Chandan Roy Sanyal

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Chandan Roy Sanyal
Chandan Roy Sanyal, Sudhanshu Pandey at Esha Deol's sangeet ceremony 07.jpg
Chandan Roy Sanyal (left) in 2012
Born (1980-01-30) 30 January 1980 (age 44)
Education Zakir Husain College
Occupation(s) Actor, Model
Years active2006–present

Chandan Roy Sanyal (born 30 January 1980) 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 action 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]

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Early life

Born and brought up in Delhi, Sanyal hails from a Bengali family. [4] Chandan studied at Raisina Bengali School and then Zakir Husain College, where he received an honors degree in mathematics. [5]

Career

Sanyal 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.[ citation needed ]

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

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2006 Rang De Basanti Batukeshwar Dutt Hindi [1]
2007Viva Sunita!HindiShort film
2009 Kaminey MikhailHindiNominated—Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance - Male
2010 Mahanagar@Kolkata Rohit Bengali
2011 F.A.L.T.U Vishnu VardhanHindi
2011 Tell Me O Kkhuda KukiHindi [7]
2012 Aparajita Tumi RanojoyBengali
2012 Love You To Death Atul SinhaHindi [8]
2012 Staying Alive Altaf AliHindi [9]
2012 Midnight's Children Joseph D'Costa English [10]
2013 Ganesh Talkies ArjunBengali
2013 D-Day Iqbal Seth's NephewHindi
2013 Prague ChandanHindi
2014 Kaanchi... Ratan Lal BagulaHindi
2014Mango SylvieHindiPost-production
2015 Jazbaa Niyaaz SheikhHindi
2015 Bangistan Tamim HussainHindi
2017 Mirza Juuliet RajanHindi
2017 Tope GojaBengali
2017 Chef NajrulHindi
2017 Jab Harry Met Sejal Ghyassuddin Mohammed QureshiHindi
2019 The Sholay Girl AsimHindiReleased on ZEE5
2019 Jabariya Jodi GudduHindi
2019UrojahajBachchuBengali
2020 Rawkto Rawhoshyo ShammoBengali
2021 Sanak SajuHindi
2021 Deep6 Bengali [11]
2022Woh 3 DinHindi
2023Binodini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan Ramakrishna Bengali
2024 Patna Shuklla Neelkanth MisraHindi

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageNetworkNotes
2019ParchhayeeSomeshHindi ZEE5
Bhram Police InspectorHindiZEE5
2020 Aashram Swami Bhupendra Singh (Bhuppa Swami)Hindi MX Player
Forbidden Love HindiZEE5 [12]
2021 Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu MastaanHindiZEE5 [13]
Ray Hindi Netflix [14]
2022Gadhedo: DonkeyMaatsaHindi Amazon Prime Video
2023 Charlie Chopra Manas DebralHindi SonyLIV
Shehar Lakhot KairavHindiAmazon Prime Video
2024 Lootere Ajay KotwalHindi Disney+ Hotstar
36 Days Tony WaliaHindiSonyLIV [15]

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