Koyel Mullick

Koyel Mallick
Born Rukmini Mallick
28 April 1982 (1982-04-28) (age 29)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003-present
Height 1.65 meters (5' 5")

Koyel Mallick (Bengali: কোয়েল মল্লিক, born 28 April 1982)[1] is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali and Tollywood films. She is a daughter of Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick.

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Early life

Mallick was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick and his wife Deepa. Mallick has a B.Sc. (Hons.) in psychology from the Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta.

Career

Mallick's screen debut was in Haranath Chakraborty’s Nater Guru opposite Jeet. Nater Guru was a successful film at the box office.[2] The film, released in 2003, marked Mallick's entry into Tollywood. Nater Guru, which has Jeet in the male lead, sees Mallick playing the role of a 23-year-old girl called Monica. Since the release of Nater Guru the pair has worked together often, appearing in seven films.[3]

In 2004, she starred in Devipaksha, Shudhu Tumi, Badshah and Bandhan. While the first two performed poorly at the box office, Badshah and Bandhan were more successful, with the latter going on to become a major money-earner.

In 2005, Mallick appeared in Shubha Drishti, Manik, Juddha and Chorey Chorey Mastuto Bhai. She also appeared in Juddha opposite actors Mithun Chakraborty and Debasree Roy. The film recorded an initial collection of Rs. 1.2 crore in its first week. In 2006, she took on a more serious role in MLA Phatakeshto in which she played a reporter. She also starred in the Bengali remake of Love Story, the 2008 film Love.[4]

Filmography

Year Film Director Co-star Remarks
2011 untitled venture Srijit Mukherjee Parambrata
Paglu Rajib Biswas Dev
2010 Mon Je Kore Uru Uru Sujit Guha Hiran Chatterjee masum
Dui Prithibi Raj Chakraborty super star Jeet,and dev (actor)
Prem By Chance Abhijit Guha, Sudeshna Roy Abir Chatterjee, Suman Banerjee
Bolo Na Tumi Aamar Sujit Mondal Dev
2009 Hitlist Sandip Ray Saheb Chatterjee, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Subhrajit Dutta, Babul Supriyo, Sudipta Chakraborty
Neel Akasher Chadni Sujit Guha Jeet, Jisshu Sengupta masum
Bangal Ghoti Phataphati Prabir Nandy Jisshu Sengupta Unreleased
Premi No.1 Debu Pattanaik Anuvab Mohanty, Rahul Dev Remake of Hindi Film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya.
Saat Paake Bandha Sujit Mondal Jeet
Jackpot Koushik Ganguly Hiran Chatterjee
2008 Mon Mane Na Sujit Guha Dev
2007 Chore chore mastuto bhai Mithun Chakraborty
Subho Drishti Prabhat Roy Jeet
2006 M.L.A. Fatakesto Swapan Saha Mithun Chakraborty
2005 Badshah Prasenjit Chatterjee
Yuddho Mithun Chakraborty, Jeet
Manik Prabhat Roy Jeet
2004 Sudhu Tumi Abhijit Guha Prasenjit Chatterjee
Devi Paksha Soumitra Chatterjee
Bandhan Rabi Kinagi Jeet
2003 Nater Guru Haranath Chakraborty Jeet

References

  1. ^ "Tollywood top girls on the go, at a glance". The Telegraph. 4 September 2004. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040904/asp/calcutta/story_3713869.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
  2. ^ Mitra, Aindrila (24 April 2004). "Koel's on a Tolly high with Nater Guru". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/44312101.cms. Retrieved 12 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "10 Questions - Koel Mullick". www.telegraphindia.com. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080128/jsp/entertainment/story_8834303.jsp. Retrieved 12 February 2010. 
  4. ^ Kushali Nag (3 October 2007). "A Tale of Tenderness". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071003/asp/entertainment/story_8390846.asp. Retrieved 12 February 2010.