Churni Ganguly
| Churni Ganguly | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Churni Banerjee Kurseong, India |
| Residence | Garia, Kolkata |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Spouse(s) | Kaushik Ganguly |
| Children | Ujaan Ganguly (son) |
| Relatives | Sunil Ganguly (father in law) |
Churni Ganguly (Bengali: চূর্ণী গাঙ্গুলী or Churni Gangopadhyay, born as Churni Banerjee or Churni Bandopadhyay) is a Bengali film and television actress.
After spending her childhood in Kurseong she came to Kolkata and got admitted at the Jadavpur University. While studying at Jadavpur University, she joined a theatre group as an actress. Then she moved to Mumbai and acted in a few television serials. Later she came back to Kolkata and started acting in Bengali films.
Ganguly received Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards in 2005 in best actress category for the movie Waarish in which she played a single-mother's role.
Churni Ganguly (born Churni Banerjee) spent her childhood in Kurseong. Her parents were school teachers. She was a student of Dow Hills boarding school. In spite of being at boarding school, Churni and few other girls were allowed to stay at their homes with their parents. Churni's father, whom Churni described as "extremely caring but a rather serious person" encouraged Churni to do well in studies, and especially sports. But, Churni did not feel the urge to concentrate on sports. Churni was a good student at school but she never thought that she had to secure rankings in examinations.
Churni was a student of Jadavpur University. While at university, in 1987, she started a theatre troupe with Suman Mukhopadhyay and her future husband Kaushik Ganguly. Churni is married to Bengali film director Kaushik Ganguly and has a son – Ujaan Ganguly.
Firstly she tried her luck in Hindi film and television industry. She shifted to Mumbai and acted in Zee TV’s first daily soap, Raahat and stayed there for the next two years. In these days, when she was in her twenties, she acted in Choti si Asha in which she played a 35-year-old mother's character who matured to about 60. Later she decided to come back to Kolkata.
After moving to Kolkata, Churni decided to join Bengali film industry.
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