Honey Bafna

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Honey Bafna
Born
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Notable work

Honey Bafna is an Indian television actor who appears in Bengali TV shows, OTT and films.

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Career

Coming from a completely non-acting background, Honey started his acting career in Bengali serials as a junior artist with non-credited roles. His first credited television appearance was in Star Jalsha's Bengali serial Tumi Ashbe Bole (2015), where he played the negative character of Dr. Vivaan Chakraborty. He came to be known for playing the role of 'Balaram' in Star Jalsha's mythological serial Bhakter Bhagobaan Shri Krishna, and as Rishi [1] in Zee Bangla's popular family drama Bokul Kotha. [2] [3] [4] He appeared as Dwarakanath Ganguly, [5] in the Star Jalsha period drama Prothoma Kadambini, [6] [7] based on the life of Bengal's first practising lady doctor Kadambini Ganguly. [8] [9] Honey moved into the OTT space with a role in Hoichoi's Bodhon. [10] Honey is marking his big screen debut with 'Swapnouraan'. [11]

Personal life

Honey is currently single. [12] [13] He is a self confessed foodie and an ardent sports enthusiast. [14] [15] He graduated in Mathematics [16] from Ashutosh College, and worked as a Medical Representative before joining the television industry. He also conducts acting workshops at a private acting school, when time permits. [17]

Television

List of Honey Bafna television credits
YearTitleRoleChannelProduction HouseNotes
2015Tumi Ashbe BoleDr. Vivaan Chakraborty Star Jalsha Vandana Films and EnterprisesSupporting Role
2016 Goyenda Ginni (Sheel Rohoshyo)Samrat Zee Bangla Shree Venkatesh Flims Episodic role
2016–2017Bhakter Bhogobaan Shri Krishna Balram Star Jalsha Surinder Films 2nd Male Lead
2017–2020 Bokul Kotha Rishi Roy Zee Bangla Acropoliis Entertainment Lead Role
2020–2021 Prothoma Kadambini Dwarkanath Ganguly Star Jalsha Shree Venkatesh Films
2021–2022 Gramer Rani Binapani Shatadru RaychaudhuriBoyhood Productions
2022–2023Sohag JolShubhrojeet Chatterjee Zee Bangla Bangla Talkies
2023Shyama [18] Joy Banerjee Sun Bangla Surinder Films
2024–PresentShubho BibahoTej Bosu Mallik Star Jalsha Acropoliis Entertainment

Over The Top platform

List of Honey Bafna OTT credits
YearTitleStreaming PlatformRole
2022BodhonHoichoiSom
2022Seven – AdoptionDr. Bharat Roy
2022Eken Babu – Ebar KolkatayHoichoiBikash Sen
2023NikhojHoichoiJoydeep Mitra

Awards and recognition

List of awards and recognition received by Honey Bafna
YearAward NameCategoryNotes
2019Zee Bangla Sonar SansarSera NayokBokul Kotha
2019Kolkata Glitz Fashion AwardsGlitz Icon of the YearBokul Kotha
201918th Tele Cine AwardsBest Actor in TelevisionBokul Kotha
2021Star Jalsha Parivar Award 2021Banglar GorboProthoma Kadombini
2021Kolkata Glitz Awards 2021Notable Performance Male (Jury's Choice)Prothoma Kadambini
2022Telly Adda AwardsAll Time Favorite Actor

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  14. ↑ Glitz, Kolkata. ""I'm half Marwari half Jain"- Honey Bafna". Kolkata GlitZ. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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  18. ↑ "Tumpa Ghosh and Honey Bafna starrer 'Shyama' to launch soon". The Times of India. 3 August 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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