Soham Chakraborty

Last updated

Tanaya Chakraborty
​
(m. 2012)​
Soham Chakraborty
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Children2
Parent(s)Subrata Chakraborty, Deepa Chakraborty

Soham Chakraborty (born 4 March 1984) is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and politician. He has appeared in more than 100 Bengali films, as child artist (Master Bittu) and as male lead. He earned numerous accolades, including Uttam Kumar Awards, BFJA Awards and Star Jalsha Entertainment Awards. Chakraborty has a significant following in West Bengal, Assam and other adjacent states in India and Bangladesh. He is a member of All India Trinamool Congress. He contested 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Borjora Constituency. He won the General election 2021 from Chandipur constituency by a margin of 14000 votes. He was sworn in as Member of Legislative Assembly on 2 May 2021.

Contents

Acting career

Soham Chakraborty made his Tollywood debut in 1988 as a child artist with the popular Bengali film Choto Bou . Early in his career, Chakraborty was recognised as Master Bittu [1] and featured in several films as a child artist including Mangaldeep in 1989, Nayan Moni in 1989, Jowar Bhata in 1990, Satyajit Ray directed Shakha Proshakha in 1990, Bhagya Debata in 1997, starring Mithun Chakraborty and several other noted films. He was awarded Uttam Kumar Awards twice as Child Artist of the year for his performance in Jowar Bhata (1991) and Shakha Proshakha (1990). He has appeared in several television series and has played supporting roles in films in the late 1990s and early 2000s. [2] After completing his higher education in the field of B.Com. (Hons.), he appeared in Chander Bari , directed by Tarun Majumdar (2007). [3] Chakraborty, has described the difficult phase and struggling days in his acting career to appear in the big budget films. He was then launched with the film Bajimaat (2008), as male lead. He then rose to prominence after starring in 2009 film Prem Aamar directed by Raj Chakraborty and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, which turned out a blockbuster and recorded highest grosser in Bengali film's history. After Prem Aamar his previously shot films Rahasya, Jeena, and Soldier were released and were commercially average. [4] [5] His other blockbuster film Amanush was released in 2010. The film was directed by Rajib Biswas. Chakraborty played the role of Vinod, an orphan who has suffered a lot of physical and mental torture in his childhood. [5] He went on to films such as Faande Poriya Boga Kaande Re (2011), Jibon Rong Berong (2011), Le Halua Le (2012), Jaaneman (2012), Bojhena Shey Bojhena (2012), Loveria (2013), Bangali Babu English Mem (2014), Amanush 2 (2015) and Black . The series of comedies and family dramas that followed, earned Chakraborty widespread adulation from audiences, particularly among teenagers. Such films are Jamai 420 ( 2015), Katmundu (2015), Jio Pagla (2017) and Honeymoon (2018), Jamai Badal (2019) and Thai Curry (2019). His other blockbuster film Shudhu Tomari Jonyo ( 2015), along with Dev, remains a highest-grosser and has been screened in Mumbai and New Delhi. In 2015, Chakraborty was appointed the Vice President of All India Trinamool Youth Congress.

Television

Soham also anchored a reality show Twinkle Twinkle Dancing Star launched by makers of Chirodini...Tumi Je Amar, Prem Amar, Challenge and Amanush. [6] He was also the host of Parar Sera Bouthan, replacing Aneek Dhar, which aired on ETV Bangla. [7] The show was then hosted by Aparajita Adhya. Soham has also appeared as a guest on television serial Bojhena Se Bojhena . Chakraborty, in 2019-20 along with Mithun Chakraborty and Srabanti Chatterjee judged the dance reality show Dance Dance Junior by Star Jalsha.

