Biswapati Sarkar | |
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Pseudonym | Arnub |
Born | Rourkela, Odisha | September 22, 1988
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Master of Science in Statistics and Informatics |
Alma mater | IIT Kharagpur, Delhi Public School, Rourkela |
Employer | Posham Pa Pictures [1] |
Genres | comedy, drama |
Spouse | Kalpana Garg [2] |
Notable works and roles | Kaala Paani Fighter Jaadugar TVF Pitchers Panchayat |
Website | https://www.biswapatisarkar.com/ |
Biswapati Sarkar is an Indian Screenwriter and Producer working with Posham Pa Pictures, a production house he co-founded with Sameer Saxena, Amit Golani and Saurabh Khanna. [3] Sarkar previously worked as the Executive Creative Director and Writer at The Viral Fever (TVF).
He is also known as 'Arnub' for of his parody of Arnab Goswami in his YouTube sketch series Barely Speaking with Arnub. [4] In his series, various celebrities have been featured (including politicians) such as Shahrukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Ali Zafar, Sunny Leone, Arvind Kejriwal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Anil Kapoor and Chetan Bhagat. [5] [6] [7] [8]
He is also the writer of web series such as Kaala Paani , TVF Pitchers and Permanent Roommates and films like Jaadugar and Fighter.
Biswapati Sarkar was born in Rourkela, steel city of Odisha, to a Bengali family. He is an IIT Kharagpur, Statistics MSc(5 year) graduate. He began his career with script writing and later became an integral part of TVF [9] which was founded by his college senior Arunabh Kumar. [10] He was the one who invited Jitendra Kumar to join TVF in 2012. His first video on TVF as a writer was "Rowdies - Sab Q-tiyapa hai!". [11]
Sarkar was earlier the Executive Creative Director of TVF and was involved in the creation of most of their early work. [12]
Year | Title | Worked as | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Chai Sutta Chronicles | Actor | Self | Web series by TVF |
2014 | The Making Of.... | Writer & Director | Web Series | |
2014 | Permanent Roommates | Writer | Web series | |
2014 | Shuruat Ka Interval | Writer | Web series | |
2015 | Barely Speaking With Arnub | Writer & Actor | Arnub (spoof of Arnab Goswami) | Web series |
2015 | TVF Pitchers | Writer & Actor | Puneet | Web series |
2016 | Baaghi | Actor | Hari | Film |
2017 | Bisht Please! | Actor & Director & Writer | Vardhan | Web Series |
2017 | Son Of Abish | Actor | Self | Web Series |
2018 - 2020 | Mr & Mrs | Actor & Writer | Sanju | Web Series |
2018 | Ayan | Writer | Short Film | |
2018 | Kanika | Cameo Role | Short Video | |
2019 | Hostel Daze | Actor | Ram Kishor Chaubisi (The xerox shop owner) | Web series |
2019 | Cargo | Actor | Ramchandra Negi | Film |
2019 | Arjun Patiala | Actor | Editor | Film |
2019 | ImMature | Actor | Hindi Teacher | Web Series |
2020 | Panchayat | Actor | Prateek | Web Series |
2022 | Home Shanti | Producer | Web Series | |
2022 | Jaadugar | Writer & Producer | Film [13] | |
2023 | Kaala Paani | Writer & Producer | Web Series on Netflix | |
2024 | Fighter | Additional Dialogue Writer | Film |
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