Paoli Dam | |
|---|---|
 Dam in 2013 | |
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable work | Kaalbela (2009) Hate Story (2012) Elar Char Adhyay (2012) |
| Spouse |
Arjun Deb (m. 2017) |
Paoli Dam (born 1980) is an Indian actress[2] 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.[3] The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and also at film festivals in Toronto and the U.K.[4] In 2012, Dam made her Bollywood debut in Hate Story[5] 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.
- ^ Hate Story Actress Paoli Dam Gets Married Businessman Arjun Deb Archived 25 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Actress Paoli Dam shoots for Mir Afsar Ali-hosted Mirakkel Season 10". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Vats, Rohit (12 October 2011). "Is 'Chatrak' the boldest film ever made in India?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (18 September 2011). "I'll cast Paoli in my next: Vimukti Jayasundara". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Which is the raunchiest Hate Story? VOTE!". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.