Mishti Chakraborty

Mishti Chakraborty
Mishti at the special screening of Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi in 2019
Born
Indrani Chakraborty[1]

(1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 37)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2013–present

Indrani Chakraborty, (born 21 December 1987) known by her stage name Mishti, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu and Hindi films. She starred in films such as Kaanchi: The Unbreakable (2014), Chinnadana Nee Kosam (2014), Adam Joan (2017), Brihaspathi (2018), Burra Katha (2019), O Saathiya (2023), among others.

Early life

Mishti was born as Indrani Chakraborty on 21 December 1987,[2] in a Bengali family in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Her mother Beena Chakraborty is a housewife and her father is a construction businessman. She graduated in English literature from the University of Calcutta.[3]

She began to use the name Mishti professionally after 2014.[4]

Career

She made her Bollywood debut with Subhash Ghai's film Kaanchi: The Unbreakable,[5][6] and her Telugu film debut with the Nithiin-A. Karunakaran film Chinnadana Nee Kosam,[7][8] and her Malayalam film debut with Prithviraj Sukumaran and Jinu Abraham's film Adam Joan.[9]

Mishti's next Telugu film, Columbus, stars Sumanth Ashwin and is produced by MS Raju.[10] She returned to Bollywood with Indra Kumar's Great Grand Masti, the third film in the Masti film series.[11][12] In 2017, she appeared in Srijit Mukherji's historical film Begum Jaan, alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Vidya Balan. The Film was set in the Backdrop of a Brothel and she played Shabnam in the film.[13] The film was an average grosser at Box Office India.[14]

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Mishti is the brand ambassador for Vicco turmeric.[15]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2013 Porichoi Rimi Bengali [16][17]
2014 Kaanchi: The Unbreakable Kaanchi Hindi
Chinnadana Nee Kosam Nandini Reddy Telugu
2015 Columbus Indu
2016 Great Grand Masti Rekha Meet Mehta Hindi
2017 Begum Jaan Shabnam
Babu Baga Busy Radha Telugu
Adam Joan Amy Malayalam
2018 Brihaspathi Shalini Kannada
Semma Botha Aagathey Madhu Tamil
Sarabha Divya Telugu [18]
2019 Manikarnika Kashibai Hindi [19]
Burra Katha Happy Telugu [20]
2023 O Saathiya Keerthi Telugu

References

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  2. ^ Ethamukkala, Hemachandra (13 June 2023). ""Subhash Ghai sir suggested that Mishti sounded better than Indrani when I informed him about my alternate name"! - 'Osaathiya' actress Mishti Chakraborty - Exclusive". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ "I don't act in front of the camera; I make love to it'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Subhash Ghai renames Indrani Chakraborty as 'Mishti' for 'Kaanchi'". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. ^ Indrani Chakraborty is a fantastic actor: Subhash Ghai - Hindustan Times Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Kaanchi: Subhash Ghai picks Bengali debutante Mishti". The Times of India. 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Mishti Chakraborty happy to be part of India's second-largest film industry". 26 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Nithin- Karunakaran's movie heroine is Mishti - Telugu Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com". 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Mishti and Miya join Prithviraj in Adam". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Sumanth Ashwin Columbus | Ishq Writer Ramesh Samala | Seerat Kapoor | Mishti Chakraborty - CineGoer.net". Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Masti for Mishti". Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  12. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (17 June 2015). "Mishti, Ankita Shorey to star in Great Grand Masti - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Exclusive: 'Kanchi' actress Mishti reveals how she bagged 'Begum Jaan' | Bollywood Bubble". Bollywood Bubble. 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  14. ^ "'Begum Jaan' Box Office collection Week 1". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Mishti Chakraborty actress better known as 'Vicco Girl': Unseen Pics & Wallpapers". boxofficecollection.in. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  16. ^ Jha, Subhash K (28 January 2013). "Subhash Ghai's 'new discovery' is my heroine from Porichoi - Prosenjeet Chatterjee". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ quintdaily (1 September 2017). "Adam Joan Review Rating – Live Audience Report – QuintDaily". Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Sharabha Telugu Movie Review". 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Mishti Chakraborty: I was initially hesitant to take up secondary characters". Mumbai Mirror. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Burra Katha starring Aadi and Mishti". Mumbai Mirror. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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