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Churni Ganguly is an Indian TV and film actress who mainly works in Bengali cinema and TV series. The actress who spent most of her childhood in Kolkata started acting while she was studying at the Jadavpur University; she joined a local theater group and after gaining experience in acting, she later moved to Mumbai to pursue a full-time career in acting. She started her journey with her roles in TV serials like Debi, a Bengali series, Chhoti Si Asha and Umeed, Hindi series, which was aired on Zee TV. She got her first break on the silver screen in 2004 as she was roped in by spouse and director Kaushik Ganguly to play one of the lead roles in Waarish. After her debut, she eventually starred in films like Shunyo E Buke (2005), Sakaler Rang (2009), Laptop (2012), Shabdo (2013), Chaya O Chobi (2017), and Lokkhi Chhele (2022). Apart from acting, the actress has also directed a couple films titled Nirabshito (2014) and Tarikh (2019). Her 2023 release includes Ardhangini and Kaberi Antardhan.