Spouse Nandini Paul Role Actor | Name Tapas Paul Years active 1980-present | |
Occupation ActorMember of parliament (MP)Politician Relatives Ankush Hazra (Son-in-law) Movies | ||
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Tapas Paul (born on 29 September 1958) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He shot to fame and popularity with his debut film Dadar Kirti (1980), a romantic drama by Tarun Majumdar, and sustained his fame with films like Saheb (1981), Parabat Priya (1984), Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985), Anurager Choyan (1986), Amar Bandhan (1986) to name few.
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- Tapas paul
- Education
- Film career
- Controversy
- Awards
- Political career
- Personal life
- References
Paul made his Bollywood debut in Hiren Nag's Abodh (1984) opposite Madhuri Dixit. He collaborated with Tarun Majumdar for the second time in his romantic flick Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985) where he was paired with Debashree Roy. The film achieved a roaring success and established his pairing with Roy as the most bankable one of the nineteen eighties. His other major hits with Roy include Arpan (1987), Surer Sathi (1988), Surer Akashe (1988), Nayanmani (1989), Chokher Aloy (1989), Shubha Kamana (1991), Mayabini (1992), Tobu Mone Rekho (1994). He collaborated with Buddhadev Dasgupta in Uttara (2000) and Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002). He is a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar having won in the 2014 Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket. He was arrested by C.B.I for alleged link to Rose Valley chit fund chitfund scam in December 2016.
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Education
Tapas Paul did his graduation in Bio-Science from Hooghly Mohsin College under University of Burdwan.
Film career
Paul's first movie appearance was in 1980, in the film Dadar Kirti, directed by Tarun Majumder. Paul collaborated with Tarun Majumdar for the second time in his romantic flick Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985) where he was paired with Debashree Roy. The film achieved a roaring success and established his pairing with Roy as the most bankable one of the nineteen eighties. His other major hits with Roy include Arpan (1987), Surer Sathi (1988), Surer Akashe (1988), Nayanmani (1989), Chokher Aloy (1989), Shubha Kamana (1991), Mayabini (1992), Tobu Mone Rekho (1994). He collaborated with Buddhadev Dasgupta in Uttara (2000) and Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002).
Controversy
On 31 December, Paul was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Ponzi firm Rose Valley Group.
On 11 January 2017, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Babul Supriyo filed a complaint against Paul along with AITC MP Saugata Roy and MLA Mahua Moitra for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley scam.
Awards
Political career
He is a member of All India Trinamool Congress. He was an MLA from Alipore for two terms (2001-2006 & 2006-2009). Currently, he is the MP of Krishnanagar since 2009.
Personal life
He is married to Nandini Paul. At present she is a participant of Bigg Boss Bangla. They have a daughter named Sohini Paul, who is also an actor in Tollywood.