Politics

Chakraborty joined All India Trinamool Congress in 2014. Chakraborty was appointed the All India Trinamool Youth Congress state vice president. [8] Chakraborty contested 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from Barjora (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Chakraborty was defeated by Sujit Chakraborty of CPI-M by a margin of 616 votes. [9] [10]

Filmography

†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNote
2025Raktabeej 2TBA
DurganagarTBA
FelubakshiFelubakshi
2024 Shastri Saikat MajumdarAlso co-producer
2023 Pradhan BibekExtended Appearance
Nikhonj - The Search Begins Zee5 Release
Angshuman MBA AngshumanZee5 Release
LSD: Laal Suitcase Ta Dekhechen?
Jai Kali Kalkattawali AnishZee5 Release
2022 Hirokgorer Hire Zee5 Release
Boudi Canteen Bablu
Haar Mana Haar Zee5 Release
Paka Dekha Joydeep
Dharmajuddha Jabbar
Shrimati
Haluaman
Kolkatar Harry
2021 Lockdown
Pratighath Zee5 Release
Ei Ami Renu Baren [11]
Miss Call Krishna
2020 Harano Prapti MainakZee5 Release
Hullor
2019 Sotoroi September Neel
Bhootchakra Pvt. Ltd. Amit
Googly
Thai Curry Ayan [12]
Jamai Badal Krish
2018 Ami Sudhu Tor Holam Chiranjib
Bagh Bandi Khela Hirok
Tui Sudhu Amar Aditya Indo- Bangladesh joint production
Piya Re Ravi [13]
Rongberonger Korhi Ramchandra Murmu
Honeymoon Gitin [14]
2017 Jio Pagla Raj Shankar Dhol / Gouri
Dekh Kemon Lage Rahul Roy
Amar Aponjon Joydip Mukherjee
2016 Gangster VishnuExtended Appearance
2015 Black Bullet / Biltu Indo- Bangladesh joint production
Shudhu Tomari Jonyo Siraz ChowdhuryExtended Appearance
Katmundu Sunny
Jamai 420 Shaan
Amanush 2 Md.Salim / Raghu / Ashok
2014 Golpo Holeo Shotti Rudra
Bangali Babu English Mem Madhushudan / Madhu / Honey
2013 Loveria Aditya
2012 Bojhena Shey Bojhena Noor Islam
Jaaneman Debaditrya / Deva
Le Halua Le Rahul
2011 Jibon Rong Berong
Faande Poriya Boga Kaande Re Raju
2010 Atanka / Aatangko
Amanush Vinod
Soldier
Jeena The Endless Love
Rahasya The Bhoutik
2009 Prem Aamar Rabi
2008 Bajimaat ShuvroDebut film
1997 Mayar Badhon KoushalChild artist
Bakul Priya Young BakulChild artist

Web series

YearTitleOTTCharacterCo-ArtistNotes
2021 Dujone [15] HoichoiAmar [16] Srabanti Chatterjee
2024 Kaantaye Kaantaye. [17] ZEE5 Saswata Chatterjee

Controversy

Soham Chakraborty assaulted a restaurant owner on 8 June 2024 over an issue of car parking outside the restaurant at New Town, Kolkata. [18] It is alleged that Chakraborty assaulted the owner Anirul Alam. According to the CCTV camera footage it showed Chakraborty, holding Mr. Alam by his collar, slapping and dragging Alam out. Chakraborty has also been accused of threatening to close down the restaurant business. [19] FIR was filed against the Soham based on a complaint filed by the restaurant owner. [20] Finally Chakraborty apologised for his action. [21] [22]

Accolades

In 2022 Chakraborty was awarded Mahanayak by the chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. [23]

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2010 Star Jalsha Entertainment AwardsBest Actor Prem Amar Won
2011 Star Jalsha Entertainment AwardsBest Actor Amanush Won
Tele Cine AwardsBest Actor Amanush Won
Zee Bangla Gourab Somman AwardsBest Actor Amanush Nominated

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mithun Chakraborty</span> Indian actor (born 1950)

Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian actor, film producer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and politician who predominantly works in Hindi and Bengali cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 350 films, mostly in Hindi and Bengali languages, and a few in Odia, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi and Tamil. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards and Four Filmfare Awards. In January 2024, Chakraborty was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour by the Government of India. He was also awarded India's highest accolade in the field of cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2022, whose announcement came from the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in September 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shree Venkatesh Films</span> Indian media and entertainment company

SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film production and distribution company, founded by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni in 1995. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Assam and Tripura, SVF also distributes Bollywood and Hollywood films in East India. The other divisions of the company include Exhibition, TV Content Production, Digital Cinema, Music, New Media and IPR syndication. SVF was in Anandabazar Patrika's powerlist for 2008 and 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Koel Mallick</span> Indian actress in Bengali films

Koel Mallick Singh is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick. She made her film debut with Nater Guru (2003) opposite Jeet, which was a box office-success. Some of her popular films are Shubhodrishti (2005), Mon Mane Na (2008), Premer Kahini (2008), Paglu (2011), Paglu 2 (2012), Rangbaaz (2013), Arundhati (2014) and Besh Korechi Prem Korechi (2015).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rudranil Ghosh</span> Indian actor and politician

Rudranil Ghosh is an Indian actor who works primarily in Bengali films.

Deepak Chakraborty, is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is the son of renowned cartoonist Shaila Chakraborty. He is also a politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Government of West Bengal. He was born on 2 November 1955 in Kolkata. He has been conferred upon the prestigious Mahanayak Samman by the Govt. of West Bengal in 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raj Chakraborty</span> Indian director, producer, politician

Raj Chakraborty is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Bengali TV. Raj Chakraborty was associated with Zee Bangla's laughter show Mirakkel, hosted by Mir, and the dance competition Dance Bangla Dance, judged by Mithun Chakraborty, during their initial days. He also directed Star Jalsha's laughter programme I Laugh You. He has been a Member of Legislative Assembly of West Bengal from Barrackpore since 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Srabanti Chatterjee</span> Indian actress

Srabanti Chatterjee is an Indian actress in the Bengali film industry (Tollywood). She is known for her versatile acting skills and has been a popular face in Bengali cinema for over two decades. Srabanti began her acting career as a child artist in 1997 with the film Mayar Badhon, directed by Swapan Saha. She rose to fame in 2003 after playing the lead role in Champion. Throughout her career, Srabanti has delivered several notable performances in films such as Amanush (2010), Shikari (2016) and Bhootchakra Pvt. Ltd. (2019). She is widely acclaimed for her roles in romantic and family drama films, earning her a loyal fan base across West Bengal, Bangladesh and beyond.

<i>Amanush</i> (2010 film) 2010 action thriller film by Rajiv Kumar Biswas

Amanush is a 2010 Indian Bengali-language thriller film written and directed by Rajib Biswas, starring Soham Chakraborty and Srabanti Chatterjee in lead roles, whilst newcomer Rehaan Roy, Saswata Chatterjee play supporting roles. The film, which has music scored by noted musician Jeet Ganguly and cinematography handled by Kumud Verma, was released in April 2010. The film is officially a remake of the 2003 film Kaadhal Kondein starring Dhanush and Sonia Agarwal. This film was already remade in Bangladesh as Onno Manush in 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abir Chatterjee</span> Indian actor (born 1980)

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.

