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{{short description|Bengali actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}}
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| occupation         = Actress
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'''Ishaa Saha''' is an Indian actress who mainly works in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/mx-play/bengali/detective-trailer-video-anirban-bhattacharya-and-ishaa-saha-starrer-detective-official-trailer-video/videoshow/77606972.cms|title='Detective' Trailer Video: Anirban Bhattacharya and Ishaa Saha starrer 'Detective' Official Trailer Video ►|website=The Times of India}}</ref> She started her career with Bengali television and made her film debut in 2017 as a lead in ''[[Projapoti Biskut]],'' directed by [[Anindya Chatterjee]].<ref>{{cite news
|title=Ishaa's the 'Girl in a Bookstore'
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/ishaas-the-girl-in-a-bookstore/articleshow/65486093.cms
|work=The Times of India
|year=2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/theres-no-such-thing-as-cakewalk-in-the-industry-ishaa-saha/articleshow/76905289.cms|title=There's no such thing as cakewalk in the industry: Ishaa Saha - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=11 July 2020 }}</ref> She has acted in films directed by filmmaker Dhrubo Banerjee.

==Early life and education==
Saha was born in Kolkata into a Bengali family. She completed her [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree in 2015 from [[Surendranath Law College]]. 

==Career==
Ishaa started her career as a television artist in 2016 with [[Star Jalsha]]'s ''Jhanjh Lobongo Phool'', playing the lead character, Lobongo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bengali actress Ishaa Saha bags another OTT project |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/bengali-actress-ishaa-saha-bags-another-ott-project/articleshow/103301946.cms |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 September 2023 |quote=Bengali actress Ishaa Saha started her career with television show 'Jhanjh Lobongo Phool'.}}</ref> She later made her film debut in 2017 with the family drama ''[[Projapoti Biskut]],'' directed by [[Anindya Chatterjee]], which was critically and commercially successful.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Projapoti Biskut's trailer gets Tolly buzzing
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/projapoti-biskuts-trailer-gets-tolly-buzzing/articleshow/60143656.cms
|work=The Times of India
|year=2017}}</ref> She received praise for her performance and won the Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female) at the [[3rd Filmfare Awards East]].<ref>{{cite news
|title=All winners of the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018
|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/all-winners-of-the-jio-filmfare-awards-east-2018_-26653.html
|work=Filmfare.com
|year=2018}}</ref> In 2018, Saha played the role of Jhinuk,<ref>{{cite news
|title=Petite actor Ishaa Saha is back as Jhinuk in Durgeshgorer Guptodhon
|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2019/may/24/petite-actor-ishaa-saha-is-back-as-jhinuk-in-durgeshgorer-guptodhon-15168.html
|work=IndulgeExpress
|year=2019}}</ref> a girl next door, alongside [[Abir Chatterjee]] and [[Arjun Chakrabarty]] as the female protagonist in the ''Guptodhon'' franchise (''[[Guptodhoner Sandhane]]'' (2018) and ''[[Durgeshgorer Guptodhon]]'' (2019)).<ref>{{cite news
|title='Feluda Meets Indiana Jones' In Bengali Cinema's First Treasure Hunt Franchise
|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/interviews/bollywood-interview/feluda-meets-indiana-jones-in-bengali-cinemas-first-treasure-hunt-franchise/
|work=FilmCompanion
|year=2019
|access-date=25 August 2020
|archive-date=10 June 2020
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610144423/https://www.filmcompanion.in/interviews/bollywood-interview/feluda-meets-indiana-jones-in-bengali-cinemas-first-treasure-hunt-franchise/
|url-status=live
}}</ref> Saha gained wider recognition for her performance in ''[[Sweater (film)|Sweater]]'',<ref>{{cite news
|title=Ishaa in Siladittya Moulick's next, Sweater
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ishaa-in-siladittya-moulicks-next-sweater/articleshow/65529793.cms
|work=TOI|year=2018}}</ref> the film also turned out to be a box office success.<ref>{{cite news
|title=I'm enjoying Sweater's success: Ishaa Saha
