Ishaa Saha is an Indian actress who mainly works in Bengali cinema.[1] She started her career with Bengali television. She made her film debut in Bengali cinema in 2017 as a lead with Projapoti Biskut directed by Anindya Chatterjee.[2][3] She acted in all the films directed by filmmaker Dhrubo Banerjee.
Ishaa Saha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Early life and education
editSaha was born in Kolkata. Saha passed Bachelor of Laws in 2015 from University of Calcutta and started her career as a television artist in 2016 with Star Jalsha's Jhanjh Lobongo Phool as Lobongo.[citation needed]
Career
editShe made her film debut in 2017, with the family drama Projapoti Biskut directed by Anindya Chatterjee, which was critically and commercially successful.[4] She received praise for her performance and received a 3rd Filmfare Awards East for Critics' Award for Best Actor (Female).[5] In 2018, Saha played the role of Jhinuk,[6] a girl next door, alongside Abir Chatterjee and Arjun Chakrabarty as female protagonist in the 'Guptodhon' franchise (Guptodhoner Sondhane (2018) and Durgeshgorer Guptodhon (2019)).[7] Saha gained wider recognition for her performance in Sweater,[8] the film also turned out to be a box office success.[9] Both Sweater and Durgeshgorer Guptodhon are in the 'Top Rated Bengali Movies Of 2019' list.[10] Next she starred in Dhrubo Banerjee's[11] Golondaaj, opposite to Dev.[12] In 2021 she acted in a number of films including Karnasubarner Guptodhon and Kacher Manush. Karnasubarner Guptodhon was a blockbuster at the box office and it went on to become one of the highest-grossing Bengali films of all time, grossing 9.2 crores. In 2022 she starred in the romantic dramas Mitthye Premer Gaan and Ghore Pherar Gaan.
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Production | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Projapoti Biskut | Shaon | Anindya Chatterjee | Windows Production | [13] |
| 2018 | Guptodhoner Sondhane | Jhinuk | Dhrubo Banerjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | [14] |
| 2019 | Sweater | Tulika alias Tuku | Shieladitya Moulik | PSS Entertainments, Pramod Films, P&P Entertainment | [15] |
| Durgeshgorer Guptodhon | Jhinuk | Dhrubo Banerjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | [16] | |
| Buro Sadhu | Shweta | Vik | Wisemonk Creative, DNA Entertainment Networks | [17] | |
| 2020 | Detective | Sudhamukhi | Joydip Mukherjee | [18]Shree Venkatesh Films | |
| 2021 | Torulatar Bhoot | Kamalkali | Deb Roy | Green Motion Pictures | [19] |
| Golondaaj | Kamalini | Dhrubo Banerjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | [20] | |
| 2022 | Mahananda | Mahal | Arindam Sil | Friends Communication | |
| Sahobashe | Tista | Anjan Kanjilal | Mojotale Entertainments | ||
| Kolkata Chalantika | Tumpa | Pavel | Baba Bhootnath Entertainment | ||
| Kacher Manush | Aalo | Pathikrit Basu | Dev Entertainment Ventures | ||
| Karnasubarner Guptodhon | Jhinuk | Dhrubo Banerjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | ||
| 2023 | Mitthye Premer Gaan | Anwesha | Paroma Neotia | Neostories Productions | |
| Ghore Pherar Gaan | Tora | Aritra Sen | Eskay Movies | ||
| Ektu Sore Bosun | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | Big Cat Films | |||
| 2024 | Asukh Bisukh† | Kaushik Ganguly | Shadow Films | ||
| Oporichito† | Joydip Mukherjee |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Production House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jhanjh Lobongo Phool | Star Jalsha | Lobongo | SVF |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Director | Platform | Character Name | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Japani Toy (Season 1) | Sourav Chakraborty | Hoichoi | Kinkini | SVF |
| 2019 | Japani Toy (Season 2) | Soumik Chattopadhyay | Kinkini | SVF | |
| Daab Chingri | Sudeep Das | ZEE5 | Sohini | Nideas | |
| Bhalobashar Shohor (Story:Kolkatar Kobitara) | Abhijit Guha & Sudeshna Roy | Malini | Roadshow Films | ||
| 2020 | Mafia | Birsa Dasgupta | Hoichoi | Ananya | Roadshow Films & Eskay Movies |
| 2021 | Boyfriends & Girlfriends | Suvankar Paul | Amrita | SVF | |
| Indu | Sayantan Ghosal | Indu | Missing Screw | ||
| 2022 | Gora | Somlata | |||
| Hello! Remember me? | Abhimanyu Mukherjee | ||||
| 2023 | Indu 2 | Indu | |||
| 2024 | Paashbalish | Korok Murmu | ZEE5 | Indu | Mahabahu Motion Pictures |
References
edit- ^ "'Detective' Trailer Video: Anirban Bhattacharya and Ishaa Saha starrer 'Detective' Official Trailer Video ►". The Times of India.
- ^ "Ishaa's the 'Girl in a Bookstore'". The Times of India. 2018.
- ^ "There's no such thing as cakewalk in the industry: Ishaa Saha - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Projapoti Biskut's trailer gets Tolly buzzing". The Times of India. 2017.
- ^ "All winners of the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018". Filmfare.com. 2018.
- ^ "Petite actor Ishaa Saha is back as Jhinuk in Durgeshgorer Guptodhon". IndulgeExpress. 2019.
- ^ "'Feluda Meets Indiana Jones' In Bengali Cinema's First Treasure Hunt Franchise". FilmCompanion. 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Ishaa in Siladittya Moulick's next, Sweater". TOI. 2018.
- ^ "I'm enjoying Sweater's success: Ishaa Saha". TOI. 2019.
- ^ "Top Rated Bengali Movies Of 2019". TOI. 2019.
- ^ "Ishaa thrilled to be part of Dhrubo Banerjee's next". TOI. 2020.
- ^ "Ishaa Saha's picnic misadventure". TOI. 2020.
- ^ "দুর্গার আগেই কার্তিক চলে আসছেন 'প্রজাপতি বিস্কুট' নিয়ে".
- ^ "'Durgeshgorer Guptodhon' to repeat the same star cast of 'Guptodhoner Sondhane' - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Sweater First Look".
- ^ "Whenever I see Abir, I feel Sonada is walking in front of me — Guptodhoner Sondhane maker Dhrubo Banerjee". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ "টলিউডে নতুন জুটি".
- ^ "ররীন্দ্রনাথের গোয়েন্দা গল্প নিয়ে ওয়েব সিরিজ আসছে হইচই ডিজিটাল প্ল্যাটফর্মে".
- ^ "রহস্য, ভয় এবং প্রতিশোধের গল্প বলবে 'তরুলতার ভূত'! প্রকাশ্য ট্রেলার ও মিউজিক".
- ^ "'গোলন্দাজ' দেব, প্রকাশ্যে ছবির মোশন পোস্টার".