1. Paoli Dam then worked in Bengali television serials such as Tithir Atithi and Sonar Harin; the former ran for six years on ETV Bangla.
28 Facts About Paoli Dam
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The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and at film festivals in Toronto and the UK In 2012, Paoli Dam made her Bollywood debut in Hate Story and appeared in Vikram Bhatt's Ankur Arora Murder Case, directed by Sohail Tatari.
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Paoli Dam won the Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress for her performance in Natoker Moto at the Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival in 2016.
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Paoli Dam was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali family, which is originally from Faridpur.
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Paoli Dam attended Loreto School in Bowbazar, before passing her Higher Secondary Examination.
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Paoli Dam was admitted to Vidyasagar College for Women, affiliated with the University of Calcutta, graduating with a degree in chemistry.
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Paoli Dam earned a postgraduate degree in chemistry from the Rajabazar Science College Campus of the University of Calcutta.
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Paoli Dam learnt classical dance and was interested in theater from an early age, but she never aspired to become an actor.
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Paoli Dam has said that she has learned a great deal from Bengali television, and it groomed her for a film career.
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The film was directed by Ravi Kinagi and produced by Debendra Kuchar; Paoli Dam played a supporting role.
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In 2008 the actress appeared in the Bengali film Hochheta Ki, a comedy of errors directed by Basu Chatterjee, in which Paoli Dam played a Bengali housewife.
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In 2009 Paoli Dam appeared in seven Bengali films, and came into focus with the success of Kaalbela.
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Paoli Dam played Madhabilata, the girlfriend of a young Naxalite leader, and her performance was praised.
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In 2010, Paoli Dam appeared in eleven Bengali films, including Tara, Takhan Teish, Moner Manush, Kagojer Bou and Banshiwala ; five of the eleven are unreleased.
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In 2011, Paoli Dam appeared in Chatrak, directed by the Sri Lankan Vimukthi Jayasundara.
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Bedrooms story line revolved around the lives of Kolkata urban couples; Paoli Dam played Priyanka, a bored and irritable housewife.
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Paoli Dam played Ela, teacher of a group fighting for Indian independence.
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Later that year, Paoli Dam acted in Obhishopto Nighty, directed by Birsa Dasgupta.
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Paoli Dam played the character of Miss Monica, a Bengali bar singer of the 1980s in the comedy-romantic film.
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Paoli Dam said that she was initially reluctant to accept the role, but later realised that it was a "love story".
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Paoli Dam described her character in Hercules, Minu, as "practical, grounded and not driven by emotions".
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Paoli Dam's upcoming films include Debesh Chattopadhyay's Natoker Moto - Like a Play which, according to Paoli Dam, was a "fictional biopic of a famous actress of the Bengali stage during the 1970s", Auroni Taukhon by Saurav Chakraborty, which is a love story set against the background of communal riots, and Swarup Ghosh's rom-com Tobuo Aparichito.
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In 2012, Paoli Dam made her Bollywood debut in Hate Story, directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Vikram Bhatt.
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Paoli Dam doesn't disappoint one bit on the latter aspect, she is not bad in terms of her acting abilities either.
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Paoli Dam doesn't incite the pathos that one could fervently feel for her character's plight.
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Paoli Dam performed an item number in the 2014 comedy-horror film Gang of Ghosts, directed by Satish Kaushik.
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Paoli Dam was scheduled to appear in the Hindi film Yaara Silly Silly, directed by Subhash Sehgal.
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In 2012, Paoli Dam began working on the Konkani film Baga Beach, directed by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar.