Acting
Oct 3, 1980
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Paoli Dam
Acting
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.
Feature Films (77)
Raja Babu is in love with a beautiful young woman and wishes to marry her. However, his life changes after she suddenly passes away in an accident.
Agnipariksha
The film delves into the life of a young couple. On their anniversary celebration, a text SMS changes the life of the male protagonist.
Gulab
Dui is the story of an uncompromising school teacher who love teaching slum-dwelling children for free. When his daughter is brutally raped and commits suicide, he tries to fight a politically corrupted AITC leader. One of his students takes the case. Will he win?
Dui
It follows the journey of Guddu who is a Sanskrit graduate from the small town of Begunbagicha, and literally wastes his time roaming around, being jobless and aimless in life. His friends are just like him. While Guddu’s parents are a bit eccentric, his only shining light in life is his childhood love Piu. The plot revolves around Guddu and he’s surrounded by many oddball characters. Guddu finally comes to Kolkata for a job opportunity and interestingly his love interest follows him as well.
Ektu Sore Boshun
The movie is about a poet and singer Lalon Fakir who belongs to a cult called baul and who believes and inculcates that the value of a human being is above the narrow belief of religions.
Moner Manush
Subimal promises Upal money if he manages to help Subimal get close to Preeti.
Kagojer Bou
Anjan, a famous artist, experiences a spell of creative block. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when an art student, Ria, enters his life.
Sada Canvas
Simulpur is a village that believes in superstition so much that the local zamindar uses this ignorance to his advantage until they are all awoken from their ignorance by Parul who is labelled a witch.
Rangamati
Kaushik Ganguly will bring the story of dismissal in his new film ‘Palan’ in the context of 2022. The characters of Kharij will remain the same, the names will not change. The story will change a bit to keep pace with the context of this era.
Palan
Journalist Kavya Krishna loves tycoon Siddharth - who uses and abuses her. How far will Kavya go to get revenge?
Hate Story
Television & Series (10)
Vikrant aka Vicky Rai, industrialist with a Casanova lifestyle, is killed at his own party to celebrate his acquittal in the rape and murder of two young girls. His father, Jagannath Rai, who is also the Home Minister of Chhattisgarh, demands a CBI inquiry. Officers Suraj Yadav and Sudha Bharadwaj lead the investigation following six suspects.
The Great Indian Murder
A deadly fire accident at the Roy Group of Industries brings Bhisham Roy under the scanner, inciting a power grab within the family.
Karm Yuddh
A story which takes you on a cliffhanger ride where a mother has one night to save her son.
Kaali
Julie follows the story of a young girl with a passion for singing, who after being sold to a brothel under tragic circumstances, paves her path as a prostitute with a golden voice whose future in politics brings turmoil into a corrupt political system.
Julie
A crime series that chronicles the lives and reigns of five of West Bengal's most feared public enemies - villains, whose terror once gripped different corners of the state.
