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{{Short description|Indian film actor and Model (b. 1991)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Bidita Bag
| image = Bidita-Bag-during-the-Babumoshai-Bandookbaaz-success-party.jpg
| caption = Bidita Bag in 2017
| native_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1991|09|30|}}
| birth_place = [[Santragachhi]], [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[model (person)|model]]
| years active = 2010–present
}}
'''Bidita Bag''' (born 30 September 1991) is an Indian actress and model. She has a varied portfolio when it comes to print advertisements, TV commercials and films. She is mostly known for her inclination towards socio-political films.<ref name="Newbie Bidita Bag mistaken for Naxalite">{{cite web|title=Newbie Bidita Bag mistaken for Naxalite|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Newbie-Bidita-Bag-mistaken-for-Naxalite/articleshow/16333572.cms|access-date=19 January 2014|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408043134/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Newbie-Bidita-Bag-mistaken-for-Naxalite/articleshow/16333572.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="actress bidita bag">{{cite web|title=Bidita Bag|url=http://www.koimoi.com/actress/bidita-bag/|work=Koimoi|access-date=19 April 2014|archive-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420073728/http://www.koimoi.com/actress/bidita-bag/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bidita Bag filmography">{{cite web|title=Bidita Bag filmography|url=http://www.gomolo.com/about-bidita-bag/51875|access-date=19 January 2014|archive-date=20 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420012608/http://www.gomolo.com/about-bidita-bag/51875|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bidita Bag replaces Chitrangda Singh in Babumoshai Bandookbaaz">{{cite web|title=Bidita Bag replaces Chitrangda Singh in Babumoshai Bandookbaaz|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bidita-bag-replaces-chitrangda-singh-in-babumoshai-bandookbaaz-2229429.cms|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=20 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420071336/http://www.dnaindia.com/node/2229429.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="why bidita bag wants to be cast with nawazuddin siddiqui over fair and handsome actors">{{cite web|title=why bidita bag wants to be cast with nawazuddin siddiqui over fair and handsome actors|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/why-bidita-bag-wants-to-be-cast-with-nawazuddin-siddiqui-over-fair-and-handsome-actors-1731247.cms|access-date=31 July 2017|archive-date=20 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420071353/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/why-bidita-bag-wants-to-be-cast-with-nawazuddin-siddiqui-over-fair-and-handsome-actors-1731247|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bidita Bag Shreyas Talpade come together for a comedy film">{{cite web|title=Bidita Bag Shreyas Talpade come together for a comedy film|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/may/29/13531/bidita-bag-shreyas-talpade-come-together-for-a-comedy-film.cms|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223184840/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/may/29/13531/bidita-bag-shreyas-talpade-come-together-for-a-comedy-film.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bidita Bag will be seen as hema malinis body double in the sholay girl">{{cite web|title=Bidita Bag will be seen as Hema Malinis body double in the Sholay girl|url=https://m.mid-day.com/articles/bidita-bag-will-be-seen-as-hema-malinis-body-double-in-the-sholay-girl/20444191.cms|access-date=20 February 2019}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Bidita Bag to be seen as indias first female stunt woman in this zee5 original">{{cite web|title=Bidita Bag to be seen as indias first female stunt woman in this zee5 original|url=https://dbpost.com/bidita-bag-to-be-seen-as-indias-first-female-stunt-woman-in-this-zee5-original.cms|access-date=22 February 2019}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Bidita is from [[Santragachhi]], [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]]. She was born into a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family of Indian state of West Bengal. Her brother Sugata Bag teaches at Delhi School of Economics.

She attended Kendriya Vidyalaya, Santragachi and completed her pre-university studies from Kendriya Vidyalaya Fort William in Science. Bidita graduated in Economics from [[Jadavpur University]], [[Kolkata]]. She is a trained classical singer and loves painting.

== Career ==
While in college, Bidita pursued a career in modelling. She was spotted by Jeena Mitra Banik and ace make-up artist Late Prabeer Kumar Dey. She came into limelight in Kolkata after working for designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Kiran Uttam Ghosh. After graduation she shifted her base to Mumbai. She has worked for Lakme fashion week, Lakme Elle-18, Vaseline, Nokia, Motorola, Colgate, Reliance etc. Recently she has been face of brands like Fair and Lovely (make-up man ki beti), 7UP, Samsung Corby TV, Wild Stone deodorant, Kwality Walls Cornetto, Manubhai Jewellers, Jade, [[Indian Terrain]], Bombay Dyeing, Eye-tex Dazzler etc. Bidita made her foray into movies with a Bengali film called Icche, which released in July, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bidita Bag|url=https://www.koimoi.com/actress/bidita-bag/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Koimoi|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Year !! Film !! Language !! Director !! Character !! Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''Nirbaan'' || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || Gautam Haldar || Haasi ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Icche]]'' || Bengali || [[Shiboprosad Mukherjee]], [[Nandita Roy]] || Jayanti Laha ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[From Sydney with Love]]'' || [[Hindi]] || Prateek Chakravorty || Megha Banerjee ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare]]'' || [[Assamese language|Assamese]] || Bidyut Kotoky || Sudakshina || Simultaneously made in Hindi as ''As The River Flows''
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Kagojer Nouka]]'' || Bengali || Parthasarathi Joardar || Nusrat ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Bhaunri - The Sinking Reality]]'' ||[[Odia language|Odia]]|| Sudhanshu Mohan Sahu || Janha ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[X: Past Is Present]]'' || Hindi || Abhinav Shiv Tiwari || Heena || Story – "Audition"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Sangabora]]'' || Bengali || Bulan Bhattacharjee || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Once Again (2018 film)|Once Again]]'' || Hindi/[[English language|English]]|| Kanwal Seth || Meera || [[Netflix]] Web release
|-
| 2016 || ''T for Taj Mahal'' || Hindi || Kireet Khurana || Chuniya ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Babumoshai Bandookbaaz]]'' || Hindi || Kushan Nandy || Phulva ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Bouma'' || Bengali || Debatma Mandal || Bouma || Short film
|-
| 2019 || ''Moksh to Maya'' || Hindi || Manoj Singh || Maya ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[The Sholay Girl]]'' || Hindi || [[Aditya Sarpotdar]] || Reshma Pathan || [[ZEE5]] Web release
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Bhaukaal (web Series)|Bhaukaal]]'' || Hindi || Jatin Wagle || Nazneen || [[MX Player]] Web release
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Abhay (TV series)|Abhay]]'' || Hindi || [[Ken Ghosh]] || Saloni || [[ZEE5]] Web Release
|-
| 2020 || The Missing Stone || Hindi || Vishal Furia, Alok Naik || Dhwani || [[MX Player]] Web Release
|-
| 2021 ||''[[Mera Fauji Calling]]'' || Hindi || Aaryaan Saxena ||
|<ref>{{Cite web|title='Fauji Calling' is a film about hope: Bidita Bag|author=Kumar Raviraj Sinha|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/interview/fauji-calling-is-a-film-about-hope-bidita-bag|date=30 January 2021|website=National Herald|language=en|access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Teen Do Paanch]]'' || Hindi || Amitabh Varma || Priyanka sahu || [[ Disney Hotstar]] Web Release

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===Web Series===
*''[[Bhaukaal (web Series)|Bhaukaal]]'' (2020)
*''The Missing Stone'' (2020)
* ''[[Ray (series)|Ray]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Abhay (TV series)|Abhay]]'' (2020)

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]

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