Gaurav Chakrabarty | |
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Born | Calcutta, West Bengal, India | 6 March 1987
Other names | Niki |
Alma mater | Assembly of God Church School, Park Street St. Xavier's College, Kolkata Film and Television Institute of India, Pune |
Occupation(s) | Actor Editor Podcast Host TV Host Voice Artist |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for | Role Prodipto Lahiri in Gaaner Oparey Role Byomkesh Bakshi in Byomkesh |
Notable work | See Full List |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Spouse | Ridhima Ghosh (m. 2017) |
Children | Dheer |
Parent(s) | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty (father) Mithu Chakrabarty (mother) |
Relatives | Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty (grandfather) Monica Chakrabarty (grandmother) Arjun Chakrabarty (brother) |
Gaurav Chakrabarty is an Indian Bengali-language film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Prodipto Lahiri in the Bengali musical television series Gaaner Oparey that aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. [1] Chakrabarty is also known for acting in the Bengali classic periodic thriller television series Byomkesh (2014-2015), where he played the role of iconic Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi. He hails from a family which has had a legacy of association with the Bengali cultural arena, starting from Jochhon Dastidar and Chandra Dastidar (his paternal great uncle and aunt), Bijon Bhattacharya (his paternal great uncle), Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty and Monika Chakrabarty (his paternal grandparents), and his parents Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Mithu Chakrabarty. He debuted on the big screen Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti one of the most appreciated films of 2011.
Calcutta Times voted him as one of the 10 Most Desirable Men in 2015. [2]
Chakrabarty had his schooling at the Assembly of God Church School in Kolkata. He subsequently earned a degree in Mass Communication and Videography from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and completed his postgraduation in Video Editing from Film and Television Institute of India at Pune. [3] [4]
Gaurav got involved in theatre from a young age. He worked backstage as an audio technician in Rong, Dudh Kheyeche Mao and Cholo Potol Tuli, these three theatres in 'Charbak'. He also played 'Topshe' in Apsara Theatre-er Mamla in 'Charbak'. During his college days, he played a supporting role in Isolation, a documentary on HIV/AIDS.
Gaurav was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 6 March 1987, [5] where he was also raised. His brother is actor Arjun Chakrabarty. He married his long-term girlfriend, actress Ridhima Ghosh on 28 November 2017. They met at the script reading of Rang Milanti on 5 September 2010. [6] The couple's son Dheer was born on 16 September 2023. [7]
Gaurav Chakrabarty debuted on television along with his younger sibling Arjun Chakrabarty in the Star Jalsha megaserial Gaaner Oparey . His character Prodipto Lahiri, despite not being the official male lead, gained popularity due to his portrayal. [8]
He made his silver screen debut with the romantic comedy Rang Milanti , directed by Kaushik Ganguly, which was released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim. [9]
Chakrabarty returned to television in 2014 with Byomkesh on Colors Bangla, where his performance as Byomkesh Bakshi was praised by both audiences and critics'. However, his journey in the entertainment world had begun much earlier, when he appeared as a child actor in Ekushey Paa on Zee Bangla (then Alpha Bangla) in 1995. [10]
He made his OTT debut in the ZEE5 cop drama Lalbazaar. He subsequently appeared in a number of successful web series, including Abar Proloy , Chhotolok , among others. [11] Notably, his portrayal of Shekhar in Parineeta on Hoichoi was highly acclaimed by audiences and appreciated by critics'. [12]
In 2024, Chakrabarty returned to television as the host and narrator of Song Connection on Zee Bangla Cinema. The same year, he also co-hosted the reality show Randhane Bandhan with his wife, actress Ridhima Ghosh, on Zee Bangla.
Chakrabarty has an extensive career in audio dramas, primarily contributing to the popular Sunday Suspense series on Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM). His roles range from classic literary characters to detective figures, showcasing his versatility.
In 2020, he played Samiran Majumdar in Darjeeling Jomjomat, adapted from Satyajit Ray’s novel.
After performing The Count of Monte Cristo in 2021, Chakrabarty gained significant popularity in the world of audio dramas. His portrayal of Edmond Dantès was widely appreciated, establishing him as a leading voice artist in Bengali radio dramas.
Following this success, he continued to take on major roles in adaptations of literary classics and detective fiction. His performances in The Three Musketeers (2022), The Man in the Iron Mask (2023), and Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ (2023) further cemented his reputation. He also became a notable voice for Byomkesh Bakshi, starring in multiple adaptations of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay’s detective stories.
Expanding beyond radio, he participated in YouTube audio dramas like Sherlock Holmes & The Problem of Thor Bridge (2023) and Jokaburir Doho (2024). His versatility in portraying historical, detective, and supernatural roles has made him one of the most celebrated voice actors in Bengali audio storytelling.
This list includes films, TV series and web series that have received critical acclaim and commercial success.
