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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Sagarika Mukherjee]], who is also an Indian actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Swastika Mukherjee
| caption = Mukherjee in 2015
| image = Swastika Mukherjee - Kolkata 2015-10-10 5831.JPG
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| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|13}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| yearsactive = 2000–present
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| parents = [[Santu Mukhopadhyay]]<br/>Gopa Mukherjee
| spouse(s) = {{marriage|Promit Sen|1998}}
| children = 1
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'''Swastika Mukherjee''' (born 13 December 1980) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] films and television. She is the daughter of actor [[Santu Mukhopadhyay]].<ref>{{cite news |date=4 September 2004 |title=Tollywood top girls on the go, at a glance |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |location=Calcutta, India |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040904/asp/calcutta/story_3713869.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041228135611/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040904/asp/calcutta/story_3713869.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 December 2004 |access-date=8 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Interview swastika Mukherjee on her talk of the town character spending time with shabitri and pushing boundaries |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/interview-swastika-mukherjee-on-her-talk-of-the-town-character-spending-time-with-shabitri-and-pushing-boundaries/cid/1775502 |website=Telegraph India}}</ref>

Mukherjee made her screen debut with ''Devdasi'', a Bengali TV series. She made her big screen debut with ''[[Hemanter Pakhi]]'' (2001). Her first leading role came with ''[[Mastan]]'' (2004). She made her [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] debut with ''[[Mumbai Cutting]]'' (2008).

==Early life==
Mukherjee spent her childhood in a self-described "simple life" with her father [[Santu Mukhopadhyay]], younger sister Ajopa, and mother Gopa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swastika poses with father Santu Mukherjee - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/swastika-poses-with-father-santu-mukherjee/articleshow/68672671.cms |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=We are family |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/we-are-family/cid/1398472 |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> Her favorite films were ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'', and ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]''. She was educated at [[Carmel School, Kolkata]], [[St. Teresa's Secondary School]], and [[Gokhale Memorial Girls' College|Gokhale Memorial School]].<ref name=savvy>{{cite news |title=Interview with Swastika Mukherjee |newspaper=Savvy |date=26 November 2009}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 1998 at the age of 18, she married Promit Sen, son of ''[[Rabindra Sangeet]]'' singer [[Sagar Sen]]. The marriage was an unhappy one and lasted two years. Swastika accused Promit of physically abusing her and locking her out of their home when she was pregnant. She filed a [[Dowry law in India|charge against him for cruelty]] and solicitation of dowry. These charges were subsequently dismissed and Promit was acquitted.<ref name="savvy" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Singer Behind Bars for Wife-Bashing |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1000610/the_east.htm#head1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614142815/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1000610/the_east.htm#head1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 June 2011 |access-date=12 April 2011 |newspaper=Calcutta Telegraph |date=9 June 2000 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref>

Swastika later filed an affidavit in court stating that her accusations were 'unfounded, false, baseless and speculative,' before confessing in a media conference that they were false.<ref>{{Cite web |last=says |first=Ankan Basu |title=Bengali Film Actress Swastika Mukherjee confessed false dowry allegations – Calcutta Tube |url=http://calcuttatube.com/bengali-film-actress-swastika-mukherjee-confessed-false-dowry-allegations/121106/ |access-date=12 June 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Paatal Lok Actor Swastika Mukherjee Publicly Apologised For Filing 498A Case Against Husband's Family |url=https://www.mensdayout.com/in-the-news/paatal-lok-actor-swastika-mukherjee-and-her-false-498a-case/ |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> Consequently, Promit's brother sued her for damages in [[Calcutta High Court]] and she was held liable for ₹7.7 crore ($1.7 million).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Actress loses appeal in Rs 7.7 crore case |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/actress-loses-appeal-in-rs-7-7-crore-case/cid/1264795 |access-date=12 June 2020 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> According to Mukherjee, Sen filed for divorce in 2000, but changed his mind when she became successful in her acting career.<ref name="savvy" /> She had one daughter from the marriage, Anwesha, born in 2000.<ref name="time" />

