Indrani Dutta is an Indian actress and dancer. Primarily known for her work in Bengali cinema, Dutta has received several accolades including a BFJA Award.
Dutta made her big screen debut in Sushil Mukherjee's Bengali drama film Nadiya Nagar (1987). In the same year, she starred opposite Tapas Paul in Rajat Das' love triangle film Paap Punya. She collaborated with Paul in Biresh Chatteejee's Tufan (1989) which became a major financial success.
Dutta was born on 6 April, 1970 in Kolkata. She is the youngest child of Dr. Himangshu Jyoti Dutta and Manjushree Dutta. She attended Kamala Girls' High School. Dutta became graduate in arts from the Sivanath Sastri College, under the University of Calcutta. Under the guidance of her Guru Sumitra Mitra, she was conferred Pravakar in Kathak dance by Allahabad University.
Indrani appeared in a number of Bengali telefilms such as Thir Bijuri, Thager Ghar, Swet Mayur, Hathat Bristi and in serials such as Chira Kumar Sabha, Sesh Prasno, Sima Rekha and Louha Kapat is praiseworthy. In 1997, Indrani acted in the episode Necklace for the Hindi TV series Byomkesh Bakshi as Uma. She acts in the television show named Jibon Saathi aired on Zee Bangla since 2020.
Indrani has a passion for dance; this passion led her to create her own dance school in Kolkata. Before opening this dance school, she had also had her own dance troupe, named "Srishti". Indrani Dutta Kala Niketan is now a popular dance institution of Kolkata. The dance troupe and the dance school have presented many shows in India and overseas.