Parno Mittra

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Parno Mitra
Premiere of Aami aar amar girlfriends 2013-07-28 11-24.jpg
Mitra at the premiere of Ami Ar Amar Girlfriends
Born (1986-10-31) 31 October 1986 (age 37)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress, Politician
Years active2007–present
Notable work
Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona, Alinagarer Golokdhadha
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

Parno Mitra (Bengali: পার্নো মিত্র; born 31 October 1986)[1][2] is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films.

Mitra started her career on television. Her acting assignment was Ravi Ojha's Bengali TV series Khela (2007).[3] She was catapulted to stardom after she enacted Ranjana in Anjan Dutta's National Award winning Bengali film Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona (2011).[3][4]

Early life[edit]

Mittra was born in Kolkata. Her father worked in Arunachal Pradesh, and she spent most of her childhood days there. She studied at Dow Hill School in Kurseong, Darjeeling[5] and Pratt Memorial School[6] in Kolkata.

Career[edit]

Mittra's debut TV serial was Khela (2007), a Ravi Ojha production in which she played Indira. She acted in another popular Ravi Ojha production, Mohona,[7] as the lead character. She got the Best Actress award for Mohona.[7] She acted opposite Abir Chatterjee in Shomoy and played the second lead in Bou Kotha Kao.[8]

She made her film debut with Anjan Dutt's Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona (2011). It received three National Awards[9][10] for Best Bengali Film, Special Jury Award and Best Music.

Mittra, in 2017

She starred opposite Parambrata Chattopadhyay as Ashima in director Kaushik Ganguly's Apur Panchali,[11] which was screened at the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in November 2013.[12]

Some of her other notable films are Bedroom,[13] Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends, Maach Mishti More[14] and Ekla Akash. She played a double role in Glamour.[15]

In 2015, she had three releases: Bheetu,[16] Glamour and Srijit Mukherjee's Rajkahini. (Rajkahini[17] is being made in Hindi as Begum Jaan[18] which is being produced by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt.[18]) She acted in Pratim D Gupta's X Past Is Present, which featured Rajat Kapoor.[19]

Mittra has signed up for Bangladeshi director Mostafa Sarwar Farooki's[20] bilingual international film featuring Irrfan Khan and Rokeya Prachy of Tareque Masud's The Clay Bird.

In 2018 she played the main role as Brishti in Alinagarer Golokdhadha opposite Anirban Bhattacharya[21] and directed by Sayantan Ghosal.

Her upcoming films include Arindam Sil's Indo-Bangla project Balighawr, and Pratim D Gupta's Ahare Mon.[22]

Political career[edit]

Mittra joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2021 and is fighting 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Baranagar constituency.[23][24] Mitra was later criticised by Tathagata Roy who called her Nagarir Nati.[25][26]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Release date Title Director CBFC rating Producer Composer Character played Co-star
2011 June 24 Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona Anjan Dutt A Dag Creative Media Anjan Dutt Ranjana Anjan Dutt
2012 January 6 Bedroom Mainak Bhaumik A Rana Sarkar Rupam Islam Ritika Rahul Banerjee
June 8 Koyekti Meyer Golpo Subrata Sen A Debashis Saha

Kaushik Bhattacharyya

Chandan Raychowdhury

Vinit Ranjan Maitra

Molly Tanusree Chakraborty, Locket Chatterjee
October 5 Ekla Akash Sandipan Roy Morning Fresh Media Pvt Ltd. Jeet Gannguli Nisha Parambrata Chatterjee, Goutam Ghose
November 23 Dutta Vs Dutta Anjan Dutt Nilakhi Roy

Purnendu Roy

Neel Dutt Nandita aka Diana Anjan Dutt
2013 January 4 Maach Mishti & More Mainak Bhaumik U/A Mojo Productions (P) Ltd. Tripod entertainment Neel Dutt Sunaina aka Sunny Soumitra Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Raima Sen
May 10 Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends A Aditya Productions and Entertainment Neel Dutt Rhea Swastika Mukherjee, Raima Sen
2015 February 6 Glamour: No One is Innocent Mahua Chakraborty Orion Entertainment Shibashish-Sanjib Mona Parambrata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
February 27 Bheetu: Coward
April 25 Apur Panchali Kaushik Ganguly U/A Shree Venkatesh Films Indradeep Dasgupta Ashima Parambrata Chatterjee
July 3 Sesh Anka
October 16 Rajkahini Srijit Mukherjee A Golaap Rituparna Sengupta, Abir Chatterjee
November 20 X: Past Is Present Pratim D. Gupta Shiuli Ronodeep Bose
2016 August 26 Shaheb Bibi Golaam Pratim D. Gupta A Firdausul Hasan
Prabal Halder
Anupam Roy Rumi Anjan Dutt, Swastika Mukherjee, Ritwick Chakraborty
2017 January 13 The Bongs Again Anjan Dutt Himanshu Dhanuka

