Plabita Borthakur is an Indian actor, singer and artist from Assam.[2][1]
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Born | 1992/1993 (age 29–30)[1] |
Nationality | Indian |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Relatives | Parineeta Borthakur (Sister) Priyangi Borthakur (Sister) |
Website | https://plabitaborthakur.com |
Her father Probin Borthakur was an engineer by profession with Oil India Limited along with being an Indian classical singer and teacher while her mother is a writer and poet. Her older sisters, Parineeta Borthakur[3] and Priyangi Borthakur, are in the film industry as well. She grew up in the Oil India township of Duliajan in Assam, before moving to Mumbai's Jai Hind College, for higher studies. Professionally, she got her head start with numerous ad assignments and concerts with her band, Manu and Chow.
Plabita Borthakur made her debut in PK in a blink and miss role as Anushka Sharma's sister.[4] She is back with another Bollywood film, where she plays one of the main protagonists in the much spoken about, Lipstick Under My Burkha.[5]
On 15 July 2017, she made a special appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show, alongside Prakash Jha and Ekta Kapoor.[citation needed]
Plabita has received rave reviews for her performance as a Muslim girl, Rehana Abidi in Lipstick Under My Burkha.[6][7][8]
Her webseries, "What's Your Status" released in July 2018.[needs update] She was part of an episodic web series on Zee5 called Parchhayee, that released on 24 June 2019.
In June 2019, the trailer of Doosra shows her in a pivotal role.[9][10]
In 2020, she was in the critically acclaimed web-series Breathe: Into the Shadows on Amazon Prime Video. Plabita also starred in two feature films as Reena in Waah Zindagi[11][12] and as Fauziya in Chhote Nawab.
In 2021, she starred as Ayesha in the web series Bombay Begums, directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, starring Pooja Bhatt, Amruta Subhash, Shahana Goswami and Aadhya Anand.[13]
Year | Film | Role | Note |
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2014 | PK | Jaggu's sister | |
2017 | Lipstick Under My Burkha | Rehana Abidi | |
2021 | Chhote Nawab [14] | Fauziya | |
2021 | Ahaan | Onella | Netflix film |
2021 | Waah Zindagi | Reena | |
2022 | Doosra | Tara | Filming |
2022 | Homecoming (Feature)![]() |
TBA | Filming |
Year | Series | Role | Platform |
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2015 | "Big F" | Anjali | MTV India |
2018 | What's Your Status (Web Series)[15] | Aisha Sharma | YouTube Cheers |
2019 | Fuh Se Fantasy | Jyotsna (Jo) | Voot |
2019 | Parchhayee | Neelam | Zee5 |
2020 | Breathe : Into the Shadows | Meghna Verma | Amazon Prime Video |
2021 | Bombay Begums | Ayesha | Netflix |
2022 | Sutliyan[citation needed] | Ramni | ZEE5 |
2022 | Escaype Live | Hina | Disney+ Hotstar |
Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Lipstick Under My Burkha | Star Screen Awards | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Nominated |
She is also an independent musician and part of a band called Manu and Chow. They have so far, released a couple of original songs and a Music video called "P".