Deepak Adhikari who is widely known as Dev, is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Bengali film industry. He made his acting debut with the Bengali film Agnishapath although it ultimately turned up to be a commercial failure. He later signed up Ravi Kinagi's Bengali film I Love You which was the actual breakthrough for his career in Tollywood.
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | Agnishapath | Jeet Singh | Debut Film 28 January 2006 release | |
2007 | I Love You | Rahul Chowdhury | ||
2008 | Premer Kahini | Akash | ||
Mon Mane Na | Rahul | |||
2009 | Challenge | Abir | ||
Paran Jai Jaliya Re | Raj | |||
Dujone | Akash | [1] | ||
2010 | Bolo Na Tumi Aamar | Abhishek | ||
Le Chakka | Abir Basu | |||
Dui Prithibi | Shibu | |||
Shedin Dekha Hoyechilo | Abir | |||
2011 | Paglu | Dev | ||
Romeo | Siddhartha "Sidhu" Roy | |||
2012 | Khokababu | Abir Roy aka Khoka /Khokababu | ||
Paglu 2 | Dev | |||
Challenge 2 | Abhiraj Roy IPS aka Abhi | |||
2013 | Khoka 420 | Krish | ||
Rangbaaz | Raj | |||
Chander Pahar | Shankar Ray Choudhuri | [2] | ||
2014 | Bindaas | Abhi | [3] | |
Buno Haansh | Amal Kumar Biswas | |||
Yoddha | Rudro Pratap / Abir | [4] | ||
2015 | Herogiri | Suvodip "Suvo" Burman / Raj | [5] | |
Shudhu Tomari Jonyo | Adi Sen | [6] | ||
Arshinagar | Ronojit "Rono" Mitra | 25th film | [7] | |
2016 | Kelor Kirti | Guru | [8] | |
Love Express | Raktim "Lal" Prasad | [9] | ||
Zulfiqar | Markaz Ali; A dumb man | [10] | ||
2017 | Chaamp | Shibaji "Shiba" Sanyal; A boxer | Debut as producer | [11] |
Cockpit | Captain Dibyendu Rakshit, a pilot | Also producer | [12] | |
Amazon Obhijaan | Shankar Ray Choudhuri | [13] | ||
2018 | Kabir | Abir Chatterjee / DSP Altaf Kabir (STF Officer) | Also producer | [14] |
Hoichoi Unlimited | Kumar | Also producer | [15] | |
2019 | Kidnap | Deep | [16] | |
Password | DCP Rohit Dasgupta | Also producer | [17] | |
Sanjhbati | Chandan "Chandu" Chatterjee | Jointly produced with Bengal Talkies | [18] | |
2021 | Golondaaj | Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari | [19] | |
Tonic | Tonic | Jointly produced with Bengal Talkies | [20] | |
2022 | Kishmish | Krishanu "Tintin" Chatterjee | Also producer | [21] |
Kacher Manush | Kuntal | Also producer | [22] | |
Projapoti | Joy Chakraborty | Jointly produced with Bengal Talkies | [23] | |
2023 | Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya | Byomkesh Bakshi | Also producer | [24] |
Bagha Jatin | Bagha Jatin/Jatindranath Mukherjee | Also producer | [25] | |
Pradhan | Deepak Pradhan | Jointly produced with Bengal Talkies | [26] | |
2024 | Tekka | Iqlakh | Also producer | [27] |
Khadaan | Shyam Mahato / Madhu Mahato (Dual roles) | Jointly produced with Surinder Films, Debut as a Creative Director | [28] | |
2025 | Raghu Dakat† | Raghav Alias Raghu Dakat | Jointly produced with SVF | [29] |
Projapoti 2† | Joy Chakrabarty | Jointly produced with Bengal Talkies | [30] |
Deepak Adhikari, known by his stage name Dev, is an Indian actor, producer, singer and screenwriter, known for his works in Bengali cinema and more recently, a politician. He is also a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing Ghatal since 2014, as a candidate from the All India Trinamool Congress party. He owns the production house Dev Entertainment Ventures.
Abir Chatterjee is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theatre personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut in Bengali cinema in 2009 as a lead with Cross Connection. He is well known for appearing as famous detective Byomkesh Bakshi in a separate movie series. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian Bengali cinema.
Ankush Hazra is an Indian actor, producer, dancer and television personality who primarily works in Bengali cinema. Having starred in over 26 films in his career, he has received several accolades including the Mahanayak Samman (2023), conferred upon by the Government of West Bengal.
Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt Ltd is an Indian movie production and distribution company based in Kolkata. The company was established by Dev and Gurupada Adhikari in 2017. In a short while, it became one of the leading Bengali movie production houses in Eastern India.
The West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is given yearly by the WBFJA as a part of its annual West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Bengali films, to recognize the best actor of the previous year.
