Rituparna Sengupta is Indian actress and producer who is known for her work in Bengali, Odia and Hindi cinema. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she rode the crest of her box office success in the late 1990s. She has won a National Award, two Filmfare Awards, four BFJA Awards and four Anandalok Awards.

Rituparna was born on 7 November 1970. She was interested in the arts since a young age and learned painting, dancing, singing and handicrafts at a painting school, called Chitrangshu. She studied at Carmel High school, and later graduated in history from Lady Brabourne College. She began studying Modern History for an M.A. at University of Calcutta, but had to interrupt studies to concentrate on her career as an actress.

Initially promoted as the carbon copy of Satabdi Roy, Sengupta made her screen debut opposite Kushal Chakraborty in the Bengali fantasy TV series Shwet Kapot (1989) directed by the latter and broadcast on DD Bangla.  She made her big screen debut opposite Bijay Mohanty in the Odia film Kotia Manish Gotiye Jaga (1991) directed by Vijay Bhaskar. Throughout her career, she featured in a host of National Award winning Bengali films such as Shwet Patharer Thala (1992), Lathi (1996), Dahan (1997), Paromitar Ek din, (2000), Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002) and Anuranan (2006).  She made her Bollywood debut with Partho Ghosh‘s Teesra Kaun (1994).  She had a very successful on screen collaboration with Prosenjit, Chiranjeet and Manna.  She featured opposite Prosenjit for the first time in Bhijoy Bhaskar’s Nagpanchami (1994) which was a major commercial success. Her other major hits opposite Prosenjit include Abujh Mon (1996), Moner Manush (1997), Pabitra Papi (1997), Baba Keno Chakar (1998), Daay Dayitwa (1999), Sindur Khela (1999), Sudhu Ekbar Bolo (1999), Tumi Ele Tai (1999), Sasurbari Zindabad (2000) and Praktan (2016).  Her first collaboration with Chiranjeet was Prashant Nanda’s Lal Paan Bibi (1994) which was also a major financial success. Her other hits opposite Chiranjeet include Naginkanya (1995), Rakhal Raja (1995), Sansar Sangram (1995), Chandragrahan (1997), Bishnu Narayan (1998), Sindur Khela (1999), Bastir Meye Radha (2000) and Hatiyar (2001).  She teamed up with Manna for the first time in Sharif Uddin Khan Dipu’s commercially successful Bangladeshi film Desh Dorodi (1998). Her other hits with Manna include Killer (2000), Shesh Juddho (2000), Jummon Koshai, Eri Naam Bhalobasa, Ranangan (2004), Swami Chintai (2006).  She received critical acclaim for her roles in films such as Dahan (1997), Utsab (2000), Paromitar Ek Din (2000), Chaturanga (2008) and Ahaa Re (2019).

Awards and honors

Year	Award
1995	Bharat Nirman Award
1996	Kazi Nazrul Islam Birth Centenary Award by the Law Society of Calcutta
1998	National Film Award for Best Actress for Dahan
1999	Anandalok Puraskar for Best Actress for Dahan
2000	Anandalok Puraskar for Best Supporting Actress for Attiya Sajan
2005	Anandalok Puraskar for Best Glamour Queen
2007	Anandalok Puraskar for Best Actress for Anuranan
1999	BFJA – Best Actress Award
2004	BFJA – Best Actress Award for Alo
2006	BFJA – Best Actress Award for Trishna
2013	BFJA – Best Actress Award for Muktadhara
1993	Kalakar Award for Best Supporting Actress, Swet Pathorer Thala
1997	Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Abujh Mon
1998	Kalakar Special Award for Moner Manush
2001	Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Sasurbari Zindabad
2004	Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Mondo Meyer Upakhyan
2006	Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Dwitiya Basanta
2007	Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Batikrami
2008	Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Anuranan
2009	Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Mon Amour
2010	Kalakar Award for Best Actress, Aaynate
2014	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, Alik Sukh
2017	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, “Praktan”
2022	Banga Bhushan