Malabika Sen (also known as Malobika Sen) (born 27 August 1967) is an Indian classical dancer, singer and actress.

Malabika Sen
Malabika Sen performing at Guimet Museum in 2008
Born
Kolkata
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Dancer, Actress
Known for
SpouseLate Sumit Sen[1]

Career edit

Sen is a trained Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancer. She obtained her formal training in Kuchipudi from Sreemoyee Venkat and in Bharatnatyam from Thankamani Kutty.[2][3] She is one of the empaneled solo artist of Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi at ICCR.[4] She has performed live in almost all major platforms in India and abroad with distinction.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] She is also a senior member of Kalamandalam dance group.[12]

She is also a trained singer in North Indian classical vocal music and Nazrul Geeti under the guidance of Dr. Chameli Sarkar and Smt. Rama Basu. Some of her works includes Lag Ja Gale, Na Jeo Na,[13] Meri Jaan[14] and Eto Boro Akash.[15] She has also rendered her voice in the song Ke Bole in Bhagshesh (2018).[16][17]

In addition, she has also starred in many Bengali films and TV soap opera.[18]

Filmography edit

Television edit

Year Title Role Language Channel Comments
2014 Dance Bangla Dance Judge Bengali Zee Bangla
2014-2016 Tumi Robe Nirobe Malobika Sen Bengali Zee Bangla [23]
2016 - 2018 Bhakter Bhogobaan Shri Krishna Padmavati Bengali Star Jalsha [24]
2017 Bikele Bhorer Phool Moyna's Teacher Bengali Zee Bangla [25]
2018 - 2019 Phagun Bou Malobika Ghosh Bengali Star Jalsha [26]
2019 - 2021 Sreemoyee Madhubani Sen Bengali Star Jalsha [27]
2020 - 2021 Kora Pakhi Monidipa Sinha aka Mimi Bengali Star Jalsha [28]
2020 - 2022 Khorkuto Dr. Shilpi Bose Bengali Star Jalsha [29]
2021 Desher Maati Shrishti Mukherjee Bengali Star Jalsha [30]
2021 - 2022 Roja Roja's Mother Bengali Enterr10 Bangla [31]
2021 - 2022 Sundori Bengali Sun Bangla
2022 - 2023 Guddi Shireen's mother Bengali Star Jalsha
2023 Nayika No. 1 Malabika Sen Bengali Colors Bangla
2023 - Present Icche Putul Salini Sanyal Bengali Zee Bangla
2024 - Present Jol Thoi Thoi Bhalobasha Mayurakshi Bengali Star Jalsha

References edit

  1. ^ "Sumit Sen, Editor of TOI Kolkata, passes away | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ Vidyarthi, Nita (20 July 2017). "A reperotire that captured Kolkata's flavour". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "Thankamani Kutty, Jaya Seal Ghosh felicitate dancers at recital in Kolkata". The Times of India. 5 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Malabika Sen | Indian Council for Cultural Relations". www.iccr.gov.in. ICCR. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ^ Vidyarthi, Nita (26 April 2012). "Tagore's touch to Carnatic tunes". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "Malabika Sen à l'auditorium du musée Guimet". www.indeaparis.com (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Need for equality under spotlight". The Daily Star. 12 March 2012.
  8. ^ Dasgupta, Srishti (24 July 2016). "A tribute to Tagore". The Times of India.
  9. ^ Sen, Zinia (11 August 2011). "The magic of dance drama in Kolkata". The Times of India.
  10. ^ Basher, Naziba (8 October 2012). "Captivating minds with grace : Malabika Sen performs in Dhaka". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  11. ^ Vidyarthi, Nita (22 September 2020). "Review - Kalamandalam Calcutta's tribute to Gana Gandharvan Dr. K.J. Yesudas". narthaki.com. Narthaki.
  12. ^ Vidyarthi, Nita. "Review - Paschime Rabi by Kalamandalam Kolkata". narthaki.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Na Jeo Na - MALABIKA SEN". www.youtube.com. YouTube and Red Earth Dream Studio. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  14. ^ "MERI JAAN - Malabika Sen | A Musical Short by Maahirii Bose". www.youtube.com. YouTube and Studio Resonance. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Eto Boro Akash - MALABIKA SEN". www.youtube.com. YouTube, Red Earth Dream Studio & Audio Wave Studio. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Ke Bole - Bhagshesh | Malabika Sen & Subhrajit Datta | Acharya Jayanta Bose". www.youtube.com. YouTube and Zee Music. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  17. ^ "'Bhagsesh' latest track is a tribute to classical music". The Times of India. 9 July 2018.
  18. ^ Sen, Zinia (10 July 2018). "Danseuse Malabika Sen takes up acting". The Times of India.
  19. ^ "Shada Canvas (2014) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date". BookMyShow. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  20. ^ Paul, Ushnota (16 March 2017). "Filmfare exclusive: On the set of Posto". filmfare.com. Filmfare. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  21. ^ Bhaskar, Chattopadhyay (26 July 2018). "Bhagshesh movie review: Rema Bose's film is a wasted opportunity — and a tragic one at that - Entertainment News". Firstpost. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Bhagshesh: The Remainder Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Bhagshesh: The Remainder by Times of India". Times of India. 8 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Tumi Robe Nirobe". www.blueskol.in. Blues Production. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Bhakter Bhagaban Shri Krishna - Narrating the story of Lord Krishna". www.hotstar.com. Disney+ Hotstar.
  25. ^ "Bikele Bhorer Phool Serial". Bhalobasa.in. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  26. ^ "Phagun Bou, : Malabika and Gulmohar have a face-off - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 January 2019.
  27. ^ "Shooting a Rabindra Jayanti special episode in our mobile phones was a wonderful experience: Saptarshi Maulik - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 May 2020.
  28. ^ Chatterjee, Arindam (27 August 2020). "Sreya Bhattacharyya on her first mega serial Kora Pakhi". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph.
  29. ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (4 November 2020). "Kolkata: Cops bust casting racket in Jodhpur Park, arrest 1 | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  30. ^ "'Desher Maati' completes 100 episodes - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 April 2021.
  31. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব (16 September 2021). "Roja: খুনসুটি, রাগ, অভিমান মাখা এক প্রেমের গল্প বলবে 'রোজা' ধারাবাহিক". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika.

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