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DOB : 04-10-1980
Age : 44
Star Sign : Libra
Gender : Female

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The Bengali film actress was born on 4th October 1980 in Kolkata. She started her acting career with TV serials and her first serial was a Bengali serial titled ‘Jibon Niye Khela’, which was started in the year 2004. Being a bright student who used to win scholarships and medals, Dam always wanted to be chemical researcher or a pilot as a kid and holds a master’s degree in chemistry.

She has stated in an interview that becoming an actress was never her dream even though she has taken professional training in classical dance and was into theatre acts from a very young age. However, it turned out that she was destined to be an actress and she debuted in the 2004 Bengali movie ‘Teen Yaari Katha’. Even though the movie production had started in the year 2004, it wasn’t released until early 2012, and her first film to be released was director movie ‘’ in 2006. However, she had only supporting roles in her initial movies and she came to fame only with her 2009 hit film ‘Kalbeela’, which was a masterpiece. She played the role of the girlfriend of a young Naxalite leader in the movie and she was widely praised for her role in the movie. She later stated in an interview that ‘Kalbeela’ gave her the platform to prove herself. The 2011 Bengali movie ‘Chatrak’ brought her national and international recognition and the film was premiered in prestigious film festivals including Cannes, Toronto, and UK.

Success followed her, and she went on to act in many successful movies later including ‘’, ‘Moner Manush’ etc. Her success landed her a role in the 2012 Bollywood movie ‘Hate Story’ which was a commercial success and her acting received appreciation from media as well as critics. She bagged few more Bollywood movies following the success of ‘Hate Story’ and she has also acted in a Konkani movie directed by called ‘Baga Beach’. She is currently working on the Bengali movies ‘Tobuo Aparichito’ and ‘Auroni Taukhon’.