She featured opposite Chiranjeet Chakraborty in the latter's directorial venture Sansar Sangram (1995). The film was a major success at the box office. The film was a remake of Khan Ataur Rahman's Sujon Sokhi (1975). Sengupta bagged the female lead in Swapan Saha's Sujan Sakhi (1995) alongside Abhishek Chatterjee essaying the male lead. Sengupta made her Bollywood debut opposite Chunkey Pandey in Partho Ghosh's thriller Teesra Kaun (1994) which was a debacle at the box office. Since both the films worked at the box office, producers and directors approached her with meaty roles opposite Chatterjee and Chakraborty. She featured opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Bhijoy Bhaskar's Nag Panchami (1994) and Chiranjeet Chakraborty in Prashanta Nanda's Laal Paan Bibi (1994).
She enacted a few more roles in several other Bengali TV series but those never took off her career.īreakthrough and success (1992-2007) Īfter Gargi Roychowdhury declined the role of Titli opposite Bhaskar Banerjee in Prabhat Roy's National Award winning Bengali film Shwet Pathorer Thala (1992), Sengupta was offered to play the character. It is based on Monilal Ganguly's Bengali story of the same name. She accepted a role in Ramen Adhikari's Bengali sitcom Hortoner Golam that featured Kaushik Banerjee as the protagonist. Due to Chakraborty's stardom, the sitcom grabbed the attention of media personalities. Initially her father made objection against her pursuing the role but then gave his consent since the role demanded two-day shoot. She had to play an imprisoned princess shapeshifting into a white dove who falls in love with an imprisoned prince played by Chakraborty. The work was an adaptation of the Danish fairy tale The White Dove. After her Secondary Examination, she was insisted by Anindita to appear for a screen test for a role opposite Chakraborty in the TV series. Chakraborty's sister Anindita was her classmate.
Sengupta made her screen debut opposite Kushal Chakraborty in the Bengali fantasy TV series Shwet Kapot (1989) broadcast on DD Bangla. Sengupta at No Tobacco campaign organised by CPAA 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). Her other hits with Manna include Killer (2000), Shesh Juddho (2000), Jummon Koshai, Eri Naam Bhalobasa, Ranangan (2004), Swami Chintai (2006). 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 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). Her first collaboration with Chiranjeet was Prashant Nanda's Lal Paan Bibi (1994) which was also a major financial 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). She featured opposite Prosenjit for the first time in Bhijoy Bhaskar's Nagpanchami (1994) which was a major commercial success. She had a very successful on screen collaboration with Prosenjit, Chiranjeet and Manna. She made her Bollywood debut with Partho Ghosh's Teesra Kaun (1994).
She was catapulted to stardom after she made her big screen debut with Prabhat Roy's National Award-winning Bengali film Shwet Patharer Thala (1992). 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 won a National Award, two Filmfare Awards, four BFJA Awards and four Anandalok Awards. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she rode the crest of her box office success in the late 1990s. Rituparna Sengupta ( Rituparna Shengupta) is an Indian actress and producer who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema.