Ridhima Ghosh

Ridhima Ghosh
Ridhima in 2017
Born (1989-01-18) 18 January 1989
Other namesRidhi
Alma materLoreto House
Bhawanipur Education Society College
OccupationsActress
TV Host
Years active2007–present
Known forRang Milanti
Notable workLaptop
Byomkesh
Rajkahini
Mahanayak
Byomkesh
Dwitiyo Purush
Nikhonj
SpouseGaurav Chakrabarty (m. 2017)
ChildrenDheer
RelativesSabyasachi Chakrabarty (father-in-law)
Mithu Chakrabarty (mother-in-law)
Arjun Chakrabarty (brother-in-law)

Ridhima Ghosh is an Indian Bengali film and television actress.[1] She debuted on the big screen Sanghamitra Chaudhuri's Ratporir Rupkotha in 2007. She later debuted on television in the Bengali 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 also became the first celebrity model for the first edition of the FFACE Calendar.

Education

Ghosh completed her schooling at the Loreto House in Kolkata.[2] She subsequently earned a degree in English Literature from Bhawanipur Education Society College.

Personal life

Ridhima was born and raised in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 18 January 1989.[3] She married her long-term boyfriend, actor Gaurav Chakrabarty, on 28 November 2017. They met at the script reading of Rang Milanti on 5 September 2010.[4][5] Ridhima is the daughter-in-law of actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and actress Mithu Chakrabarty. Her brother-in-law is actor Arjun Chakrabarty.[6] She gave birth to a boy named Dheer on 16 September 2023.[7]

Career

Ridhima made her television debut in the Star Jalsha megaserial Bou Kotha Kao. She made her silver screen debut with the film Raatporir Rupkotha, directed by Sanghamitra Chaudhuri, which was released in 2007. She gained popularity with her performance in Kaushik Ganguly’s Rang Milanti, which was released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim.[8]

Ghosh returned to television in 2014 with Byomkesh on Colors Bangla. She became well-known for her performance in the series, where her portrayal of Satyabati was widely appreciated by the audience.

She made her OTT debut with the Hoichoi web series Byomkesh (Seasons 1–8). Her portrayal of Satyabati received widespread appreciation from viewers and was also praised by critics. Following this, she appeared in several other web series.[9]

Ghosh returned to television in 2024 as the host of Randhane Bandhan on Zee Bangla, co-hosting the show with her husband, actor Gaurav Chakrabarty.[10]

Filmography

Year Film Director Role Notes
2007 Raatporir Rupkotha Sanghamitra Chaudhuri Dia Debut Film
2009 Friend Satabdi Roy Dia
2009 Amar Sangi Subhah Sen Priya
2010 Love Connection Biresh Chatterjee Rai
2011 Piriti Kathaler Aatha Reshmi Mitra Moon
2011 Rang Milanti Kaushik Ganguly Kamalika
2012 Laptop Kaushik Ganguly Raya
2012 Hothat Sedin Basu Chatterjee Deepa Indo-Bangladesh project
2013 Bicycle Kick Debasish Sen Sharma & Sumit Das Madhobilata
2013 Kidnapper Rupak Majumdar Koel
2013 Amar Bodyguard Haranath Chakraborty Ankhi
2013 Aashbo Aar Ekdin Abhijit Dasgupta & Arindam Sil Kuhu
2013 Half Serious Utsav Mukherjee Tuli
2015 Fakebook Sanjoy Bardhan Payel
2015 Aagun Joydip Mukherjee Dia Chowdhury
2015 Rajkahini[11] Srijit Mukherjee Fatima/Shabnam
2018 Crisscross[12] Birsa Dasgupta Urna Based on Crisscross. written by Smaranjit Chakraborty
2020 Dwitiyo Purush[13] Srijit Mukherjee Ankita Special appearance; a sequel to Baishe Srabon
2023 Tenida and Company[14] Sayantan Ghosal Anwesha Based on Jhau-Bunglowr Rahasya written by Narayan Gangopadhyay
2023 Nikhnoj Aranyak Chatterjee Tanaya ZEE5 Release
Upcoming Prantik Aritra Sen TBA

Television

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2009-10 Bou Kotha Kao Neera (Female antagonist; later replaced by Parno Mitra) Star Jalsha TV series; first appearance on Television
2014-2015 Byomkesh Satyabati (Lead role-Female) Colors Bangla TV series; based on the Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay[15]
2016 Mahanayak Urmila (Based on actress Sharmila Tagore & Mala Sinha) Star Jalsha TV series; loosely based on the life of megastar Uttam Kumar
2016 Judhishthir Sohini Roy (Lead role-Female) Zee Bangla Cinema Telefilm
2016 Akash Choan Nibedita (Lead role-Female) Zee Bangla Cinema Telefilm; based on Nadi written by Pracheta Gupta[16]
2019 Jamai Elo Ghare[17] Toposhya (Lead role-Female) Zee Bangla Cinema Telefilm

Short films and web series

Year Title Director Platform Format Role Notes
2017 Spinning a Yarn - A Nextiles Story[18] Utsav Mukherjee YouTube Short Film Herself
2017-2023 Byomkesh (S1-S3, S5-S8)[19] Sayantan Ghosal, Soumik Chattopadhyay, Soumik Halder, Sudipto Roy Hoichoi Web Series Satyabati Based on the Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
2018 Shesh Theke Suru Sayantan Ghosal Hoichoi Web Original Film Shirin
2018 Oh! Mother (S1) Shaket Banerjee Addatimes Web Series Catherine D'Souza Special appearance[20]
2018 The Big Bong Connection[21] Saptarshi Majumdar SonyLIV Web Series Sneha Debut on Hindi web series
2018 The Poetic Justice Jayjit Banerjee YouTube Short Film Soumi
2019 Humsafar Make My Trip Web Original Film
2019 Bhalobashar Shohor (Pori) Aritra Sen, Rohan Ghoshe & Nandini Kundu ZEE5 Web Series Torsha[22]
2020 Mafia[23] Birsa Dasgupta ZEE5 Web Series Priyanka
2023 Seven[24] Anjan Dutt ZEE5 Web Series Namita
2026 Kuheli Aditi Roy Hoichoi Web Series TBA

Reality show

Year Title Channel Role Co-anchor
2024 Randhane Bandhan[25] Zee Bangla Host Gaurav Chakrabarty

TVCs

Year Brand Director
2017 Kinnova Kitchen Chimney
2018 Myntra Indranil Roy Chowdhury
2018 Hiland Riverside Project Anindya Chatterjee
2020 Sparkle Dishwash Sayantan Ghosal
2022 Safed Detergent
2022 Admission Tree

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film/TV Show Result
2021 Films and Frames Digital Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Female (OTT) Mafia Nominated

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