tapas paul (29 september 1958 – 18 february 2020) was an indian actor and politician. he is known for acting in "dadar kirti", "bhalobasa bhalobasa", "anurager choyan", "amar bandhan", "guru dakshina", "uttara" and "mondo meyer upakhyan". outside of acting, he served as an mla (2001–2009) and an mp (2009–2019).