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{{Short description|Bengali film and television actress, model, TV anchor, and a classical dancer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Soumili Biswas
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = 29 September
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| other_names =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|Anchor|Dancer|Politician}}
| years_active = 2003–present
| known_for =
| spouse = {{Married|Ayan Ghosh|2012}}
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2021–present)
}}

'''Soumili Ghosh Biswas''' is an Indian actress, politician, anchor, and classical dancer who works primarily in the [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]] and [[Indian television drama|television]].<ref name="Soumili Biswas Tollyworld profile">{{cite web |title=Soumili Biswas Tollyworld profile |url=http://www.tollyworld.com/index.php?option=com_artist&controller=artist&task=displaydetails&cid[]=6 |publisher=Tollyworld website |access-date=10 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623051350/http://www.tollyworld.com/index.php?option=com_artist&controller=artist&task=displaydetails&cid |archive-date=23 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/soumili-biswas-5-things-to-know-about-the-actor-politician/ |title=Soumili Biswas: 5 Things To Know About The Actor-Politician |website=She The People |date=15 March 2021 }}</ref>

==Early life==

She was born in Barisha/Behala, in south Kolkata, as the youngest of two siblings. She has an elder brother, named Sujoy. She went to the [[Bidya Bharati Girls' High School]] in Behala, Kolkata, and graduated in economics (honours) from the [[Jogamaya Devi College]], a women's college of the [[University of Calcutta]]. She started training in [[Bharatnatyam]] from about the age of three, and received training under [[Thankamani Kutty]] and in ballet from [[Mamata Shankar]]. She regularly performs in dance dramas and in solo and group classical performances in [[Kolkata]] and elsewhere. She has received the Sangeet Ratna and the Sangeet Bibhakar awards in Bharatnatyam.<ref name="Soumili Biswas Tollyworld profile" /><ref name=Clean>[https://archive.today/20130103081138/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-05/kolkata/30114886_1_desi-girl-jawani-clean-clear Clean & Clear event at Jogamaya Devi College]</ref><ref name=Tolly>[https://archive.today/20130204214933/http://www.tollyworld.com/index.php?option=com_artist&controller=artist&task=displaydetails&cid%5B%5D=6 Soumili Biswas]</ref>

== Professional career ==
Her first feature film, ''[[Alo (film)|Alo]]'', was released in 2003, where she plays a supporting role. She started as the anchor of non-fiction, student-based show in Tara Bangla named ''Syllabus-e nei.''<ref name="Interview: Danseuse-Actress Soumili Biswas (Teen Tanaya, Sudhu Tomake Chai, Kanchanbabu) talks about her career in Bengali films">{{cite web |title=Interview: Danseuse-Actress Soumili Biswas (Teen Tanaya, Sudhu Tomake Chai, Kanchanbabu) talks about her career in Bengali films |url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/22102811-interview-danseuse-actress-soumili-biswas-teen-tanaya-sudhu-tomake-chai-kanchanbabu |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301103317/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/22102811-interview-danseuse-actress-soumili-biswas-teen-tanaya-sudhu-tomake-chai-kanchanbabu |archive-date=1 March 2022 |access-date=10 July 2012 |publisher=WBRi}}</ref> In 2007, she played the role of [[Durga]] in [[ETV Bangla]]'s ''Durge Durgatinashini''.<ref name="Spotlight Soumili">{{cite news |date=5 October 2007 |title=Spotlight Soumili |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071005/asp/entertainment/story_8400172.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203162658/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071005/asp/entertainment/story_8400172.asp |archive-date=3 February 2013 |access-date=10 July 2012 |newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta}}</ref> She is currently serving as a mentor in [[Zee Bangla]] most popular [[Bengali language|Bengali]] Dance Reality Show [[Dance Bangla Dance]] Season 11.

==Political career==
She joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 17 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samanta |first=Souradip |date=2021-02-17 |title=BJP-তে তারার মেলা, যোগ দিলেন যশ-পাপিয়া অধিকারী-সৌমিলী |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/yash-dasgupta-papiya-adhikari-soumili-biswas-join-bjp-ahead-of-west-bengal-election-2021/articleshow/81056487.cms |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Eisamay Online |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=আনন্দ |first=ওয়েব ডেস্ক, এবিপি |date=2021-02-17 |title=BJP Press Conference: বিজেপিতে সৌমিলি, পাপিয়া |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/entertainment/west-bengal-election-2021-soumili-and-papia-joins-the-party-in-bjp-press-conference-802265 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=bengali.abplive.com |language=bn}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She wed Ayan Ghosh, a banking professional in December 2012 in an arranged marriage.

==Films==

*[[Alo (film)|Alo (2003)]] - supporting
*[[Gyarakal]] (2004) - Disha, second lead
*[[Sangram (2005 film)|Sangram]] (2005) - second lead
*Asha (2006) - lead
*[[Agnishapath]] (2006)
*[[Bajimaat|Bajimaat (2008)]] - supporting
*U-Turn (2010) - lead
*Agnisakshi (2010) - supporting
*Teen Tanaya (2011) - supporting
*Sudhu Tomake Chai (2013) - lead (Dipa)

==Television==
*Jhum Ta Ra Ra ([[Zee Bangla]])
*Syllabus-e nei (Tara Bangla)
*Kon Kanoner Phool ([[Zee Bangla]])
*Somoy ([[Ruposhi Bangla (TV channel)|Ruposhi Bangla]])
*[[Byomkesh (TV series)|Byomkesh]] ([[Colors Bangla]])
*[[Joy Baba Loknath|Joy Baba Lokenath]] ([[Zee Bangla]], 2018-19) (later replaced by Srabanti Malakar)
*[[Ramprasad (TV series)|Ramprasad]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/actress-soumili-ghosh-biswas-plays-a-meaty-role-in-ramprasad/articleshow/99751391.cms |title=Actress Soumili Ghosh Biswas plays a meaty role in 'Ramprasad' |website=The Times of India |date=25 April 2023 }}</ref> ([[Star Jalsha]], 2023)
*[[Parineeta (TV series)|Parineeta]] as Poushali ([[Zee Bangla]], 2024 - Present)

==Mahalaya==
*2007 ETV(Colors) Bangla Mahalaya Devi Mahisasurmardini
*2008 DD Bangla Mahalaya Devi Mahisasurmardini
==Awards==
*2026: Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar- Priyo Bhinyo Swader Choritro (Mohila) as Poushali in Parineeta

==Reality Shows==
* ''[[Rannaghor]]'' (Zee Bangla)
*''[[Didi No. 1]]'' (Zee Bangla)
*''[[Dance Bangla Dance]]'' as Mentor(Zee Bangla)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zee Bangla launches 11th season of its dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2021/05/zee-bangla-launches-11th-season-of-its-dance-reality-show-dance-bangla-dance/ |language=bn}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|3360682}}

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[[Category:Actresses from Kolkata]]
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Women in West Bengal politics]]
[[Category:Politicians from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Indian actor-politicians]]
[[Category:Jogamaya Devi College alumni]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]

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