Priyanka Bose

Priyanka Bose
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007 - present

Priyanka Bose is an Indian film actress and model. Active on stage and in films, she is best known for her role in the award-winning Italian film Gangor among others. Priyanka started her film career with small roles in Love Sex aur Dhokha, Sorry Bhai!, Johnny Gaddar and Guzaarish. Her first film in a lead role was Gangor by the Italian director, Italo Spinelli in 2010. She gained recognition as an actress with her power-packed performance as a tribal woman in the film and went on to win the best actress award at the New Jersey Independent South Asian Film Festival.[1]

Career

Priyanka starred as the lead actress in the 2010 film Gangor directed by Italo Spinelli. Adapted from Choli Ke Peeche, a short story by the acclaimed Indian writer Mahasweta Devi, Gangor won several awards at the New Jersey Independent South Asian Film Festival, including Best Actress for Bose.

In 2013, Priyanka appeared in the advertisement for Tanishq, a jewellery retail brand, as a girl who has a daughter and remarries that drew much attention to her.[2][3] The ad that was hailed as "path-breaking", "courageous" and "unique" became a talking point on Twitter and Facebook and had more than three lakh hits on YouTube.[4]

She toured the world for the shows of the play Nirbhaya, written and directed by the South African playwright Yael Farber based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape. The much acclaimed play won the Scotsman Fringe First Award and Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award.[2][5][6]

Priyanka has also played the lead with Konkona Sen Sharma in the Bengali film, Shunyo Awnko, directed by Goutam Ghose. Gulaab Gang is another film where she appeared along with Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla. Her performance has been noted in films currently making rounds of film festivals including Sold, by director Jeffery D Brown, Oass, directed by Abhinav Tiwari and Oonga by Devashish Makhija.[7][5]

Priyanka co-starred in Lion, directed by Garth Davis, along with Nicole Kidman, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Dev Patel.[8] She has also started a production company, PaapiPet Pictures, which has created short format films and music videos including Dark and delicious for Hipnotribe, and Bartender with Mikey Mcleary, besides one for Kailasa of Kailash Kher.[5]

In 2016, Priyanka starred alongside Bhalchandra Kadam and Usha Naik in the Marathi film Half Ticket. A remake of the Tamil film Kaaka Muttai, Half Ticket was awarded the Ecumenical Jury Award at the 57th Zlin International Film Festival 2017 held in the Czech Republic. It was also picked for screening at the Indiwood Panorama Competition section at the 2nd edition of Indiwood Carnival 2016 in Hyderabad.

2016 - Present

Bose has completed filming with David Arquette for the upcoming Hollywood movie The MisEducation of Bindu directed by Prarthana Mohan, produced by Edward Timpe, and having Duplass Brothers as executive producers. Recently, she has worked in the 2018 film Mortal directed by André Øvredal and co-starring Nat Wolff, that is set to release later this year. She alternates between Mumbai and Los Angeles to shoot for upcoming Indian and International productions. Presently, Bose is filming for Season 3 of The Good Karma Hospital starring alongside Amanda Redman, James Floyd, and Amrita Acharia.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes Awards and Nominations
2007Johnny GaddaarOla-Ola main dancerHindi
2008Sorry Bhai!ShrutiHindi
2010Love Sex aur DhokhaHindi
2010GangorGangorBengali-"Best Actress" at the New Jersey Independent South Asian Film Festival
2010GuzaarishSinger at the barHindi
2011PadduramMrs MenonHindi
2012OassMadamHindi
2012 UprootSharmiEnglish, Hindi, Bengali(short)
2013Shunyo AwnkoJhilik BoseBengali
2013OongaOongammaHindi
2013Yeh Jawani Hai DeewaniSex workerHindi
2013Glass Bottom BoatEnglish(short)
2014Gulaab GangSandhyaHindi
2014SoldMonicaEnglish
2016LionKamla MunshiEnglish, Hindi, Bengali
2016Devi (Goddess)English(short)
2016Half TicketAaiMarathi"Best Supporting Actress" at Zee Chitra Gaurav Awards 2017, "Best Actress" at Sakal Premiere Awards 2017, Sanskruti Kala Darpan 2017, "Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) at Filmfare 2017
2018The MisEducation of BinduEnglishDirected by Prarthana Mohan, Produced by Edward Timpe, and Duplass Brothers as executive producers
2018MortalHathawayEnglishPost-production
2018The Good Karma Hospital Season 3Dr Aisha RayEnglishFilming

References

  1. ↑ "Gritty Indian art-house film Gangor sweeps awards in America". First Post. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Actions Speak Louder Than Words". Verve Magazine. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tanishq ad star Priyanka Bose on cloud nine". India Today. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "The New Tanishq bride". The Telegraph. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "I can't play dumb: Priyanka Bose". DNA. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Each Delhi girl can narrate incidents of being molested: Priyanka Bose". Mumbai Mirror. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gangor – Priyanka Bose". Open Beast. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel to Roar in India-set Survival Tale 'Lion'". Variety. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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