

Dam was admitted to Vidyasagar College, affiliated with the University of Calcutta, graduating with a degree in chemistry. She was a good student, winning scholarships. ĭam attended Loreto School in Bowbazar, before passing her Higher Secondary Examination. Her father and mother are Amol and Papiya Dam respectively. She won the Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress for her performance in Natoker Moto at the Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival in 2016.ĭam was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali family, which is originally from Faridpur (now in Bangladesh). 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. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and also at film festivals in Toronto and the U.K. In 2011, she received international recognition for her role in the Bengali film Chatrak.


Between 20, she appeared in five Bengali films, coming into prominence with the 2009 Kaalbela, directed by Goutam Ghose. Dam's first film release was Agnipariksha, directed by Ravi Kinagi. Her debut Bengali film- Teen Yaari Katha, directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha-began in 2004, but was not released until 2012. Initially, she wanted to become a chemical researcher or a pilot. She then worked in Bengali television serials such as Tithir Atithi and Sonar Harin the former ran for six years on ETV Bangla.ĭam spent her childhood in Kolkata, earning a postgraduate degree in chemistry from Rajabazar Science College. Paoli Dam (born 1980) is an Indian actress who started her career with the Bengali television serial Jibon Niye Khela (2003).
