Pran Roy

Pran Roy
Born	Bagerhat, Bangladesh
Education	Fine Arts
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Notable work	Ghetuputra Komola
Spouse	Shahnewaz Kakoli ​ (m. 2001)​
Awards	Meril-Prothom Alo Awards

Pran Roy is a Bangladeshi actor. ^[1] He primarily acts in stage plays and television dramas. In 2005, he entered the film industry by acting in the movies Lal Shobuj and Molla Barir Bou . ^[2]

Notable plays in which he has acted include Chorokabya by Shimul Sarker, Sat Saudagar by Syed Aulad, Komol Bibir Othithishala by Badrul Anam Saud, Protishodh by Moinul Hasan Khokon, Ronger Duniya by Hasan Jahangir, Nongorkhana, Electioner Rong, and Jhulongto Babura, among others. ^[3]

Personal and educational life

Pran Roy was born in Bagerhat, Bangladesh. His father is Jogesh Chandra Roy. ^[4]

He was a student at the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. He married his classmate, playwright and director Shahnewaz Kakoli, on 9 December 2001. ^{[1] [5]}

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2005	Lal Shobuj [2]	Kismot	Shahidul Islam Khokon
	Molla Barir Bou	Master	Salahuddin Lavlu
2006	Ore Sampanwala		Masum Babul
2007	Doctor Bari		Azizur Rahman
2009	Jolorong		Shahnewaz Kakoli	Unreleased
2012	Ghetuputra Komola	Dance trainer of the Ghetu troupe	Humayun Ahmed
	Hothat Sedin		Basu Chatterjee
2014	Jibondhuli		Tanvir Mokammel
2015	Noy Chhoy		Rafael Ahsan
	Nodijon		Shahnewaz Kakoli
	Eito Prem		Sohel Arman
2019	Maya - The Lost Mother		Masud Pathik
2022	Mukhosh [6]
	Bhangon	Sadar	Mirza Sakhawat Hossain	Government grant film
	Megh Roddur Khela		Awal Reza
	Payer Chhap		Saiful Islam Mannu	[7]
2023	Radio		Ananyo Mamun
	Ekti Na-Bola Golpo		Pankaj Palit
	Adam		Abu Tawhid Hiron
	Priyotoma	Master	Himel Ashraf
2024	Rong Dhong		Ahsan Sarwar
2025	Unveiled		Saiful Islam Mannu

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2007	Romizer Ayna [8]		Shihab Shaheen
2021	Digridhari Chandu Mama	Chandu Mama	Irani Biswas	Telefilm on Channel i [9]
2023	Pita Bonam Putro Gong		Sokal Ahmed [10]	Machranga Television serial [11]
	Chirokumari Songho		Syed Refat Siddique	Ekushey TV [12]
2024	Protima [13]	Ranjan		[14]

Awards and nominations

RTV Star Award

Year	Nominated Work	Category	Result	Ref
2019	D-20	Best Supporting Actor in a Serial Drama	Nominated [15]

References

1. এক যুগ পর প্রাণ রায় (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 March 2025.
2. ছবি নির্মাণের প্রস্তুতি নিচ্ছেন প্রাণ রায়. Dhaka Times (in Bengali). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
3. "Heights of success as an actor". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 8 December 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
4. বাবা হারালেন অভিনয়শিল্পী প্রাণ রায়. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 5 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
5. "প্রাণ রায়-শাহনেওয়াজ কাকলি: যুগল জীবনের চৌদ্দ বছর". sylhettoday24.news (in Bengali). 12 December 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
6. তাদের রুচিবোধের অভাব রয়েছে -প্রাণ রায়. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
7. ভিউয়ের জন্য নিজেকেতো বিসর্জন দিতে পারবো না: প্রাণ. Channel i (in Bengali). 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
8. =১৪ বছর পর আবারও একসঙ্গে অপূর্ব-প্রাণ রায়. দেশ রূপান্তর (in Bengali). 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
9. 'ডিগ্রিধারী চান্দু মামা' প্রাণ রায়. Barta24 (in Bengali). 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
10. পিতা বনাম পুত্র গং. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
11. ২৫০ পর্বে পিতা বনাম পুত্র গং. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
12. জমজমাট 'চিরকুমারী সংঘ'. Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
13. প্রতিমা : এ সপ্তাহের নাটক । Natok. YouTube. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
14. BTV Drama (2024-10-12). "Protima: This Week's Drama". YouTube .
15. 'আরটিভি স্টার অ্যাওয়ার্ড-২০১৯' পেলেন যারা. RTV (in Bengali). 2022-03-08. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2025-03-20.