Bidita Bag is an Indian actress and model. She is mostly known for her inclination towards socio-political films.[1][2][3][4]

Bidita Bag
Bidita Bag in 2019
Born
Alma materJadavpur University (Economics)
Occupations
Years active2010–present

Career

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Bidita pursued a career in modelling in college. She was spotted by Jeena Mitra Banik and ace make-up artist Late Prabeer Kumar Dey. She came to prominence in Kolkata after working for designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee. After graduation she moved to Mumbai. She has worked for Lakme Fashion Week, Lakmé, Elle-18, Vaseline, Nokia, Motorola, Colgate, Reliance, Fair and Lovely (make-up man ki beti), 7UP, Samsung Corby TV, Wild Stone deodorant, Kwality Walls Cornetto, Manubhai Jewellers, Jade, Bombay Dyeing, Eye-tex Dazzler etc.. Bidita made her film debut with a Bengali film Mukti,[5] followed by Icche, which was released in July 2011.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Film Role(s) Language Notes
2011 Nirbaan Haasi Bengali Debut Film
Icche Jayanti Laha
2012 From Sydney with Love Megha Banerjee Hindi
Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare Sudakshina Assamese Simultaneously made in Hindi as As The River Flows
2013 Kagojer Nouka Nusrat Bengali
2015 Bhaunri - The Sinking Reality Janha Odia
X: Past Is Present Heena Hindi Story – "Audition"
2016 Sangabora Bengali
Once Again Meera Hindi/English Netflix film
T for Taj Mahal Chuniya Hindi
2017 Babumoshai Bandookbaaz Phulva
2019 Bouma Bouma Bengali Short film
Moksh to Maya Maya Hindi
The Sholay Girl Reshma Pathan ZEE5 film
2020 Mera Fauji Calling Sakshi Singh [6]
2022 Plan A Plan B Runjhun Chougule Netflix film
2023 Lakeerein Geeta Biswas

Web series

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Year Web Series Role Notes
2020 Bhaukaal Nazneen MX Player
The Missing Stone Dhwani
Abhay Saloni Zee5
2021 Ray Debashree Roy Netflix
Teen Do Paanch Priyanka sahu Disney Hotstar
2022 Crash Course Antara Jaiswal Prime Video
2023 Inspector Avinash Amrita JioCinema

References

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  1. ^ "Newbie Bidita Bag mistaken for Naxalite". The Times of India. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Bidita Bag replaces Chitrangda Singh in Babumoshai Bandookbaaz". Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ Misra, Tishya. "Why Bidita Bag Wants To Be Cast With Nawazuddin Siddiqui Over 'Fair And Handsome' Actors". Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Bidita Bag Shreyas Talpade come together for a comedy film". Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ "'So dignified, so graceful' - Gautam Halder's Mukti drawsRakhee out of retirement". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ Kumar Raviraj Sinha (30 January 2021). "'Fauji Calling' is a film about hope: Bidita Bag". National Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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