Koel Mallick

Koel Mallick
Born Rukmini Mallick
(1982-04-28) 28 April 1982[1]
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2002–present
Spouse(s)
Nispal Singh (m. 2013)
Parents
Website http://koelmallick.in

Koel Mallick (born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982[1]) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bengali and Odia films.

Early life and education

Koel was born in Kolkata to Bengali film actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick, of Kolkata's notable Mallick Bari of Bhowanipore (i.e., the Mallick family, which is closely associated with the powerful Barat and Gupta families), known for its Durga Puja.[2] Koel did her schooling from Modern High School for Girls, and completed a BSc (honors) in psychology from the Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta.[3]

Career

Film

Mallick's screen debut was in Nater Guru – opposite Jeet. Nater Guru was a "runaway success" at the box office.[4] The film, released in 2003, marked Mallick's entry into Tollywood. She also won her very first award for Best Actor in Leading Role Female from 4th Tele Cine Awards 2004 for Nater Guru. Nater Guru, which has Jeet in the male lead, sees Mallick playing the role of a 23-year-old girl named Monica. Since the release of Nater Guru the pair has worked together often, appearing in eleven films.[5]

In 2004, she starred in Debipaksha, Shudhu Tumi, Badsha The King and Bandhan. While the first two performed poorly at the box office, Bandhan was a huge success in Bengal and was a blockbuster at the box office. It was also the highest grossing Bengali film of 2004.

In 2005, Mallick appeared in Shubhodrishti, Manik, Yuddho and Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai. She appeared in Yuddho opposite actors Mithun Chakraborty and Debashree Roy. The film recorded an initial collection of ₹ 12 million (12 million) in its first week. In 2006, she took on a more serious role in MLA Fatakeshto in which she played a reporter. She also starred in the Bengali remake of Love Story, the 2008 film Love.[6]

Television

Mallick made her television debut with her talk-show Katha O Kahini. The show went on to the channel Star Jalsha.[7] In 2013 Koel was on TV again as a celebrity judge in the Bengali version of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa along with renowned Bollywood choreographer Remo D'Souza. The show aired on ETV Bangla.[8]

Mallick has also appeared on the popular soap Bojhena Se Bojhena which is also aired on STAR Jalsha. Apart from these, she has been Maa Durga in Mahalaya , a show which was aired on STAR Jalsha on the morning of Mahalaya in 2011.

Brand endorsements

Mallick has endorsed a variety of multi-national brands and has done television commercials for TVS Motor Company, Fair & Lovely, Panasonic, Vaseline etc.[9]

