Megha Chakraborty
{{short description|Indian television actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Megha Chakraborty
| image =
| caption = Chakraborty as Imlie
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| years_active = 2014–present
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{marriage|Sahil Phull|2025}}
| known_for = {{ubl|Krishna Chali London|Kaatelal & Sons|Imlie}}
}}
Megha Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Krishna Dubey
in Krishna Chali London, Garima Ruhail Rajawat in Kaatelal & Sons and Imlie Rathore Rana in Imlie.{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/megha-chakraborty-was-given-a-rs-100-note-that-was-signed-by-santa-claus/ |title=When actor Megha Chakraborty was given a Rs 100 note signed by Santa Claus |date=17 October 2016 |work=The Indian Express |language=en-IN |access-date=30 August 2019}}
Personal life
Chakraborty was born and brought up in Kolkata, West Bengal. She moved to Mumbai in 2014.{{Cite news |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Adopt, don't buy… Megha Chakraborty urges fans |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/adopt-dont-buy…-megha-chakraborty-urges-fans-271361 |access-date=10 September 2021 |work=The Tribune |language=en}}
In January 2025, Chakraborty confirmed dating her Kaatelal & Sons co-actor Sahil Phull and shared her engagement news. The couple got married on on 21 January 2025 in Jammu, in a traditional wedding ceremony.{{Cite web|title=Megha Chakraborty shares her dreamy engagement photos with Sahil Phull in Goa|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/megha-chakraborty-shares-her-dreamy-engagement-photos-with-sahil-phull-in-goa/articleshow/116964854.cms|access-date=2025-01-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Imlie actor Megha Chakraborty marries boyfriend Sahil Phull in a dreamy ceremony|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/imlie-actor-megha-chakraborty-sahil-phull-are-officially-married-2668177-2025-01-21|access-date=2025-01-21|website=India Today|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Megha Chakraborty drops FIRST pics from her wedding with Sahil Phull|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/features/megha-chakraborty-drops-first-pics-wedding-sahil-phull/|access-date=2025-01-23|website=Bollywood Hungama}}
Career
She started her career with the Bengali serial Joto Hashi Tato Ranna.{{Cite news |last=Biswas |first=Jaya |date=2 June 2018 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/i-would-like-to-make-a-career-in-bengali-films-megha-chakraborty/articleshow/64428259.cms |title=I would like to make a career in Bengali films: Megha Chakraborty |work=The Times of India |access-date=29 August 2018}} Her big break in Hindi Television was Badii Devrani.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/overnights-badii-devrani-tops-tv-uk-ratings/ |title=Overnights: 'Badii Devrani' tops &TV UK ratings |last=Baddhan |first=Raj |date=6 June 2015 |website=BizAsia {{!}} Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music |language=en-GB |access-date=30 August 2019}} After that, she was seen in TV shows like Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par{{Cite web |url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/tv/271116/i-love-partying-and-going-for-long-drives-says-megha-chakraborty.html |title=I love partying and going for long drives, says Megha Chakraborty |last=Razzaq |first=Sameena |date=27 November 2016 |website=The Asian Age |access-date=30 August 2019}} and Peshwa Bajirao{{Cite web |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/sony-tv-s-peshwa-bajirao-has-finally-found-his-mastani-381475 |title=Sony TV's Peshwa Bajirao has finally found his Mastani |website=PINKVILLA |date=28 June 2017 |language=en |access-date=30 August 2019 |archive-date=30 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830012950/https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/sony-tv-s-peshwa-bajirao-has-finally-found-his-mastani-381475 |url-status=dead }} and became a household name with Krishna Chali London.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/megha-chakraborty-age-doesnt-matter-to-me/19515167 |title=Megha Chakraborty: Age doesn't matter to me |date=13 June 2018 |website=mid-day |language=en |access-date=30 August 2019}}
She also played the main protagonist Gulaal in the film Desert Tears which portrayed persecution of women in rural India and was shot in the state of Rajasthan.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/films/desert-tears |title=Desert Tears |website=The Film Catalogue |language=en |access-date=30 August 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://adlerandassociatesentertainment.com/film/desert-tears/ |title=Desert Tears – Adler & Associates Entertainment, Inc. |language=en-US |access-date=30 August 2019}}
In November 2020, she started playing the lead role of Garima Ruhail Rajawat in Kaatelal & Sons opposite Ankit Mohan initially and later on opposite Sahil Phull. After the show ended, she and Phull started their own production company Mismanaged Company. Her first production would be the web show Dil-E-Couch where she portrayed the role of Nima, with the series premiere on the YouTube channel "Mismanaged Company".{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59WYC8xlE58uZXD9MHmthQ/ |title=Mismanaged Company - YouTube |via=YouTube}}
From September 2022 to September 2023 she portrayed the role of Imlie Atharv Rathore Rana opposite Karan Vohra in Star Plus' Imlie. From July 2024 to November 2024 she played Vaani Tripathi alongside Shruti Bhist and Namish Taneja in Colors TV's Mishri.
Filmography
= Films =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |
|---|
| 2014
| Action | Rini | |
| 2018
| Confessions | Mahima | Short Film |
| 2021
| Desert Tears | | |
= Television =
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |
|---|
| 2021
| Dil-E-Couch | Nima | Also co-producer |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Singer(s) ! class="unsortable" |Notes |
|---|
| 2021
| Ho Tum Kahan | rowspan="2"|Also co-producer |
| 2022
| Tere Baad Phir Kisi Se | Asit Tripathi, Faaiz Anwar and Rashid Khan |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Facebook|megha.chakraborty.73}}
- {{IMDb name|9053266}}
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