Gaurav Chakrabarty
Gaurav Chakrabarty | |
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Born | |
Other names | Niki |
Alma mater | Assembly of God Church School, Park Street St. Xavier's College, Kolkata Film and Television Institute of India, Pune |
Occupation(s) | Actor Editor Podcast Host |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for | Role Prodipto Lahiri in Gaaner Oparey Role Byomkesh Bakshi in Byomkesh |
Notable work | Rang Milanti Laptop Apur Panchali Eagoler Chokh Colkatay Columbus Double Feluda Aschhe Abar Shabor Parineeta Purba Paschim Dakshin Sagardwipey Jawker Dhan Dwitiyo Purush Abar Kanchanjungha Bismillah Abar Proloy Chhotolok Parnashavarir Shaap |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Spouse(s) | Ridhima Ghosh;(m. 28 November 2017) |
Children | Dheer |
Parent(s) | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty (father) Mithu Chakrabarty (mother) |
Relatives | Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty (grandfather) Monica Chakrabarty (grandmother) Arjun Chakrabarty (brother) |
Gaurav Chakrabarty is an Indian Bengali film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Prodipto Lahiri in the Bengali musical TV series Gaaner Oparey that aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011.[1] Chakrabarty is also known for acting in the Bengali classic periodic thriller TV series Byomkesh (2014-2015), where he played the role of iconic Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi. He hails from a family which has had a legacy of association with the Bengali cultural arena, starting from Jochhon Dastidar and Chandra Dastidar (his paternal great uncle and aunt), Bijon Bhattacharya (his paternal great uncle), Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty & Monika Chakrabarty (his paternal grandparents), and his parents Sabyasachi Chakrabarty & Mithu Chakrabarty. He debuted on the big screen Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti one of the most appreciated films of the year 2011.[2]
He is part of the ensemble cast of the ZEE5 cop drama web series, Lalbazaar.[3]
Calcutta Times voted him as one of the 10 Most Desirable Men in 2015.[4]
Education
Chakrabarty had his schooling at the Assembly of God Church School in Kolkata. He subsequently earned a degree in Mass Communication and Videography from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and completed his postgraduation in Video Editing from Film and Television Institute of India at Pune.[5]
Early life
Gaurav got involved in theatre from a young age as part of the group Charbak, where he not only assisted in the backstage work (audio technician in the play Rong, Doodh Kheyechhe Meow and the runaway success Cholo Potol Tuli), but also acted as 'Topshe' in the play Apsara Theatre-er Mamla based on Satyajit Ray's thriller of the same name, under the direction of his father, who himself played the role of Feluda. During his St. Xavier days, he played the lead in a documentary on HIV-Aids, Isolation, by teenage filmmaker Sangbit Samaddar, who was at that time, only a Class 12 student of South Point High School.[6]
His acting debut on the small screen happened post his FTII stint, when he was given a small role in the telefilm BaghNokh by Kaushik Ganguly, which aired on ETV Bangla as part of a weekly series.However, his claim to fame was through the critically acclaimed Bengali musical TV series Gaaner Oparey which also saw the debut of his sibling Arjun Chakrabarty as the male lead Gora.
