Indrasish Roy
Indrasish Roy | |
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| Born | 15 November 1986 Kolkata,West Bengal,India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Spouse | Souravi Tarafdar[1] |
Indrasish Royis an Indian film and television actor. He played the role of Tintin in serialGaaner Opare.Later he played the lead role of Chandrakiran Chowdhury, the male protagonist of serialAdwitiya.He debuted in films withKaushik Ganguly'sRang Milanti.[2]He also won hearts by playing the role of Lalon inStar Jalsha'sDhulokona.
Career
[edit]Indrasish Roy started his career as an assistant director of the short filmAnd There Wasn't Ever Afterin 2008.[user-generated source?]He made his acting debut in the television seriesChampionin 2009 onAkash Bangla,where he played an antagonist, Ronnie. In 2010, he had his major break in the Bengali serialGaaner Opare,where he played the role of Tintin.[3]After that, he played the male lead character, Chandrakiran Chowdhury aka "Chand", inAdwitiyain 2011 onStar Jalsa.[4]He also did a small stint in mega serialSubarnalatain 2012 onZee Bangla,where he played the character Sunirmal, who showed solidarity with Bokul, Subaranalata's daughter. After his stints in television he moved on to films likeRang Milanti,The Play,Hrid Majharey,Aamar Aami,andChotushkone.
Gaaner Oparey
[edit]Gaaner Oparey,an IndianBengali-languagetelevision serial was produced by Ideas Creations, the production house ofProsenjit Chatterjee.[5]It aired onStar Jalshafrom 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. It was a tribute to the Indian Nobel laureateRabindranath Tagoreon his 150th birth anniversary. The script was written by Indian director and actorRituparno Ghosh.Debojyoti Mishra directed the music, andDipankar De,Sabyasachi Chakraborty,Mimi Chakraborty,Gaurav Chakraborty,Arjun Chakraborty,andAnindita Bosewere involved with the project.[6]
Indrasish portrayed the character of Tintin (Trinanjon Banerjee) in the serial, a camera man working for the Shohor TV channel.
Adwitiya
[edit]Adwitiya,a production by Ideas Creations (Prosenjit Chatterjee), revolved around a young girl who goes to a rural village to chase her dreams and takes up the cudgels of putting this village on the path of progress. Shot with the Sunderbans as a backdrop, it was scripted by Anuja Chattopadhyay and Kausik Bhattacharya and directed by Joydeep Mukherjee.[4]
Indrasish played the male lead character Chandrakiran Chowdhury, popularly known as "Chand" in the serial, along withSohini SarkarandGaurav Chakraborty.He rose to mass popularity and won the award for Best Couple (along with Sohini Sarkar) at Star Jalsa Paribar Awards 2012.[7]
Rang Milanti
[edit]Indrasish 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.[8]
He played the character Tito in the film, a passionate film buff and aspiring director with ambitious dreams of winning a Palme d'Or and an Oscar in the near future, who is in love with an ad-agency employee, Kamalika (Ridhima Ghosh).[9] He shared the screen with acclaimed actors likeChurni Ganguly,Saswata Chatterjeeand others likeGaurav Chakraborty,Gourab Chatterjee,Ridhima Ghosh,and Tanaji Dasgupta.[10][11][12]
The Play
[edit]Indrasish played the central character "Mainak" in the 2013 Bengali filmThe Play (film),a non-political mystery murder thriller revolving around the premises of a theater group in Kolkata.[13]The film was scripted and directed byRanjay Ray Choudhury[14]and was presented by Magic Entertainments. The music was composed by Joy Sarkar.[15]
His role, Mainak, is an introverted struggling actor who came to the city of Kolkata and joined a theatre group where his entire life took a whirl after an incidental night.[vague]He shared the screen with actors likeRajesh SharmaandMumtaz Sorcar.[16]
Hrid Majharey
[edit]Hrid Majhareyis a critically acclaimed 2014 Bengali film directed by debutant directorRanjan Ghosh.The film is a tribute to William Shakespeare on the occasion of his 450th birthday. The plot revolves around a love story that is loosely inspired by certain iconic works of Shakespeare.
Indrasish played the character of Shubhro in the film,[17]a charming, lively young man from Kolkata who runs an NGO in the Andaman Islands and is passionate about electronic music. He shared screen space with actorsAbir ChatterjeeandRaima Senin the film.[18]
Aamar Aami
[edit]Aamar Aamiis a 2014 Bengali film directed by debutant director Orko Sinha.[19] This film deals with multiple wishes, desires and dreams of people living in the fast-paced city. The film featured actorsRahul Banerjee,Biswanath Basu,andArunima Ghoshalong with Indrasish Roy and others.[20]
Indrasish played the character Soumya in the film,[21]an aspiring young photographer with an engineering background who struggles to get a job in the media industry. Indrasish also appeared in the filmReunionby Murari M Rakshit.[22]
Dhulokona
[edit]Dhulokonais an Indian Bengali serial written byLeena Gangopadhyayand was produced by the bannerMagic Moments Motion PicturesonStar Jalsha.The show came on-air on 19 July 2021 and went off-air on 11 December 2022 after telecasting 505 episodes. This show revolved around a maid and a driver, who is also a rap singer, work in an upper-middle-class family and their relationship despite both of them having ample ups and downs in their lives and trying to keep people happy and by proving that even being unsuccessful in life, a person can prove himself/herself successful.
