Tapas Paul (29 September 1958 – 18 February 2020) was an Indian actor and politician. One of the most celebrated actors of Bengali cinema, Paul is best known for his on-screen romantic collaboration with Mahua Roychoudhury and Debashree Roy.[2][3] He received a Filmfare Award. He was a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar having won in the 2014 Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket.[4][5]
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).[6] He made his Bollywood debut in Hiren Nag's Abodh (1984) opposite Madhuri Dixit.[7] 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).[8] He was arrested by C.B.I for alleged link to Rose Valley chit fund scam in December 2016,[9][10][11][12] and was given bail after 13 months.[13] He died on Tuesday, the 18th of February 2020, at 3:35 AM IST, as he was suffering from cardiological disorders, which lastly led to a sudden cardiac arrest
Education
Tapas Paul did his graduation in Bio-Science from Hooghly Mohsin College under University of Burdwan.[4][15]
Film career
Paul's first movie appearance was in 1980, in the film Dadar Kirti, directed by Tarun Majumder.[15] Paul collaborated with Tarun Majumdar for the second time in his romantic flick Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985) where he was paired with Debashree Roy.[citation needed] The film achieved a roaring success and established his pairing with Roy as the most bankable one of the 1980s.[2] 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).[16] He collaborated with Buddhadeb Dasgupta in Uttara (2000) and Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002).
Controversy
On 31 December 2016, Paul was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Ponzi firm Rose Valley Group.[17] He was released after serving a thirteen months sentence.[13]
On 11 January 2017, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Babul Supriyo filed a complaint against Paul along with AITC MP Saugata Roy and MLA Mahua Moitra for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley scam.
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).[6] He made his Bollywood debut in Hiren Nag's Abodh (1984) opposite Madhuri Dixit.[7] 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).[8] He was arrested by C.B.I for alleged link to Rose Valley chit fund scam in December 2016,[9][10][11][12] and was given bail after 13 months.[13] He died on Tuesday, the 18th of February 2020, at 3:35 AM IST, as he was suffering from cardiological disorders, which lastly led to a sudden cardiac arrest
Education
Tapas Paul did his graduation in Bio-Science from Hooghly Mohsin College under University of Burdwan.[4][15]
Film career
Paul's first movie appearance was in 1980, in the film Dadar Kirti, directed by Tarun Majumder.[15] Paul collaborated with Tarun Majumdar for the second time in his romantic flick Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985) where he was paired with Debashree Roy.[citation needed] The film achieved a roaring success and established his pairing with Roy as the most bankable one of the 1980s.[2] 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).[16] He collaborated with Buddhadeb Dasgupta in Uttara (2000) and Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002).
Controversy
On 31 December 2016, Paul was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Ponzi firm Rose Valley Group.[17] He was released after serving a thirteen months sentence.[13]
On 11 January 2017, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Babul Supriyo filed a complaint against Paul along with AITC MP Saugata Roy and MLA Mahua Moitra for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley scam.
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