Indrasish Roy
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| Born | 15 November 1986 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Known for |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Spouse | Souravi Tarafdar[1] |
Indrasish Roy is an Indian film and television actor. He played the role of Tintin in serial Gaaner Opare. Later he played the lead role of Chandrakiran Chowdhury, the male protagonist of serial Adwitiya. He debuted in films with Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti.[2] He also won hearts by playing the role of Lalon in Star Jalsha's Dhulokona.
Career
[edit]Indrasish Roy started his career as an assistant director of the short film And There Wasn't Ever After in 2008.[user-generated source?] He made his acting debut in the television series Champion in 2009 on Akash Bangla, where he played an antagonist, Ronnie. In 2010, he had his major break in the Bengali serial Gaaner Opare, where he played the role of Tintin.[3] After that, he played the male lead character, Chandrakiran Chowdhury aka "Chand", in Adwitiya in 2011 on Star Jalsa.[4] He also did a small stint in mega serial Subarnalata in 2012 on Zee Bangla, where he played the character Sunirmal, who showed solidarity with Bokul, Subaranalata's daughter. After his stints in television he moved on to films like Rang Milanti, The Play, Hrid Majharey, Aamar Aami, and Chotushkone.
Gaaner Oparey
[edit]Gaaner Oparey, an Indian Bengali-language television serial was produced by Ideas Creations, the production house of Prosenjit Chatterjee.[5] It aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. It was a tribute to the Indian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 150th birth anniversary. The script was written by Indian director and actor Rituparno Ghosh. Debojyoti Mishra directed the music, and Dipankar De, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Mimi Chakraborty, Gaurav Chakraborty, Arjun Chakraborty, and Anindita Bose were involved with the project.[6]
Indrasish portrayed the character of Tintin (Trinanjon Banerjee) in the serial, a camera man working for the Shohor TV channel.
Adwitiya
[edit]Adwitiya, a production by Ideas Creations (Prosenjit Chatterjee), revolved around a young girl who goes to a rural village to chase her dreams and takes up the cudgels of putting this village on the path of progress. Shot with the Sunderbans as a backdrop, it was scripted by Anuja Chattopadhyay and Kausik Bhattacharya and directed by Joydeep Mukherjee.[4]
Indrasish played the male lead character Chandrakiran Chowdhury, popularly known as "Chand" in the serial, along with Sohini Sarkar and Gaurav Chakraborty. He rose to mass popularity and won the award for Best Couple (along with Sohini Sarkar) at Star Jalsa Paribar Awards 2012.[7]
Rang Milanti
[edit]Indrasish made his silver screen debut with the film Rang Milanti, a romantic comedy directed by Kaushik Ganguly, that released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim.[8]
He played the character Tito in the film, a passionate film buff and aspiring director with ambitious dreams of winning a Palme d'Or and an Oscar in the near future, who is in love with an ad-agency employee, Kamalika (Ridhima Ghosh).[9] He shared the screen with acclaimed actors like Churni Ganguly, Saswata Chatterjee and others like Gaurav Chakraborty, Gourab Chatterjee, Ridhima Ghosh, and Tanaji Dasgupta.[10][11][12]
The Play
[edit]Indrasish played the central character "Mainak" in the 2013 Bengali film The Play (film), a non-political mystery murder thriller revolving around the premises of a theater group in Kolkata.[13] The film was scripted and directed by Ranjay Ray Choudhury[14] and was presented by Magic Entertainments. The music was composed by Joy Sarkar.[15]
His role, Mainak, is an introverted struggling actor who came to the city of Kolkata and joined a theatre group where his entire life took a whirl after an incidental night.[vague] He shared the screen with actors like Rajesh Sharma and Mumtaz Sorcar.[16]
Hrid Majharey
[edit]Hrid Majharey is a critically acclaimed 2014 Bengali film directed by debutant director Ranjan Ghosh. The film is a tribute to William Shakespeare on the occasion of his 450th birthday. The plot revolves around a love story that is loosely inspired by certain iconic works of Shakespeare.
Indrasish played the character of Shubhro in the film,[17] a charming, lively young man from Kolkata who runs an NGO in the Andaman Islands and is passionate about electronic music. He shared screen space with actors Abir Chatterjee and Raima Sen in the film.[18]
Aamar Aami
[edit]Aamar Aami is a 2014 Bengali film directed by debutant director Orko Sinha.[19] This film deals with multiple wishes, desires and dreams of people living in the fast-paced city. The film featured actors Rahul Banerjee, Biswanath Basu, and Arunima Ghosh along with Indrasish Roy and others.[20]
Indrasish played the character Soumya in the film,[21] an aspiring young photographer with an engineering background who struggles to get a job in the media industry. Indrasish also appeared in the film Reunion by Murari M Rakshit.[22]
Dhulokona
[edit]Dhulokona is an Indian Bengali serial written by Leena Gangopadhyay and was produced by the banner Magic Moments Motion Pictures on Star Jalsha . The show came on-air on 19 July 2021 and went off-air on 11 December 2022 after telecasting 505 episodes. This show revolved around a maid and a driver, who is also a rap singer, work in an upper-middle-class family and their relationship despite both of them having ample ups and downs in their lives and trying to keep people happy and by proving that even being unsuccessful in life, a person can prove himself/herself successful.
Indrasish played the character of Lalon, the driver of the upper-middle-class family as well as a rap singer. He played the lead role opposite to Manali Dey.