Indrasish played the character of Lalon, the driver of the upper-middle-class family as well as a rap singer. He played the lead role opposite toManali Dey.
Other ventures
[edit]Apart from acting Indrasish is an active participant in theCelebrity Cricket League,where he plays for the Bengal Tigers and has performed consistently in the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 series as an all rounder player.[23][self-published source?]Indrasish has been passionate about cricket since childhood and has been quoted as saying, "Getting into the shooting floor was by mistake. He was meant to be a Cricketer."[24]
Filmography
[edit]List of films of Indrasish Roy:
| Year | Movie | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rang Milanti | Kaushik Ganguly | Tito | Released on 9 September 2011 |
| 2013 | The Play | Ranjay Ray Choudhury | Mainak | Released on 6 December 2013 |
| 2014 | Hrid Majharey | Ranjan Ghosh | Shubhro | Released on 11 July 2014 |
| 2014 | Aamar Aami | Orko Sinha | Soumya Chowdhury | Released on 5 September 2014 |
| 2014 | Chotushkone | Srijit Mukherji | Ritwick | Released on 26 September 2014 |
| 2015 | Lorai: Play to Live | Parambrata Chatterjee | Deepnarayan Chowdhury | Released on 9 January 2015 |
| 2015 | Fakebook | Sanjay Bardhaan | Vidyan | Released on 15 May 2015 |
| 2015 | Jomer Raja Dilo Bor | Abir Sengupta | Boss | Released on 4 September 2015 |
| 2016 | Kuheli | Debarati Gupta | Sayak | Released on 4 November 2016 |
| 2016 | Teenanko | Bithin Das | Haran Majhi | Released on 18 November 2016 |
| 2017 | Durga Sohay | Arindam SIL | Shuvo | Released on 28 July 2017 |
| 2017 | Nagarkirtan | Kaushik Ganguly | Subhash Da | Released on 2017 |
| 2018 | Crisscross | Birsa Dasgupta | TBA | Released on 10 August 2018 |
| 2019 | Adda | Devayush Chowdhary | Rudro | Released on 13 September 2019 |
| 2021 | Golondaaj | Dhrubo Banerjee | Jeetendra | |
| 2022 | Lokkhi Chele | Kaushik Ganguly | Rajat Narayan Roy | 2022 |
| 2023 | Maayakumari | 2023 |
Unreleased films
[edit]| Movie | Director | Role | Character Brief | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daaker Saaj | Somnath Gupta | Mainak | A painter with substantial visions regarding life and art | Film under post-production |
| Aagun | Joydeep Mukherjee | Badal | An auto-driver who gets victimized to the darker side of the society | Film under post-production |
| Haar Maana Haar | Debapratim Dasgupta | Angshuman | A very romantic young husband | Film under post-production |
| Mondobashar Golpo | Tathagata Bannerjee |
Television
[edit]| Year | Series | Channel | Role | Production Company(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Champion | Akash Bangla | Ronnie | Ideas Creations |
| 2010–2011 | Gaaner Oparey | Star Jalsha | Tintin | |
| 2011–2012 | Adwitiya | Chand | ||
| 2012 | Subarnalata | Zee Bangla | Sunirmal | Balaji Telefilms |
| 2017 | Swapno Udaan | Star Jalsha | Inspector Aniruddha Roy | Boyhood Productions |
| 2017 | Premer Kahini | RJ Raj Roy Chowdhury | Shree Venkatesh Films | |
| 2019 | Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu | Rudradeb Pal aka Rudra | Agnidev Chatterjee Productions | |
| 2021–2022 | Dhulokona | Lalon Chatterjee | Magic Moments Motion Pictures | |
| 2023 | Balijhor | Srot Basu | ||
| 2023– 2024 | Jol Thoi Thoi Bhalobasha | Ashman Ghosh | ||
| 2024 | Horogouri Pice Hotel | Rudra (Later Replaced byArnab Banerjee) | Jisshu Ujwal Sengupta Productions |
Web series
[edit]List of web series works of Indrasish Roy:
| Year | Web Series | Platform | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Astey Ladies | Hoichoi | |
| 2020 | Byomkesh Season 5 | Abhay | |
| 2020 | Damayanti | Samaresh | |
| 2020 | Nokol Heere | Samaresh | |
| 2021 | Khelaa Ssuru | Klikk | |
| 2021 | Amra 2GayTher | Klikk | |
| 2022 | Feludar Goyendagiri | Hoichoi | Young Birupakkho Majumdar |
Awards
[edit]- Best Couple Award:-Star JalshaParibar Awards 2012 (Alongside Sohini Sarkar) for megaserialAdwitiya
References
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- ^"The Play: A Mystery Murder Thriller Bengali Movie - Preview, Story, Poster, Trailer, Wallpaper at WBRi".Washington Bangla Radio.Retrieved2 March2013.
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