== Career ==
In 2001, Mukherjee enrolled at the Ananda Shankar Centre for Culture, learning dance from veteran [[Tanusree Shankar]].<ref name=savvy/> During the filming of ''[[Mastan]]'', she began dating her co-star [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]].<ref name=savvy/> They went on to appear in several films together, including ''[[Kranti (2006 film)|Kranti]]'', ''Sathihara'', ''Priyotoma'', ''Krishnakanter Will'', ''Pitribhumi'' and ''[[Partner (2008 film)|Partner]]''. She later began a relationship with [[Parambrata Chatterjee]] on the set of ''[[Brake Fail]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dasgupta |first=Priyanka |title=‘An intimate scene would be a pushover’ |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-05/news-interviews/28206610_1_swastika-parambrata-intimate-scenes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509203859/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-05/news-interviews/28206610_1_swastika-parambrata-intimate-scenes |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2012 |access-date=12 April 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 July 2009}}</ref> As she was still lawfully married to Pramit Sen, he filed a charge against Chatterjee for criminal adultery and enticement of a married woman.<ref name=time>{{cite news |title=Arrest warrant against Param |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-18/kolkata/28108915_1_swastika-mukherjee-illicit-relationship-bailable-warrant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509203846/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-18/kolkata/28108915_1_swastika-mukherjee-illicit-relationship-bailable-warrant |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2012 |access-date=12 April 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=18 September 2009}}</ref> They separated in 2010 when Chatterjee moved to [[Bristol]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Swastika ready for one night stand? |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-05/news-interviews/28266610_1_relationship-parambrata-commitment-issues |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509203915/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-05/news-interviews/28266610_1_relationship-parambrata-commitment-issues |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2012 |access-date=12 April 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 September 2010}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Films
!Role
|-
|2001 ||''[[Hemanter Pakhi]]'' || 
|-
| rowspan="1" |2003 ||''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]''|| Young Courtesan
|-
| rowspan="2" |2004 || ''[[Criminal (2004 film)|Criminal]]''||
|-
|''[[Mastan]]''|| Mamta
|-
| rowspan="1" |2005 || ''[[Mantra]]''||
|-
|2006 || ''Priyotoma''||
|-
|2006 ||''Sathihara''||Anuradha
|-
|2006 || ''[[Kranti (2006 film)|Kranti]]''||Arpita
|-
|2007
|''Krishnakanter Will''
|Rohini
|-
|2007
|''Pitribhumi''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008 || ''[[Partner (2008 film)|Partner]]''|| Priya Bhattacharya
|-
|''[[Hello Kolkata]]''
| Raima
|-
| rowspan="4" |2009 || ''[[Sobar Upore Tumi]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Brake Fail]]'' || -
|-
|''[[Janala]]''
|
|-
| ''[[033]]'' || -
|-
|2010 || ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (2010 film)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]''||Shiuli
|-
| rowspan="3" |2011 || ''[[Mumbai Cutting]]''||
|-
| ''Nandini''||
|-
| ''[[Bye Bye Bangkok]]''||Tanima
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012 || ''[[Bhooter Bhabishyat]]''||Kadalibala
|-
| ''[[Abar Byomkesh]]''||Rajani
|-
|''Tabe Tai Hok''
|Tilottama
|-
| rowspan="5" |2013|| ''[[Mishawr Rawhoshyo]]'' ||Snigdha
|-
| ''[[Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends]]'' ||Shree
|-
| ''[[Basanta Utsav (film)|Basanta Utsav]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Maach Mishti & More]]'' || Reena
|-
| ''[[Aborto]]''||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014|| ''[[Take One (2014 film)|Take One]]'' ||Doyel Mitra-
|-
| ''[[Jaatishwar]]'' ||Mahamaya Bandopadhyay/ Soudamini
