Nusrat Jahan is an Indian actress who works in Bengali Cinema. She is also a politician and is Member of Lok Sabha from Basirhat Constituency in the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-24).
Wiki/Biography
Nusrat Jahan Jain (married name) was born on 8 January 1990 (age 29 years; as in 2019) in Kolkata. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
She did her schooling from Our Lady Queen of the Missions School, Kolkata and pursued her Bachelors of Commerce from Bhawanipur College, Kolkata.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 7″
Weight: 50 kg
Figure Measurements: 34-27-34
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Colour: Brown (dyed)
Family, Caste & Husband
Nusrat Jahan belongs to a Bengali Muslim family.
She has two sisters named Nuzhat Jahan and Pooja Prassad.
She was in a relationship with Kadir Khan.
She was rumoured to be in a relationship with a businessman from Jamshedpur called Victor Ghosh.
She got married to Nikhil Jain, a businessman in 2019 in Istanbul.
Acting Career
She started her career as a model after winning the beauty contest Fair-one Miss Kolkata in 2010.
She made her acting debut with the Bengali movie “Shotru” in 2011.
She has done numerous films such as “Khoka 420 (2013),” “Khiladi (2013),” “Power (2013),” “Crisscross (2018)” and many more.
Political Career
She joined All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2019.
She contested against BJP’s Sayantan Basu in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from Basirhat Constituency in West Bengal and won by a margin of 3.5 Lakh votes.
Controversies
- In January 2017, her boyfriend, Kader Khan, was accused of rape. In the interrogation, Nusrat was accused of helping the Kader to flee and protect him. Nusrat denied all the allegations against her. However, several lawyers had demanded to arrest her for supporting the criminal and protecting him.
- On her first day in Parliament as MP, she uploaded a picture of her in which she was wearing western clothes with parliament as the setting. She, along with Mimi Chakraborty, was questioned about their choices of attire that they wore in parliament.
Awards & Achievements
- Winner Fair One Miss Kolkata 2010
- Star Jalsha Parivar Awards for Best Jodi with Ankush Hazra for the film “Jamai 420” in 2016
- Tele Cine Awards for Best Actress in 2017
Favourite Things
- Food: Ghughni and Rolls, Mutton, Mishti Doi, Pasta
- Colour: Pink, Yellow, Black
- Book: “Who Moved My Cheese” by Spencer Johnson
- Cricketer: Sourav Ganguly
- Destination: Bavaria, Germany
Facts
- She won the audition from 50 contestants when she made her debut opposite brilliant actor Jeet.
- She appeared in the theme song of BCL (Bengal Celebrity League) for the team “Midnapore Mighties” with Dev and Sayantika Banerjee.
- In 2019, the stage collapsed during her election campaign in the Jhargram city of West Bengal. It happened when she was in a conversation with the area’s lawmaker, and people flocked to take selfies with her and the stage she was addressing in, crashed. The video instantly went viral on the internet.
- Tareen Jahan, the Bangladeshi actress, is her fufu (father’s sister).
- She was rumoured to be married to Victor Ghosh, a businessman from Jamshedpur for almost five years. Although she denied all the rumours related to her marriage with Victor, she was reported to be living in with him.