Churni Ganguly | |
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 Ganguly at the premiere of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) | |
| Born | Churni Banerjee Kurseong, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Kaushik Ganguly |
| Children | Ujaan Ganguly (son) |
| Relatives | Sunil Ganguly (father-in-law) |
Churni Ganguly (née Banerjee) is an Indian actress and director who mainly works in Bengali movies and television productions. She received the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards in 2005 in the best actress category for the movie Waarish, in which she played a single-mother's role.[citation needed] She won two National Film Awards for her directorial ventures Nirbashito and Tarikh.
After spending her childhood in Kurseong, she came to Kolkata and got admitted at the Jadavpur University. While studying at Jadavpur University, she joined a theatre group as an actress. Then she moved to Mumbai and acted in a few television serials. Later, she came back to Kolkata and started acting in Bengali films.