Indrasish Roy

Indrasish Roy

Shooting still from Aamar Aami
Born (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Bengali
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008–present
Notable work
Television

Indrasish Roy (Bengali: ইন্দ্রাশিস রায়) is a Bengali film and television actor. He first received notice for playing the role of Tintin in mega serial Gaaner Opare. Later he was popularly acclaimed for playing the lead role of Chandrakiran Chowdhury, the male protagonist of mega serial Adwitiya. He debuted the on silver screen with Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti, one of the most successful Bengali films of 2011.[1]

Career

Indrasish Roy started his career as an assistant director of the short film And There Wasn't Ever After in 2008.[2] He made his acting debut in the television series Champion in 2009 on Akash Bangla, where he played an antagonist, Ronnie. In 2010, he had his major break in the cult classic Bengali mega serial Gaaner Opare, where he played the role of Tintin.[3] After that, he played the male lead character, Chandrakiran Chowdhury aka "Chand", in Adwitiya in 2011 on Star Jalsa.[4] He also did a small stint in mega serial Subarnalata[5] in 2012 on Zee Bangla, where he played the character Surnirmal. After his stints in television he moved on to the silver screen and has acted in films like Rang Milanti, The Play (film), Hrid Majharey, Aamar Aami, and Chotushkone.

Gaaner Opare

Gaaner Oparey, a critically acclaimed Indian (Bengali) television serial was produced by Ideas Creations, the production house of Prosenjit Chatterjee.[6] It aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. It was an attempt to pay tribute to the Indian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 150th birth anniversary. The script was written by Indian director and actor Rituparno Ghosh. Debojyoti Mishra directed the music, and noted personalities from the Bengali film industry, including Dipankar De, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Mimi Chakraborty, Gaurav Chakraborty, Arjun Chakraborty, and Anindita Bose were involved with the project.[7]

Indrasish portrayed the character of Tintin (Trinanjon Banerjee) in the serial, a camera man working for the Shohor TV channel. He was well appreciated for his witty, fun-filled, energetic performance in the serial.

Adwitiya

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 with Sohini Sarkar and Gaurav Chakraborty. He rose to mass popularity and won the award for Best Couple (along with Sohini Sarkar) at Star Jalsa Paribar Awards 2012.[8]

Rang Milanti

Indrasish 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.[9]

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).[10] He shared the screen with acclaimed actors like Churni Ganguly, Saswata Chatterjee and others like Gaurav Chakraborty, Gourab Chatterjee, Ridhima Ghosh, and Tanaji Dasgupta.[11][12][13]

The Play

Indrasish played the central character "Mainak" in the 2013 Bengali film The Play (film), a non-political mystery murder thriller revolving around the premises of a theater group in Kolkata.[14] The film was scripted and directed by Ranjay Ray Choudhury[15] and was presented by Magic Entertainments. The music was composed by Joy Sarkar.[16]

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. He shared the screen with actors like Rajesh Sharma and Mumtaz Sorcar.[17]

Hrid Majharey

Hrid Majharey is a critically acclaimed 2014 Bengali film directed by debutant director Ranjan 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,[18] 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 actors Abir Chatterjee and Raima Sen in the film.[19]

Aamar Aami

Aamar Aami is a 2014 Bengali film directed by debutant director Orko Sinha.[20] This film deals with multiple wishes, desires and dreams of people living in the fast-paced city. The film featured actors Rahul Banerjee, Biswanath Basu, and Arunima Ghosh along with Indrasish Roy and others.[21]

Indrasish played the character Soumya in the film,[22] an aspiring young photographer with an engineering background who struggles to get a job in the media industry.

Other ventures

Apart from acting Indrasish is an active participant in the Celebrity 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] 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]

Television works

List of television works of Indrasish Roy:

Year Serial Channel Role
2009 Champion Akash Bangla Ronnie
2010–11 Gaaner Oparey Star Jalsa Tintin
2011–12 Adwitiya Star Jalsa Chand
2012 Subarnalata Zee Bangla Sunirmal

Filmography

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

Upcoming films

Year Movie Director Role Character Brief Notes
2015 Daaker Saaj Somnath Gupta Mainak A painter with substantial visions regarding life and artFilm under post-production
2015 Aagun Joydeep Mukherjee Badal An auto-driver who gets victimized to the darker side of the societyFilm under post-production
2015 Haar Maana Haar Debapratim Dasgupta Angshuman A very romantic young husband Film under post-production

bangla movie 13 no tarachand lane in 2015

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Nag, Kushali (12 September 2011). "Rang Milanti premiere". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India).
  2. ↑ "...And There Wasn't Everafter... (2008)". IMDB.
  3. ↑ "Ganer Opare Serial Songs, Casting".
  4. 1 2 "Adwitiya, Star Jalsa Serial".
  5. ↑ "Subarnalata Zee Bangla Title Song Track, Cast, Story".
  6. ↑ Sengupta, Reshmi (28 May 2010). "A soapy Tagore tribute". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India).
  7. ↑ "Curtain call". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India). 14 April 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Sreemita, Bhattacharya (14 August 2011). "Indrasish on a high". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  9. ↑ Nag, Kushali (8 September 2010). "Colour me young". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India).
  10. ↑ "Rang Milanti - Cast, Songs". Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Sanya, Supratim Sanya. "Film Preview: A First Look at Rang Milanti - Queen Of Hearts (Bengali, 2011) - Trailer, Poster, Synopsis". Washington Bangla Radio. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti (2011) Bengali Movie First Look".
  13. ↑ Priyanka, Dasgupta (23 August 2011). "Bare truth about relationships". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "The Play: A Mystery Murder Thriller Bengali Movie - Preview, Story, Poster, Trailer, Wallpaper at WBRi". Washington Bangla Radio. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  15. ↑ Ghosh, Madhusree. "I did not compromise on my vision: Ranjay It took the director two years to realize his big dream". The Times Of India. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "New Kolkata Bangla Movie 'The Play' music Launched; 'Music to be the film's USP', says music director Joy Sarkar". Washington Bangla Radio. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  17. ↑ ""The Play" Bangla Movie: Characters and Story Preview from Dubbing Studio". Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  18. ↑ Majumder, Antara. "Cover Story". Ebela (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Tollywood's Happy Heart". Times of India. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  20. ↑ Dhar, Aniruddha. "Chena choritrogulor jonnoi sohojbodh". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  21. ↑ Ghosh, Bhaswati. "Aaj o taboo". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  22. ↑ Ghosh, Debatri. "Moner manush". Ebela (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "Celebrity Cricket League". Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
  24. ↑ Ghosh, Bhaswati. "Notun Pata". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 March 2014.

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