Shalmi Barman, presently a student in 12th at La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata. 

Shalmi Barman in Ganer Opare

She is playing the character Kumudini in Ganer Opare. Kumudini is the stepsister of Pupe and daughter of Sribilash Deb. She has been surprisingly introduced by GNO yesterday (15th Dec, 2010). 

Shalmi is one of the best students in her school. When she was in 10th standard, she has won a Scholastic Writing Award, from a nationwide short story and non-fiction writing competition (source). Her name reached The Times of India, when she commented about the popularity of tollywood stars on young crowd (source). 

Ganer Opare is a debut project for her and I wise she will become a household name within no time. All of you can find her facebook profile by clicking here. Any other information will be added to this page in future.