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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1994)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mishti
| image = Mishti at the special screening of Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi at Sunny Super Sound in Juhu (06) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Mishti at the special screening of ''[[Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi]]'' in 2019
| birth_name = Indrani Chakraborty<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya|first=Roshmila (28 March 2014) |title=Ghai's fifth M|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Ghais-fifth-M/articleshow/32865899.cms|work=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|21|df=y}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Raiza Wilson to Niharika Konidela and Reba Monica John, 7 divas who entered the Tamil movie industry this year|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/photo-gallery/raiza-wilson-to-niharika-konidela-and-reba-monica-john-these-7-divas-entered-the-tamil-movie-industry-this-year-pics/314604|publisher=Times Now News|access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = [[Kolkata University]]
}}
'''Indrani Chakraborty''' (born 21 December 1994), known by her stage name '''Mishti''', is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Hindi]] films. She starred in films such as ''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]'' (2014), ''[[Chinnadana Nee Kosam]]'' (2014), ''[[Adam Joan (film)|Adam Joan]]'' (2017), ''[[Brihaspathi (film)|Brihaspathi]]'' (2018), and [[Burra Katha (film)|''Burra Katha'']] (2019) among others.

==Early life==
Mishti was born as Indrani Chakraborty on 20 December 1987, in a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] family in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India. Her mother Beena Chakraborty is a housewife and her father is a construction businessman. She graduated in English literature from [[Kolkata University]].<ref>{{cite book|title=I don't act in front of the camera; I make love to it'|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-i-dont-act-in-front-of-the-camera-i-make-love-to-it/20140421.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref>

She began to use the name Mishti professionally after 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Subhash Ghai renames Indrani Chakraborty as 'Mishti' for 'Kaanchi'|publisher=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/subhash-ghai-renames-indrani-chakraborty-as-mishti-for-kaanchi/|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref>

== Career ==
She made her Bollywood debut with [[Subhash Ghai]]'s film ''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]'',<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/indrani-chakraborty-is-a-fantastic-actor-subhash-ghai/article1-1046474.aspx Indrani Chakraborty is a fantastic actor: Subhash Ghai - Hindustan Times] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413160500/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/indrani-chakraborty-is-a-fantastic-actor-subhash-ghai/article1-1046474.aspx|date=13 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=6 March 2013|title="Mishti Is One Of The Best Actors I Have Found" Subhash Ghai - Koimoi|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/mishti-is-one-of-the-best-actors-i-have-found-subhash-ghai|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kaanchi: Subhash Ghai picks Bengali debutante Mishti - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Kaanchi-Subhash-Ghai-picks-Bengali-debutante-Mishti/articleshow/18162345.cms|publisher=}}</ref> and her Telugu film debut with the [[Nithiin (actor)|Nithiin]]-[[A. Karunakaran]] film ''[[Chinnadana Nee Kosam]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 December 2014|title=Mishti Chakraborty happy to be part of India's second largest film industry|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/mishti-chakraborty-happy-to-be-part-of-indias-second-largest-film-industry/|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nithin- Karunakaran's movie heroine is Mishti - Telugu Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/nithin-karunakarans-movie-heroine-is-mishti-telugu-news-107485|publisher=}}</ref> and her [[Malayalam]] film debut with [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] and Jinu Abraham's film ''[[Adam Joan]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mishti and Miya join Prithviraj in Adam - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Mishti-and-Miya-join-Prithviraj-in-Adam/articleshow/51879409.cms|publisher=}}</ref>

