Piya Sengupta

Piya Sengupta (née Das; born 9 June 1970) is an Indian actress, producer and politician.^[4][5] She is known for her work in Bengali cinema.^[3] She is the daughter of Sukhen Das and mother of Bonny Sengupta.^[3][6]

Piya Sengupta
Born	Piya Das (1970-06-09) 9 June 1970 (age 55)[1] Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Occupations	Actress Producer Politician
Years active	1984–present
Known for	Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai (2005)[2]
Political party	Trinamool Congress (2021–present)
Spouse	Anup Sengupta
Children	Bonny Sengupta (son)
Parent	Sukhen Das (Father)[3]

As an actress, she made her debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Sujit Guha's Dadamoni (1984).^[7] She rose to prominence for her role opposite Joy Banerjee in Milan Tithi (1985) directed by Sukhen Das. Even though the film was a massive success at the box office, she did not achieve any further significant feat in her career.^[3]

Family and early life

Born on 9 June 1970, Sengupta is the daughter of Bengali actor and director Sukhen Das. She completed her schooling from Kamala Girls School, and then graduated from Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata. She is married to Anup Sengupta. Bonny Sengupta is their son, who is also an actor.

Political career

In 2021, she joined Trinamool Congress.^[8] She campaigned for party in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.^[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Producer	Note	Ref.
1984	Dadamoni			[10]
1985	Milantithi
1987	Paap Punya
1990	Nyaydanda
1998	Banglar Badhu
1999	Santan
2000	Sajoni Aamar Sohag
2003	Mayer Anchal
2004	Pratishodh
	Paribar
2005	Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai			[11]
	Dadar Adesh	Yes		[12]
2006	Abhimanyu
2007	Mahaguru	Yes
2009	Mama Bhagne			[13]
2010	Pratidwandi
	Tara			[14]
2013	Prayoshchitto			[15][16]