Tapas Paul, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tapas Paul

Bengali actor

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1958

Place of Birth: Chandannagar, West Bengal, India

Profession: actor, politician

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Tapas Paul

  • Tapas Paul (born 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.
  • He was awarded the Filmfare Award for his role in Saheb (1981).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 Buddhadeb 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, and was given bail after 13 months.

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