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| name         = Nusrat Jahan

| image         = Nusrat Jahan at FIERAA (cropped).jpg

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| caption       = At at FIERAA exhibition event in Kolkata

| birth_name    = Nusrat Jahan Ruhi<ref>{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5039&lastls=17 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref>

| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1990|1|8|df=y}}

| birth_place   = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]

| nationality  = [[India|Indian]]

| office       = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]

| term_start   = 24 May 2019

| constituency = [[Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basirhat]]

| majority     = 350,369 (24.44%)<ref>{{cite web |title=Basirhat Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi of TMC Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/basirhat-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2155045.html |website=[[News18]] |access-date=8 August 2019 |date=23 May 2019}}</ref>

| party         = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]

| predecessor   = [[Idris Ali (politician)|Idris Ali]]

| occupation   = {{hlist|Actress|model|politician}}

| spouse       = {{marriage |Nikhil Jain{{efn| Though they married in 2019 in Turkey, the marriage stands null and void as per Nusrat. She claims that it was per Turkish procedures and is not valid in India. She considers it as nothing more than a domestic partnership}} |2019|2021|reason={{Abbr|separate|separated}}}}  

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'''Nusrat Jahan''' (born 8 January 1990) is an [[India]]n film actress who predominantly works in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref name="Ganguly">{{cite news |last=Ganguly |first=Ruman |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-27/news-interviews/29478112_1_dui-prithibi-bengali-films-new-girl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106222843/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-27/news-interviews/29478112_1_dui-prithibi-bengali-films-new-girl |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2011 |title=It's too good to be true: Nusrat Jahan |date=27 April 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/52611911-interview-tollywood-actress-nusrat-jahan-talks-about-bengali-movie-shatru-co-starri |title=Interview: Tollywood Actress Nusrat Jahan Talks About Bengali Movie "Shatru" Co-Starring Jeet and her Background and Experience – Washington Bangla Radio USA |publisher=Washingtonbanglaradio.com |access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref> She joined active politics in 2019 and contested from [[Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basirhat]] as a [[Trinamool Congress]] candidate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet the glamorous new parliamentarians Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan {{!}} Photogallery - ETimes |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/mimi-chakraborty-and-nusrat-jahan-pictures/articleshow/69555946.cms |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=29 May 2019}}</ref> Jahan's screen debut was in Raj Chakraborty's ''[[Shotru]]''. She then appeared in the film ''[[Khoka 420]]'', under the banner [[Eskay Movies]]. Her other notable films include ''Khiladi'', with [[Ankush Hazra]], ''Sondhe Namar Agey'', with [[Rahul Bose]] and ''Power'', with [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] under the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]. She is an elected [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] for [[Basirhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Basirhat]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/bengal-election-results-dev-mimi-locket-nusrat-rule-as-bed-tea-goes-bitter-for-moon-moon-1532747-2019-05-23|title=Bengal election results: Dev, Mimi, Locket, Nusrat rule as bed tea goes bitter for Moon Moon|date=23 May 2019|newspaper=India Today |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Nusrat Jahan was born in a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India to Muhammed Shah Jahan and Sushma Khatun on 8 January 1990.<ref name="LokSabha">{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha Profile |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5039 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref> She completed her schooling from [[Our Lady Queen of the Missions School]], Kolkata and then went to college in [[Bhawanipur Education Society College|Bhawanipur College]], [[Kolkata]] graduating with a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] (Honours) degree. Nusrat Jahan had been in a relationship with businessman Nikhil Jain since 2018 and they had a marriage ceremony on 19 June 2019 in [[Turkey]] followed by a reception attended by [[Mamata Banerjee]] and [[Mimi Chakraborty]].<ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=nussu1>{{cite news |title=TMC first-time MP Nusrat Jahan gets married in Turkey; skips Parliament oath-taking ceremony |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/happily-ever-after-actress-mp-nusrat-jahan-ties-the-knot-in-an-intimate-ceremony-in-turkey/articleshow/69868286.cms |access-date=15 July 2019 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=21 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/entertainment/2019/jun/21/inside-newly-elected-mp-and-bengali-actress-nusrat-jahans-dream-wedding-in-turkey-102350--9.html |title=Inside newly-elected MP and Bengali actress Nusrat Jahan's dream wedding in Turkey |work=[[New Indian Express]] |date=22 June 2019|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Actress-MP Nusrat Jahan wedding reception: Mamata Banerjee and Mimi Chakraborty arrive at function |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/actress-mp-nusrat-jahan-wedding-reception-mamata-banerjee-and-mimi-chakraborty-arrive-at-function-1562208-2019-07-04 |access-date=15 July 2019 |work=India Today |date=4 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Nusrat has claimed that the marriage was not legal- "Being on foreign land, as per Turkish Marriage Regulation, the ceremony is invalid. Moreover, since it was an interfaith marriage, it requires validation under Special Marriage Act in India, which did not happen". As per Nusrat as it was nothing more than a live-in relationship, both of them are now separated.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marriage with Nikhil Jain not legal, our separation happened|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/marriage-with-nikhil-jain-not-legal-our-separation-happened-long-back-nusrat-jahan/articleshow/83366632.cms |work=[[Times Of India]] |date=9 June 2021}}</ref> Nikhil Jain has stated that they lived together as husband and wife and introduced themselves as a married couple in the society. He has claimed that "I devoted all my time and resources being a faithful and responsible husband."<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/estranged-husband-nikhil-jain-claims-nusrat-jahan-always-avoided-getting-marriage-registered/articleshow/83421699.cms Estranged husband Nikhil Jain claims Nusrat Jahan always avoided getting marriage registered, Economic Times, Jun 14, 2021]</ref>

