Paoli Dam
Paoli Dam (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who started her career with the Bengali television serial Jibon Niye Khela (2003). She then worked in Bengali television serials such as Tithir Atithi and Sonar Harin; the former ran for six years on ETV Bangla. Dam spent her childhood in Kolkata, earning a postgraduate degree in chemistry from Rajabazar Science College. Initially, she wanted to become a chemical researcher or a pilot. Her debut Bengali film—Teen Yaari Katha, directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha—began in 2004, but was not released until 2012. Dam's first film release was Agnipariksha, directed by Ravi Kinagi. Between 2006 and 2009, she appeared in five Bengali films, coming into prominence with the 2009 Kaalbela, directed by Goutam Ghose.
In 2011, she received international recognition for her role in the Bengali film Chatrak. The film was screened at the Cannes film festival and also at film festivals in Toronto and the U.K. In 2012, Dam made her Bollywood debut in Hate Story and also appeared in Vikram Bhatt's Ankur Arora Murder Case, directed by Sohail Tatari. She won the Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress for her performance in Natoker Moto at the Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival in 2016.
Acting
Movie
Bulbbul
as Binodini
2020
Movie
Hate Story
as Kaavya Krishna
2012
Movie
Ankur Arora Murder Case
as Kajori Sen Public Procecuter
2013
TV
The Great Indian Murder
as Shabnam Saxena
2022
Movie
Moner Manush
as Komli
2010
Movie
Maacher Jhol
as Sreela
2017
Movie
Halkaa
as Shobha
2018
Movie
Zulfiqar
as Karishma Ahmed
2016
TV
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley
as Saloni Dabral
2023
Movie
Shob Charitro Kalponik
as Kajari Roy
2009
Movie
Mushrooms
2011
Movie
I Love You
2007
Movie
Byomkesh Hotyamancha
as Sulochana Sikdar
2022
Movie
Obhishopto Nighty
as Monica
2014
Movie
Gang of Ghosts
as Item Number
2014
Movie
The Bait
2016
Movie
Bedroom
as Priyanka
2012
Movie
Yaara Silly Silly
2015
Movie
Konttho
as Pritha Mallick
2019
Movie
Thana Theke Aschi
2010
Movie
Banshiwala
as Nipa
2010
Movie
Asamapta - Incomplete
as Mitun
2017
Movie
Khawto
as Damayanti Chakraborty / Antara
2016
Movie
Aroni Tokhon
2017
