Swastika Mukherjee

Some Lesser Known Facts About Swastika Mukherjee

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• Swastika Mukherjee is an actress who is popular in the Bengali Cinema.

• She was born into a well-to-do family in Kolkata.

  

• She is the daughter of the renowned Bengali actor, Santu Mukhopadhyay.

• Swastika was married to the Bengali singer, Sagar Sen’s son, Promit Sen (singer). Their marriage lasted only for two years.

• When Promit filed a divorce in 2000, Swastika blamed him of physically abusing her and being cruel to her in pregnancy.

• While she was still legally married to Sen, Swastika started dating her Brake-Fail co-star, Parambrata Chatterjee. Due to this reason, Promit even filed a case against Chatterjee.

• While Swastika was studying in the Jadavpur University, a television director spotted her and offered her a role in the Bengali TV serial “Devdasi.”

• She, then, acted in the Bengali TV serials “Ek Akasher Niche” and “Protibimbo.”

• She stepped into the world of films in 2001 with the Bengali film “Hemanter Pakhi.”

• Mukherjee has appeared in several Bengali films, like “Mastan,” “Criminal,” “Kranti,” “Take One,” and “Saheb Bibi Golaam.”

  

• In 2015, she played a cameo in the Bollywood film, “Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!.”

  

• Swastika has learnt dance from the popular choreographer Tanusree Shankar at Ananda Shankar Centre For Performing Arts, Kolkata.

• Mukherjee is a food buff and loves to try new cuisines.

• She is very much addicted to lipsticks.

• During an interview, Swastika shared that she was a bad cook.

• She is fond of animals, and she often shares her pictures with dogs on her Instagram account.

  

• In 2020, Swastika protested against the citizenship amendment act (CAA) in Bengal.

• She is not so good at Hindi and at the time of shooting of her debut Bollywood film, her film director used to translate the lines for her.

• On 20 August 2023, Swastika posted some pictures of herself in a towel, promoting body positivity.
  

  

  Many people supported her, while some criticised her for posting such pictures. One of the users on Instagram doubted if it was typical of Swastika to share such photos. Swastika, however, responded that it was her right to post what she wanted, especially since she owned the towel, room, and phone, and her Instagram account.