<i>Dui Prithibi</i> (2010 film) 2010 Indian film

Dui Prithibi is a 2010 Bengali road drama movie directed by Raj Chakraborty and stars Jeet, Dev, Koel Mallick and Barkha Bisht Sengupta in the lead roles. It was the highest grossing Bengali film of 2010. A remake of the Telugu film Gamyam, Dui Prithibi brought two of the biggest stars of Bengali cinema, Jeet and Dev, together for the only time on the celluloid.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nusrat Jahan</span> Indian actress and politician

Nusrat Jahan Ruhi is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. Beside the acting career, from 2019 to 2024, Jahan has represented as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Basirhat constituency as a Trinamool Congress candidate. Jahan's screen debut was in Raj Chakraborty's Shotru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Locket Chatterjee</span> Indian film actress and politician

Locket Chatterjee is an Indian actress, politician and former Member of Parliament for Hooghly, from West Bengal, India. She is also a classical dancer. She completed her training in Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Manipuri and Creative, but is better known as an actress, in Tollywood. Previously, she was the state president of BJP Mahila Morcha, the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal. Now she is a General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mimi Chakraborty</span> Indian actor, producer, politician (born 1989)

Mimi Chakraborty is an Indian actress, singer and politician. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. Her debut film was Bapi Bari Jaa in which she played the female lead, Dola. She was listed as the most desirable woman in the Calcutta Times list of Most Desirable Women 2016 and 2020.

<i>Bojhena Shey Bojhena</i> 2012 Indian film

Bojhena Shey Bojhena is a 2012 Indian Bengali romantic drama film by Raj Chakraborty and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. The film illustrates two love stories – with Soham Chakraborty & Mimi Chakraborty playing the characters in one of the stories and Abir Chatterjee & Payel Sarkar playing the other along with two buses – which join in the climax. The film was initially titled Prem Amar 2 but eventually the director changed the name because of the entry of two new characters and a different storyline. The film's music is by debutante Arindam Chatterjee. The film's theatrical trailer was unveiled on the film's official YouTube channel on 8 December 2012. This film is a remake of Tamil film named Engaeyum Eppothum released in 2011.

<i>Bojhena Se Bojhena</i> (TV series) 2013 Bengali television series

Bojhena Se Bojhena is an Indian Bengali romantic television soap opera that premiered on 4 November 2013 and aired on the Star India-owned Star Jalsha. The soap opera, produced by Indian media company Shree Venkatesh Films, is a remake of the popular Hindi television series Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?, which aired on StarPlus. It starred Yash Dasgupta and Madhumita Sarkar.It got back in March 2020 due to COVID-19 situation.This Show is 3rd time repeat telecast on Star Jalsha on 3 July 2023.

<i>Amanush 2</i> 2015 Bengali film by Rajiv Kumar Biswas

Amanush 2 is a 2015 Bengali crime thriller film directed by Rajib Kumar Biswas. It is a sequel to Amanush with different storylines but the same background and synopsis. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Naan which starred Vijay Antony in the lead. The film is released on 14 April 2015.

<i>Katmundu</i> 2015 Indian film

Katmundu is a 2015 Indian Bengali comedy romantic thriller film directed by Raj Chakraborty. The film features Soham Chakraborty, Abir Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Srabanti Chatterjee, Mimi Chakraborty and Saswata Chatterjee in the lead roles. The film is produced by Shyam Sundar Dey under GreenTouch Entertainment. The film was released on 16 October 2015. The story, penned down by Padmanava Dasgupta, is about three software engineers who undertake a journey to Nepal to escape the stress of a 9-to-5 job and how their life takes an unexpected turn after meeting three girls on their way, forms the crux of the story.

<i>Lockdown</i> (2021 Bengali film) 2021 Bengali film

Lockdown is a Bengali drama film directed by Abhimanyu Mukherjee. This film was released on 10 September 2021 under the banner of Artage and Pandemonium Productions.

<i>Devi Chowdhurani</i> (film) Upcoming Bengali-language film

Devi Chowdhurani is an upcoming Indian Bengali-language period action-adventure film directed by Subhrajit Mitra. The film is produced by Aniruddha Dasgupta and Aparna Dasgupta under the banner of ADited Motion Pictures (USA) and co-produced by Hassan Choudhury under the banner of HC Films Limited (UK). Based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel of the same name, it stars Srabanti Chatterjee in the titular role, alongside Prosenjit Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Alexx O'Nell, Arjun Chakrabarty and Bibriti Chatterjee in another pivotal roles. Principal photography commenced in January 2024 with filming taking place in Kolkata and Purulia in West Bengal. After being delayed multiple times, the makers announced with a new poster that it would be released in May 2025.

