Gaurav Chakrabarty
Gaurav Chakrabarty | |
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Born | Calcutta,West Bengal,India | 6 March 1987
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 TV Host |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for | Role Prodipto Lahiri inGaaner Oparey RoleByomkesh BakshiinByomkesh |
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 Lalbazaar Abar Kanchanjungha Bismillah Abar Proloy Chhotolok Parnashavarir Shaap |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Spouse | Ridhima Ghosh(m. 2017) |
Children | Dheer |
Parent(s) | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty(father) Mithu Chakrabarty(mother) |
Relatives | Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty (grandfather) Monica Chakrabarty (grandmother) Arjun Chakrabarty(brother) |
Gaurav Chakrabartyis an IndianBengali-languagefilm and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Prodipto Lahiri in the Bengali musical television seriesGaaner Opareythat aired onStar Jalshafrom 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011.[1]Chakrabarty is also known for acting in the Bengali classic periodic thriller television seriesByomkesh(2014-2015), where he played the role of iconic Bengali detectiveByomkesh 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 and Monika Chakrabarty (his paternal grandparents), and his parentsSabyasachi ChakrabartyandMithu Chakrabarty.He debuted on the big screenKaushik Ganguly'sRang Milantione of the most appreciated films of 2011.
Calcutta Timesvoted him as one of the 10 Most Desirable Men in 2015.[2]
Education
[edit]Chakrabarty had his schooling at theAssembly of God Church SchoolinKolkata.He subsequently earned a degree in Mass Communication and Videography fromSt. Xavier's College,Kolkataand completed his postgraduation in Video Editing fromFilm and Television Institute of IndiaatPune.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Gaurav got involved in theatre from a young age. He worked in backstage as an audio technician inRong,Dudh Kheyeche MaoandCholo Potol Tulithese three theatres in 'Charbak'. He also played 'Topshe' inApsara Theatre-er Mamlain 'Charbak'. During his college days, he played the lead role inIsolation,a documentary onHIV/AIDS.
Personal life
[edit]Gaurav was born inKolkata,West Bengal,India on 6 March 1987.[5]He was raised inKolkata.His brother is actorArjun Chakrabarty.He married his long-term girlfriend, actressRidhima Ghoshon 28 November 2017. They met in the script reading ofRang Milantion 5 September 2010.[6]The couple's son Dheer was born on 16 September 2023.[7]
Career
[edit]Gaurav debuted on television, along with his younger siblingArjun Chakrabarty,in theStar JalshamegaserialGaaner Oparey.Chakrabarty's character Prodipto Lahiri, in spite of not being the official male lead, gained popularity due to his portrayal.[8]
Gaurav made his silver screen debut with the filmRang Milanti,a romantic comedy directed byKaushik Ganguly,that released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim.[9]
Chakrabarty was back on television throughByomkeshonColors Banglain 2014. His acting asByomkesh Bakshiwas well acclaimed by audience and appreciated by critics.[10]
However Chakrabarty began his journey in the entertainment world at a young age, working as a child actorEkushey PaaonZee Bangla(former name Alpha Bangla) in 1995.
