Plabita Borthakur

Plabita Borthakur
Borthakur in 2018
Born (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 32)
Duliajan, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2014–present
Parents
  • Probin Borthakur
  • Rina Borthakur
RelativesParineeta Borthakur (Sister) Priyangi Borthakur (Sister)
Websiteplabitaborthakur.com

Plabita Borthakur (born 17 June 1992[1]) is an Indian actress, singer and artist from Assam, India.[1][2][3]

Early life

Her father Probin Borthakur was an engineer by profession with Oil India Limited, as well as being an Indian classical singer and teacher. Her mother Rina is a writer and poet. Her older sisters, Parineeta Borthakur[4] and Priyangi Borthakur, are in the film industry as well. She grew up in the Oil India township of Duliajan in Assam, before moving to Mumbai's Jai Hind College for higher studies. Professionally, she got her start with numerous ad assignments and concerts with her band, Manu and Chow.[citation needed]

Career

Borthakur made her debut in PK in a blink-and-miss role as Anushka Sharma's sister.[5] She returned with another Bollywood film, where she plays one of the main protagonists in the much spoken about, Lipstick Under My Burkha.[6]

On 15 July 2017, she made a special appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show, alongside Prakash Jha and Ekta Kapoor.[citation needed]

Borthakur has received rave reviews for her performance as a Muslim girl, Rehana Abidi in Lipstick Under My Burkha.[7][8][9]

Her webseries, What's Your Status released in July 2018.[needs update] She was part of an episodic web series on Zee5 called Parchhayee, that released on 24 June 2019.

In June 2019, the trailer of Doosra shows her in a pivotal role.[10][11]

In 2020, she was in the critically acclaimed web-series Breathe: Into the Shadows on Amazon Prime Video. Borthakur also starred in two feature films as Reena in Waah Zindagi[12][13] and as Fauziya in Chhote Nawab.

In 2021, she starred as Ayesha in the web series Bombay Begums, directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, starring Pooja Bhatt, Amruta Subhash, Shahana Goswami and Aadhya Anand.[14]

Music

She is also an independent musician and part of a band called Manu and Chow. They have so far, released a couple of original songs and a Music video called "P".

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Note
2014 PK Jaggu's sister
2017 Lipstick Under My Burkha Rehana Abidi
2021 Chote Nawab [15] Fauziya
2021 Ahaan Onella Netflix film
2021 Waah Zindagi Reena
2022 Doosra Tara Filming
2022 Homecoming † TBA Filming
2024 Protishruti Simran Assamese film

Web series

Year Series Role Platform
2015 Big F Anjali MTV India
2018 What's Your Status Aisha Sharma YouTube
2019 Fuh Se Fantasy Jyotsna (Jo)[16] Voot
2019 Parchhayee Neelam Zee5
2020 Breathe : Into the Shadows Meghna Verma Amazon Prime Video
2021 Bombay Begums Ayesha Netflix
2022 Sutliyan Ramni [17] ZEE5
2022 Escaype Live Hina Disney+ Hotstar

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Lipstick Under My Burkha Star Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer - Female Nominated [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Joshi, Ritika (25 February 2021). "Who Is Bombay Begum's Plabita Borthakur?". SheThePeople. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ "The Rockstar 'Burkha' Girl - Plabita Borthakur". The Moviean. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon". The Indian Express. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ "A Woman is the Best Judge for Herself - Parineeta Borthakur". The Moviean. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Plabita in Pk". Magicalassam.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Plabita Borthakur: Indian audience is ready for realistic content". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Plabita Borthakur: Waiting for 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' to release was tough". National Herald. 5 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon". National Express. 21 July 2017.
  9. ^ "After watching 'Lipstick', you have to wonder what Pahlaj Nihalani thinks women want". Livemint. 27 July 2017.
  10. ^ "'Doosra' trailer: Abhinay Deo's cricket drama relives the shirtless Sourav Ganguly moment from 2002". Scroll.in. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Doosra poster: Abhinay Deo's film relives Sourav Ganguly's celebration of epic 2002 NatWest Series win". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  12. ^ Barasara, Dilip (26 April 2017). "Wah Zindagi Will Canvas Make In India Concept". Mijaaj. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  13. ^ Ranjan, Dhriti Gandhi (9 May 2017). "Hindi film on 'Make in India' theme". The Week. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  14. ^ Keshri, Shweta (16 July 2020). "Netflix's Bombay Begums starring Pooja Bhatt deals with desire, ethics and vulnerabilities". India Today. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Akshay Oberoi, Plabita Borthakur to star in 'Chhote Nawab'". The Times of India. 8 July 2018.
  16. ^ Khan, Murtaza Ali (5 May 2019). "Plabita Borthakur: Waiting for 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' to release was tough". National Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  17. ^ Khanna, Twinkle (4 March 2022). "Sutliyan Review: Ayesha Raza Mishra, Vivaan Shah, Shiv Panditt shine in series of tangled family relations". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 16 August 2023.