Mishti's next Telugu film, ''Columbus'', stars [[Sumanth Ashwin]] and is produced by [[MS Raju]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/news-archives/april-2015/ishq-writer-turns-director-with-sumanth-ashwin-s-columbus-070415.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150425211247/http://www.cinegoer.net/telugu-cinema/news-archives/april-2015/ishq-writer-turns-director-with-sumanth-ashwin-s-columbus-070415.html|archive-date=25 April 2015|access-date=25 April 2015}}</ref> She returned to Bollywood with [[Indra Kumar]]'s ''[[Great Grand Masti]]'', the third film in the [[Masti (film series)|Masti film series]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Masti for Mishti|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Masti-for-Mishti/articleshow/47695779.cms|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=17 June 2015|title=Mishti, Ankita Shorey to star in Great Grand Masti - Bollywood Hungama|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/14966780/Mishti-Ankita-Shorey-to-star-in-Great-Grand-Masti|publisher=}}</ref> In 2017, she appeared in [[Srijit Mukherji]]'s historical film ''[[Begum Jaan]]'', alongside [[Naseeruddin Shah]] and [[Vidya Balan]]. The Film was set in the Backdrop of a Brothel and she played Shabnam in the film.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-04-23|title=Exclusive: 'Kanchi' actress Mishti reveals how she bagged 'Begum Jaan' {{!}} Bollywood Bubble|language=en-US|work=Bollywood Bubble|url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/interviews/exclusive-kanchi-actress-mishti-reveals-how-she-bagged-begum-jaan/|access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref> The film was an average grosser at [[Box Office India]].<ref>{{Cite news|title='Begum Jaan' Box Office collection Week 1 - Times of India|work=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/begum-jaan-box-office-collection-week-1/articleshow/58313013.cms|access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref>

==Advertisements==
Mishti is the brand ambassador for [[Vicco Group|Vicco]] turmeric.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficecollection.in/bollywood/mishti-chakraborty-actress-better-known-as-vicco-girl-unseen-pics-wallpapers-13252|publisher=boxofficecollection.in|title=Mishti Chakraborty actress better known as 'Vicco Girl': Unseen Pics & Wallpapers|date=17 September 2015}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Language
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
!scope="row"| ''[[Porichoi]]''
| Rimi
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Jha|first=Subhash K (28 January 2013)|title=Subhash Ghai's 'new discovery' is my heroine from Porichoi - Prosenjeet Chatterjee|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1704962/Subhash-Ghais-new-discovery-is-my-heroine-from-Porichoi---Prosenjeet-Chatterjee|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://quintdaily.com/2017/09/adam-joan-review-rating-live-audience-report/|title=Adam Joan Review Rating – Live Audience Report – QuintDaily|last=quintdaily|date=1 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]]''
| Kaanchi
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Debut in Hindi
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Chinnadana Nee Kosam]]''
| Nandini Reddy
|rowspan=2| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Debut in [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Columbus (2015 film)|Columbus]]''
| Indu
|
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| ''[[Great Grand Masti]]''
| Rekha Meet Mehta
|rowspan=2| Hindi
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
!scope="row"|''[[Begum Jaan]]''
|Shabnam
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Babu Baga Busy]]''
| Radha
|Telugu
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Adam Joan (film)|Adam Joan]]''
||Amy
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|Debut in [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018
!scope="row"|''[[Brihaspathi (film)|Brihaspathi]]''
| Shalini
|[[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|Debut in [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Semma Botha Aagathey]]''
|Madhu
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Debut in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
! Scope="row"|''Sarabha''
| Divya
| Telugu
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=A|first=Rajababu|date=2018-11-23|title=శరభ తెలుగు మూవీ రివ్యూ అండ్ రేటింగ్|url=https://telugu.filmibeat.com/reviews/sarabha-telugu-cinema-review-rating-071244.html|access-date=2021-02-17|website=[[Filmibeat]]|language=te}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan='3'|2019
! scope="row"|''[[Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi|Manikarnika]]''
| Kashibai
| Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/mishti-chakraborty-i-was-initially-hesitant-to-take-up-secondary-characters/articleshow/67119513.cms|title=Mishti Chakraborty: I was initially hesitant to take up secondary characters
|website=Mumbai Mirror|date=17 December 2018|access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Burra Katha (film)|Burra Katha]]''
|Happy ||Telugu || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/burrakatha/movie-review/70088690.cms|title=Burra Katha starring Aadi and Mishti
|website=Mumbai Mirror|date=5 July 2019|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons|Mishti}}
*{{IMDb name|5786946}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from West Bengal]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Bengali cinema]]
[[Category:1987 births]]

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