Acting
Paoli Dam
Hindi, Bengali cinema · 75 credits
Born
4 October 1980 (age 46)
Birthplace
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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.
Known for
Filmography
Gulab
Actor
Bibi Payra
as Jhuma
Palan
as Paoli Sen
Byomkesh Hotyamancha
as Sulochana Sikdar
Abhijaan
as Suchitra Sen
Bulbbul
as Binodini
Holud Bani
as Kasturi
Tritio Adhyay
as Shreya
Konttho
as Pritha Mallick
Sanjhbati
as Phuli
Password
as Mariom
Ahare Mon
as Ramona Chatterjee
Halkaa
as Shobha
Maati
as Meghla Chowdhury
Mirchi Malini
as Mirchi Malini
Maacher Jhol
as Sreela
Mandobasar Golpo
as Ahana Sen
Zulfiqar
as Karishma Ahmed
Khawto
as Damayanti Chakraborty / Antara
Family Album
as Atrika Ghosh
Ajana Batas
as Deepa
Obhishopto Nighty
as Monica
Parapaar
as Urmila
Gang of Ghosts
as Item Number
Hercules
as Meenu
Ankur Arora Murder Case
as Kajori Sen
Baga Beach
as Sobha
Hate Story
as Kaavya Krishna
বেডরুম
2012
Bedroom
as Priyanka
Kagojer Bou
as Preeti
Takhan Teish
as Mohini
Moner Manush
as Komli
Banshiwala
as Nipa
Tara
as Madhuja
Kaalbela
as Madhabilata, Playback Singer
Box No. 1313
as Saranya
Shob Charitro Kalponik
as Kajari Roy
