Biswapati Sarkar

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Biswapati Sarkar
PseudonymArnub
Born (1988-09-22) September 22, 1988 (age 35)
Rourkela, Odisha
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Science in Statistics and Informatics
Alma mater IIT Kharagpur, Delhi Public School, Rourkela
EmployerPosham Pa Pictures [1]
Genres comedy, drama
SpouseKalpana 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).

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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.

Biography

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]

Films and web series

YearTitleWorked asRoleNotes
2013Chai Sutta ChroniclesActorSelfWeb series by TVF
2014The Making Of....Writer & DirectorWeb Series
2014 Permanent Roommates WriterWeb series
2014Shuruat Ka IntervalWriterWeb series
2015Barely Speaking With ArnubWriter & ActorArnub (spoof of Arnab Goswami)Web series
2015 TVF Pitchers Writer & ActorPuneetWeb series
2016 Baaghi ActorHariFilm
2017Bisht Please!Actor & Director & WriterVardhanWeb Series
2017Son Of AbishActorSelfWeb Series
2018 - 2020Mr & MrsActor & WriterSanjuWeb Series
2018AyanWriterShort Film
2018KanikaCameo RoleShort Video
2019 Hostel Daze ActorRam Kishor Chaubisi (The xerox shop owner)Web series
2019 Cargo ActorRamchandra NegiFilm
2019 Arjun Patiala ActorEditorFilm
2019 ImMature ActorHindi TeacherWeb Series
2020 Panchayat ActorPrateekWeb Series
2022 Home Shanti ProducerWeb Series
2022 Jaadugar Writer & ProducerFilm [13]
2023 Kaala Paani Writer & ProducerWeb Series on Netflix
2024 Fighter Additional Dialogue WriterFilm

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