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==Early life and background== ==Early life and background==
Mazumder was born in ] in a creatively inclined Bengali family. Her grandfather, Nikunja Bhattacharya is a veteran editor in Bengali cinema.<ref>{{cite web| title = Nikunja Bhattacharya| website = ]| url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080359/|accessdate = 4 July 2016}}</ref> After her graduation in English Honours with the additional subjects of script writing, radio writing and marketing, Reeth shifted to ] so that she could pursue a career in acting. She has been training in various classical Indian dance forms, including ] since the age of four, and has performed on stage in front of a live audience on various occasions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reeth Mazumder|publisher=Youngsterchoice|url=http://youngsterchoice.com/reeth-mazumder-wikibiographyageboyfriendbio-details/|date=10 June 2016|accessdate=4 July 2016|author=Samaksh Arora|archive-date=19 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719111525/http://youngsterchoice.com/reeth-mazumder-wikibiographyageboyfriendbio-details/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mazumder was born in ] in a creatively inclined Bengali family. Her grandfather, Nikunja Bhattacharya is a veteran editor in Bengali cinema.<ref>{{cite web| title = Nikunja Bhattacharya| website = ]| url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080359/|accessdate = 4 July 2016}}</ref> After her graduation in English Honours with the additional subjects of script writing, radio writing and marketing, Reeth shifted to ] so that she could pursue a career in acting. She has been training in various classical Indian dance forms, including ] since the age of four, and has performed on stage in front of a live audience on various occasions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reeth Mazumder|publisher=Youngsterchoice|url=http://youngsterchoice.com/reeth-mazumder-wikibiographyageboyfriendbio-details/|date=10 June 2016|accessdate=4 July 2016|author=Samaksh Arora|archive-date=19 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719111525/http://youngsterchoice.com/reeth-mazumder-wikibiographyageboyfriendbio-details/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==

Mazumder became the face for several leading brands including ], ], ], ] and ]. In the same year she bagged the lead role in an Indo-Italian film, ''Visible Bra Straps'' after auditioning. Upon completion this film was showcased in 25 international film festivals and won critical acclaim and awards including the Audience choice award, ], and Best Experimental film. Reeth later acknowledged that this film changed her life overnight and got her some of the best roles on the international arena. Subsequently, she signed up for her next, a French film titled ''The Au Revoir''. This film was in the romance-drama genre, and again a major draw in European festivals.<ref>{{cite web| title = The Au Revoir| website = ]| url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1925512/|accessdate = 4 July 2016}}</ref> As a mark of appreciation of her work, Mazumder was chosen to showcase Asian talent at the 2011 Cannes film festival, in a new feature called "The Talent's Corner".

Her next English film, ''Swen'' in 2013, also made headlines in the festival circuit.<ref>{{cite web| title = Swen| website = ]| url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2308937/|accessdate = 4 July 2016}}</ref> Her next project '']'' was a France-Bangladesh collaboration, and was the first science fiction and also the most expensive Bengali language film. This film was shot simultaneously in French and is awaiting mainstream release. In 2016 Reeth made her screen debut in her home country with ''A Scandall''. Indian censor board demanded various cuts to the movie before consenting to the film's release in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/a-scandall-makers-have-no-issues-with-cuts-by-censor-board/articleshow/52684443.cms|title='A Scandall' makers have no issues with cuts by Censor Board |work=The Times Of India |date=10 June 2016 |accessdate= 4 July 2016}}</ref> This film suffered a further setback when an Indian multiplex conglomerate backed out from screening it at the last moment, however word-of-mouth publicity and its strong business in single screen theaters helped its cause and it was back in multiplexes from its second week onwards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Reeth-Mazumder-Multiplexes-should-give-space-to-smaller-films-too/articleshow/52972577.cms|title=Reeth Mazumder: Multiplexes should give space to smaller films too |date=30 June 2016 |accessdate= 4 July 2016}}</ref> Because of its bold theme, ''A Scandall'' was a controversial film in a mostly conservative and traditional India, but Reeth later said that her preferring it over the usual ] tree side romance as her debut, was a conscious decision as she being confident of her acting prowess is not scared of being stereotyped.


==Filmography== ==Filmography==

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Reeth Mazumder
BornKolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter, film director
Years active2011–present

Reeth Mazumder is an Indian actress, and prior to that a professional model. Reeth is also known by the moniker "Festival Girl", as a result of her films screened at various international film festivals, including Cannes.

Early life and background

Mazumder was born in Kolkata in a creatively inclined Bengali family. Her grandfather, Nikunja Bhattacharya is a veteran editor in Bengali cinema. After her graduation in English Honours with the additional subjects of script writing, radio writing and marketing, Reeth shifted to Mumbai so that she could pursue a career in acting. She has been training in various classical Indian dance forms, including Bharatanatyam since the age of four, and has performed on stage in front of a live audience on various occasions.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Visible Bra Straps Sanjana Indo-Italian joint venture
2011 The Au Revoir The Girl Indo-French Film
2012 Swen Sally Let's Ring The Bell Productions
2016 A Scandall Koya Hindi Film
2017 Porobashinee Nisha French-Bengali collaboration
2017 Addiction: Kopper8 The Lead Girl Musical
2018 Anti-Social Animals Hot Girl Television Series

References

  1. Manishaa R (11 June 2016). "REETH MAZUMDER "Scandals generally happen when the truth comes out of closed doors"". Blockbuster. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. "REETH MAZUMDER". Let's Ring The Bell Productions. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. "Nikunja Bhattacharya". IMDb. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. Samaksh Arora (10 June 2016). "Reeth Mazumder". Youngsterchoice. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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