Soumili Biswas Explained

Soumili Biswas
Birth Date:	29 September
Birth Place:	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality:	Indian
Known For:	Dancing, Anchoring, Acting

Soumili Biswas is a Bengali film and television actress, model, TV anchor, and classical dancer.^[1] Her first feature film, Alo, was released in 2003, where she plays a supporting role. She started as the anchor of non-fiction, student-based show in Tara Bangla named Syllabus-e nei.^[2] In 2007, she played the role of Durga in ETV Bangla's Durge Durgatinashini.^[3] She is currently serving as a mentor in Zee Bangla most popular Bengali Dance Reality Show Dance Bangla Dance Season 11.

She joins Bharatiya Janata Party on 17 February 2021.

Personal life

She was born in Barisha/Behala, in south Kolkata, as the younger of two siblings. She has an elder brother, named Sujoy. She went to the Bidya Bharati Girls' School in Behala, Kolkata, and graduated in economics (honours) from the Jogamaya Devi College, a women's college of the University of Calcutta. She started training in Bharatnatyam from about the age of three, and received training under Thankamani Kutty and in ballet from Mamata Shankar. She regularly performs in dance dramas and in solo and group classical performances in Kolkata and elsewhere. She has received the Sangeet Ratna and the Sangeet Bibhakar awards in Bharatnatyam.^{[4] [5]} She wed Ayan Ghosh, a banking professional in December 2012 in an arranged marriage.

Films

• Alo (2003) - supporting
• Gyarakal (2004) - Disha, second lead
• Sangram (2005) - second lead
• Asha (2006) - lead
• Agnishapath (2006)
• Bajimaat (2008) - supporting
• U-Turn (2010) - lead
• Agnisakshi (2010) - supporting
• Teen Tanaya (2011) - supporting
• Sudhu Tomake Chai (2013) - lead (Dipa)

Television

• Jhum Ta Ra Ra (Zee Bangla)
• Syllabus-e nei (Tara Bangla)
• Kon Kanoner Phool (Zee Bangla)
• Somoy (Ruposhi Bangla)
• Byomkesh (Colors Bangla)
• Joy Baba Lokenath (Zee Bangla) (later replaced by Srabanti Malakar)

Mahalaya

• 2007 ETV(Colors) Bangla Mahalaya Devi Mahisasurmardini
• 2008 DD Bangla Mahalaya Devi Mahisasurmardini

Reality Shows

• Rannaghor (Zee Bangla)
• Didi No. 1 (Zee Bangla)
• Dance Bangla Dance as Mentor(Zee Bangla)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.tollyworld.com/index.php?option=com_artist&controller=artist&task=displaydetails&cid[=6 Soumili Biswas Tollyworld profile ]. Tollyworld website . 10 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130623051350/http://www.tollyworld.com/index.php?option=com_artist&controller=artist&task=displaydetails&cid . 23 June 2013 .
2. Web site: Interview: Danseuse-Actress Soumili Biswas (Teen Tanaya, Sudhu Tomake Chai, Kanchanbabu) talks about her career in Bengali films . WBRi . 10 July 2012 . 1 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301103317/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/22102811-interview-danseuse-actress-soumili-biswas-teen-tanaya-sudhu-tomake-chai-kanchanbabu . dead .
3. News: Spotlight Soumili . https://archive.today/20130203162658/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071005/asp/entertainment/story_8400172.asp . dead . 3 February 2013 . 10 July 2012 . Telegraph Calcutta . 5 October 2007.
4. https://archive.today/20130103081138/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-05/kolkata/30114886_1_desi-girl-jawani-clean-clear Clean & Clear event at Jogamaya Devi College
5. https://archive.today/20130204214933/http://www.tollyworld.com/index.php?option=com_artist&controller=artist&task=displaydetails&cid%5B%5D=6 Soumili Biswas
6. Web site: Zee Bangla launches 11th season of its dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance . bn.