Career
Gaurav debuted on television, along with his younger sibling Arjun Chakrabarty, in the Star Jalsha megaserial Gaaner Oparey produced by Ideas Creations Pvt. Ltd, the production company helmed by the Tollywood hero Prosenjit Chatterjee. Gaaner Oparey was conceived by the channel as a tribute to the poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 150th birth anniversary, and would explore his applicability in the increasingly Westernized modern Bengali society.With a script penned initially by actor and director Rituparno Ghosh and later by Anuja Chattopadhyay (who had previously worked on other serials like Ekhane Aakash Neel), the serial is widely credited for having brought back the educated Tagore-loving, intellectual Bengali audience in front of the television. Even though it ran for only about ten months, the show catapulted the young cast, primarily Gaurav, Arjun and Mimi Chakrabarty (who played the female lead) to fame within that short span of time. Chakrabarty's character 'Prodipto Lahiri', in spite of not being the official male lead, found a cult following, largely due to its controlled and understated portrayal.[7]
Gaurav made his silver screen debut with the film Rang Milanti, a romantic comedy directed by Kaushik Ganguly, that released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim. He played the character 'Rik', a serious and docile software engineer in love with an ad-agency employee Kamalika (Ridhima Ghosh).[8] He also featured in the ensemble cast for Kaushik's movie, Laptop (released on 13 April 2012), which was selected for screening at the Indian Panorama section of the 42nd International Film Festival of India at Goa (IFFI 2011: 23 Nov. – 3 Dec.).[9] The film also had an international premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF 2011), where it competed for the Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards for feature films.[10] Laptop found Gaurav in the garb of a computer science master's student Jiyon, who also doubled up as the personal tutor of Ridhima Ghosh's character Raya, an aspiring model. That apart, he plays a Muslim lad Anwar, in love with a singer Kuhu (Ridhima Ghosh again), in Abhijit Dasgupta's Aashbo Aar Ekdin, co-directed by Arindam Sil. The ensemble cast has other big names like Abir Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee, Roopa Ganguly, Alokananda Roy, and others. He also appears as Indrajit Pratap Roy in Haranath Chakraborty's Chhayamoy based on Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay's story of the same name, and as Prasit in Atanu Ghosh's upcoming directorial venture (his fourth overall on big screen) Rupkatha Noy.[11]
Besides films, Gaurav has been keeping up with his theatre work and can be seen regularly as 'Topshe' in Apsara Theatre-er Mamla. He also starred in the Star Jalsha tele-serial Adwitiya which wrapped up recently (2 March 2012). There, he played the role of Robi Kiran Choudhury, the elder brother to protagonist Chandra Kiran Choudhury, played by Indrasish Roy. Robi Kiran, a far cry from the likes of Prodipto and Rik, was a power-hungry but educated village chief, whose life was governed by the schemes he designed to establish and maintain his political and social supremacy over his native village in the Sundarbans.[12]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Producer | Channel | Co-star | Notes |
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1988 | Shei Shomoy | Young Chandranath (Child Actor) | Jochhon Dastidar | Doordarshan | Kheyali Dastidar | TV series; first appearance on Television |
1995 | Ekushe Paa[43] | Younger Neel Mukherjee (Child Actor) | Zee Bangla | Anjan Dutt & Anashua Majumdar | Telefilm | |
2010 | Bagh Nokh | Mandaar (Secondary character) | Ramoji Rao | ETV Bangla | Ardhendu Banarjee & Kanchana Mallick | Telefilm |
2010-11 | Gaaner Oparey | Prodipto Lahiri/Deep (Parallel lead) | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Star Jalsha | Arjun Chakrabarty & Mimi Chakraborty | TV series |
2011-12 | Adwitiya | Rabikiran Chowdhury/Rabi (Lead antagonist) | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Star Jalsha | Sohini Sarkar & Indrasish Roy | TV series |
2014–15 | Byomkesh[44] | Byomkesh Bakshi (Lead role) | Rana Sarkar | Colors Bangla | Ridhima Ghosh | TV series; based on the Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay |
2016 | Mahanayak | Biswanath (Based on actor Biswajit Chatterjee) | Shrikant Mohta & Mahendra Soni | Star Jalsha | Prosenjit Chatterjee | TV series; loosely based on the life of megastar Uttam Kumar |
2019 | Gupi Gayen[45] | Host (Cameo appearance) | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Zee Bangla Cinema | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Telefilm |
2019 | Shesh Mess[46] | Aditya (Lead role) | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Zee Bangla Cinema | Kheya Chattopadhyay | Telefilm |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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2007 | Apsara Theatre-er Mamla | Topshe | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty |
2013 | Ekhon Tokhon | Baradakanto | Arindam Ganguly |
2016 | Chitey Gur | Siddhartha | Arindam Ganguly |
2017 | Mushkil Ashaan | Saralakkha Home | Arindam Ganguly |