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/im-enjoying-sweaters-success-ishaa-saha/articleshow/69008564.cms
|work=TOI|year=2019}}</ref> Both ''[[Sweater (film)|Sweater]]'' and ''[[Durgeshgorer Guptodhon]]'' are in the 'Top Rated Bengali Movies Of 2019' list.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Top Rated Bengali Movies Of 2019
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/top-rated-movies/bengali/best-movies/2019/2742914
|work=TOI|year=2019}}</ref> Next she starred in Dhrubo Banerjee's<ref>{{cite news
|title=Ishaa thrilled to be part of Dhrubo Banerjee's next
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ishaa-thrilled-to-be-part-of-dhrubo-banerjees-next/articleshow/73609402.cms
|work=TOI|year=2020}}</ref> ''[[Golondaaj]]'', opposite to [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Dev]].<ref>{{cite news
|title=Ishaa Saha's picnic misadventure
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ishaa-sahas-picnic-misadventure/articleshow/73694566.cms
|work=TOI|year=2020}}</ref> In 2021 she acted in a number of films including ''[[Karnasubarner Guptodhon]]'' and ''[[Kachher Manush]]''. ''[[Karnasubarner Guptodhon]]'' was a [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|hit]] at the box office and went on to become one of the [[List of highest-grossing Indian Bengali films|highest-grossing Bengali films of all time]], grossing {{INR|98&nbsp;million}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Year Ender 2022- Bangla Films: ২০২২ সালে বক্স অফিসে সবচেয়ে বেশি সাড়া ফেলেছে এই ৫ বাংলা ছবি |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/tollywood-bengali-cinema/story/year-ender-2022-most-successful-tollywood-bangla-films-box-office-and-people-praised-bela-shuru-kishmish-aparajito-and-others-most-discussed-bangla-movies-year-soc-486234-2022-12-20 |access-date=22 November 2024 |work=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=20 December 2022 |language=bn}}</ref> In 2023, she starred in the musical romantic dramas ''[[Mitthye Premer Gaan]]'' and ''[[Ghore Pherar Gaan]]''.

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Production  !!class="unsortable"|Ref
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Projapoti Biskut]]'' || Shaon || [[Anindya Chatterjee]] ||  Windows Production ||<ref>{{cite news |title=দুর্গার আগেই কার্তিক চলে আসছেন 'প্রজাপতি বিস্কুট' নিয়ে |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/watch-the-official-trailer-of-projapoti-biskut-dgtl-1.660073}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Guptodhoner Sandhane]]'' || Jhinuk || Dhrubo Banerjee|| [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/durgeshgorer-guptodhon-to-repeat-the-same-star-cast-of-guptodhoner-sondhane/articleshow/64189540.cms|title='Durgeshgorer Guptodhon' to repeat the same star cast of 'Guptodhoner Sondhane' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=16 May 2018 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019 || ''[[Sweater (film)|Sweater]]'' || Tulika alias Tuku || Shieladitya Moulik ||PSS Entertainments, Pramod Films, P&P Entertainment||<ref>{{cite news |title=Sweater First Look |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/sweater-first-look-introducing-ishaa-saha-as-tuku/articleshow/68034967.cms}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Durgeshgorer Guptodhon]]'' || Jhinuk || Dhrubo Banerjee|| [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/whenever-i-see-abir-i-feel-sonada-is-walking-in-front-of-me-mdash-guptodhoner-sondhane-maker-dhrubo-banerjee/cid/1429648|title=Whenever I see Abir, I feel Sonada is walking in front of me — Guptodhoner Sondhane maker Dhrubo Banerjee|website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Buro Sadhu]]'' || Shweta || Vik ||Wisemonk Creative, DNA Entertainment Networks ||<ref>{{cite news |title=টলিউডে নতুন জুটি |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/new-pair-in-tollywood-1.707863}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Detective (2020 film)|Detective]]'' || Sudhamukhi || [[Joydip Mukherjee]] ||[[Shree Venkatesh Films]]||<ref>{{cite news |title=ররীন্দ্রনাথের গোয়েন্দা গল্প নিয়ে ওয়েব সিরিজ আসছে হইচই ডিজিটাল প্ল্যাটফর্মে |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tollywood-news-the-web-series-detective-is-about-to-be-released-from-hoichoi-digital-31594111517741.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502123115/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tollywood-news-the-web-series-detective-is-about-to-be-released-from-hoichoi-digital-31594111517741.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Torulatar Bhoot]]''
