Rituparna is from the Sanskrit ṛtu (ऋतु — season) + parṇa (पर्ण — leaf). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Bengali heritage aesthetic. Rituparna Sengupta (born 1971) — iconic Indian Bengali + Hindi + Bangladeshi cinema actress + producer; widely considered one of the foundational greatest Bengali cinema actresses of the 1990s + 2000s + 2010s + 2020s; over 100 leading roles across Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia, + Bangladeshi cinema since 1992 — making her one of the foundational pan-Indian language-crossing actresses; her foundational films include the iconic foundational **Shwet Pathorer Thala (1992) — Bengali debut — directed by Prabhat Roy — earning her foundational National Film Award for Best Actress (1993) — making her one of the youngest National Film Award Best Actress winners in Bengali cinema; the iconic foundational Dahan (1997) — directed by Rituparno Ghosh — Bengali — widely considered one of the foundational works of modern Bengali feminist cinema — earned her foundational National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (1998), the iconic foundational Bariwali (2000) — directed by Rituparno Ghosh — Bengali — earned her foundational second National Film Award for Best Actress (2001), Utsab (2000) — directed by Rituparno Ghosh, Titli (2002), Antarmahal (2005) — directed by Rituparno Ghosh, Anuranan (2006), Khela (2008), Drishtikone (2018), and Belashuru (2022); foundational frequent muse of the iconic foundational Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh (1963-2013) — widely considered one of the foundational Bengali filmmakers of all time; 3x National Film Awards total — making her one of the most-celebrated Bengali cinema actresses in National Film Award history; Padma Shri (India's 4th-highest civilian honor) nominee multiple years; over 1 million Instagram followers. Princess Rituparna** — Hindu heritage naming.
Featured throughout Bengali cinema and Sanskrit heritage.
Rituparna reduces to two.