Swastika Mukherjee (born 13 December 1980) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bengali and Hindi films and television. She is the daughter of the Santu Mukhopadhyay.[1][2] Mukherjee made her screen debut with Devdasi, a Bengali TV series. She made her big screen debut with Hemanter Pakhi (2001). Her first leading role came with Mastan (2004). She made her Hindi film debut with Mumbai Cutting (2008). Early life Mukherjee spent her childhood in a self-described "simple life" with her father Santu Mukhopadhyay, younger sister Ajopa, and mother Gopa.[3][4] Her favorite films were Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. She was educated at Carmel School, Kolkata, St. Teresa's Secondary School, and Gokhale Memorial School.[5] Personal life In 1998 at the age of 18, she married Promit Sen, son of Rabindra Sangeet singer Sagar Sen. The marriage was an unhappy one and lasted two years. Swastika accused Promit of physically abusing her and locking her out of their home when she was pregnant. She filed a charge against him for cruelty and solicitation of dowry. These charges were subsequently dismissed and Promit was acquitted.[5][6] Swastika later filed an affidavit in court stating that her accusations were 'unfounded, false, baseless and speculative,' before confessing in a media conference that they were false.[7][8] Consequently, Promit's brother sued her for damages in Calcutta High Court and she was held liable for ₹7.7 crore ($1.7 million).[9] According to Mukherjee, Sen filed for divorce in 2000, but changed his mind when she became successful in her acting career.[5] She had one daughter from the marriage, Anwesha, born in 2000.[10] Career In 2001, Mukherjee enrolled at the Ananda Shankar Centre for Culture, learning dance from veteran Tanusree Shankar.[5] During the filming of Mastan, she began dating her co-star Jeet.[5] They went on to appear in several films together, including Kranti, Sathihara, Priyotoma, Krishnakanter Will, Pitribhumi and Partner. She later began a relationship with Parambrata Chatterjee on the set of Brake Fail.[11] As she was still lawfully married to Pramit Sen, he filed a charge against Chatterjee for criminal adultery and enticement of a married woman.[10] They separated in 2010 when Chatterjee moved to Bristol.[12] Filmography Year Films Role 2001 Hemanter Pakhi 2003 Chokher Bali Young Courtesan 2004 Criminal Mastan Mamta 2005 Mantra 2006 Priyotoma 2006 Sathihara Anuradha 2006 Kranti Arpita 2007 Krishnakanter Will Rohini 2007 Pitribhumi 2008 Partner Priya Bhattacharya Hello Kolkata Raima 2009 Sobar Upore Tumi Brake Fail - Janala 033 - 2010 Byomkesh Bakshi Shiuli 2011 Mumbai Cutting Nandini Bye Bye Bangkok Tanima 2012 Bhooter Bhabishyat Kadalibala Abar Byomkesh Rajani Tabe Tai Hok Tilottama 2013 Mishawr Rawhoshyo Snigdha Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends Shree Basanta Utsav Maach Mishti & More Reena Aborto 2014 Take One Doyel Mitra- Jaatishwar Mahamaya Bandopadhyay/ Soudamini 2015 Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! Anguri Devi / Yasmeen Ebar Shabor Mitali Shesher Kobita Ketaki 2016 Saheb Bibi Golaam Jaya Kiriti Roy 2017 Byomkesh O Agnibaan Ashampta - 2018 Aami Ashbo Phirey Gargi Michael Shinjini Sen Aaron Alita Apte 2019 Kia and Cosmos Dia Chaterjee Shah Jahan Regency Kamalini Guha The Lovely Mrs. Mukherjee 2020 Tasher Ghawr Sujata Dil Bechara Mrs. Sunila Basu Guldasta Dolly Bagri Karmachakra: Episode Zero Ganga (voice) 2022 Shrimati Kora Kagazz Qala Urmila Manjushree 2023 Shibpur Mandira Biswas Television Year Title Role Network Notes 2000–2005 Ek Akasher Niche Piu Zee Bangla Pratibimbo 2017 Dupur Thakurpo Uma Hoichoi 2019 The Stoneman Murders Sneha 2020 Charitraheen 3 Rabeya Shamin Black Widows Jayati Sardesai Zee5 Paatal Lok Dolly Mehra Amazon Prime Video Paanch Phoron Nayana Hoichoi 2021 Mohomaya Aruna [13] 2022 Escaype Live Mala Disney+ Hotstar Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach Avantika Controversies In May 2014, Mukherjee was hospitalized after an alleged suicide attempt. Under strong local protest, Kolkata police detained Mukherjee's boyfriend Sumon Mukhopadhyay.[14] On 4 November 2014, allegations were made that she had shoplifted a gold earring from a jewelry store in Singapore.[15] The shop owner filed a complaint against Mukherjee to the organizer of the film festival, but no police complaint was lodged against her. Mukherjee denied the charge and claimed that it might have happened "accidentally."[