Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 04, 1980
Place of Birth
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Credits
85 titles
Paoli Dam
Biography
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
Bibi Payra
Jhuma
Lokkhikantopur Local
Kalyani
Ganoshotru
Julie
The Terrace
Ektu Sore Boshun
Rokeya
Palan
Paoli Sen
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley
Saloni Dabral
Dui
Karm Yuddh
Indrani Roy
Byomkesh Hotyamancha
Sulochana Sikdar
The Great Indian Murder
Shabnam Saxena
Abhijaan
Suchitra Sen
Raat Baaki Hai
Bulbbul
Binodini
Love Aaj Kal Porshu
Holud Bani
Kasturi
Sanjhbati
Phuli
Password
Mariom
Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo
Nandita
Konttho
Pritha Mallick
Tritio Adhyay
Shreya
Kaali
Kaali
Halkaa
Shobha
Maati
Meghla Chowdhury
Ahare Mon
Ramona Chatterjee
Mirchi Malini
Mirchi Malini
Chawlochitro Circus
Maacher Jhol
Sreela
Aroni Tokhon
Hukumat Ki Aandhi
Asamapta - Incomplete
Mitun
Swatta
Mandobasar Golpo
Ahana Sen
Black Coffee
Devi
The Bait
Zulfiqar
Karishma Ahmed
Tobu Aporichito
Khawto
Damayanti Chakraborty / Antara
Maya Mridanga
Mahanayak
Sucharita Sen
Yaara Silly Silly
Prime Time
Natoker Moto: Like a Play
Kheya
Family Album
Atrika Ghosh
Ajana Batas
Deepa
Parapaar
Urmila
Hercules
Meenu
Sada Canvas