Education
Chakrabarti graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1990.
Chakrabarti graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1990.
Acting As an actress, Chakrabarti has worked extensively on stage and screen. Her theatre credits include The Great Game: Afghanistan for the Tricycle Theatre (2009), Last Seen for the Almeida (2009) (which she also contributed to the writing of), Free Outgoing for the Royal Court (2008) and John Gabriel Borkman for the Donmar Warehouse (2007). Her screen credits include Fortysomething, Bodies, Vera, Outnumbered, Hustle, Extras Christmas Special, William and Mary, Holby City, Silent Witness,and as WPC Jamila Blake in the long running Independent Television drama The Bill.
In 2015 she appeared in Independent Television television series Jekyll and Hyde as Gurinder Najaran.
Presenting From 1993 to 1996, Chakrabarti presented the British Broadcasting Corporation children"s educational programme Numbertime. Producing Chakrabarti runs Lesata Productions with Rosa Maggiora.
Chakrabarti and Maggiora were nominated for the Best Producer Award at the Underwire Festival, London 2011.