Papiya Adhikari

Papiya Adhikari is a Bengali Indian actress and Jatra personality. She joined Bharatiya Janata Party On 17 February 2021.

Career
Adhikari was born in Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. In 1985, she first acted in Sonar Sansar, a movie directed by Ratish De Sarkar. She got the break through after playing the lead role in Soshane Kandche Lakkhi. Adhikari received best actress award from the Government of West Bengal for this performance.

She played the role of heroin as well as supporting part in number of Bengali films. Adhikari is also active in small screen and Bengali tele-serials like Gachkouto, Chokher Tara Tui and Gangster Ganga.