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Palomi Ghosh

Palomi Ghosh
Ghosh at IFFI 2015
Born
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Palomi Ghosh is an Indian actress best known for her work in Hindi, Konkani, and English language films. She is a recipient of the National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film) for the Konkani musical drama Nachom-ia Kumpasar.[1][2]

Early life

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Ghosh was born in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, with roots in West Bengal. Her family moved to the US at an early age.[3] She attended North Carolina State University, where she studied applied mathematics.[4] After moving to Mumbai, she joined acting classes at Anupam Kher's acting institute and started working in theatre.[5]

Career

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Ghosh made her debut in 2009 with the Australian film The Waiting City. She then appeared in the film Gandhi of the Month (2014).[6] Her next release, Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2014), based on the goan singers Lorna Cordeiro and Chris Perry, met with critical acclaim.[7] She received the National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film) at the 62nd National Film Awards. The film went on to win 24 international, 3 national, and 10 state awards, making it the most awarded Konkani film.[8][9] She then appeared in Netflix's sci-fi series Sense8 (2015).

In 2016, she appeared in the critically acclaimed Hotel Salvation, which won numerous international awards,[10][11] followed by K Sera Sera Ghodpachem Ghoddtelem which was featured in several international film festivals.[12][13] The film was selected as the Best Feature Film in Konkani at the 64th National Film Awards.[14][15] She then appeared in the TV series The Good Karma Hospital.

In 2019, she played the role of Meghan in Mission Over Mars.[16] She starred as Jenny Fernandes in the Netflix series Typewriter (2019), directed by Sujay Ghosh.[17][18] She received praise for her performance.[19][20]

She has appeared in the Berkeley Repertory Theater's play Monsoon Wedding, the Musical, which was based on Mira Nair's film of the same name.[21][22] She sang three songs in the film Helicopter Eela (2018).[23][24]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Language Notes Ref
2009 The Waiting City Urmi English Debut
2013 Scenes from Suburbia Poulumi Bengali Short
2014 Gandhi of the Month Miss Thomas English
2014 Nachom-ia Kumpasar Dona Pereira Konkani National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)
2015 Awakenings Meera Hindi, English Short
2015 Sense8 English 2 Episodes
2016 Hotel Salvation Sunita English
2016 K Sera Sera Ghodpachem Ghoddtelem Sona Golvales Konkani
2017 The Good Karma Hospital Nita Mehta English TV Series
2017 Office vs. Office Shikha Rastogi Hindi TV Series
2018 Everything is Fine Natasha Hindi Short
2019 Typewriter Jenny Fernandes Hindi TV Series [25][26]
2019 Mission Over Mars Meghan Hindi TV Series
2019 Satellite Shankar Hindi [27]
2020 Kadakh Chhaya Hindi [28]
2021 Ankahi Kahaniya Natasha Hindi
2021 Tryst With Destiny Laxmi Hindi, English TV Series [29]

References

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  1. ^ "Destined to be an actress". www.thehitavada.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ "'I have a strange connection with Goa', Palomi Ghosh on her Bollywood journey". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (14 July 2019). "'Nachom-ia Kumpasar' star Palomi Ghosh is back in Goa – and this time, she is giving us a scare". Scroll.in. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^ Ghadge, Rajesh (31 May 2016). "Palomi Ghosh the journey from Gollywood to the Oscars". Incredible Goa. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ^ Prepares, Actor (13 June 2021). "Palomi Ghosh, an Actor Prepares alumnus gets chosen for BAFTA'S Inaugural Breakthrough India initiative". Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Gandhi of the Month". www.berlinale-talents.de.
  7. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (6 December 2014). "Konkani musical 'Nachom-ia Kumpasar' celebrates the Mumbai jazz age". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Palomi Ghosh | Actor". www.bafta.org. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Nachom-ia Kumpasar has brought Goans together: Bardroy". oHeraldo. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Unesco award for HOTEL SALVATION (Mukti Bhawan)". 15 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Mukti Bhawan". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Konkani film 'K Sera Sera-Ghodpachem Ghoddtelem' premieres in Goa". The Times of India. 5 May 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  13. ^ Thombare, Suparna. "IFFI 2016 K Sera Sera review: Impressive in its sensitive storytelling". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Konkani film 'K Sera Sera' wins best regional film at National awards". The Times of India. 9 April 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Boston International Film Festival to screen Konkani film 'K Sera Sera'". The Navhind Times. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Working on AltBalaji's MoM was a 'goosebump galore' for me: Palomi Ghosh". Mumbai Live. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Is there space for Konkani on online streaming channels?". oHeraldo. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Typewriter Actress Palomi Reveals Her Spooky Experience During Film Shoot". News18. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Typewriter actor Palomi Ghosh: Always wanted to work with Sujoy Ghosh". The Indian Express. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  20. ^ "'I take one day at a time': Palomi Ghosh on her journey so far and playing Jenny in Typewriter". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Monsoon Wedding".
  22. ^ Gaekwad, Manish (20 May 2017). "New characters and tunes and 'constant singing' in the 'Monsoon Wedding' musical version". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  23. ^ "'My life is all about happenstance'". The Hindu. 19 October 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Helicopter Eela song Ruk Ruk Ruk: Raghav Sachar and Kajol give their own twist to hit 90s song". The Indian Express. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Sujoy Ghosh, cast of Typewriter on why Netlifx's latest offering is not a run-of-the-mill horror series". Firstpost. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  26. ^ "Netflix 'Typewriter' review: Few scares but Sujoy Ghosh's horror series still charms". The News Minute. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  27. ^ "Satellite Shankar: Sooraj Pancholi delivers his best, but the film fails to entertain". Mumbai Live. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Kadakh: A tantalising morality tale". The Indian Express. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  29. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (5 November 2021). "'Tryst With Destiny' review: A showcase of acting talent". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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