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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Early life
Bidita is from Santragachhi, Howrah, West Bengal. She was born into a 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.[9]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Language | Director | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nirbaan | 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 | 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 | Sudhanshu Mohan Sahu | Janha | |
| 2015 | X: Past Is Present | Hindi | Abhinav Shiv Tiwari | Heena | Story – "Audition" |
| 2016 | Sangabora | Bengali | Bulan Bhattacharjee | ||
| 2016 | Once Again | Hindi/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 | Hindi | Jatin Wagle | Nazneen | MX Player Web release |
| 2020 | 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 | [10] | |
| 2021 | Teen Do Paanch | Hindi | Amitabh Varma | Priyanka sahu | Disney Hotstar Web Release |
Web Series
References
- ↑ Newbie Bidita Bag mistaken for Naxalite. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ Bidita Bag. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ↑ Bidita Bag filmography. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ Bidita Bag replaces Chitrangda Singh in Babumoshai Bandookbaaz. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ why bidita bag wants to be cast with nawazuddin siddiqui over fair and handsome actors. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ Bidita Bag Shreyas Talpade come together for a comedy film. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ Bidita Bag will be seen as Hema Malinis body double in the Sholay girl. Retrieved 20 February 2019.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Bidita Bag to be seen as indias first female stunt woman in this zee5 original. Retrieved 22 February 2019.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Bidita Bag. Koimoi. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ 'Fauji Calling' is a film about hope: Bidita Bag. National Herald(30 January 2021). Retrieved 23 February 2021.