Joy Ganguly

Neel Dutt Oli Anjan Dutt
Doob Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Abdul Aziz
Irrfan Khan
Ashok Dhanuka
Himanshu Dhanuka
Pavel Areen Nitu Irrfan Khan
2018 April 20 Alinagarer Golokdhadha Sayantan Ghosal Champion Movies and Ritum Jain Meemo Brishti Anirban Bhattacharya[27]
Ahare Mon Pratim D. Gupta Ritwick Chakraborty[22]
2019 Urojahaj
Dharmajuddha Film has not yet been released Raj Chakraborty Koushik, Subhashree
Bonbibi Film has not yet been released Rajdeep Ghosh

TV series[edit]

Year Title Director Role
2007 Khela Rabi Ojha Indu
2007-08 Mohona Ravi Ojha Mohona/ Isha/ Maria[28]
2009 Bou Kotha Kao Ravi Ojha Neera
2009 Shomoy Rukmini
2020 Kora Pakhi Leena gangopadhay Amon
2020 Sreemoyee (Ep.375-376) Leena gangopadhay Amon

Mahalaya[edit]

Date-Year Title Role Channel
29 September 2008 Mahisasuramardini Devi Mahisasuramardini and her various avatars Zee Bangla

References[edit]

  1. "Parno's 'short' story". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. "Parno, Ranadeb glam up gym B\'day". www.indiablooms.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Women on top". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. Dutt, Anjan (24 June 2011), Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona, retrieved 23 June 2016
  5. "Heritage gutted at Dow Hill". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. "Parno Mittra". www.cinetalkers.com. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Parno is chilled out - Times of India". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. "Actress Parno Mitra Wiki Biodata Career Personal Details - Hindi Songs Lyrics". www.lyricsdelhi.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  9. "The bong connection at the national awards". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  10. "Vidya Balan bags National Award for The Dirty Picture". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  11. "Apur Panchali Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  12. "I don't take myself seriously as a filmmaker, says Kaushik Ganguly". 5 December 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  13. "Parno and Mainak are a couple and we have proof! - Times of India". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  14. Bhaumik, Mainak (17 February 2013), Fish, Sweets & More, retrieved 23 June 2016
  15. "Parno Mittra on being choosy and having no inhibitions on screen". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  16. "Bheetu: Of fear and pain". 12 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  17. "Vidya Balan all set for partition tale 'Begum Jaan'". 21 April 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  18. 18.0 18.1 Hungama, Bollywood. "Vidya Balan's Begum Jaan gets Gauhar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Ila Arun and Mishti on board | Bollywood News | Hindi Movies News | News - BollywoodHungama.com". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  19. "Parno's 'short' story". Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  20. "Irrfan Khan to star in Bangladesi director's film 'No Bed Of Roses'". 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  21. "Mystery intensifies with new 'Alinagarer Golokdhadha' trailer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  22. 22.0 22.1 "Pratim's Next". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  23. "West Bengal assembly elections: BJP pits 'stars' to take on TMC veterans".
  24. "Old-timers, new entrants and celebs pepper BJP's 3rd List".
  25. "Bengal Election: 'নগরের নটী' পায়েল, তনুশ্রীরা কেন প্রার্থী, বিজেপি-র 'প্রভু'দের প্রকাশ্য তোপ তথাগতর". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  26. "পায়েল, শ্রাবন্তী, পার্ণোদের 'নগরনটী' বানালেন তথাগত রায়". eiimuhurte. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  27. Eros Now Bengali (6 March 2018), Alinagarer Golokdhadha Official Trailer 2018 | Bengali Movie | Anirban, Parno, Sayantan Ghosal, retrieved 2 April 2018
  28. "Spotlight Jack". Telegraph Calcutta. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2012.

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