Koel Mallick is the daughter of Bengali actor Ranjit Mallick. Her real  name is Rukmini, but she prefers to use her nick-name in films too. She  studied psychology in Gokhale College in Kolkata.

She  debuted with ‘Nater Guru’ (2003), directed by Haranath Chakraborty. She  was noticed with her first film. In 2004, she was also considered to  play opposite Aryaman in Rajkumar Santoshi's Hindi film, 'Family'. But  the character was removed at a scripting level when the film was getting  too lengthy.

Expressive,  beautiful and blessed with a natural star appeal, Koel is an Odissi  dancer as well. With in a short span of time she became one of the most  happening stars in the Bengali film industry. She also acted in  supporting roles in popular films like 'Yuddho', 'M. L. A. Fatakeshto',  'Minister Fatakeshto', 'Chander Bari' etc.

In  2008 she had five releases, all romantic films, most of which became  hits. In mid 2008, she commented on the casting couch in Bengali cinema  and received strong criticism from other actresses, especially arch  rival Swastika Mukherjee and Rachana Banerjee.
 
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