|Kamalkali
|Deb Roy
|Green Motion Pictures 
|<ref>{{cite news |title=রহস্য, ভয় এবং প্রতিশোধের গল্প বলবে 'তরুলতার ভূত'! প্রকাশ্য ট্রেলার ও মিউজিক |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/tollywood-bengali-cinema/photo/torulatar-bhoot-upcoming-bengali-horror-film-starring-indranil-sengupta-isha-saha-basabdatta-chatterjee-trailer-and-music-launches-soc-295386-2021-09-07}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Golondaaj]]'' || Kamalini || Dhrubo Banerjee|| [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] ||<ref>{{cite news |title='গোলন্দাজ' দেব, প্রকাশ্যে ছবির মোশন পোস্টার |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/entertainment/devs-golondaj-motion-poster-is-out-now_297929.html}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" |2022
|''[[Mahananda (film)|Mahananda]]''
|Mahal
|[[Arindam Sil]]
|Friends Communication 
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/review/arindam-sil-helmed-gargee-roychowdhury-starrer-mahananda-review/lite/|title=পুঁজিবাদ, রাজনৈতিক স্বার্থের বিরুদ্ধে এক নারীর অদম্য লড়াইয়ের গল্প 'মহানন্দা'|work=[[The Indian Express]]|language=bn|date=9 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
|''Sahobashe''  || Tista || Anjan Kanjilal || Mojotale Entertainments ||
|-
||''[[Kolkata Chalantika]]''
|Tumpa
|[[Pavel (film director)|Pavel]]
|Baba Bhootnath Entertainment 
|
|-
||''[[Kachher Manush]]''
|Aalo
|Pathikrit Basu 
|Dev Entertainment Ventures 
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pathikrit Basu's 'Kacher Manush' starring Dev Adhikari & Prosenjit Chatterjee to release on Durga Puja this year! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/pathikrit-basus-kacher-manush-starring-dev-adhikari-prosenjit-chatterjee-to-release-on-durga-puja-this-year/articleshow/88834170.cms |access-date=13 November 2022 |newspaper=The Times of India| date=11 January 2022 }}</ref>
|-
||''[[Karnasubarner Guptodhon]]''   
|Jhinuk
|Dhrubo Banerjee 
|[[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Karnasubarner Guptodhon: Sonada shines once again and makes it a joyful ride this Durga Puja |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/karnasubarner-guptodhon-sonada-shines-once-again-and-makes-it-a-joyful-ride-this-durga-puja/cid/1889825 |access-date=1 October 2022 |work=The Telegraph (India) |date=1 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
|''[[Mitthye Premer Gaan]]''
|Anwesha Ray
|Paroma Neotia
|Neostories Productions
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2023 |title=ইশার চোখে চোখ রেখে 'মিথ্যে প্রেমের গান' অনির্বাণের, হয়ে গেল ছবির মিউজিক লঞ্চ |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/mitthye-premer-gaan-music-release-film-starred-by-anirban-bhattacharyya-ishaa-saha-arjun-chakraborty-31674281482475.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130011139/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/mitthye-premer-gaan-music-release-film-starred-by-anirban-bhattacharyya-ishaa-saha-arjun-chakraborty-31674281482475.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 January 2023 |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Ghore Pherar Gaan]]''
|Tora
|Aritra Sen
|[[Eskay Movies]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghore Pherar Gaan: A Strange Case of Mixed Priorities Movie Review: Ghore Pherar Gaan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/a-strange-case-of-mixed-priorities/amp_movie_review/98850548.cms |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Ektu Sore Bosun]]''
|Piu
|[[Kamaleshwar Mukherjee]]
|Big Cat Films
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ananda |first=A. B. P. |date=28 October 2023 |title=বনফুলের গল্প এবার সেলুলয়েডে, কমলেশ্বর মুখোপাধ্যায় বলছেন 'একটু সরে বসুন'! |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/entertainment/kamaleswar-mukherjee-directorial-social-comedy-movie-ektu-sore-bosun-teaser-out-now-1019835 |access-date=31 October 2023 |website=bengali.abplive.com |language=bn}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2025
| ''Oporichito''
|Riya Ghoshal
|[[Joydip Mukherjee]]
|[[Eskay Movies]]
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=ঘোষ |first1=দেবত্রী |title=জোরালো গল্পে আলগা রহস্য! 'অপরিচিত'র শেষ চমক কি দর্শক মনে রাখবে? |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/review-of-bengali-film-oporichito-directed-by-joydeep-mukherjee-dgtl/cid/1573818 |access-date=13 January 2025 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |date=11 January 2025 |language=bn}}</ref>