Year | Title | Role | Producer | Channel | Co-star | Notes |
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1988 | Shei Somoy | Young Chandranath (Child actor) | Jochhon Dastidar | Doordarshan | Kheyali Dastidar | TV series; first appearance on Television & based on Sei Somoy written by Sunil Gangopadhyay |
1995 | Ekushey Paa | Younger Neel Mukherjee (Child actor) | Zee Bangla | Anjan Dutt & Anashua Majumdar | Telefilm | |
2010 | Bagh Nokh | Mandaar (Secondary character) | Ramoji Rao | ETV Bangla | Ardhendu Banarjee & Debesh Roychowdhury | Telefilm |
2010-11 | Gaaner Oparey | Prodipto Lahiri/Deep (Parallel lead) | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Star Jalsha | Arjun Chakrabarty & Mimi Chakraborty | TV series |
2011-12 | Adwitiya | Rabikiran Chowdhury/Rabi (Lead antagonist) | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Star Jalsha | Sohini Sarkar & Indrasish Roy | TV series |
2014–15 | Byomkesh | Byomkesh Bakshi (Lead role) | Rana Sarkar | Colors Bangla | Ridhima Ghosh | TV series; based on the Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay |
2016 | Mahanayak | Biswanath (Based on actor Biswajit Chatterjee) | Shrikant Mohta & Mahendra Soni | Star Jalsha | Prosenjit Chatterjee | TV series; loosely based on the life of megastar Uttam Kumar |
2019 | Gupi Gayen [22] | Host (Cameo) | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Zee Bangla Cinema | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Telefilm |
2019 | Shesh Mess [23] | Aditya (Lead role) | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Zee Bangla Cinema | Kheya Chattopadhyay | Telefilm |
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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2007 | Apsara Theatre-er Mamla | Topshe | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty |
2013 | Ekhon Tokhon | Baradakanto | Arindam Ganguly |
2016 | Chitey Gur | Siddhartha | Arindam Ganguly |
2017 | Mushkil Ashaan | Saralakkha Home | Arindam Ganguly |
2017 | Shironaam | Ambarish | Kheyali Dastidar |
2019 | Bheeti O Shubhechcha | Rono | Kheyali Dastidar |
Year | Title | Director | Platform | Format | Role | Co-star | Notes |
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2017 | Spinning a Yarn - A Nextiles Story [24] | Utsav Mukherjee | YouTube | Short Film | Himself | Ridhima Ghosh [25] | |
2017 | Bumper | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Short Film | Not as an Actor, as an Editor | |||
2018 | Shrimoti Bhoyonkori | Robiul Alam-Robi | Hoichoi | Web Original Film | Binoy | Ritabhari Chakraborty | |
2018 | Saiyaan [26] | Abhiroop Basu | YouTube | Musical Short Film | Hero | Anindita Bose | Kolkata's first musical short film |
2019 | Mukhomukhi | Partha Sen | YouTube | Short Film | Siddhartha | Rafiath Rashid Mithila | Indo-Bangladesh project |
2019 | Bhalobashar Shohor (Pori) [27] | Aritra Sen, Rohan Ghoshe & Nandini Kundu | ZEE5 | Web Series | Aditya | Ridhima Ghosh | |
2019 | Parking [28] | Saurav Palodhi | Short Film | Sarwar | |||
2020 | Lalbazaar [29] | Sayantan Ghosal | ZEE5 | Web Series | Inspector Sabir Ahmed | Kaushik Sen | |
2023 | Seven [30] | Anjan Dutt | ZEE5 | Web Series | Bibek | Anjan Dutt, Rahul, Ankita Chakraborty, Suprobhat Das & Ridhima Ghosh | |
2023 | Abar Proloy | Raj Chakraborty | ZEE5 | Web Series | Kanu Kole [31] | Saswata Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty & Koushani Mukherjee | Sequel to Proloy |
2023 | Brishti [32] | Sudipto Chanda | YouTube | Music Video | Himself | Antara Nandy & Ankita Nandy | |
2023 | Chhotolok | Indranil RoyChowdhury | ZEE5 | Web Series | Raja Bhattacharya | Indrani Halder, Priyanka Sarkar & Ushashi Roy | |
2023 | Parnashavarir Shaap | Parambrata Chatterjee | Hoichoi | Web Series | Amiyo | Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Surangana Bandyopadhyay, Anindita Bose & Arna Mukhopadhyay | Based on Parnashavarir Shaap written by Souvik Chakraborty |
2024 | Kolonko | Abhimanyu Mukherjee | Hoichoi | Web Series | Bihan | Raima Sen | |
2024 | Parineeta | Aditi Roy | Hoichoi | Web Series | Shekhar [33] | Debchandrima Singha Roy | Based on Parineeta written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
2024 | Nikosh Chhaya | Parambrata Chatterjee | Hoichoi | Web Series | Amiyo | Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Surangana Bandyopadhyay, Anindita Bose & Arna Mukhopadhyay | Based on Nikosh Chhaya written by Souvik Chakraborty |
2025 | Bibaho Ottopor | Sayantan Mukherjee | Fridaay | Web Series | Riju Mukherjee | Arunima Ghosh | |
Upcoming | Nikosh Chhaya 2 | Parambrata Chatterjee | Hoichoi | Web Series | Amiyo | Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Surangana Bandyopadhyay, Anindita Bose & Arna Mukhopadhyay | Based on Nikosh Chhaya written by Souvik Chakraborty & sequel to Nikosh Chhaya |
Upcoming | Puber Janala | Arna Mukhopadhyay | Fridaay | Web Original Film | Abel | Priyanka Sarkar | Post production |
Year | Title | Platform | Format |
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2022-2023 | Gaurav Bolchhi | Spotify | Solo |
Year | Title | Channel | Role | Co-anchor |
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2024 | Song Connection [34] | Zee Bangla Cinema | Host/Narrator [35] | Solo |
2024 | Randhane Bandhan [36] | Zee Bangla | Host | Ridhima Ghosh |
Year | Title | Platform | Episode(s) | Director | Character | Co-artist | Notes |