Golondaaj is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language biographical historical sports drama film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of SVF. The film stars Dev, Alexx O'Nell, Anirban Bhattacharya, Ishaa Saha, Indrasish Roy, John Bhattacharya, Mirchi Agni and Srikanta Acharya. It is based on the life of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, who is known as the "Father of Indian football". The film emerged as blockbuster at the box-office. At the 5th Filmfare Awards Bangla, Dhrubo Banerjee won "Best Screenplay" award for Golondaaj.
Ishaa Saha is an Indian actress who mainly works in Bengali cinema. She started her career with Bengali television. She made her film debut in Bengali cinema in 2017 as a lead with Projapoti Biskut directed by Anindya Chatterjee. She acted in all the films directed by filmmaker Dhrubo Banerjee.
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. He has acted in several other thriller films including Kakababur Protyaborton (2022), Khadaan and Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale (2024).
Kishmish (transl. Raisins) is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rahool Mukherjee. This film is jointly produced by Dev Entertainment Ventures and M. K. Media. The film stars Dev and Rukmini Maitra. The supporting cast includes Kharaj Mukherjee, Anjana Basu, June Malia and Kamaleshwar Mukherjee.
Aay Khuku Aay is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language action drama film written and directed by Sauvik Kundu. Produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani and Amit Jumrani under the banner Jeetz Filmworks, the film stars Prosenjit Chatterjee and Ditipriya Roy in lead roles. The film is based on the relationship of a father and his daughter in rural Bengal.
Projapoti (transl. butterfly) is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri, co-produced by Dev and distributed by SSR Cinemas. The film features Dev himself, alongside Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar, Koushani Mukherjee and Shweta Bhattacharya in lead roles.
Bagha Jatin is a 2023 Indian Bengali language bio-historical action drama film co-written and directed by Arun Roy. The film is produced by Dev and Gurupada Adhikari under Dev Entertainment Ventures. The film stars Dev as the title character with Sreeja Dutta, Sudipta Chakraborty, Shoaib Kabeer, Rohaan Bhattacharjee, Carl A. Harte and Alexandra Taylor in pivotal roles. The film is based on the life of Bagha Jatin, a freedom fighter who fought for Indian independence along with fellow members of the Jugantar. The film features a total of 92 freedom fighters.
Khelna Bari is a 2022 Indian Bengali language romantic thriller drama television series which airing on Zee Bangla. The show premiered on 16 May 2022. The show is Produced by Zee Bangla. It stars Aratrika Maity and Biswajit Ghosh.
Byomkesh O Durgo Rahasya is a 2023 Indian Bengali-language detective thriller film directed by Birsa Dasgupta and written by Subhendu Dasmunshi. The film stars Dev as Byomkesh Bakshi along with Rukmini Maitra, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Rajatava Dutta, Satyam Bhattacharya and Debesh Chattopadhyay in pivotal roles. It is produced by Dev under Dev Entertainment Ventures. The film is based on the Bengali fictional detective character of Byomkesh Bakshi. The film was released theatrically on 11 August 2023.
Ranga Bou is an Indian Bengali language Drama television series that released from 19 December 2022 on Zee Bangla. The series is produced under the banner of Crazy Ideas Media. It stars Shruti Das and Gourab Roychowdhury in lead roles.
Manush: Child of Destiny is a 2023 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film written and directed by Sanjoy Somadder. It marks the directorial debut of the Bangladeshi film director Sanjoy Somadder in Indian Bengali film. Produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani and Amit Jumrani under his production Grassroot Entertainment and Jeetz Filmworks. Distributed by AA Films, it is the third film from the Bengali film industry to be released in Hindi after Chengiz and Bagha Jatin. The film stars Superstar Jeet, Jeetu Kamal, Susmita Chatterjee and Bidya Sinha Saha Mim in the pivotal roles.
Tekka (transl. Ace) is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language vigilante action thriller film co-written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. Produced by Gurupada Adhikari and Dev under the banner of Dev Entertainment Ventures, the film is based on a story of the same name by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay, which itself is loosely inspired from the West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment scam (2022). It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Dev, Swastika Mukherjee, Rukmini Maitra, Paran Bandyopadhyay, Sujan Mukherjee, Aryann Bhowmik, Sreeja Dutta and Aameya in her debut, with Kaushik Sen, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sudeshna Roy and Srijit Mukherji himself in special appearances. The film follows Iqlakh, a poor janitor, who kidnaps a little girl and takes her hostage for 48 hours in order to demand his lost job.
Khadaan is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film written and directed by Soojit Rino Dutta. Jointly produced by Nispal Singh and Dev under the banners of Surinder Films and Dev Entertainment Ventures respectively, the film stars Dev in dual roles, alongside Jisshu Sengupta in lead roles, while Barkha Bisht, Idhika Paul, Anirban Chakrabarti, John Bhattacharya and Sneha Bose play other pivotal roles. It marked Dev's debut as creative director and a comeback to the action genre after a few years.