Ankita Chakraborty is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television.
Career Ankita began her acting career in theatre while still a high school student. Her debut on Bengali television was Agnipariksha (2009). Her appearance in Ishti Kutum (2011) as an Economics professor, Kamalika Mukherjee, gained her recognition.
In 2014, the mystery thriller Byomkesh Phire Elo marked her debut in Bengali films. She went on to appear in successor films of the series with Byomkesh Bakshi (2015), Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana (2016), and Byomkesh O Agnibaan (2017). She appeared in films like Kiriti Roy (2016), Ebong Kiriti (2017), and Shankar Mudi (2019).
She ventured into web series, shuffling between Kolkata and Mumbai, appearing in Bengali and Hindi-language series. She starred in the Hoichoi series Charitraheen (2019), Bou Kenu Psycho (2019), and Pabitra Puppies (2020). She played the role of Bidua in the ZEE5 series Mafia (2020). Her Hindi language series include Hai Tauba (2020), Crimes and Confessions (2020), and Nakaab (2021), alongside Mallika Sherawat and Esha Gupta. She then acted in the Bengali crime thriller series Danny Detective Inc. (2022) and Seven (2023), both directed by Anjan Dutt, marking her sixth collaboration.
She continued to appear in television series like Bhoomikanya (2018), Phagun Bou (2018), Mohor (2019), and Prothoma Kadambin (2020). In 2021, she starred in Golper Mayajaal and The Darling Wife.
In 2022, she was cast in the titular role in the television series Indrani as Indrani Roy. She starred alongside Sabitri Chatterjee in Kadambari Aajo (2022).
Personal life In 2022, Ankita married her longtime friend and Bengali actor, Prantik Banerjee.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNoteRef2014Byomkesh Phire EloMediniDebutAaleya2015Byomkesh BakshiMohiniRoom No. 103Ankita2016Byomkesh O ChiriyakhanaDamayantiKiriti Roy2017Ebong KiritiByomkesh O AgnibaanBar dancerThe HandkerchiefShort2018Pornomochi2019Shankar MudiLadies' Tailor ownerBhalobashar Shohor: Shorshe IlishAloShort2021Golper MayajaalThe Darling WifePari2022Kadambari AajoAkash Ongshoto MeghlaAlpanaFlat Theke Paliye2023Dafaan
Web series YearTitleRoleLanguagePlatform2018CharitraheenBengaliHoichoi2019Bou Kenu PsychoBrittoAddatimes2020Pabitra PuppiesHoichoiMafiaBiduaZEE52021Hai TaubaHindiALTBalajiCrimes and ConfessionsNakaabVibha DuttaMX Player2022Danny Detective Inc.BengaliKlikk2023SevenRiyaZEE5
Television YearTitleRoleChannelRef2009-2014AgniparikshaMadhuraZee Bangla2009-2013Binni Dhaner KhoiSaraswati Mukherjee aka GiniETV Bangla2011-2015Ishti KutumProf. Kamalika Mukherjee (née Majumdar) aka MunStar Jalsha2016Rajbari RohossoAkash Aath2018-2019BhoomikanyaNetraStar JalshaPhagun BouBrishtilekha Mallick aka Brishti2019MohorKamaliniKagojer NoukoSananda TV2020-2021Prothoma KadambiniAnandibai Gopalrao JoshiStar Jalsha2022-2023 IndraniIndrani Roy Colors Bangla2023-2025JhanakAparajita "Appu" BoseStarPlus
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