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Paoli Dam

Paoli Dam

Birthday: 1980-10-04 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
The Great Indian Murder

as    Shabnam Saxena

2021
Abhijaan

as    Suchitra Sen

2020
Bulbbul

as    Binodini

2020
Holud Bani

as    Kasturi

2018
Kaali

as    Kaali

2014
Gang Of Ghosts

as    Item Number

2012
Hate Story

as    Kaavya Krishna