Priyanka Bose
| Priyanka Bose | |
|---|---|
 Priyanka Bose in the play Nirbhaya in 2015 | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
Priyanka Bose is an Indian film actress and model. Active on stage and in films, she is best known for her role in the award-winning Italian film Gangor among others. Priyanka started her film career with small roles in Love Sex aur Dhokha, Sorry Bhai!, Johnny Gaddar and Guzaarish. Her first film in a lead role was Gangor by the Italian director, Italo Spinelli in 2010. She gained recognition as an actress with her power-packed performance as a tribal woman in the film and went on to win the best actress award at the New Jersey Independent South Asian Film Festival.[1]
Other works
In 2013 she appeared in the advertisement for Tanishq, a jewellery retail brand, as a girl who has a daughter and remarries that drew much attention to her.[2][3]The ad that was hailed as "path-breaking", "courageous" and "unique" became a talking point on Twitter and Facebook and had more than three lakh hits on YouTube.[4]
She toured the world for the shows of the play Nirbhaya, written and directed by the South African playwright Yael Farber based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape. The much acclaimed play won the Scotsman Fringe First Award and Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award.[2][5][6]
Priyanka has also played the lead with Konkona Sen Sharma in the Bengali film, Shunyo Awnko, directed by Goutam Ghose. Gulaab Gang is another film where she appeared along with Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla. Her performance has been noted in films currently making rounds of film festivals including Sold, by director Jeffery D Brown, Oass, directed by Abhinav Tiwari and Oonga by Devashish Makhija. [7][5]
Priyanka co-stars Nicole Kidman along with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Dev Patel in Lion directed by Garth Davis, currently under production.[8]
Priyanka has also started a production company, PaapiPet Pictures which has created short format films and music videos including Dark and delicious for Hipnotribe, and Bartender with Mikey Mcleary besides one for Kailasa of Kailash Kher.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Johnny Gaddaar | Ola-Ola main dancer | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Sorry Bhai! | Shruti | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Love Sex aur Dhokha | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Gangor | Gangor | Bengali | |
| 2010 | Guzaarish | Singer at the bar | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Padduram | Mrs Menon | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Oass | Madam | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Uproot | Sharmi | English, Hindi, Bengali | (short) |
| 2013 | Shunyo Awnko | Jhilik Bose | Bengali | |
| 2013 | Oonga | Oongamma | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Glass Bottom Boat | English | (short) | |
| 2014 | Gulaab Gang | Sandhya | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Sold | Monica | English | |
| 2016 | Half Ticket | Marathi | Production | |
| 2016 | Lion | English | Ready for Release | |
References
- ↑ "Gritty Indian art-house film Gangor sweeps awards in America". First Post. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Actions Speak Louder Than Words". Verve Magazine. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tanishq ad star Priyanka Bose on cloud nine". India Today. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "The New Tanishq bride". The Telegraph. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 "I can't play dumb: Priyanka Bose". DNA. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Each Delhi girl can narrate incidents of being molested: Priyanka Bose". Mumbai Mirror. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Gangor – Priyanka Bose". Open Beast. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel to Roar in India-set Survival Tale 'Lion'". Variety. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.