Ami Sirajer Begum to Mon Mane Na: Remembering late Pallavi Dey through her TV shows

It’s actress Pallavi Dey’s birth anniversary. The actress, whose mysterious death last year in May, left everyone shocked, would have turned 26 today. The actress allegedly was found hanging from the ceiling of her apartment. Pallavi’s demise brought a shockwave. She was very popular among her friends and was known for her bubbly nature. Today (February 22), on her birth anniversary, her friends are remembering her with moist eyes. Her social media account, which is still active, has many messages from her fans, friends, and industry peers. The young actress was popular among the audience and her career graph was quite impressive as well. Here’s a look back at her work on small screen… (Photo: Facebook)

Pallavi, who always wanted to make her career in showbiz, got her first big break in Bengali soap opera ‘Resham Jhanpi’. The show had a number of popular artists including June Maliah, Sohini Guha Roy, Pallavi, and others. This daily soap brought her into the limelight. Soon, Pallavi bagged other TV projects including the big-budgeted period-drama ‘Ami Sirajer Begum’. (Photo: Facebook)

This show marked the debut of Sean Banerjee, who is now a heartthrob of Bengali TV industry. He played Siraj ud-Daulah while Pallavi essayed Lutfunnisa Begum. It was an ambitious TV project with a strong cast. Although the show couldn’t leave a mark on the TRP charts and eventually went off-air because of some internal issues of the production house, ‘Ami Sirajer Begum’ gave Sean and Pallavi a breakthrough in their respective careers. Pallavi’s performance was appreciated as well. (Photo: Facebook)

In ‘Kunjochhaya’, Pallavi played a bubbly girl named Shalik, who was the constant companion of a retired school teacher Subhas Sanyal (played by Shankar Chakraborty). She teamed up with actor Somraj Maity as the lead pair. Launched in August 2019, ‘Kunjochhaya’ had a very brief run on Bengali television and ended its journey in January 2020. (Photo: Facebook)

Pallavi bagged her very next project ‘Saraswatir Prem’, which was a comedy-drama. It featured Abhishek Veer Sharma as the male lead. (Photo: Facebook)

Pallavi’s last show ‘Mon Mane Na’ was the remake of Marathi television drama‘Jeev Zala Yeda Pisa’. The actress was supposed to attend the shoot of the show but she didn’t turn up. In a shocking turn of events, she was found dead in the morning under mysterious circumstances on May 15, 2022. While post mortem report indicated she died by suicide, Pallavi’s family alleged a foul play and blamed her live-in partner Sagnik for the incident. Following this, Sagnik was arrested by the police and his past relationships also came under the scanner. ‘Mon Mane Na’, starring Samm Bhattacharya as the lead, was already approaching towards its eventual conclusion prior to Pallavi’s demise. The shocking death ushered the process, according to the industry report. (Photo: Facebook)

‘Bikram Betal’ was aired much later after Pallavi’s demise. The actress had shot for the show prior to committing her last project ‘Mon Mane Na.’ (Photo: Facebook)