Personal life

Koel Mallick married Nispal Singh (Rane) on 1 February 2013.[10] They had been in a relationship for seven years before that, but both of them had decided to keep their relationship away from the glamour world of Tollywood.[11]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorCo-ActorLanguage
2018ACP Rudra On DutyTBARaj ChakrabortyHiran ChatterjeeBengali
2018Ghare & BaireLabanyaMainak BhaumikJisshu SenguptaBengali
2017CockpitRiyaKamaleshwar MukherjeeDev , Rukmini MaitraBengali
Chaya O ChobiRaiKaushik GangulyAbir ChatterjeeBengali
2015Besh Korechi Prem KorechiRaiRaja ChandaJeetBengali
HerogiriMariaRabi KinagiDev, Mithun ChakrabortyBengali
2014HighwaySohiniSudipto ChattopadhyayParambrata ChatterjeeBengali
ChaarMonikaSandip RayAbir ChatterjeeBengali
ArundhatiArundhati/Mishti (Dual Role)Sujit MondalIndraneil SenguptaBengali
2013RangbaazMadhuRaja ChandaDevBengali
2012DoshomiTuliSuman MaitraIndraneil SenguptaBengali
Paglu 2RiyaSujit MondalDev, Tota Roy ChowdhuryBengali
Hemlock SocietyMeghnaSrijit MukherjiParambrata Chatterjee, Saheb Chatterjee, Silajit MajumderBengali
JaanemanRiyaRaja ChandaSoham ChakrabortyBengali
100% LoveAnuradhaRabi KinagiJeetBengali
2011PagluRimiRajiv Kumar BiswasDevBengali
2010Mon Je Kore Uru UruDiyaSujit GuhaHiranBengali
Dui PrithibiNandiniRaj ChakrabortyJeet, DevBengali
Prem By ChanceAnnapurnaSudeshna RoyAbir ChatterjeeBengali
Bolo Na Tumi AmarMadhurimaSujit MondalDev, Tota Roy ChowdhuryBengali
2009HitlistAninditaSandip RaySaheb Chatterjee, Tota Roy ChowdhuryBengali
Neel Akasher ChadniChandniSujit GuhaJeet, Jisshu SenguptaBengali
JackpotPiuKaushik GangulyHiran, Rahul Banerjee, Sohini Pal DevBengali
Saat Paake BandhaPallaviSujit MondalJeetBengali
2008Bor Asbe EkhuniMitilRangan ChakrabortyJisshu SenguptaBengali
LoveRiyaRiingo BanerjeeJisshu SenguptaBengali
ChirosathiRiyaHaranath ChakrabortyHiranBengali
Mon Mane NaRiyaSujit GuhaDevBengali
Premer KahiniBarshaRabi KinagiDev, Jisshu SenguptaBengali
2007Chander BariTarun MajumdarSoham Chakraborty, Rituparna SenguptaBengali
MahanayakDebu PattnaikAnubhav Mohanty, Bijay MohantyOdia
Minister FatakeshtoChaitaliSwapan SahaMithun ChakrabortyBengali
Nabab NandiniNandiniHaranath ChakrabortyHiranBengali
2006MLA FatakeshtoChaitaliSwapan SahaMithun ChakrabortyBengali
ShikarSeemaSaran DuttaAmitabh BhattacharjeeBengali
GhatokPoojaSwapan SahaJeetBengali
Eri Naam PremSujit GuhaAnubhav MohantyBengali
HeroPoojaSwapan SahaJeetBengali
2005Chore Chore Mastuto BhaiMalatiAnup SenguptaChiranjeet, Jisshu Sengupta, Mithun Chakraborty, JeetBengali
ShubhodrishtiSonaliPrabhat RoyJeet, Parambrata ChatterjeeBengali
Premi No. 1PreityDebu PattnaikAnubhab MohantyOdia, dubbed in Bengali
YuddhoBarshaRabi KinagiJeet, Mithun ChakrabortyBengali
ManikRiyaPrabhat RoyJeetBengali
2004DebipakshaJayantiRaja SenRituparna SenguptaBengali
Shudhu TumiNandiniAbhijit Guha
Sudeshna Roy		Prosenjit Chatterjee, Payel SarkarBengali
BandhanRina/Meena (Dual Role)Rabi KinagiJeetBengali
Badsha The KingTitliShankar RayProsenjit ChatterjeeBengali
2003Nater GuruManishaHaranath ChakrabortyJeetBengali

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Tollywood top girls on the go, at a glance". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 4 September 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  2. ↑ The Half-Millennium Old Mallick Bari Durga Puja
  3. ↑ "koel mallick biography". Koel Mallick. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Mitra, Aindrila (24 April 2004). "Koel's on a Tolly high with Nater Guru". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "10 Questions – Koel Mullick". Calcutta, India: telegraphindia.com. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  6. ↑ Kushali Nag (3 October 2007). "A Tale of Tenderness". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  7. ↑ Nag, Kushali (29 April 2010). "Star talk". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  8. ↑ Nag, Kushali (11 February 2013). "Star talk". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  9. ↑ Mukherjee, Roshni (7 April 2011). "Koel Mullick shoots for an electronic brand". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "আজ কোয়েলের বিয়ে". Prothom Alo. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Feb wedding for Koel". The Times of India. Calcutta, India. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.


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