Acting · Kolkata, West Bengal, India · Born October 4, 1980
Paoli Dam (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who started her career with the Bengali television serial Jibon Niye Khela (2003). She then worked in Bengali television serials such as Tithir Atithi and Sonar Harin; the former ran for six years on ETV Bangla. Dam spent her childhood in Kolkata, earning a postgraduate degree in chemistry from Rajabazar Science College. Initially, she wanted to become a chemical researcher or a pilot. Her debut Bengali film—Teen Yaari Katha, directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha—began in 2004, but was not released until 2012. Dam's first film release was Agnipariksha, directed by Ravi Kinagi. Between 2006 and 2009, she appeared in five Bengali films, coming into prominence with the 2009 Kaalbela, directed by Goutam Ghose. In 2011, she received international recognition for her role in the Bengali film Chatrak. The film was screened at the Cannes film festival and also at film festivals in Toronto and the U.K. 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. She won the Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress for her performance in Natoker Moto at the Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival in 2016.
MovieBibi Payra
2026
as Jhuma
MovieLokkhikantopur Local
2025
as Kalyani
TVGanoshotru
2025
TVJulie
2025
MovieThe Terrace
2025
MovieEktu Sore Boshun
2023
as Rokeya
MoviePalan
2023
as Paoli Sen
TVCharlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley
2023
as Saloni Dabral
MovieDui
2023
TVKarm Yuddh
2022
as Indrani Roy
MovieByomkesh Hotyamancha
2022
as Sulochana Sikdar
TVThe Great Indian Murder
2022
as Shabnam Saxena
MovieAbhijaan
2021
as Suchitra Sen
MovieRaat Baaki Hai
2021
MovieBulbbul
2020
as Binodini
MovieLove Aaj Kal Porshu
2020
MovieHolud Bani
2020
as Kasturi
MovieSanjhbati
2019
as Phuli
MoviePassword
2019
as Mariom
MovieShantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo
2019
as Nandita
MovieKonttho
2019
as Pritha Mallick
MovieTritio Adhyay
2019
as Shreya
TVKaali
2018
as Kaali
MovieHalkaa
2018
as Shobha
MovieMaati
2018
as Meghla Chowdhury
MovieAhare Mon
2018
as Ramona Chatterjee
MovieMirchi Malini
2018
as Mirchi Malini
MovieChawlochitro Circus
2017
MovieMaacher Jhol
2017
as Sreela
MovieAroni Tokhon
2017
MovieHukumat Ki Aandhi
2017
MovieAsamapta - Incomplete
2017
as Mitun
MovieSwatta
2017
MovieMandobasar Golpo
2017
as Ahana Sen
MovieBlack Coffee
2017
MovieDevi
2017
MovieThe Bait
2016
MovieZulfiqar
2016
as Karishma Ahmed
MovieTobu Aporichito
2016
MovieKhawto
2016
as Damayanti Chakraborty / Antara
MovieMaya Mridanga
2016
Mahanayak
2016
as Sucharita Sen
MovieYaara Silly Silly
2015
MoviePrime Time
2015
MovieNatoker Moto: Like a Play
2015
as Kheya
MovieFamily Album
2015
as Atrika Ghosh
MovieAjana Batas
2015
as Deepa
MovieParapaar
2014
as Urmila
MovieHercules
2014
as Meenu
MovieSada Canvas
2014
MovieGang of Ghosts
2014
as Item Number
MovieObhishopto Nighty
2014
as Monica
MovieChaya Manush
2014
MovieBaga Beach
2013
as Sobha
MovieSweetheart
2013
Hoichoi
2013
MovieAnkur Arora Murder Case
2013
as Kajori Sen Public Procecuter
MovieElar Char Adhyay
2012
as Ela
MovieTeen Yaari Katha
2012
MovieHate Story
2012
as Kaavya Krishna
Bedroom
2012
as Priyanka
MovieAjob Prem Ebong...
2011
MovieMushrooms
2011
MovieSomeday Somewhere, Jete Pari Chole...
2011
as Ruu
MovieKagojer Bou
2011
as Preeti
MovieTakhan Teish
2011
as Mohini
MovieMoner Manush
2010
as Komli
MovieBanshiwala
2010
as Nipa
MovieThana Theke Aschi
2010
MovieTara
2010
as Madhuja
MovieTeen Murti
2009
MovieJamai Raja
2009
MovieShob Charitro Kalponik
2009
as Kajari Roy
MovieKaalbela
2009
as Madhabilata
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2009
as Saranya
Rangamati
2008
MovieAamar Pratigya
2008
MovieI Love You
2007
MovieTulkalam
2007
Agnipariksha
2006
MovieGulab
MoviePaharganj Halt
MovieThree Course Meal
Shuru Theke Shuru
TVThe Revolutionaries