|-
| ''Check in Cheque Out''
| Namrata Mitra
| Satrajit Sen 
| Techno India Group, Novotel
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Check In Cheque Out Movie Review : A weak script that even good performances fail to rescue |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/check-in-cheque-out/movie-review/120412275.cms |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika]]''
| Damini
| Joydip Mukherjee 
| Hoichoi Studios 
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Anirban Chakrabarti's Eken Babu set for a new adventure in Benaras this May; motion poster out |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/eken-babu-set-for-a-new-adventure-in-benaras-this-may-motion-poster-out/cid/2094399 |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=16 March 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Lawho Gouranger Naam Rey]]''
| Rai
| [[Srijit Mukherji]]
| SVF, Dag Creative Media 
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Niyogi |first1=Agnivo |title=Dibyajyoti Dutta to play Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Srijit Mukherji's 'Lawho Gouranger Naam Re', poster out |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dibyajyoti-dutta-to-play-chaitanya-mahaprabhu-in-srijit-mukherjis-lawho-gouranger-naam-re/cid/2088953 |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=15 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2026 
| {{pending film|Tejpata}} 
| {{TableTBA}}
| Souvik Kundu 
| Zee Bangla Cinema Originals
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brahma |first1=Sanjali |title=The warmth of a living room, showpieces that speak of an old-world charm and stolen glances between family members form the heart of the shoot of Tejpata |url=https://t2online.in/screen%3Futm_source%3DPolyvalent1&utm_medium%3Dbanner&utm_campaign%3DCPV_Jan/bengali/the-warmth-of-a-living-room,-showpieces-that-speak-of-an-old-world-charm-and-stolen-glances-between-family-members-form-the-heart-of%C2%A0the-shoot-of%C2%A0tejpata/1386951 |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|t2 Online]] |date=31 March 2025}}</ref>
|-
| {{pending film|Saptadingar Guptodhon}}
| Jhinuk 
| Dhrubo Banerjee 
| SVF
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Subhadrika |title=From Sona Da's return to the journey of Raghu Dakat: Makers announce six intriguing Bengali movies for 2025-26 |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2025/Feb/28/from-sona-das-return-to-the-journey-of-raghu-dakat-makers-announce-six-intriguing-bengali-movies-for-2025-26-2 |access-date=2 May 2025 |work=[[The New Indian Express|Indulge Express]] |date=28 February 2025}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Channel
! Role
! Production House
|-
| 2016    || ''Jhanjh Lobongo Phool'' || [[Star Jalsha]] || Lobongo || [[Shree Venkatesh Films|SVF]]
|-
|}

== Web series ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Platform
! Character Name
! Production
|-
| 2018    || ''Japani Toy'' (Season 1) || Sourav Chakraborty ||rowspan = "2" | Hoichoi || Kinkini || [[Shree Venkatesh Films|SVF]]
|-
|rowspan = "3" | 2019    || ''Japani Toy'' (Season 2) || Soumik Chattopadhyay || Kinkini || [[Shree Venkatesh Films|SVF]]
|-
| ''Daab Chingri'' || Sudeep Das ||rowspan = "2" | [[ZEE5]] || Sohini || Nideas
|-
| ''Bhalobashar Shohor'' (Story:Kolkatar Kobitara)  || [[Abhijit Guha (director)|Abhijit Guha]] & [[Sudeshna Roy]] || Malini || Roadshow Films
|-
| 2020    || ''Mafia''  || [[Birsa Dasgupta]] ||rowspan = "6"| Hoichoi || Ananya || Roadshow Films & [[Eskay Movies]]
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2021    || ''Boyfriends & Girlfriends''  || Suvankar Paul || Amrita || [[Shree Venkatesh Films|SVF]] 
|-
| ''[[Indu (web series)|Indu]]''||rowspan = "2" | [[Sayantan Ghosal]]|| Indu  || rowspan= "4" |  Missing Screw
|-
|rowspan = "2" | 2022
|''Gora''
|Somlata
|-
|''Hello! Remember me?''
|rowspan = "2" | Abhimanyu Mukherjee
|
|-
| 2023
|''[[Indu (web series)|Indu 2]]''
| Indu
|-
| 2024
|''[[Paashbalish]]''
| Korok Murmu
| [[ZEE5]]
| Indu
|Mahabahu Motion Pictures
|-
| 2025
|''[[Indu (web series)|Indu 3]]''
| Ayan Chakraborti
| Hoichoi
|Indu 
| Missing Screw 
|-
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{twitter|m_ishaa}}
* {{IMDb name|id=9818808}}

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