Other ventures
[edit]Apart from acting Indrasish is an active participant in the Celebrity Cricket League, where he plays for the Bengal Tigers and has performed consistently in the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 series as an all rounder player.[23][self-published source?] Indrasish has been passionate about cricket since childhood and has been quoted as saying, "Getting into the shooting floor was by mistake. He was meant to be a Cricketer."[24]
Filmography
[edit]List of films of Indrasish Roy:
| Year | Movie | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rang Milanti | Kaushik Ganguly | Tito | Released on 9 September 2011 |
| 2013 | The Play | Ranjay Ray Choudhury | Mainak | Released on 6 December 2013 |
| 2014 | Hrid Majharey | Ranjan Ghosh | Shubhro | Released on 11 July 2014 |
| 2014 | Aamar Aami | Orko Sinha | Soumya Chowdhury | Released on 5 September 2014 |
| 2014 | Chotushkone | Srijit Mukherji | Ritwick | Released on 26 September 2014 |
| 2015 | Lorai: Play to Live | Parambrata Chatterjee | Deepnarayan Chowdhury | Released on 9 January 2015 |
| 2015 | Fakebook | Sanjay Bardhaan | Vidyan | Released on 15 May 2015 |
| 2015 | Jomer Raja Dilo Bor | Abir Sengupta | Boss | Released on 4 September 2015 |
| 2016 | Kuheli | Debarati Gupta | Sayak | Released on 4 November 2016 |
| 2016 | Teenanko | Bithin Das | Haran Majhi | Released on 18 November 2016 |
| 2017 | Durga Sohay | Arindam SIL | Shuvo | Released on 28 July 2017 |
| 2017 | Nagarkirtan | Kaushik Ganguly | Subhash Da | Released on 2017 |
| 2018 | Crisscross | Birsa Dasgupta | TBA | Released on 10 August 2018 |
| 2019 | Adda | Devayush Chowdhary | Rudro | Released on 13 September 2019 |
| 2021 | Golondaaj | Dhrubo Banerjee | Jeetendra | |
| 2022 | Lokkhi Chele | Kaushik Ganguly | Rajat Narayan Roy | 2022 |
| 2023 | Maayakumari | 2023 |
Unreleased films
[edit]| Movie | Director | Role | Character Brief | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daaker Saaj | Somnath Gupta | Mainak | A painter with substantial visions regarding life and art | Film under post-production |
| Aagun | Joydeep Mukherjee | Badal | An auto-driver who gets victimized to the darker side of the society | Film under post-production |
| Haar Maana Haar | Debapratim Dasgupta | Angshuman | A very romantic young husband | Film under post-production |
| Mondobashar Golpo | Tathagata Bannerjee |
Television
[edit]| Year | Series | Channel | Role | Production Company(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Champion | Akash Bangla | Ronnie | Ideas Creations |
| 2010–2011 | Gaaner Oparey | Star Jalsha | Tintin | |
| 2011–2012 | Adwitiya | Chand | ||
| 2012 | Subarnalata | Zee Bangla | Sunirmal | Balaji Telefilms |
| 2017 | Swapno Udaan | Star Jalsha | Inspector Aniruddha Roy | Boyhood Productions |
| 2017 | Premer Kahini | RJ Raj Roy Chowdhury | Shree Venkatesh Films | |
| 2019 | Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu | Rudradeb Pal aka Rudra | Agnidev Chatterjee Productions | |
| 2021–2022 | Dhulokona | Lalon Chatterjee | Magic Moments Motion Pictures | |
| 2023 | Balijhor | Srot Basu | ||
| 2023– 2024 | Jol Thoi Thoi Bhalobasha | Ashman Ghosh | ||
| 2024 | Horogouri Pice Hotel | Rudra (Later Replaced by Arnab Banerjee) | Jisshu Ujwal Sengupta Productions |
Web series
[edit]List of web series works of Indrasish Roy:
| Year | Web Series | Platform | Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Astey Ladies | Hoichoi | ||||
| 2020 | Byomkesh Season 5 | Abhay | ||||
| 2020 | Damayanti | Samaresh | ||||
| 2020 | Nokol Heere | Samaresh | ||||
| 2021 | Khelaa Ssuru | Klikk | ||||
| 2021 | Amra 2GayTher | Klikk | ||||
| 2022 | Feludar Goyendagiri | Hoichoi | Young Birupakkho Majumdar | |||
| 2024 | Lajja | Hoichoi | Lawyer 2024 | kaalratri | Hoichoi | Rudro |
Awards
[edit]- Best Couple Award:- Star Jalsha Paribar Awards 2012 (Alongside Sohini Sarkar) for megaserial Adwitiya
References
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- ^ "Curtain call". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Sreemita, Bhattacharya (14 August 2011). "Indrasish on a high". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ Nag, Kushali (8 September 2010). "Colour me young". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Rang Milanti - Cast, Songs". Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ Sanya, Supratim Sanya. "Film Preview: A First Look at Rang Milanti - Queen Of Hearts (Bengali, 2011) - Trailer, Poster, Synopsis". Washington Bangla Radio. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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- ^ Priyanka, Dasgupta (23 August 2011). "Bare truth about relationships". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "The Play: A Mystery Murder Thriller Bengali Movie - Preview, Story, Poster, Trailer, Wallpaper at WBRi". Washington Bangla Radio. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
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- ^ "New Kolkata Bangla Movie 'The Play' music Launched; 'Music to be the film's USP', says music director Joy Sarkar". Washington Bangla Radio. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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- ^ Chakraborty, Arisit (11 September 2014). জয় বাবা বিশ্বনাথে রক্ষা হয়নি. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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- ^ "Celebrity Cricket League". Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
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