wider fame and popularity for her role in Sinthir Sindur (1996), opposite Tapas Paul.[12][4] Her political career hit the crux when she defeated Somen Mitra in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[13]
Bandyopadhyay made her debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Tarun Majumdar's Pathbhola (1986) when she was in tenth grade.[14][15] She had a starring role in the 1989 blockbuster film Tufan, directed by Biresh Chatterjee.[16] She featured in Raja Sen's Desh (2002).[17] It also features Jaya Bachchan and Sabyasachi Chakraborty.
She was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bowbazar Assembly constituency since 2001 till 2006, as a candidate from the same political party.[18] In 2004, she was suspended as she made a comment in opposition to Mamata Banerjee.[19] She defeated her strong Congress contender Somen Mitra in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[20] In April 2023, Bandyopadhyay was seen sharing conversation with the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Reportedly, she attempted to touch the feet of the CM, but the latter disapproved her in doing so.[21] The former then burst into tears.[22][23] It was rumoured that she was denounced by the CM as the latter believed that her performance was not satisfactory.[24] Bandyopadhyay later uploaded a photo of a letter witten by the CM, on her official Facebook page.[25][26] The letter was then made into giant hoardings.
Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Pathbhola | Rani | [27] | |
| 1988 | Surer Akashe | |||
| 1989 | Amar Tumi | |||
| Tufan | ||||
| 1990 | Anurag | |||
| Balidaan | ||||
| 1991 | Akanksha | |||
| Pati Param Guru | ||||
| 1992 | Shaitan | [28] | ||
| 1993 | Ghar Sansar | |||
| 1996 | Miss Maitreyi | [29] | ||
| Sinthir Sindur | Sita | [30] | ||
| 1997 | Matribhumi | [31] | ||
| 1998 | Banglar Badhu | Purnima | ||
| Hingsa | [32] | |||
| Matir Manush | ||||
| 2002 | Desh | Shila Chatterjee | ||
| 2003 | Alo | |||
| Zehad | ||||
| 2007 | Bandhu |
TV series
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