Koushani Mukherjee (born 17 May 1996) is an Indian actress and politician. She predominantly works in the Bengali film industry. Mukherjee made her debut in 2015 with the romantic comedy film Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey directed by Raj Chakraborty. She acted in a number of romantic comedy films in the consequent years including Kelor Kirti (2016), Jio Pagla (2017), Hoichoi Unlimited (2018) and Baccha Shoshur (2019).
In 2022, she acted in the Avijit Sen directorial Projapoti. In 2023, she made her OTT debut with Zee5 web series Abar Proloy directed by Raj Chakraborty. She received critical acclaim and commercial success with Bohurupi (2024) and Killbill Society (2025). Her performance in Bohurupi earned her a Anandalok Puraskar for the Best Actress and a nomination for the Best Actress at the 8th Filmfare Awards Bangla.
Career In 2015, Mukherjee won Miss Beauty of Kolkata.
Mukherjee began her film career in 2015 with Raj Chakraborty's movie Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey. In 2016, she appeared in Kelor Kirti, a romantic comedy directed by Raja Chanda.Mimi, Nusrat, Sayantika and Koushani have a laugh riot!""Mimi, Nusrat, Sayantika and Koushani have a laugh riot!", 12 January 2017 In Kelor Kirti, she plays a wealthy young woman, Anuskha, who falls in love with a journalist. In 2017, she was cast in Jio Pagla directed by Ravi Kinnagi. In 2019 she was signed as the cover for FFACE Fashion Calendar.
In the subsequent years, she acted in a number of romantic comedy films including Hoichoi Unlimited (2018) directed by Aniket Chattopadhyay, Jamai Badal (2019) directed by Ravi Kinagi and Baccha Shoshur (2019). She has collaborated with her fellow-actor Bonny Sengupta multiple times for playing the lead pair in their films. In 2022, she was cast in the drama thriller Antarjaal and adventure comedy Hirokgorer Hire. In the same year, she worked in the Avijit Sen directorial Projapoti, which emerged as the highest grossing film that year.
In 2023, she made her OTT debut with the Zee5 Originals series Abar Proloy directed by Raj Chakraborty. In 2024, Mukherjee made her Dhallywood debut with Dark World. In the following years, she received widespread critical acclaim and commercial success with Bohurupi (2024) and Killbill Society (2025). Bohurupi eventually emerged as the fourth highest grossing Indian Bengali film of all time. Her performance in Bohurupi earned her a Anandalok Puraskar for the Best Actress and a nomination for the Best Actress at the 8th Filmfare Awards Bangla.
Political career In 2021, she joined Trinamool Congress. She contested in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as a TMC candidate from Krishnanagar Uttar Assembly constituency but finished in second position.
Filmography Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Films Role Director Notes 2015 Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey Aparna Roy / Apu Raj ChakrabortyDebut film 2016 Kelor Kirti Anushka Raja Chanda2017 Tomake Chai Diya Rajiv Kumar Biswas Jio Pagla Monalisa Ravi Kinagi2018 Hoichoi Unlimited Anindita Aniket Chattopadhyay Girlfriend Suchitra Raja Chanda2019 Jamai Badal Barsha Ravi Kinagi Baccha Shoshur Jonaki Biswarup Biswas Jaanbaaz Priya Sarkar / Lady Police Officer Anup Sengupta 2020 Biye.Com Shreya Abhijit Guha and Sudeshna RoyReleased on ZEE52021 Tumi Ashbe Bole Aankhi Sujit Mondal Phire DekhaReleased on ZEE52022AntarjaalPrarjun Majumder Hirokgorer HireSayantan GhoshalReleased on ZEE5 Shubho Bijoya Rohan Sen ProjapotiJayashri Sen Avijit Sen2023 Daal Baati Churma ChochhoriBarsha Haranath Chakraborty Also Producer Abar Proloy Mohini Maa / Moni Raj Chakraborty Web Series on ZEE5 Angshuman MBA Lavanya Abhijit Guha, Sudeshna Roy Sob Koro Prem Korona Debraj Sinha2024Dark World Shopno / Inspector Isha Mostafizur Rahman ManikDebut Bangladeshi filmBohurupi JhimliShiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy Nominated—Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Actress2025 Hungama.com Archana Dr.Krishnendu Chatterjee Killbill Society Poorna Aich Srijit Mukherji Raktabeej 2 Ayesha Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy 2026 Adalat O Ekti Meye Joyeeta Choudhury Kamaleshwar Mukherjee Web Series on Hoichoi Jhimli Pramanik Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Ray Chandramukhi Srijit Mukherji Abhirup Ghosh Filming
Television Year Title Role Channel Notes 2015 Akal Bodhon Dance Performance Star Jalsha Mahalaya 2015 2025 Dance Bangla Dance Judge Zee Bangla Season 13 2025 Matrirupeno Sanosthita Devi Bhadrakali and Mahisasurmardini Bhadrakali Star Jalsha Mahalaya 2025
Awards Year Award Category Film Result 2015 Star Jalsha Parivar Award Special Jury Award Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey 2025 Anandalok Puraskar Anandalok Best Actress Award Bohurupi 8th Filmfare Awards Bangla Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Actress
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