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015|| ''[[Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!]]'' || Anguri Devi / Yasmeen
|-
| ''[[Ebar Shabor]]'' || Mitali
|-
| ''[[Shesher Kobita]]'' ||Ketaki
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016|| ''[[Saheb Bibi Golaam]]'' || Jaya
|-
| ''[[Kiriti Roy]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017|| ''[[Byomkesh O Agnibaan]]'' ||
|-
| ''Ashampta'' || -
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018||''[[Aami Ashbo Phirey]]'' || Gargi
|-
| ''Michael'' || Shinjini Sen
|-
| ''Aaron'' || Alita Apte
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019||''[[Kia and Cosmos]]''||Dia Chaterjee
|-
| ''[[Shah Jahan Regency]]''||Kamalini Guha
|-
|''The Lovely Mrs. Mukherjee''
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2020
|''[[Tasher Ghawr]]''
|Sujata
|-
|''[[Dil Bechara]]''
|Mrs. Sunila Basu
|-
|''[[Guldasta (2020 film)|Guldasta]]''
|Dolly Bagri
|-
|[[Karmachakra|''Karmachakra: Episode Zero'']]||Ganga (voice)
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
|''[[Shrimati (film)|Shrimati]]''
|
|-
|''Kora Kagazz''
|
|-
|''[[Qala (film)|Qala]]''
|Urmila Manjushree
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
|''Shibpur''
|Mandira Biswas
|-
|''[[Love All (2023 film)|Love All]]''
|
|-
|2024
|''Durgapur Junction''
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Network
! Notes
|-
|2000–2005
|''[[Ek Akasher Niche]]''
|Piu
| rowspan="2" |[[Zee Bangla]]
|
|-
|
|''Pratibimbo''
|
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Dupur Thakurpo]]''
|Uma
| rowspan="3" |Hoichoi
|
|-
|2019
|''[[The Stoneman Murders (web series)|The Stoneman Murders]]''
|Sneha
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2020
|''Charitraheen 3''
|Rabeya Shamin
|
|-
|''[[Black Widows (web series)|Black Widows]]''
|Jayati Sardesai
|[[Zee5]]
|
|-
|''[[Paatal Lok]]''
|Dolly Mehra
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
|-
|''[[Paanch Phoron]]''
|Nayana
| rowspan="2" |Hoichoi
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Mohomaya]]''
| Aruna||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://epaper.telegraphindia.com/imageview_356039_6205032_4_undefined_11-03-2021_10_i_1_sf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422103849/https://epaper.telegraphindia.com/imageview_356039_6205032_4_undefined_11-03-2021_10_i_1_sf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2021 |title=SWASTIKA AND ANANYA ARE SET TO FIRE UP THE SCREEN IN MOHOMAYA SWASTIKA AND ANANYA ARE SET TO FIRE UP THE SCREEN IN MOHOMAYA |website=epaper.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
|''[[Escaype Live]]''
|Mala
| rowspan="2" |[[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|
|-
|''[[Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach]]''
|Avantika
|
|}

== Controversies ==
In May 2014, Mukherjee was hospitalized after an alleged suicide attempt. Under strong local protest, Kolkata police detained Mukherjee's boyfriend Sumon Mukhopadhyay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/swastika-mukherjee-bengals-sweetheart-but-off-screen-a-darker-story-689608?ndtv_rhs |title=Swastika Mukherjee: Bengals Sweetheart But Off-Screen, a Darker Story – NDTV Movies |work=NDTVMovies.com |author=Roy, Gitanjali |date=6 November 2014}}</ref>

On 4 November 2014, allegations were made that she had shoplifted a gold earring from a jewelry store in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/regional/actress-swastika-mukherjee-caught-shoplifting-688551?ndtv_rhs |title=Actress Swastika Mukherjee Caught Shoplifting? |work=NDTVMovies.com |date=4 November 2014}}</ref> The shop owner filed a complaint against Mukherjee to the organizer of the film festival, but no police complaint was lodged against her. Mukherjee denied the charge and claimed that it might have happened "accidentally."<ref name=r1>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bengali-actor-swastika-caught-shoplifting-abroad/1/399023.html |title=Bengali actor Swastika caught shoplifting in Singapore |publisher=India Today |date=4 November 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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