Sohini Sengupta

Sohini Sengupta is an Indian film and theatre actress. Daughter of actor Rudraprasad Sengupta and Swatilekha Sengupta, who are also active in theatre, Sohini is one of the leading actors of the Bengali theatre group Nandikar. As a member of the group, she has worked with prominent theatre personalities such as Debshankar Halder, Sumanto Gangopadhyay and Parthapratim Deb,^[1] and was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi's 2007 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for contributions to theatre. She also played a supporting role in Aparna Sen’s film Paromitar Ek Din (2000)^[2] for which she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2000 National Film Awards.

Sohini Sengupta
Born	Kolkata, India
Occupation	Actress
Spouses	Goutam Halder ​ (div. 2006)​ Saptarshi Maulik ​ (m. 2013)​
Parents	Rudraprasad Sengupta (father) Swatilekha Sengupta (mother)

Personal life

Sengupta was born to parents Rudraprasad Sengupta and Swatilekha Sengupta in Kolkata. She was married to actor Goutam Halder till their divorce in 2006. In 2013 she married her co-actor Saptarshi Moulik at a private ceremony.^[3]

Filmography

• Paromitar Ek Din (2000)^[4]
• Icche (2011)
• Alik Sukh (2013)^[5]
• Belaseshe (2015)
• Posto (2017)^[6]
• Sanjhbati (2020)
• Abhijaan (2022)^[7]
• Aay Khuku Aay (2022)
• Pradhan (2023)
• Babli (2024)
• Shontaan (2024)^[8]
• Aarii (2025)

Plays

• Gotraheen ^[a][2]
• Babli
• Chitrangada
• Bappaditya
• Sojon Badiyar Ghat
• Madhabi^[9]
• Kanyadan
• Dulia
• Amaar Priyo Rabindranath
• Anto Adi Anto^[9]
• Tomaar Naam
• Kanyadan
• Rani Kadambini^[9]
• Tomar Naam
• Ajnatobaas
• Naachni^[9]
• Bipannata^[10]
• Mrityunjoy^[11]
• Panchajanya

Television/Web Series

• Thakumar Jhuli as Thakuma^[12]
• Khorkuto as Meghomala Mukherjee aka Putu Pishi^[13]
• Sona Roder Gaan as Anandi's Mother^[14]
• Guddi as Maammaam
• Badal Shesher Pakhi as Pranati Mukherjee
• Abar Proloy as Constable Madhobi

Awards and honours

• 1999 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Paromitar Ek Din (as Sohini Haldar)^[15]
• 2007 - Sangeet Natak Akademi Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for her contribution to theatre.^[16]
• 2013 - ABP Ananda Sera Bangali for Acting^[17]
• 2020 - The Telegraph She Awards for her contribution to theatre.^[18]

Notes

^a This was the first play where Swatilekha and Sohini– mother and daughter worked together.