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2020 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | Darjeeling Jomjomat | Agnijit Sen (Agni) | Samiran Majumdar | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty | Adapted from Satyajit Ray's detective novel Darjeeling Jomjomat; Best Audio Book-Fiction (WINNER-2021) at New York Festivals Radio Awards |
2021 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | The Count of Monte Cristo (Part 1 & 2) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Edmond Dantes | Anirban Bhattacharya & Mir | Adapted from Alexandre Dumas's adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo |
2022 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | The Three Musketeers (Part 1 & 2) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Athos | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Adapted from Alexandre Dumas's historical adventure novel The Three Musketeers |
2023 | Goppo Mirer Thek | YouTube | Sherlock Holmes & The Problem of Thor Bridge | Mir | Dr. Watson/Narrator [37] | Mir | Adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's short story The Problem of Thor Bridge |
2023 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | The Man in the Iron Mask (Part 1 to 13) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Louis XIV/Philippe Bourbon | Rajeev Chatterjee, Sankari Prasad Mitra, Debajyoti Ghosh, Angshuman Pal & Debi Saha | In this audio story he voiced double role; adapted from Alexandre Dumas's historical novel Man in the iron mask |
2023 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | Ben-Hur A Tale Of The Christ (Part 1 to 6) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Judah Ben-Hur | Angshuman Pal, Rajeev Chatterjee & Debi Saha | Adapted from Lew Wallace's historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ |
2024 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | Banhi Patanga | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Adapted from Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective story Banhi Patanga |
2024 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM Radio) | Rakter Daag | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) & Ria | Adapted from Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective story Rokter Daag |
2024 | Thriller Land | YouTube | Jokaburir Doho | Ranadip Nandy | Amiyo | Barnisha Bhattacharya | Special appearance; from Parnashavarir Shaap, Niren Bhaduri series & adapted from Ranadip Nandy's occult horror story Jokaburir Doho |
2024 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM Radio) | Magnomainak | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Adapted from Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective story Mognomoinak |
2025 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM Radio) | Benisanghar | Agnijit Sen (Agni) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Sekhar & Indrani Chakraborty | Adapted from Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective story Benishonghar |
2025 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM Radio) | Chiriakhana | Agnijit Sen (Agni) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Sekhar | Adapted from Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective story Chiriyakhana |
2025 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM Radio) | Rudraprayager Manushkheko | Jim Corbett/Narrator | |||
2025 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM Radio) | Adim Ripu | Agnijit Sen (Agni) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Sekhar | Adapted from Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective story Adim Ripu |
Year | Brand | Director | Co-star |
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2017 | Anjali Jewellers | Anindya Chatterjee | Ishaa Saha |
2018 | Myntra | Indranil Roychowdhury | Ridhima Ghosh, Mithu Chakrabarty, Arjun Chakrabarty, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty |
2018 | Hiland Riverside Project | Anindya Chatterjee | Ridhima Ghosh |
2019 | Sunrise Spices | Anik Dutta | Madhumita Sarcar |
2020 | Sparkle Dishwash | Sayantan Ghosal | Ridhima Ghosh |
2020 | Utalika Luxury-Phirey Paowa | VIK | |
2021 | Jovees Herbal [38] | Sayantan Ghosal | Ritabhari Chakraborty |
2022 | Admission Tree | Ridhima Ghosh | |
2024 | Wild Stone | Arjun Chakrabarty | |
2025 | Shoppers Stop | Rohan Ghose | Debchandrima Singha Roy |
Year | Award | Category | Film/TV show | Result |
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2012 | Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards | Sobcheye Priyo Khalnayak | Adwitiya | Won |
Star Guide Bengali Film Awards | Best Male Debut | Rang Milanti | Won | |
International Bangla Film Academy Awards | Promising Face of the Year | Nominated | ||
2015 | Tele Academy Award | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Byomkesh | Won |
2016 | Solo Room Award | Best Young Talent | Contribution in Bengali Film Industry | Won |
2019 | AAHAN International Short Film Festival | Best Editing | Bumper | Won |
2021 | Films and Frames Digital Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor Male (OTT) | Lalbazaar | Won |
Trendsetting Performance of the Year-Male (Jury) | Flyover | Nominated | ||
2023 | West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Bismillah | Nominated |
India Audio Summit and Awards 2022 | Best Show Host | Gaurav Bolchhi | Won | |
2025 | Redwine OTT Samman 2025 | Best Actor In a Leading Role Male | Parineeta | Won |