1. One of the most celebrated actors of Bengali cinema, Paul is best known for his on-screen roles opposite Mahua Roy Choudhury and Debashree Roy.
17 Facts About Tapas Paul
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Tapas Paul was a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar having won in the 2014 Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket.
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Tapas Paul was awarded the Filmfare Award for his role in Saheb.
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Tapas Paul made his Bollywood debut in Hiren Nag's Abodh opposite Madhuri Dixit.
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Tapas Paul collaborated with Tarun Majumdar for the second time in his romantic flick Bhalobasa Bhalobasa where he was paired with Debashree Roy.
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Tapas Paul collaborated with Buddhadeb Dasgupta in Uttara and Mondo Meyer Upakhyan.
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Tapas Paul graduated with a bio science degree from Hooghly Mohsin College under University of Burdwan.
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Tapas Paul was seated in a train compartment, when he caught attention of Shrinibas Chakraborty, the assistant director of Dadar Kirti.
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Tapas Paul was then taken to Tarun Majumdar who was at that time looking for a new face for the role Kedar.
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Tapas Paul collaborated with Tarun Majumdar for the second time in his romantic flick Bhalobasa Bhalobasa where he was paired with Debashree Roy.
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Tapas Paul collaborated with Buddhadeb Dasgupta in Uttara and Mondo Meyer Upakhyan.
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On 31 December 2016, Tapas Paul was arrested for his involvement in the Ponzi firm Rose Valley Group.
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Tapas Paul was released after serving a thirteen months sentence.
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Tapas Paul was a member of All India Trinamool Congress and served as an MLA from Alipore for two terms.
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Tapas Paul was the MP of Krishnanagar from 2009 to 2018.
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Tapas Paul was a participant of Bigg Boss Bangla of season 2.
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Tapas Paul had suffered from heart disease which led to a sudden cardiac arrest.