Chandan Roy Sanyal

Chandan Roy Sanyal

Sanyal at Esha Deol's Sangeet ceremony
Born Chandan Roy Sanyal
New Delhi, India
Occupation Actor, Model
Years active 2006–present

Chandan Roy Sanyal (born 30 January) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in the Hindi and Bengali language films of India.[1] After graduating with a degree in mathematics, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film Rang de Basanti, in a minor role. He then received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the 2009 caper thriller film Kaminey[2] and in his Bengali debut, the 2010 film Mahanagar@Kolkata. Sanyal then went on to receive recognition for his performances in the 2012 Bengali drama film Aparajita Tumi and as an insomniac artist in the 2013 romantic drama Prague.[3]

Background

Born and brought up in Delhi, Chandan hails from a Bengali family.[4] Chandan studied at Zakir Husain College, DU and has an Honors degree in Mathematics .[5]

Acting career

He made his debut as Batukeshwar Dutt in 2006's Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film Rang De Basanti[1] but his big break came with Vishal Bhardwaj's 2009 movie Kaminey where he got a lot of appreciation from the critics as well as audience. Chandan also did an excellent job in the latest 2012 film "Aparajita Tumi". He has been signed on as one of the two leads in the film Kaanchi.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2006 Rang de Basanti Batukeshwar Dutt Hindi [1]
2007 Viva Sunita! Hindi Short film
2009 Kaminey Mikhail Hindi Nominated—Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance - Male
2010 Mahanagar@Kolkata Rohit Bengali [7]
2011 F.A.L.T.U Vishnu Vardhan Hindi
2011 Tell Me O Kkhuda Kuki Hindi [8]
2012 Aparajita Tumi Ranojoy Bengali
2012 Love You To Death Atul Sinha Hindi [9]
2012 Staying Alive Altaf Ali Hindi [10]
2012 Midnight's Children Joseph D'Costa English [11]
2013 Ganesh Talkies Arjun Bengali
2013 D-Day Iqbal Seth's Nephew Hindi
2013 Prague Chandan Hindi
2014 Kaanchi... Ratan Lal Bagula Hindi
2014 Mango Sylvie Hindi Post-production
2015 Jazbaa Miyaaz Sheikh Hindi
2015 Bangistan Tamim Hussain Hindi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Discovery Of Chandan Roy Sanyal". Calcutta Tube. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Kaminey Review". NDTV Movies. 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  3. ↑ "Prague Review". DNA India. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
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  6. ↑ "Discovery Of Chandan Roy Sanyal". Calcutta Tube. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Chandan Roy Sanyal, Rituparna in Suman Mukhopadhyay's MAHANAGAR @ KOLKATA - Music by Rupam Islam (Fossils Bangla Band) | Dhoper Chop! A Date with Tollywood Calcutta Bengali Movies Bollywood Reviews Hollywood News". Dhoperchop.com. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  8. ↑ "KAMINEY star Chandan Roy Sanyal is back - Trade News". BollywoodTrade.com. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  9. ↑ "In the Right Spirit : Glossary, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  10. ↑ "Staying Alive movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  11. ↑ "Chandan Roy Sanyal signed for Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children". Businessofcinema.com. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2012-08-11.

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