{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Chitrangada Satarupa | birth_name = Chitrangada Chakraborty | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|8|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2012 - present | mother = Satarupa Sanyal | father = Utpalendu Chakrabarty | relatives = Ritabhari Chakraborty (sister) }} '''Chitrangada Satarupa''' is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi and Bengali cinema. She is known for starring in the critically acclaimed films ''Tikli and Laxmi Bomb'' (2017)'', Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal'' (2018) and ''Devi Aur Hero'' (2019)''.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview: Actors Chitrangada Satarupa and Indraneil Sengupta tell what keeps them going |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2019/dec/13/interview-actors-chitrangada-satarupa-and-indraneil-sengupta-tell-what-keeps-them-going-20483.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.indulgexpress.com |date=12 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
== Early and personal life == Chitrangada Satarupa was born as Chitrangada Chakraborty<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ritabhari Chakraborty: ঋতাভরীর দিদির পদবী কেন শতরূপা? নিজেই জানালেন চিত্রাঙ্গদা |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/story/chitrangada-chakraborty-changed-her-name-to-chitrangada-satarupa-ritabhari-chakraborty-tollywood-news-entertainment-news-in-bangla-sum-552447-2023-05-03 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Aaj Tak বাংলা |language=bn}}</ref> on 19 August<ref>{{Cite web |last=আনন্দ |first=ওয়েব ডেস্ক, এবিপি |date=2022-08-19 |title=ষোলোয় পা দিলেন চিত্রাঙ্গদা! ঝলমলে জন্মদিনের ছবি শেয়ার করলেন সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায় |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/chitrangada-birthday-chitrangada-satarupa-shares-her-birthday-celebration-photos-see-pictures-913475 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=bengali.abplive.com |language=bn}}</ref> to Satarupa Sanyal and Utpalendu Chakrabarty in Kolkata, West Bengal. She studied mass communications at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chitrangada Satarupa and Sambit Chatterjee talk millennial marriage and more |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/chitrangada-satarupa-and-sambit-chatterjee-talk-millennial-marriage-and-more/cid/1840793 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> She then moved to Mumbai, joined the theater, and did plays for years. Her first play was ''Colorblind'' of which Kalki Koechlin was also a part.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahare mon actress Chitrangada Chakraborty strums the rhythm and blues of her life |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/ahare-mon-actress-chitrangada-chakraborty-strums-the-rhythm-and-blues-of-her-life/cid/1431200 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> She married her longtime boyfriend, Sambit Chatterjee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-27 |title=মহিলা পুরোহিতের চরিত্রে অভিনয় করেছিলেন ঋতাভরী, সেই নন্দিনী ভৌমিক-ই দেবেন দিদি চিত্রাঙ্গদার বিয়ে |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/ritabhari-chakrabortys-sister-chitrangadas-to-ties-not-by-nandini-bhowmik-506115/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Indian Express Bangla |language=bn}}</ref>
== Career == Chitrangada debuted in Bengali films with ''Antore Bahire'' (2012). She then appeared in the television series ''Stories by Rabindranath Tagore'' (2015), directed by Anurag Basu and based on the novels and short stories of Rabindranath Tagore. She played Mrinmayi, a gamine and flamboyant young woman who struggles with the lack of choice women have in her society.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoque |first=Nikhat |date=2019-02-19 |title=7 Progressive Women In 'The Stories Of Rabindranath Tagore' |url=https://feminisminindia.com/2019/02/20/progressive-women-stories-by-rabindranath-tagore/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Feminism in India |language=en-GB}}</ref> She next starred in the critically acclaimed ''Tikli and Laxmi Bomb'' (2017),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tikli and Laxmi Bomb movie review: Gritty, stark and speaks language of the streets |date=11 August 2018 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/110818/tikli-and-laxmi-bomb-movie-review-aditya-netflix-chitrangada-vibhawar.html}}</ref> directed by Aditya Kripalani and based on his novel of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-29 |title=Aditya Kripalani: Wanted to avoid predominant male gaze in Tikli and Laxmi bomb |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/aditya-kriplani-wanted-to-avoid-predominant-male-gaze-in-tikli-and-laxmi-bomb-19652151 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-27 |title='Tikli and Laxmi Bomb': An unconventional film on sex work as a start-up idea |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tikli-and-laxmi-bomb-unconventional-film-sex-work-start-idea-78578 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> She received praise for her performance, and the film was showcased at several film festivals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aditya Kriplani's film 'Tikli and Laxmi Bomb' gets applauded at various film festivals! |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-aditya-kriplani-s-film-tikli-and-laxmi-bomb-gets-applauded-at-various-film-festivals-2584284 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> The film won best feature at the London Asian Film Festival 2018 and the Berlin Independent Film Festival 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-20 |title=Berlin Independent Film Festival 2018: Aditya Kripalani's directorial debut Tikli and Laxmi Bomb wins Best Film Award |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/berlin-independent-film-festival-2018-aditya-kripalanis-directorial-debut-tikli-and-laxmi-bomb-wins-best-film-award-4358991.