Subhashree Ganguly

Subhashree Ganguly was born in Bardhaman, West Bengal to Bina and Debaprasd Ganguly.^[3] Her mother Bina Ganguly is a housewife and her father Debaprashad Ganguly was a school clerk.^[4] She studied at Burdwan Municipal Girls' High School.

In 2006 after completing her 10th class, she joined the television reality show Anandalok Nayikar Khonje and became the winner.^[5][6] After that, she started her career as a model, and then she made her debut in the film industry with the Oriya-film Mate Ta Love Helare in 2008, which was directed by Ashok Pati. Subsequently, she made her debut in Bengali films with Pitribhumi, in which she played a supporting role.^[7]

In the year 2016, when Ganguly was filming Abhimaan, she had a relationship with the director of the film, Raj Chakraborty. On 6 March 2018, they got engaged in Kolkata and were married on 11 May at Bawali Rajbari.^[8] On 12 September 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy.^[9] On November 30, 2023, they had a baby girl.^[10]

After winning Anandalok Nayikar Khonje in 2006,^{[5][6][11][12]} Subhashree made her debut in Oriya films with Mate Ta Love Helare. Subsequently, she made her debut in Bengali films with Pitribhumi, in which she played a supporting role.^[7]

She rose to prominence after working with Bengali film actor Dev in films such as Challenge, Khokababu, Khoka 420, Romeo, Paran Jai Jaliya Re and Dhumketu. Khoka 420, Paran Jai Jaliya Re and Dhumketu are ranked among the highest grossing Bengali movies of all time.

Her pairing with another Bengali actor Jeet has been equally successful with films like Boss, Game, Abhimaan and Boss 2: Back to Rule. Boss 2: Back to Rule has been ranked among the biggest hits in the history of Bengali cinema and one of the highest grossing Bengali movies of all time.

She paired up with Shakib Khan in the films Nabab and Chalbaaz.

In 2019, film Parineeta marked a significant change in her career. Her portrayal of mehul brought her appreciation from critics and she won multiple awards for best actress, including Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) in Filmfare Awards Bangla.^[13][14]

In 2022, her performance in Boudi Canteen earned her the Filmfare award for Best Actor (Female) Critics.^[15][16]

In 2024, Babli brought her third Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Actress award. Her second release of the year, Shontaan, brought her another nomination in Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Supporting Actress category.