Tathoi Deb

Tathoi Deb (born Sharanya Deb[1]) is an Indian actress, dancer and television presenter. She is one of the most popular former child actresses in Bengali cinema.

Tathoi Deb
Born
Sharanya Deb

Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
EducationNational Gems Higher Secondary School
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Biography

Tathoi was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to Late Lala Biswajit Deb and Jamuna Deb. She has lost her father at an early age, so she lives with her mother. She has two older brothers Biswarup & Biswaraj. She attended National Gems Higher Secondary School.[2]

Career

Tathoi Deb's first job at TV was hosting the junior version of Bengali television dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance on Zee Bangla together with Aritra. Veteran Bengali actor Mithun Chakraborty was the judge of the show,[2][3] which was broadcast for two seasons and made her a household name. She has won the highest television award in Bengali channels: a Telesamman Award for her presenting in this show. Tathoi, Aritra and Mithun Chakraborty had also presented a new dance show titled Dhoom Dhamaka which contains both junior and senior contestants.[3]

She received the coveted Sanjukta Panigrahi Award for her dancing at the age of 8 and was also awarded the Amazing Kid Entertainer award at the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards (PAKA) 2008. She received the award from Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone.[1]

Elite Footwear Billboard endorsed by Tathoi

Tathoi has also performed versatile roles in various Bengali movies and telefilms. In Neel Rajar Deshe by Riingo she was the female lead.[4] Tathoi is a trained Odissi dancer and have been trained by Dona Ganguly, the wife of Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly.[2]

Tathoi has been part of National Award-winning film Shob Choritro Kalponik by Rituporno Ghosh where she played cameo of young Radhika (Bipasha Basu). Tathoi's performance in Chalo Paltai (2011) was praised by all and sundry. [5] She won the Best Child Artist award from Reliance Big Bangla New Talent Awards in 2011 for her performance in Chalo Paltai.[6] In January 2012, Tathoi starred in Khokababu, the second highest-grossing Tollywood film of the time. Khokababu is Tathoi's most successful film till date commercially. Tathoi's acting was appreciated by fans and critics in her last film Ek Phonta Bhalobasha opposite Indraneil Sengupta which released in July 2013.[7]

Besides acting, she has endorsed several brands like Elite Footwear, Meghna Garments, Itsy Bitsy Biscuits, Hahnemann Food products.She has also hosted and acted in different TV shows since Dance Bangla Dance Junior. She returned to Dance Bangla Dance season 8 in 2014 as a celebrity participant and was the winner.

Filmography

Other shows
  • Dance Bangla Dance Junior
  • Take a Break
  • Dhoom Dhamaka
  • Dhay Dhamaal
  • Ek Poloke Ektu Dekha(Megaserial)
  • Joto Hashi Toto Ranna

Awards and nominations

Sambad Pratidin Telesamman

Winner

  • 2008: Best Female Anchor (Dance Bangla Dance Junior)

POGO Amazing Kids Awards(PAKA)

Winner

  • 2008: Best Entertainer

Big Bangla New Talent Awards

Winner

  • 2011: Best Child Artist (Chalo Paltai)

Uttam Kala Ratna Award

Winner

  • 2012

See also

Further reading

References
  1. Banerjee, Sudeshna (23 December 2008). "They dream with their feet". The Telegraph, Calcutta (Kolkata). Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  2. Banerjee, Sudeshna (27 November 2008). "Confident kid". The Telegraph calcutta, India. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  3. "Fun time". The Telegraph calcutta, India. Calcutta, India. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  4. Nag, Kushali (4 February 2008). "Entertainment | Adults in wonderland". The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata). Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  5. "Chalo Paltai Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Chalo Paltai by Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. "BIG Bangla Rising Star Awards honours the stars of tomorrow". MediAvataar's News Desk. 30 September 2011.
  7. "Ek Fota Bhalobasha Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Ek Fota Bhalobasha by Times of India". The Times of India.
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