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-21 |title='Tikli and Laxmi Bomb', a film on sex workers, wins Best Feature at Berlin Independent Film Fest |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tikli-and-laxmi-bomb-film-sex-workers-wins-best-feature-berlin-international-film-fest-76810 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>
She then appeared in Bikas Mishra's ''Pagla Ghoda'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Sankhayan |date=2017-05-26 |title=Cinema meets theatre on the web |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/YPS8FQ7eIyDTTd2kQJ8gCL/Cinema-meets-theatre-on-the-web.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-30 |title=Bikas Mishra's Pagla Ghoda shows why Badal Sircar is still relevant |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bikas-mishra-s-pagla-ghoda-shows-why-badal-sircar-is-still-relevant/story-TKAjcjX3lKIqMxlsFxvZFI.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and starred in Aditya Kripalani's ''Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal'' (2018) which met with critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal review: An uncomfortable yet important watch |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/tottaa-pataaka-item-maal-41892|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905203212/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/tottaa-pataaka-item-maal-41892|url-status=live|archive-date=5 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-01-31 |title=FTII graduate's film Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal to go international |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/ftii-graduates-film-tottaa-pataaka-item-maal-to-go-international/articleshow/67771770.cms |access-date=2023-09-05 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Swaddle |first1=The |last2=Sarkar |first2=Pooja Das |date=2019-08-27 |title=Portrayals of Female Revenge in Pop Culture Simply Mirror Toxic Male Violence |url=https://theswaddle.com/the-avenging-woman-trope-in-pop-culture-mirrors-toxic-male-violence/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=The Swaddle |language=en-US}}</ref> She then played the role of Titli in ''Ahare Mon'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Asian International Film Festival: Ahare Mon |url=https://www.nyit.edu/events/south_asian_international_film_festival_ahare_mon |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=New York Tech |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='I always had a feeling that interesting projects will happen to me': Chitrangada Chakraborty |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-i-always-had-a-feeling-that-interesting-projects-will-happen-to-me-chitrangada-chakraborty-2698244 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> The Film companion cited the film as the best Bengali film of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaudhuri |first=Shantanu Ray |date=2018-06-30 |title=Ahare Mon Movie Review: The Best Bengali Film Of The Year |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/ahare-mon-movie-review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905201710/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/ahare-mon-movie-review |archive-date=5 September 2023 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=www.filmcompanion.in |language=en}}</ref>
In 2019, she appeared in ''Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo,''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-06-28 |title=First posters of Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo are out |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/first-posters-of-shantilal-o-projapoti-rohoshyo-are-out/articleshow/69991801.cms |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> ''Devi Aur Hero'', directed by Aditya Kripalani.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-11-19 |title=Chitrangada is in a happy zone post NETPAC award |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/chitrangada-is-in-a-happy-zone-post-netpac-award/articleshow/72123107.