She started her modelling career after winning the beauty contest, Fair One Miss Kolkata in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pageant pretty |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/pageant-pretty/cid/1655147 |access-date=21 August 2019 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=16 May 2010 |location=Kolkata}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/beauty-pageants/world-pageants/miss-kolkata-2010/articleshow/6058017.cms|title=Nusrat Jahan Miss Kolkata 2010|work=the times of india|access-date=27 June 2015|date=17 June 2010}}</ref> She made her [[Cinema of West Bengal|Tollywood]] debut in film, ''[[Shotru]]'' alongside Jeet. After a year of hiatus, she starred in her second film, ''[[Khoka 420]]'', with [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]]. Her next release of that year was ''[[Khiladi (2013 film)|Khiladi]]'', opposite [[Ankush Hazra]]. After that, she appeared in two item songs, namely "Chicken Tandoori" from ''Action'' and "Desi Chhori" from ''[[Yoddha - The Warrior]]'', both of which were instant hits and became chartbusters. She was then seen in ''Sondhe Namar Agey'', with co-star [[Rahul Bose]]. In 2015, she featured in the comedy film, ''[[Jamai 420]]'', opposite Ankush Hazra and an ensemble cast including [[Payel Sarkar]], [[Mimi Chakraborty]], [[Soham Chakraborty]] and Hiran. She was also a part of the theme song of BCL (Bengal Celebrity League) for the team "Midnapoor Mighities", with Dev and [[Sayantika Banerjee]]. Her next and last film of 2015 was ''[[Har Har Byomkesh]]'', released in December 2015. The movie was a huge box office success. In 2016, she appeared in director Rajib Biswas' film ''[[Power (2016 film)|Power]]'', with [[Jeet (actor)|Jeet]] and [[Sayantika Banerjee]]. That same year, she starred in the comedy film ''[[Kelor Kirti]]'', with [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev Adhikari]], [[Jishu Sengupta]], [[Ankush Hazra]], [[Mimi Chakraborty]], [[Koushani Mukherjee (Actress)|Koushani Mukherjee]] and [[Sayantika Banerjee]]. Later that year, she was seen in ''[[Love Express (2016 film)|Love Express]]'', opposite Dev and after that in ''[[Zulfiqar (film)|Zulfiqar]]'', directed by Srijit Mukherjee. ''Zulfiqar'' was among the top earning films of 2016. She ended the year 2016 with the comedy film ''[[Haripada Bandwala]]'', with [[Ankush Hazra]] under the direction of Pathikrit Basu. In 2017, she was first seen in ''[[One (2017 film)|One]]'', with [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] and [[Yash Dasgupta]], which was directed by [[Birsa Dasgupta]]. In May 2017, her next film ''[[Ami Je Ke Tomar]]'' was released. On 22 September 2017, her next movie ''[[Bolo Dugga Maiki]]'' was released. 2018, she acted in ''[[Uma (2018 film)|Uma]]'' as a guest, then she took place in ''[[Crisscross (2018 film)|Crisscross]]'' directed by [[Birsa Dasgupta]] and after that [[Rajiv Kumar Biswas]] selected her for the film ''[[Naqaab]]'' with [[Shakib Khan]] and [[Sayantika Banerjee]]. Next she danced in the song (Joy Joy Durga Maa) composed and featured by [[Jeet Gannguli]], cricketer [[Sourav Ganguly]], actress [[Subhashree Ganguly]], [[Mimi Chakraborty]], Nusrat Jahan and actor [[Bonny Sengupta]] were shown in the screen. This was released on the behalf of Captain TMT Bar advertise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiyobangla.com/news/aami-professional-commercial-noi-sourav-ganguly|title= Nusrat Jahan- Jiyo Bangla|website=Jiyo Bangla|access-date=20 October 2019|date= January 1970}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2019|reason=Not reliable}}

In 2020, she appeared in ''[[Asur (film)|Asur]]''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Arindam |title='Asur' is my best till date: Nusrat Jahan |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/asur-is-my-best-till-date-nusrat-jahan/cid/1732085 |access-date=5 November 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=1 January 2020}}</ref> and then in an action film on hostage rescue operation ''[[SOS Kolkata]]'', as ATS technical head Amanda Jones.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Saionee |title=SOS Kolkata co-stars Nusrat Jahan and Yash get into Puja classics for this shoot |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/style/sos-kolkata-co-stars-nusrat-jahan-and-yash-get-into-puja-classics-for-this-shoot/cid/1795408 |access-date=5 November 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=22 October 2020}}</ref>

| '''Year''' || '''Film'''  ||  '''Role''' || '''Notes'''

| Megha ||

| Pooja ||

|''Action''

| Special Appearance in item song ''Desi Chhori''

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|''Sondhey Namar Age''

| Shruti

| Rani Talapatra (Cleopatra)

| <ref>{{cite news|title=anshman ready with his next film to hit the floors on Monday|work=Times of India|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/anshuman-ready-with-his-next-film-to-hit-the-floors-on-monday/amp_articleshow/76744586.cms}}</ref>

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