Tapas Paul
Tapas Paul | |
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Born | Tapas Paul 2 August 1958 Chandannagar, West Bengal, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor Member of parliament (MP) Politician |
Years active | 1980-present |
Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Spouse(s) | Nandini Paul |
Children | Sohini Paul |
Tapas Pal | |
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Member of the Indian Parliament for Krishnanagar |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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Preceded by | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar |
MLA | |
In office 2001-2009 |
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Preceded by | Saugata Roy |
Succeeded by | Firhad Hakim |
Constituency | Alipore |
Tapas Paul (born Tapas Paul on 29 September 1958) is a Bengali actor from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar having won in the 2014 Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket.[1][2]
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Education
Tapas Paul did his graduation in Bio-Science from Hooghly Mohsin College under University of Burdwan.[1][3]
Film career
Paul's first movie appearance was in 1980, in the film Dadar Kirti, directed by Tarun Majumder. He received a Filmfare Award for his role in Saheb.[3] He acted in many other movies such as Bhalobasha Bhalobasha and Guru Dakshina.
Filmography
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.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Detailed Profile: Shri Tapas Paul india.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ↑ Tapas Paul netapedia.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bengali Cinema: Tapas Pal calcuttaweb.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012
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- ↑ Wind in my hairindiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
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