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Auritra Ghosh Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 4, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth7 August

BirthplaceJamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

ProfessionActress

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Asitkumar Ghosh (retired engineer); Mother - deceased (sitar player); Sister - Monishita Ghosh

Auritra Ghosh Biography

Auritra Ghosh is an Indian actress, dancer and theatre artist from Jamshedpur who has worked across film, web series, theatre and commercials. Trained in a

Early life and background

Auritra Ghosh was born on 7 August in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, and grew up in Delhi. She completed her schooling at Mater Dei Convent School in Delhi and went on to study at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai. Alongside academic studies she trained in dance—Kathak is a core part of her foundation, and she is also trained in jazz, ballet, modern and contemporary styles.

Her upbringing included musical influence: her father, Asitkumar Ghosh, worked as an engineer and her mother, who played the sitar, is deceased. Auritra has a sister, Monishita Ghosh.

Career

Auritra’s professional life spans dance, theatre, film and digital media. Early in her career she served as principal dancer, instructor and choreographer at The Danceworx from 2001 to 2009, and during that period she represented India at an international dance festival in Tilburg, the Netherlands. She later worked as a visiting consultant and faculty member at Split Sole Dance Academy in Mumbai (2009–2015) and taught at the Terence Lewis Professional Training Institute (2010–2014).

She made her film debut in 2011 with the Bollywood feature Love Breakups Zindagi, portraying the character Gayatri. Subsequent film appearances included roles in M Cream (2014) as Maggie and Dharam Sankat Mein (2015) as Shraddha Pandya. In 2022 she appeared in the Hindi romantic drama Chitrakut as Saloni.

On screen she has been visible beyond feature films: in 2013 she acted in the short film Reunion for a Google India advertisement, and in 2014 she appeared in the MTV TV film Shaadi Vaadi And All That as Aahana Kapadia. Auritra transitioned into digital series with roles in A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend (2016) as Kriti and in the Y-Films web series Ladies Room the same year. She was cast in the English-language medical drama Good Karma Hospital (2017) in the role of Manisha, and in 2019 she appeared in the science fiction web series Holycross as Dr. Rhea.

Theatre has been a steady part of her work. In 2017 she took part in a production of August: Osage County directed by Lillete Dubey and performed in an adaptation of The Threepenny Opera. That year she also participated in Stand Up: A Serious Play About Comedy with Akvarious Theatre Production.

Beyond performing, Auritra founded Pause and Effect in 2015, a company focused on mental health, performing arts and wellness. Through the organisation she conducts workshops aimed at improving wellbeing and creative practice.

Public profile

Auritra maintains a public presence through commercial and advertising work as well as social media. She has appeared in television commercials for brands including Nokia, Tata Sky and Orient Electric. Her social posts often feature travel photographs, yoga practice and moments with her pet dog. She is a regular yoga practitioner and has shared images of different asanas online. Personal preferences noted publicly include a liking for Thai cuisine and a fondness for actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio; favourite films mentioned include The Shawshank Redemption.

Personal notes

Auritra is Indian by nationality and follows Hinduism. Publicly available information lists her as unmarried and notes that she consumes alcohol socially. Her physical statistics listed in public profiles include a height of approximately 161 cm (5'3") and a weight around 50 kg.

Latest updates

In recent years Auritra continued to work across mediums: she appeared in Holycross (2019) and in the 2022 film Chitrakut, while continuing to lead Pause and Effect workshops that combine performing arts with mental health and wellness practices.
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Recent Work

Chitrakut

Hindi romantic drama film in which she played the role of Saloni.

2022
Holycross

Science fiction web series in which she played the role of Dr. Rhea.

2019
Good Karma Hospital

English-language medical drama series in which she played the role of Manisha.

2017
A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend

Drama-mystery and science-fiction digital series in which she played the role of Kriti.

2016
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Career Highlights

  1. Principal dancer and choreographer at The Danceworx (2001–2009)
  2. Represented India at the International Dance Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands (2007)
  3. Film debut in Love Breakups Zindagi (2011)
  4. Founded Pause and Effect, a mental health and performing arts initiative (2015)
  5. Stage work including August: Osage County directed by Lillete Dubey (2017)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Auritra Ghosh born?

7 August

What is Auritra Ghosh known for?

Actress

What is Auritra Ghosh’s marital status?

Unmarried