Sampa Mandal

Sampa is a Bollywood actor. Sampa is from Barrackpore, a town close to Kolkata. Her mother passed away in 2019, and her father runs a tea shop. Sampa joined a children's theater company in her city over ten years ago, primarily working backstage and escorting youngsters to and from performances. She was encouraged to apply to the National School of Drama (NSD) in Delhi after performing in a few plays, which she did and was accepted to. She joined The Repertory, the institute's performing wing, after earning her acting diploma in 2015. She produced her first short film at about this time. Later, she received a call asking her to perform for Sonchiriya. However, there was an issue. Actors at The Repertory are not formally permitted to work outside. Sampa had to covertly leave for the film's filming in Dholpur, Rajasthan, and auditions.

A similar thing happened during the filming of Sherni in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat. "She went since she liked the role so much. Once in Balaghat, she worked alongside the locals to get to know them, learn their language, and comprehend their issues. "They readily admitted her due to the color of her skin. She is open about her skin tone and what it has meant for her career thus far. She doesn't believe she is considered for these jobs because of her dark color. However, if she did, it wouldn't surprise her. She experienced prejudice as a child due to her dark color. It occurred to her at home, in institutions, and even to some extent at NSD. Her family was under pressure to arrange her marriage.

Sampa takes pleasure in playing "powerful, enduring characters." She read a lot of Bandit Queen by Shekhar Kapur Shekhar Kapur is a renowned Indian actor, director >> Read More... and did research on Phoolan Devi for her part in Sonchiriya. The latter served as a significant point of comparison for Abhishek Chaubey's picture. Sherni (2021), Sonchiriya (2019), and Shabaash Mithu are renowned works by Sampa Mandal (2022).