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Amrita Bagchi Wins Praise for Operation Safed Sagar Role

Amrita Bagchi is an actor who has been praised for her role in the Netflix series Operation Safed Sagar.

She plays Alka Ahuja, whose husband, Air Force personnel Ajay Ahuja, was killed.

Amrita met the real Alka before playing her.

She tried to show Alka’s true personality instead of making the scenes overly dramatic.

Viewers noticed small details in her performance and reacted warmly.

Amrita also writes, directs films and makes visual art.

She says these other jobs help her understand stories and appreciate the work of film crews.

She is now planning a dark comedy and wants to act in Bengali films.

Key facts

Praised performance: Bagchi plays Alka Ahuja in Operation Safed Sagar.
Platform: Operation Safed Sagar is a Netflix series.
Performance preparation: Bagchi met Alka Ahuja and observed her personality before playing her.
Creative roles: Bagchi works as an actor, visual artist, director and writer.
Upcoming feature: She is developing a dark comedy set in rural Maharashtra, with a special focus on sound.
Other film: She appears in How Not To Have Sex, an Indian adaptation of Richard Linklater’s Tape.
Cultural background: Bagchi says her Calcutta upbringing and Santiniketan education shaped her creative identity.

telegraphindia.com · 2 hrs ago