Tapas Paul

Tapas Paul
Paul at his youth
Born(1958-09-29)29 September 1958
Chandannagar, West Bengal, India
Died18 February 2020(2020-02-18) (aged 61)[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
EducationBurdwan University (B.Sc.)
Occupation(s)Actor, politician
Years active1980–2013[2]
WorksFull list
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Spouse
Nandini Paul
​
(m. 1985)​
[3]
ChildrenSohini Paul
AwardsFilmfare Award[4]
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2019
Preceded byJyotirmoyee Sikdar
Succeeded byMahua Moitra
ConstituencyKrishnanagar[5]
MLA of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office
2001-2009
Preceded bySaugata Roy
Succeeded byFirhad Hakim
ConstituencyAlipore

Tapas Paul (29 September 1958 – 18 February 2020) was an Indian actor and politician.[6] One of the most celebrated actors of Bengali cinema, Paul is best known for his on-screen roles opposite Mahua Roy Choudhury and Debashree Roy.[7][8] He received a Filmfare Award.[9]

Tapas Paul was a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar having won in the 2014 Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket.[10][11]

Paul shot to fame and popularity with his debut film Dadar Kirti (1980), a romantic drama by Tarun Majumdar, and sustained his fame with films like Saheb (1981),[12] Parabat Priya (1984), Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985), Anurager Choyan (1980), Amar Bandhan (1986), Guru Dakshina (1987) to name few. He was awarded the Filmfare Award for his role in Saheb (1981).[13]

He made his Bollywood debut in Hiren Nag's Abodh (1984) opposite Madhuri Dixit.[14] He collaborated with Tarun Majumdar for the second time in his romantic flick Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985) where he was paired with Debashree Roy. The film achieved a success and established his pairing with Roy as the most bankable one of the nineteen eighties. His other major hits with Roy include Arpan (1987), Surer Sathi (1988), Surer Akashe (1988), Nayanmani (1989), Chokher Aloy (1989), Shubha Kamana (1991), Mayabini (1992), Tobu Mone Rekho (1994), Tumi Je Aamar (1994). He collaborated with Buddhadeb Dasgupta in Uttara (2000) and Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002).[15] He was arrested by C.B.I for alleged links to the Rose Valley chit fund scam in December 2016,[16][17][18][19] and was given bail after 13 months.[20]

  1. ^ "Bengali actor and former TMC MP Tapas Paul dies of cardiac arrest". The Times of India. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ "তারকা তৈরীর কান্ডারী". reader.magzter.com (in Bengali). Anandalok. 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ "তাপস পালের বিবাহিত জীবন". ebela.in. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Bengali actor, ex-TMC MP Tapas Paul dead". Rediff. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Tapas Paul (1958-2020): A pictorial tribute to the Bengali actor". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. ^ "বিতর্কিত রাজনীতিবিদ ও অভিনেতা তাপস পাল মারা গেছেন". BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  7. ^ "তাপস পাল: এক বিষণ্ণ ভালমানুষ থেকে ট্র্যাজিক হিরো". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Bengali actor and former MP Tapas Pal dies at 61". India Today. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. ^ PTI (18 February 2020). "Bengali actor and former Trinamool MP Tapas Paul passes away at 61". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ^ Detailed Profile: Shri Tapas Paul Archived 5 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine india.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
  11. ^ Tapas Paul Archived 20 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine netapedia.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
  12. ^ "সে দিন 'সাহেব'কে দেখতে ভেঙেছিল পাঁচিল". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  13. ^ Reed, Sir Stanley (26 May 1984). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Bennett, Coleman. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2019 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ ":: Rajshri Films - Abodh (1984) ::". www.rajshri.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Tapas Pal Filmography, Tapas Pal List Of Movies On Gomolo.com". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  16. ^ "CBI arrests Trinamool MP Tapas Pal". Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Rose Valley Scam : Making of the Rs 60,000 Crore Chit Fund Scandal". Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Rose Valley scam". Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Rose Valley chit fund scam". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Tapas Paul gets bail after 13 months". The Times of India. 2 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.