Ridhima Ghosh is an Indian Bengali-language film and television actress.[1] She debuted on the big screen Sanghamitra Chaudhuri's Ratporir Rupkotha in 2007. She debuted on television in the Bengali television series Bou Kotha Kao in 2009. She is known for acting in Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti one of the most appreciated films of the year 2011.
Ridhima Ghosh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 January 1989 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Other names | Ridhi |
| Alma mater | Loreto House Bhawanipur Education Society College |
| Occupation(s) | Actress TV Host |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Rang Milanti |
| Notable work | Laptop Byomkesh Rajkahini Mahanayak Dwitiyo Purush Nikhonj |
| Spouse | Gaurav Chakrabarty (m. 28 November 2017) |
| Children | Dheer |
| Relatives | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty (father-in-law) Mithu Chakrabarty (mother-in-law) Arjun Chakrabarty (brother-in-law) |
Ridhima also became the first celebrity model for the first edition of the FFACE Calendar.[2]
Education
Ghosh had her schooling at the Loreto House in Kolkata.[3] She subsequently earned a degree in English Literature from Bhawanipur Education Society College.
Personal life
Ridhima was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 18 January 1989.[4] She was raised in Kolkata. She married her long-term boyfriend, actor Gaurav Chakrabarty on 28 November 2017. They met in the script reading of Rang Milanti on 5 September 2010.[5][6] Ridhima is the daughter-in-law of actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and actress Mithu Chakrabarty. Her brother-in-law is actor Arjun Chakrabarty.[7] She gave birth to a male child named Dheer on 16 September 2023.[8]
Career
Ridhima debuted on television in the Star Jalsha megaserial Bou Kotha Kao. She made her silver screen debut with the film Raatporir Rupkotha directed by Sanghamitra Chaudhuri that released in 2007.She gained popularity through acting in Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti that released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim.[9]
Ghosh was back on television through Byomkesh on Colors Bangla in 2014. She is also known for acting in this television series. Her character Satyabati was appreciated by mass audience.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes | Co-star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Raatporir Rupkotha | Sanghamitra Chaudhuri | Dia | Debut Film | Jackie Shroff, Indrani Halder & Koel Bandyopadhyay |
| 2009 | Friend | Satabdi Roy | Dia | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty | |
| 2009 | Amar Sangi | Subhah Sen | Priya | Mainak Banarjee | |
| 2010 | Love Connection | Biresh Chatterjee | Rai | Sunny | |
| 2011 | Piriti Kathaler Aatha | Reshmi Mitra | Moon | Sourav | |
| 2011 | Rang Milanti | Kaushik Ganguly | Kamalika | Her first film with husband Gaurav Chakrabarty[10] | Gaurav Chakrabarty, Saswata Chatterjee & Churni Ganguly |
| 2012 | Laptop | Kaushik Ganguly | Raya | Gaurav Chakrabarty & Arindam Sil | |
| 2012 | Hothat Sedin | Basu Chatterjee | Deepa | Ferdous Ahmed | |
| 2013 | Bicycle Kick | Debasish Sen Sharma & Sumit Das | Madhobilata | Sourav Bandyopadhyay | |
| 2013 | Kidnapper | Rupak Majumdar | Koel | Samadarshi Dutta | |
| 2013 | Amar Bodyguard | Haranath Chakraborty | Ankhi | Pratik | |
| 2013 | Aashbo Aar Ekdin | Abhijit Dasgupta & Arindam Sil | Kuhu | Gaurav Chakrabarty | |
| 2013 | Half Serious | Utsav Mukherjee | Tuli | Saheb Bhattacharya | |
| 2014 | Aagun | Joydip Mukherjee | Dia Chowdhury | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Rajatava Dutta, Arindam Sil, Abir Chatterjee & Gaurav Chakrabarty | |
| 2015 | Fakebook[11] | Sanjoy Bardhan | Payel | Gaurav Chakrabarty | |
| 2015 | Rajkahini[12] | Srijit Mukherjee | Fatima/Shabnam | Rituparna Sengupta | |
| 2018 | Crisscross[13][14] | Birsa Dasgupta | Urna | Based on Smaranjit Chakraborty's best seller Crisscross[15] | Jaya Ahsan & Arjun Chakrabarty |
