Paoli Dam
Acting
Born: October 4, 1980 (age 45) · Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Highest Rated
Biography
Paoli Dam (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who started her career with the Bengali television serial Jibon Niye Khela (2003). She then worked in Bengali television serials such as Tithir Atithi and Sonar Harin; the former ran for six years on ETV Bangla. Dam spent her childhood in Kolkata, earning a postgraduate degree in chemistry from Rajabazar Science College. Initially, she wanted to become a chemical researcher or a pilot. Her debut Bengali film—Teen Yaari Katha, directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha—began in 2004, but was not released until 2012. Dam's first film release was Agnipariksha, directed by Ravi Kinagi. Between 2006 and 2009, she appeared in five Bengali films, coming into prominence with the 2009 Kaalbela, directed by Goutam Ghose. In 2011, she received international recognition for her role in the Bengali film Chatrak. The film was screened at the Cannes film festival and also at film festivals in Toronto and the U.K. In 2012, Dam made her Bollywood debut in Hate Story and also appeared in Vikram Bhatt's Ankur Arora Murder Case, directed by Sohail Tatari. She won the Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress for her performance in Natoker Moto at the Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival in 2016.
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Movies (69)
Bulbbul
Binodini
Aroni Tokhon
2017
Mushrooms
2011
Takhan Teish
Mohini
Bibi Payra
Jhuma
I Love You
2007
Kaalbela
Madhabilata
Parapaar
Urmila
Natoker Moto: Like a Play
Kheya
Mandobasar Golpo
Ahana Sen
Teen Murti
2009
Chaya Manush
2014
Lokkhikantopur Local
Kalyani
Tritio Adhyay
Shreya
Hate Story
Kaavya Krishna
Zulfiqar
Karishma Ahmed
Palan
Paoli Sen
Moner Manush
Komli
Obhishopto Nighty
Monica
Khawto
Damayanti Chakraborty / Antara
Maya Mridanga
2016
Prime Time
2015
Gang of Ghosts
Item Number
Tobu Aporichito
2016
Aamar Pratigya
2008
Swatta
2017
Ankur Arora Murder Case
Kajori Sen Public Procecuter
Byomkesh Hotyamancha
Sulochana Sikdar
Ajob Prem Ebong...
2011
Thana Theke Aschi
2010
Halkaa
Shobha
Konttho
Pritha Mallick
Abhijaan
Suchitra Sen
Teen Yaari Katha
2012
Kagojer Bou
Preeti
Asamapta - Incomplete
Mitun
Mirchi Malini
Mirchi Malini
Chawlochitro Circus
2017
The Terrace
2025
Ektu Sore Boshun
Rokeya
Hukumat Ki Aandhi
2017
Devi
2017
Love Aaj Kal Porshu
2020
Family Album
Atrika Ghosh
Password
Mariom
Maati
Meghla Chowdhury
Box No. 1313
Saranya
Holud Bani
Kasturi
Ahare Mon
Ramona Chatterjee
Sada Canvas
2014
Elar Char Adhyay
Ela
Yaara Silly Silly
2015
Sanjhbati
Phuli
Raat Baaki Hai
2021
Hercules
Meenu
Tulkalam
2007
Dui
2023
Shob Charitro Kalponik
Kajari Roy
The Bait
2016
Banshiwala
Nipa
Jamai Raja
2009
Black Coffee
2017
Baga Beach
Sobha
Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo
Nandita
Maacher Jhol
Sreela
Tara
Madhuja
Sweetheart
2013
Ajana Batas
Deepa
Someday Somewhere, Jete Pari Chole...
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