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Anasuya Sengupta (born 1 September 1986) is an Indian actress and production designer. She has established a career in the film industry, as well as winning the Performance Awards in the Un Certain Regard Award category at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival .
Cannes 2024 was a life-changing journey for Indian production designer-turned actor Anasuya Sengupta who won best actress at the festival’s Un Certain Regard strand for “The Shameless.”
Un Certain Regard Best Actress Winner Anasuya Sengupta Boards Gubbara Entertainment Slate Unveiled at India’s Film Bazaar (EXCLUSIVE) Naman Ramachandran. November 20, 2024 at 5:24 PM.
Sengupta was born in 1974 to her father, Abhijit Sengupta, a senior Indian administrative officer, and her mother, Poile Sengupta (née Ambica Gopalakrishnan), an actress, author of children's literature, and playwright. [3] She spent the majority of her childhood in North Karnataka, a region of southern India. [citation needed]
The Cinema of India pavilion has garnered recognition at the Cannes Film Festival since its inception in 1946. [1] [2] The 1946 social-realistic film Neecha Nagar became the first Indian film to gain recognition at the Cannes, after it was awarded Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, the festival's highest prize, at the first Cannes.
There, Anasuya Sengupta won the best actress award. Rani Abbakka of Ullal, southern India, a 16th-century warrior-queen, defied the Portuguese Empire, a feat often overlooked in history books.
A review in Variety noted, "A remarkable lead performance illuminates radical visions of Indian womanhood" [8] while Screen Rant wrote, "While the plot becomes rather too overwrought for its own good – perhaps a result of the being in development since 2016 – Sengupta is never less than compelling in her first screen role."
Indian talent and content management company Tulsea has expanded its roster with several significant signings, including Anasuya Sengupta, who made history as the first Indian actor to win the ...