Anirban Chakrabarti

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Anirban Chakrabarti
OccupationActor
Known forEken Babu, Jatayu
Notable work

Anirban Chakrabarti is an Indian Bengali film actor best known for portrayal of the character of Ekenbabu in a film franchise and separate web series under the same name. [1] He has acted in several other thriller films including Kakababur Protyaborton (2022), Khadaan and Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale (2024). [2]

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He has played the character of Jatayu in a web series directed by Srijit Mukherji and also acted in the internationally multiple award winner film Once Upon a Time in Calcutta directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. [3] [4] He is popular for his portrayal of the role of "Ekenbabu" in the films The Eken (2022), The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (2023) and The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika (2025).

Career

In 2021, Chakrabarti acted in the internationally multiple award winner film Once Upon a Time in Calcutta . Between 2018 and 2021, Chakrabarti played the lead character Ekenbabu in the Eken Babu web series . His portrayal of the character received positive reception. He also acted in another web series Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni (2021). After the success of Ekenbabu web-series, a film titled The Eken was released in 2022, in which he played the role of Ekenbabu. [5] [6] [7] [8] Following its success, he reprised his role of Ekenbabu in The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (2023), which also became a box-office success. [9] [10] In 2023, he also played the lead negative role in Pradhan . [11] In 2024, he acted in a number of films including Shastri and Khadaan , among which the latter went on to become one of the highest grossing Bengali films of all time.

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleDirectorRef.
2017 Meri Pyaari Bindu Abhi's prospective father-in-lawAkshay Roy
2021 Mukhosh Adrish Burman Birsa Dasgupta [12]
FIR Inspector Paritosh Bairagi Joydip Mukherjee [13]
Once Upon a Time in Calcutta Pradipta Aditya Vikram Sengupta [14]
2022 Kakababur Protyaborton Amal De Srijit Mukherji [15]
The Eken Ekenbabu Joydip Mukherjee [16]
Bhotbhoti Tathagata Mukherjee [17]
Kolkata Chalantika Shibaji Pavel [18]
2023Jai Kali Kalkattawali Sudeshna Roy & Abhijit Guha [19]
The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan Ekenbabu Joydip Mukherjee [20]
Cheeni 2 Mainak Bhaumik [21]
Pradhan Jatileshwar MukherjeeAvijit Sen [11]
2024 Shastri DipuPathikrit Basu [22]
Khadaan Balai MandiSoojit Dutta [23]
Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale Naseer Pratim D. Gupta [24]
2025Oporichito Inspector Avik Dutta Joydip Mukherjee [25]
Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei Gaurang Aggarwal Srijit Mukherjee [26]
The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika Ekenbabu Joydip Mukherjee [27]
Mrigaya: The Hunt RudraAbhirup Ghosh [28]
Chandrabindoo Uncle Paw Raja Chanda [29]
Sharthopor Lawyer Tarak HalderAnnapurna Basu [30]
Ranna Baati Godot Pratim D. Gupta
2026Santa†TBAAnshuman Pratyush [31]

Web series

YearFilmRoleDirectorRef.
2018–2025 Eken Babu web series (Season 1–8) Ekenbabu Anirban Mallik, Anupam Hari, Abhijit Chowdhury, Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee
2019Water Bottle Joydip Mukherjee
2020Lalbazaar Sayantan Ghosal
Feluda Pherot (Season 1) Jatayu Srijit Mukherji
2021Maradonar Juto Mainak Bhaumik
Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni OC Tapan Sikder Srijit Mukherji
2022 Byadh BishuAbhirup Ghosh
Shob Choritro Abinash MitraDebasish Sen Sharma
Feludar Goyendagiri (Season 1) Jatayu Srijit Mukherji
2023DugdugiJoydeep Mukherjee
2024Feludar Goyendagiri (Season 2) Jatayu Srijit Mukherji
FascoSujit Bose Anjana Basu

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Anirban Chakrabarti: If actors do their work well and honestly, then people will definitely watch". Dhaka Tribune. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ↑ ঘোষ, দেবত্রী (21 December 2024). "চলচ্চিত্রের চালচিত্রে টানটান থ্রিলার! খুনির খোঁজ কী ভাবে মনস্তাত্ত্বিক হতে পারে তা দেখাল এই ছবি". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "ছবির পোস্টারে অবিকল সন্তোষ দত্ত! 'জটায়ু হওয়ার স্পর্ধা নেই', বললেন 'একেন বাবু' অনির্বাণ চক্রবর্তী". Bangla Hunt (in Bengali). 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Anirban Chakraborti gears up for another challenging role". The Times of India . Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Eken Babu Anirban Chakrabarti: ওয়েব থেকে এবার বড় পর্দায় 'একেন বাবু'! শৈল শহরে রহস্যভেদ করবেন বাঙালি গোয়েন্দা অনির্বাণ". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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  10. ↑ "Superhit film The Eken – Ruddhaswas Rajasthan surpasses Rs 3 crore at the box office". The Telegraph . 10 May 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  11. 1 2 Chakraborty, Shamayita (11 January 2024). "Pradhan review: Anirban Chakrabarti is a showstopper in Dev-Paran Bandyopadhyay's drama". OTTplay . Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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  14. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (8 September 2021). "Once Upon A Time In Calcutta Review: A Portrait Of A City As A Giant Living Organism". NDTV . Retrieved 18 October 2024. Pradipto (Anirban Chakrabarti), the brain behind a chit fund company that is into property development, plies her with gifts.
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  18. ↑ "Kolkata Chalantika: প্রকাশ্যে 'কলকাতা চলন্তিকা'র লুক, পোস্তা ব্রিজ ভাঙার ৬ বছর পরে শহর স্বাভাবিক?". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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