Koel Mallick Profile

Early life and education

Koel was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick and Deepa Mullick, of Kolkata's powerful[clarification needed] Mullick Bari of Bhowanipore (i.e., the Mullick family, which is closely associated with the powerful Barat and Gupta families), which is famed for its Durga Puja.[2] Koel did her schooling from Modern High School for Girls, and completed a BSc (honors) in Psychology from the Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, an affiliated college of the University of Calcutta.

Film

Mullick's screen debut was in Nater Guru - opposite of Jeet. Nater Guru was a super hit[clarification needed] at the box office.[3] The film, released in 2003, marked Mullick's entry into Tollywood. Nater Guru, which has Jeet in the male lead, sees Mullick playing the role of a 23-year-old girl called Monica. Since the release of Nater Guru the pair has worked together often, appearing in eleven films.[4]

In 2004, she starred in Devipaksha, Shudhu Tumi, Badshah and Bandhan. While the first two performed poorly[clarification needed] at the box office, Bandhan was a huge success in Bengal and was a Blockbuster at the Box office. It was also the highest grossing Bengali film of 2004.

In 2005, Mullick appeared in Shubha Drishti, Manik, Juddha and Chorey Chorey Mastuto Bhai. She also appeared in Juddha opposite actors Mithun Chakraborty and Debasree Roy. The film recorded an initial collection of Rs. 1.2 crore in its first week. In 2006, she took on a more serious role in MLA Phatakeshto in which she played a reporter. She also starred in the Bengali remake of Love Story, the 2008 film Love.

Television

Koel made her television debut with her talk-show Katha O Kahini.The show went on to Star Jalsha.

Brand endorsements

Koel has endorsed a variety of multi-national brands and did television commercial for TVS Motor Company, Fair & Lovely, Panasonic, Vaseline etc.

Personal life

Koel Mullick married Nispal Singh (Rane)on February 1, 2013.[8] They had been in relationship for 7 years before then,but both of them had decided to keep their relationship away from the limelight of the glamour world of Tollywood.[9]