Tapas Paul
| Tapas Paul | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Krishnanagar | |
|
Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar |
| MLA | |
|
In office 2001-2009 | |
| Preceded by | Saugata Roy |
| Succeeded by | Firhad Hakim |
| Constituency | Alipore |
Tapas Paul (born Tapas Paul on 29 September 1958) is a Bengali actor and politician 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]
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.[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 2 Detailed Profile: Shri Tapas Paul india.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ↑ Tapas Paul netapedia.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- 1 2 Bengali Cinema: Tapas Pal calcuttaweb.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ↑ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ↑ Wind in my hairindiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