<i>Kaantaye Kaantaye</i> Indian Bengali-language web-series

Kaantaye Kaantaye is Bengali suspense-thriller web-series directed by Joydeep Mukherjee and produced by Shyamsundar De. It is an adaptation of Narayan Sanyal's P. K. Basu series novel Sonar Kaanta, which is actually inspired by The Mousetrap of Agatha Christie. This is the second time P. K. Basu series has been adapted for the screen, the first time being in 1974 when Tarun Majumdar made Jadi Jantem featuring Uttam Kumar as the protagonist.

References

  1. ↑ এক্সপ্রেস, বেঙ্গল (8 December 2022). "সোহম চক্রবর্তী (অভিনেতা) - বয়স, উচ্চতা, স্ত্রী, সন্তান, জীবনী ও অন্যান্য বিষয়". Bengal Xpress. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Nag, Kushali (27 May 2008). "Spotlight". The Telegraph, Calcutta. Calcutta. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Janeman pair Koel & Soham romance in serene Switzerland". The Telegraph. Kolkota. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "I have become choosey: Soham Chakraborty". The Times of India . 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  5. 1 2 Nag, Kushali (27 April 2010). "Why soham plays a geek in friday release Amanush". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Soham to make TV debut?". The Times of India . 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Soham to anchor T.V. show?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Trinamool Youth Congress to protest against fuel price hike". DNA India . 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Trinamool's actor candidate Sohom worth over Rs. 2 crore". Business Standard . 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "8 Ministers, TMC's Madan Mitra Among Heavyweight Losers in Bengal". News18 . 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Soham happy to resume shooting for 'Ei Ami Renu' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ↑ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (23 February 2019). "Soham Chakraborty, Hiraan Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee, Trina Saha, Bidya Sinha Mim and Rachel White... First look poster of #Bengali film #ThaiCurry... Directed by Ankit Aditya... 1 March 2019 release... Distribution by SSR Cinemas P Ltd. https://t.co/RYtmWcacfe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "'Krishna' n Love Story Trailer - 1". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Sen, Debolina (25 February 2018). "Honeymoon Movie Review". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "প্রথমবার ওয়েব সিরিজে জুটি বাঁধছেন সোহম-শ্রাবন্তী, দর্শকদের উপহার দেবেন থ্রিলার লাভস্টোরি". Sangbad Pratidin.
  16. ↑ "Srabanti Chatterjee, Soham Chakraborty to make OTT debut with Hoichoi series Dujone". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020.
  17. ↑ Kaantaye Kaantaye Teaser: Saswata Chatterjee and Ananya Chatterjee starrer Kaantaye Kaantaye Official Teaser , retrieved 28 July 2024
  18. ↑ Som, Moyurie (8 June 2024). "Actor-turned-Trinamool MLA Soham Chakraborty assaults restaurant owner in Kolkata after tiff over parking". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "Tiff over parking" . Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  20. ↑ "Case against Trinamool actor-MLA for slapping Kolkata eatery owner". India Today. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  21. ↑ "Abhishek Banerjee | Soham Chakraborty: 'মানুষের ভোটে জয়ীদের আরও বিনয়ী হওয়া উচিত', সোহমকে বার্তা অভিষেকের?". Zee24Ghanta.com. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  22. ↑ "ইটের জবাব পাথর! রেস্তোরাঁর মালিকের পর এবার তাঁর নামে পাল্টা FIR করলেন সোহম!". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  23. ↑ "'মহানায়ক' সোহম, 'মহানায়িকা' নুসরত জাহান, 'দিদি'কে ধন্যবাদ ২ তারকার". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.