2017 | Shironaam | Ambarish | Kheyali Dastidar |
2019 | Bheeti O Shubhechcha | Rono | Kheyali Dastidar |
Short films and web series
Year | Title | Director | Platform | Format | Role | Co-star | Notes |
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2017 | Bumper | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Short Film | Not as an Actor, as an Editor | |||
2018 | Shrimoti Bhoyonkori | Robiul Alam-Robi | Hoichoi | Web Original Film | Binoy | Ritabhari Chakraborty | |
2018 | Saiyaan[47] | Abhiroop Basu | YouTube | Musical Short Film | Hero | Anindita Bose | Kolkata's first musical short film |
2019 | Mukhomukhi | Partha Sen | YouTube | Short Film | Siddhartha | Rafiath Rashid Mithila | Indo-Bangladesh project |
2019 | Bhalobashar Shohor (Pori)[48] | Aritra Sen, Rohan Ghosh & Nandini Kundu | ZEE5 | Web Series | Aditya | Ridhima Ghosh | |
2019 | Parking[49] | Saurav Palodhi | Short Film | Sarwar | |||
2020 | Lalbazaar[50] | Sayantan Ghosal | ZEE5 | Web Series | Inspector Sabir Ahmed | Kaushik Sen | |
2023 | Seven[51] | Anjan Dutt | ZEE5 | Web Series | Bibek | Anjan Dutt, Rahul, Ankita Chakraborty, Suprobhat Das & Ridhima Ghosh | |
2023 | Abar Proloy | Raj Chakraborty | ZEE5 | Web Series | Kanu Kole[52] | Saswata Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty & Koushani Mukherjee | Sequel to Proloy |
2023 | Brishti[53] | Sudipto Chanda | YouTube | Music Video | Himself | Antara Nandy & Ankita Nandy | |
2023 | Chhotolok[54] | Indranil RoyChowdhury | ZEE5 | Web Series | Raja Bhattacharya | Indrani Halder, Priyanka Sarkar & Ushashi Roy | |
2023 | Parnashavarir Shaap | Parambrata Chatterjee | Hoichoi | Web Series | Amiyo | Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Surangana Bandyopadhyay, Anindita Bose & Arna Mukhopadhyay | Based on Parnashavarir Shaap |
Podcast
Year | Title | Platform | Format |
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2022-2023 | Gaurav Bolchhi | Spotify | Solo/Interview |
Audio drama
Year | Title | Platform | Episode(s) | Director | Character | Co-star | Notes |
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2020 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | Darjeeling Jomjomat | Agnijit Sen (Agni) | Samiran Majumdar | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty | Adapted from Satyajit Ray's novel Darjeeling Jomjomat; Best Audio Book-Fiction(WINNER-2021) at New York Festivals Radio Awards |
2021 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | The Count of Monte Cristo (Part 1 & 2) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Edmond Dantes | Anirban Bhattacharya & Mir | Adapted from Alexandre Dumas's adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo |
2022 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | The Three Musketeers (Part 1 & 2) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Athos | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Adapted from Alexandre Dumas's historical adventure novel The Three Musketeers |
2023 | Goppo Mirer Thek | YouTube | Sherlock Holmes & The Problem of Thor Bridge | Mir | Dr. Watson/Narrator[55] | Mir | Adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's short story The Problem of Thor Bridge |
2023 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | The Man in the Iron Mask (Part 1 to 13) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Louis XIV/Philippe | Rajeev Chatterjee, Sankari Prasad Mitra, Debajyoti Ghosh, Angshuman Pal & Debi Saha | In this audio story he voiced double role; adapted from Alexandre Dumas's historical novel Man in the iron mask |
TVCs
Year | Brand | Director | Co-star |
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2017 | Anjali Jewellers | Anindya Chatterjee | Ishaa Saha |
2018 | Myntra | Indranil Roychowdhury | Ridhima Ghosh, Mithu Chakrabarty, Arjun Chakrabarty, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty |
2018 | Hiland Riverside Project | Anindya Chatterjee | Ridhima Ghosh |
2019 | Sunrise Spices | Anik Dutta | Madhumita Sarcar |
2020 | Sparkle Dishwash | Sayantan Ghosal | Ridhima Ghosh |
2020 | Utalika Luxury-Phirey Paowa | VIK | |
2021 | Jovees Herbal[56] | Sayantan Ghosal | Ritabhari Chakraborty |
2022 | Admission Tree | Ridhima Ghosh |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Film/TV show | Result |
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2012 | Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards | Sobcheye Priyo Khalnayak | Adwitiya | Won |
Star Guide Bengali Film Awards | Best Male Debut | Rang Milanti | Won | |
International Bangla Film Academy Awards | Promising Face of the Year | Nominated | ||
2015 | Tele Academy Award | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Byomkesh | Won |
2016 | Solo Room Award | Best Young Talent | Contribution in Bengali Film Industry | Won |
2019 | AAHAN International Short Film Festival | Best Editing | Bumper | Won |
2021 | Films and Frames Digital Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor Male (OTT) | Lalbazaar | Won |
Trendsetting Performance of the Year-Male (Jury) | Flyover | Nominated | ||
2023 | West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Bismillah | Nominated |
India Audio Summit and Awards 2022 | Best Show Host | Gaurav Bolchhi | Won |
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