Lokesh Ghosh

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Lokesh Ghosh
লোকেশ ঘোষ
Occupation Actor [1] [2]
Known forLoafer (1997)
Asol Nakol (1998)
Naach Nagini Naach Re (1996) [3]
Spouse Chumki Chowdhury (Divorced) [4]

Lokesh Ghosh is an Indian Bengali actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. [5] Ghosh was born and brought up in Mumbai. He began his acting career doing small roles in Bollywood. Ghosh got his break through in the Bengali film industry with Anjan Choudhury's 1996 political drama Mukhyamantri, where he played the role of Ashok, the momentarily spoilt son of the protagonist Bimal Chowdhury (Ranjit Mallick). He was simultaneously cast in Choudhury's other venture of the year Nach Nagini Nach Re where he played the role of Rajat opposite Anjan Choudhury's daughter Chumki Chowdhury. With the massive success of both films, Ghosh became a frequent face in Choudhury's movies like Boro Bou (1997), Sriman Bhootnath (1997), Jiban Niye Khela (1999), Gunda (1999), Rakhi Purnima (2001) and so on. Remaining under Choudhury's wing, he featured in a number of successful collaborations with director Bablu Samaddar; like, Loafer (1996) Asol Nokol (1998) and Neoti (1999). Around early 2000s, Ghosh appeared in a number of films directed by Swapan Saha like Sneher Pratidan (2003), Sabuj Saathi (2003) and Kartabya (2003), most of which starred Prosenjit Chatterjee in the lead.

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Personal Life

Lokesh Ghosh was born to Producer Debesh Ghosh and actress Ranjana Bannerjee. [6] His father was a big name in both Bengali and Hindi film industries and has worked with a number of big names like Amitabh Bachhan, Uttam Kumar, Rekha, Sharmila Tagore and Sanjeev Kumar. [7] His mother is known for her notable contributions in Bengali films like Headmaster, Atal Jaler Ahwan and Hansuli Banker Upakatha. [8] Ghosh has studied in St. Paul's School, Darjeeling and St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, following which he travelled to Mumbai where he began his early ventures in the field of acting.

Lokesh Ghosh married his co-star Chumki Chowdhury with whom he has a daughter. However, the couple divorced around 2001. The reason of their divorce is rumoured to be Ghosh' rampant behaviour and addiction to alcohol. [9] Ghosh' career went downhill with the separation, thus, detaching him from the ventures of his father-in-law Anjan Choudhury. With his father's death in 2004, Ghosh travelled to Mumbai and dissociated himself from the industry for a significant amount of time. In his interview with Tolly Time in 2023, Ghosh blamed his own impulsive decisions and unexpected betrayals as the reason for his current inconvenience and his gradual detachment from the film industry. [10]

Filmography

FilmYear of ReleaseCharacterDirector
Mukhyamantri 1996Ashok Chowdhury Anjan Choudhury
Naach Nagini Naach Re1996Rajat Anjan Choudhury
Sreeman Bhootnath1997LoknathAnjan Choudhury
Matribhumi1997ManabMilan Bhowmik
Loafer 1997BikramBablu Samaddar
Baro Bou1997AtanuSubhash Sen
Banglar Badhu 1998Dr. Deepak Gupta Anup Sengupta
Asol Nakol 1998Kalidas/Mohan SinghBablu Samaddar
Jibon Niye Khela 1999Runu Chakraborty Anjan Choudhury
Gunda1999Tapan Anjan Choudhury
Gariber Samman 1999Shubhro (cameo) Swapan Saha
Neyoti1999SashinathBablu Samaddar
Mastan Raja1999Sangram Uttam Akash
Krishna Kaberi1999KyeblaPransanta Nanda
Rupashi Dohai Tomar2000Arjun Pallab Ghosh
Gariber Sansar2000 Swapan Saha
Bidhatar Khela2001SurjoMohonji Prasad
Shesh Bichar2001 Sukhen Das
Rakhi Purnina2001Abhijit Anjan Choudhury
Prem Shakti2002KunalMohanji Prasad
Pratihinsa2002Mohanji Prasad
Inquilaab 2002 Anup Sengupta
Shukh Dukkher Sansar2003Subroto Bose Swapan Saha
Sneher Pratidan2003Pradeep Sawapan Saha
Sabuj Sathi 2003Bikash Chowdhury Swapan Saha
Kartabya 2003Apu Swapan Saha
Sajani 2004Gobindo Swapan Saha
Barud2004T.L.V. Prasad
Dadar Aadesh 2005Kartik Ghosh Anup Sengupta
Satyameva Jayate2008Vinayak's friendAshok Kumar Bed
Trishna 2009S.P. Subir ChatterjeePritam Jalan
Mejobabu2009BablaTutul Bannerjee
Bhalobasa Jug Jug Jio2009Dibakar Mandal
Balidaan2010Rahul's elder brotherTutul Banerjee
Bejanma2010Anando/DebuAashish Mitra
Panch Kayedi2022A copTutul Banerjee

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  6. ↑ 'বাবার কোটি কোটি টাকার সম্পত্তি দিদি কৌশলে নিজের নামে লিখিয়ে নিয়েছিল! আমি এক পয়সাও পাইনি!' - Lokesh , retrieved 14 March 2024
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  8. ↑ "Ranjana Bannerjee | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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  10. ↑ 'বাবার কোটি কোটি টাকার সম্পত্তি দিদি কৌশলে নিজের নামে লিখিয়ে নিয়েছিল! আমি এক পয়সাও পাইনি!' - Lokesh , retrieved 14 March 2024
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