Mimi Chakraborty is a Bengali film and television actress. She rose to fame by playing the role "Pupe", the female lead in mega serial Gaaner Oparey. Mimi was a model briefly before starting her acting career. She participated in Femina Miss India. Her soap acting debut was with Champion. Her second project was a TV serial Gaaner Oparey, produced by Ideas Creations. It aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. Ideas Creations, the production house of Prosenjit Chatterjee together with Star Jalsha launched the mega-serial "Gaaner Oparey" to pay tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on the 150th anniversary of his birth. The likes of Rituparno Ghosh (who was initial scriptwriter of Gaaner Oparey), Debojyoti Mishra (Music Director), and other noted personalities from the film industry were involved with the project. Her debut film "Bapi Bari Jaa" was released in 7 December 2012.