Nayna Bandyopadhyay

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Nayna Bandyopadhyay (née Das; born 24 August 1968) is an Indian politician and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. She is the MLA of the Chowrangee Assembly constituency since 2014, as a All India Trinamool Congress candidate. She was the MLA of the Bowbazar Assembly constituency since 2001 till 2006, as a candidate from the same political party. When she was in tenth grade, she made her debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Pathbhola (1986) directed by Tarun Majumdar' who changed her name into Nayana. She subsequently appeared in Bengali films such as Surer Akashe (1988), Aamar Tumi (1989), Prem Pratigya (1989), Tufan (1989), Anurag (1990), Balidan (1990), Pati Param Guru (1991), Shaitan (1992), Ghar Sansar (1993). She rose to wider fame and popularity for her role as Sita in Anup Sengupta's commercial hit Sinthir Sindur (1996). In most of her films including Sinthir Sindur, she starred opposite Tapas Paul. Her political career hit the crux when she defeated...

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