He debuted on OTT platform in theZEE5cop drama web series,Lalbazaar.After that, he worked in a number of successful web series likeSeven,Abar Proloy,Chhotolokand so on.[11]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Producer | Channel | Co-star | Notes |
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1988 | Sei Somoy | Young Chandranath (Child actor) | Jochhon Dastidar | Doordarshan | Kheyali Dastidar | TV series; first appearance on Television & based onSei Somoywritten bySunil Gangopadhyay |
1995 | Ekushey Paa | 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 | Byomkesh Bakshi(Lead role) | Rana Sarkar | Colors Bangla | Ridhima Ghosh | TV series; based on the Bengali sleuthByomkesh Bakshicreated bySharadindu Bandyopadhyay |
2016 | Mahanayak | Biswanath (Based on actorBiswajit Chatterjee) | Shrikant Mohta& Mahendra Soni | Star Jalsha | Prosenjit Chatterjee | TV series; loosely based on the life of megastarUttam Kumar |
2019 | Gupi Gayen[22] | Host (Cameo appearance) | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Zee Bangla Cinema | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Telefilm |
2019 | Shesh Mess[23] | Aditya (Lead role) | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Zee Bangla Cinema | Kheya Chattopadhyay | Telefilm |
Theatre
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Platform | Format | Role | Co-star | Notes |
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2017 | Bumper | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Short Film | Not as anActor,as anEditor | |||
2018 | Shrimoti Bhoyonkori | Robiul Alam-Robi | Hoichoi | Web Original Film | Binoy | Ritabhari Chakraborty | |
2018 | Saiyaan[24] | 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)[25] | Aritra Sen, Rohan Ghosh & Nandini Kundu | ZEE5 | Web Series | Aditya | Ridhima Ghosh | |
2019 | Parking[26] | Saurav Palodhi | Short Film | Sarwar | |||
2020 | Lalbazaar[27] | Sayantan Ghosal | ZEE5 | Web Series | Inspector Sabir Ahmed | Kaushik Sen | |
2023 | Seven[28] | 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[29] | Saswata Chatterjee,Ritwick Chakraborty&Koushani Mukherjee | Sequel toProloy |
2023 | Brishti[30] | Sudipto Chanda | YouTube | Music Video | Himself | Antara Nandy & Ankita Nandy | |
2023 | Chhotolok | 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 onParnashavarir Shaapwritten by Souvik Chakraborty |
2024 | Kolonko | Abhimanyu Mukherjee | Hoichoi | Web Series | Bihan | Raima Sen | |
2024 | Parineeta | Aditi Roy | Hoichoi | Web Series | Shekhar[31] | Debchandrima Singha Roy | Based onParineetawritten bySarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
2024 | Nikosh Chhaya | Parambrata Chatterjee | Hoichoi | Web Series | Amiyo[32] | Chiranjeet Chakraborty,Surangana Bandyopadhyay,Anindita Bose& Arna Mukhopadhyay | Based onNikosh Chhayawritten by Souvik Chakraborty |
Podcast
[edit]Year | Title | Platform | Format |
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2022-2023 | Gaurav Bolchhi | Spotify | Solo/Interview |
Reality show
[edit]Year | Title | Channel | Role | Co-anchor |
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2024 | Song Connection[33] | Zee Bangla Cinema | Host/Narrator[34] | Solo |
2024 | Randhane Bandhan[35] | Zee Bangla | Host | Ridhima Ghosh |
Audio drama
[edit]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 fromSatyajit Ray's detective novelDarjeeling Jomjomat;Best Audio Book-Fiction (WINNER-2021) atNew 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 fromAlexandre Dumas's adventure novelThe 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 fromAlexandre Dumas's historical adventure novelThe Three Musketeers |
2023 | Goppo Mirer Thek | YouTube | Sherlock Holmes & The Problem of Thor Bridge | Mir | Dr. Watson/Narrator[36] | Mir | Adapted fromArthur Conan Doyle's short storyThe 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 Bourbon | Rajeev Chatterjee, Sankari Prasad Mitra, Debajyoti Ghosh, Angshuman Pal & Debi Saha | In this audio story he voiced double role; adapted fromAlexandre Dumas's historical novelMan in the iron mask |
2023 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | Ben-Hur A Tale Of The Christ(Part 1 to 6) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Judah Ben-Hur | Angshuman Pal, Rajeev Chatterjee & Debi Saha | Adapted fromLew Wallace's historical novelBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ |
2024 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | Banhi Patanga | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Adapted fromSharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective storyBanhi Patanga |
2024 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM Radio) | Rakter Daag | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) & Ria | Adapted fromSharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective storyRakter Daag |
TVCs
[edit]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[37] | Sayantan Ghosal | Ritabhari Chakraborty |
2022 | Admission Tree | Ridhima Ghosh | |
2024 | Wild Stone | Arjun Chakrabarty |
Awards and nominations
[edit]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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External links
[edit]- Living people
- Indian male film actors
- Male actors from Kolkata
- Bengali male actors
- Bengali Hindus
- Male actors in Bengali cinema
- St. Xavier's College, Kolkata alumni
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Film and Television Institute of India alumni
- Bengali male television actors
- Indian male television actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- 1987 births