Biography
Who is Nussrat Jahan?
Early life and education
Nussrat Jahan was born on January 8, 1990, in Kolkata, West Bengal. She grew up within a Bengali Muslim family. Her parents are Muhammed Shah Jahan and Sushma Khatun.
She completed her foundational schooling at Our Lady Queen of the Missions School in Kolkata. Following high school, she pursued higher education at Bhawanipur Education Society College. She successfully graduated from the institution with a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree.
Acting career beginnings
The career of Nussrat Jahan in the entertainment industry began after she secured a win at the Fair One Miss Kolkata beauty pageant in 2010. This success led her into modelling work.
She made her professional debut in the 2011 Tollywood film titled Shotru, where she performed alongside Jeet. She returned to the screen in 2013 for the movie Khoka 420, followed by an appearance in the film Khiladi that same year. During this period, she also gained recognition for her performance in item songs for the films Action and Yoddha - The Warrior.
Filmography and projects
Throughout the mid-2010s, Nussrat appeared in a variety of successful projects. Well-known films from this period include the 2015 comedy Jamai 420 and the box office hit Har Har Byomkesh. In 2016, she was featured in several releases, such as Power, Kelor Kirti, Love Express, and Zulfiqar, which became one of the top earners of that year.
Her work continued with roles in films like One and Ami Je Ke Tomar in 2017, followed by Crisscross and Naqaab in 2018. In 2020, she starred in the action film SOS Kolkata as the character Amanda Jones, an ATS technical head. She also made a cameo appearance in the 2025 Bangladeshi production Borbaad, featuring in the song Chand Mama.
Political career
Nussrat Jahan entered politics in 2019. On March 12, 2019, Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal and president of the Trinamool Congress, announced that Nussrat would run for office.
She contested the general election for the Basirhat Lok Sabha Constituency. She won the seat by a margin of 350,000 votes against the opposing candidate, Sayantan Basu. She served as a Member of Parliament representing this constituency from 2019 until 2024.
Personal life and family
Nussrat Jahan married businessman Nikhil Jain in Turkey on June 19, 2019. However, she later stated that this union was not a legally valid marriage, and a Kolkata court subsequently ruled the marriage invalid. She has since entered a relationship with actor Yash Daasguptaa. In August 2021, she gave birth to their son, Yishaan J. Dasgupta, at a hospital in Kolkata. In February 2022, she confirmed that she and Yash Daasguptaa had been married since 2020. Also, in 2023, she and Yash Daasguptaa established a film production company called YD Films based in Kolkata.
Birthday and age
Nussrat Jahan was born on January 8, 1990, which makes Nussrat 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Nussrat shares the date with 30 other famous people.
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