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Devi Aur Hero starring Vinay Sharma and Chitrangada to screen at Kolkata International Film Fest |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2019/nov/06/devi-aur-hero-starring-vinay-sharma-and-chitrangada-to-screen-at-kolkata-international-film-fest-19586.html |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.indulgexpress.com |date=5 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She also appeared in the bilingual medical mystery web series adapted from Indranil Sanyal's novel ''Karkat Kranti,''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-12-09 |title=An edgy medical mystery thriller on anti-cancer drug trial |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/an-edgy-medical-mystery-thriller-on-anti-cancer-drug-trial/articleshow/72384789.cms |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-15 |title=Karkat Rogue review: ক্যানসার নিয়ে থ্রিলার দর্শকের আগ্রহ ধরে রাখে |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/zee5-medical-thriller-chitrangada-rajesh-sharma-starrer-karkat-rogue-web-series-review-180878/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Indian Express Bangla |language=bn}}</ref> Guilty Minds<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Parvati |date=2022-05-22 |title=Guilty Minds Presents a Strong Case for Authenticity in Storytelling |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/readers-articles/guilty-minds-amazon-prime-presents-a-strong-case-for-authenticity-in-storytelling |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906202100/https://www.filmcompanion.in/readers-articles/guilty-minds-amazon-prime-presents-a-strong-case-for-authenticity-in-storytelling |archive-date=6 September 2023 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.filmcompanion.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-22 |title=Guilty Minds review: Amazon series brings refreshing realism to courtroom dramas |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/guilty-minds-review-amazon-series-brings-refreshing-realism-to-courtroom-dramas-but-ends-up-as-an-uneven-show-101650614678356.html |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and ''Mariam'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chitrangada Satarupa all set to travel to Busan International Film Festival |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/chitrangada-satarupa-all-set-to-travel-to-busan-international-film-festival/cid/1887486 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2022-10-05 |title=Busan Asian Cinema Fund Recipient 'Mariam' Tackles Plight of Migrant Workers, Illegal Surrogacy in India |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/mariam-surrogacy-migrant-workers-india-busan-1235391137/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Language !Notes !Ref |- |2012 |''Antore Bahire'' |Shruti | rowspan="3" |Bengali | | |- |2013 |''The Last Poem'' | | | |- |2015 |''Stories by Rabindranath Tagore'' |Mrinmoyee |Epic TV Series | |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''Tikli and Laxmi Bomb'' |Tikli | rowspan="3" |Hindi | | |- |''Pagla Ghoda'' |Mili |TV Movie |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Stutee |date=2017-05-30 |title=Movie Review: 'Pagla Ghoda' Stays True to the Essence of the Play |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/pagla-ghoda-movie-review |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal'' |Chitra Joardar | | |- |''Ahare Mon'' |Titli | rowspan="2" |Bengali | | |- | rowspan="4" |2019 |''Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo'' |Candy | | |- |''Devi Aur Hero'' |Kaali Ghosh | rowspan="4" |Hindi | | |- |''Sakharam B'' |Champa | | |- |''Chokher Bali'' |Ashalatha |TV Movie | |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |''The Daughter'' | |Short |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-14 |title=Internationally acclaimed short film 'The Daughter' starring Ira Dubey and Naseeruddin Shah screened in India |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/theatre/internationally-acclaimed-short-film-the-daughter-starring-ira-dubey-and-naseeruddin-shah-screened-in-india/articleshow/95509507.cms |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Short film The Daughter to screen at Dharamshala International Film Festival 2022 on November 4 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/short-film-the-daughter-to-screen-at-dharamshala-international-film-festival-2022-on-november-4/cid/1895752 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> |- |''Karkat Rogue'' |Beas Chatterjee |Hindi, Bengali |Web series (8 Episodes ) | |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |''Guilty Minds'' |Sunanda Bose |Hindi |Web series (10 Episodes) | |- |''Mukti'' |Prava | rowspan="2" |Bengali | rowspan="2" |Web Series | |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |''Saarey Shaitrish'' | |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-09-17 |title=Sourav Chakraborty to direct a social satire set on a dystopian society |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/sourav-chakraborty-to-direct-a-social-satire-set-on-a-dystopian-society/articleshow/86285148.cms |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sourav Chakraborty's next series, Saarey Shaitrish, is a dystopian drama set in the future |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2021/sep/18/sourav-chakrabortys-next-series-saarey-shaitrish-is-a-dystopian-drama-set-in-the-future-35633.html |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.indulgexpress.com |date=17 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |- |''Mariam'' |Mariam |Hindi | | |}
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