| 2020 | Dwitiyo Purush[16] | Srijit Mukherjee | Ankita | Special appearance; a sequel to Baishe Srabon and the second film | Gaurav Chakrabarty |
| 2023 | Tenida and Company[17] | Sayantan Ghosal | Anwesha | Based on Narayan Gangopadhyay's Jhau-Bunglowr Rahasya[18] | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty & Mithu Chakrabarty |
| 2023 | Nikhnoj | Aranyak Chatterjee | Tanaya | ZEE5 Release | Soham Chakraborty, Somraj Maity & Sujoy Prasad |
| Upcoming | Prantik | Aritra Sen | TBA | Arjun Chakrabarty |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Co-star | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Bou Kotha Kao | Neera (Female antagonist; later replaced by Parno Mitra) | Star Jalsha | TV series; first appearance on Television | Manali Dey & Riju Biswas | Ravi Ojha |
| 2014-2015 | Byomkesh | Satyabati (Lead role-Female) | Colors Bangla | TV series; based on the Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | Gaurav Chakrabarty[19] | Rana Sarkar |
| 2016 | Mahanayak | Urmila (Based on actress Sharmila Tagore & Mala Sinha) | Star Jalsha | TV series; loosely based on the life of megastar Uttam Kumar | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Shrikant Mohta & Mahendra Soni |
| 2016 | Judhishthir | Sohini Roy (Lead role-Female) | Zee Bangla Cinema | Telefilm | Indrasish Roy | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| 2016 | Akash Choan[20] | Nibedita (Lead role-Female) | Zee Bangla Cinema | Telefilm; based on Pracheta Gupta's short story Nadi | Arjun Chakrabarty | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| 2019 | Jamai Elo Ghare[21] | Tamosha (Lead role-Female) | Zee Bangla Cinema | Telefilm | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty & Samadarshi Dutta | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
Short films & web series
| Year | Title | Director | Platform | Format | Role | Co-star | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2023 | Byomkesh (S1-S8)[22] | Sayantan Ghosal, Soumik Chattopadhyay, Soumik Halder, Sudipto Roy | Hoichoi | Web Series | Satyabati | Anirban Bhattacharya[23][24] | Based on the Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay |
| 2018 | Shesh Theke Suru[25] | Sayantan Ghosal | Hoichoi | Web Original Film | Shirin | Samadarshi Dutta | |
| 2018 | Oh! Mother | Shaket Banerjee | Addatimes | Web Series | Catherine D'Souza | Bibriti Chatterjee | |
| 2018 | The Big Bong Connection[26] | Saptarshi Majumdar | SonyLIV | Web Series | Sneha | Shamun Ahmed | |
| 2018 | The Poetic Justice | Jayjit Banerjee | YouTube | Short Film | Soumi | Saheb Bhattacharya | |
| 2019 | Humsafar | Make My Trip | Web Original Film | Sayani Gupta, Sumeet Vyas | |||
| 2019 | Bhalobashar Shohor (Pori) | Aritra Sen, Rohan Ghosh & Nandini Kundu | ZEE5 | Web Series | Torsha | Gaurav Chakrabarty | |
| 2020 | Mafia[27] | Birsa Dasgupta | ZEE5 | Web Series | Priyanka | Anindita Bose, Namit Das & Ishaa Saha | |
| 2023 | Seven[28] | Anjan Dutt | ZEE5 | Web Series | Namita | Suprabhat, Rahul, Ankita Chakraborty, Gaurav Chakrabarty & Anjan Dutt |
Reality Show
| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Co-anchor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-present | Randhane Bandhan[29] | Zee Bangla | Host | Gaurav Chakrabarty |
TVCs
| Year | Brand | Director | Co-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kinnova Kitchen Chimney | ||
| 2018 | Myntra | Indranil Roy Chowdhury | Mithu Chakrabarty, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Arjun Chakrabarty & Sabyasachi Chakrabarty |
| 2018 | Hiland Riverside Project | Anindya Chatterjee | Gaurav Chakrabarty |
| 2020 | Sparkle Dishwash | Sayantan Ghosal | Gaurav Chakrabarty |
| 2021 | Khadim India | ||
| 2022 | Safed Detergent | ||
| 2022 | Admission Tree | Gaurav Chakrabarty |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film/TV Show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Films and Frames Digital Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor Female (OTT) | Mafia | Nominated |