Ambarish Bhattacharya

Ambarish Bhattacharya (born 13 March 1979) is a Bengali actor and comedian. He started his career through performing at Bengali theatre and stage. He made his television debut in the 2007 playing the character Gaja in Raja & Gaja. He has acted in numerous TV soap operas and Bengali films.

Career Ambarish forayed into Bengali television with his debut fiction comedy series Raja & Gaja. He began working in films from 2011 with minor roles. He has already worked with directors like Kaushik Ganguly, Anjan Dutt, Srijit Mukherji, Kamaleswar Mukherjee, and others. Open Tee Bioscope by Anindya Chattopadhyay, Bibaho Obhijaan by Birsa Dasgupta and Gotro by Sibaprasad Mukherji and Nandita Roy are some of works with major roles. Beside these, he has also been active in sharing screens in TV commercials.

Theatre Ambarish started working with theatre groups from early 2000. He was closely involved in performing theatre songs along with veteran thespian and singer Ketaki Dutta. After some time he also started acting in theater groups. He has also worked in Jatra (theatre) with the famous female impersonator Chapal Bhaduri in Shitala from 2000 to 2006. Some of his works includes Ferari Fouj (2005) under Sanglap Kolkata; Puratani Natoker Gaan (songs compilation) (2006) and Kanu Kohe Raai (2010) under Sansriti group and Nisanga Samrat (2013) under Indraranga group.

Filmography and television

Television

Filmography

Web series Year Title Role Language Production Comments 2023 Kolonko Bengali Missing Screw 2023 Kumudini Bhavan Inspector Bengali Mahabahu Motion Pictures 2017-2018 Hello (web series) Ambarish BengaliHoichoi 2018 Ha Ja Ba Ra La Co-host (stand-up comedy) Bengali

Awards Year Award Category Name Result 2015 West Bengal Tele Academy Awards Raager Anuraage 2022 West Bengal Tele Academy Awards Best Actor (Comic role) Khorkuto 2024Filmfare Award BanglaBest Supporting Actor Ardhangini 2024 West Bengal Govt Bishesh Colochitro Somman 2025 West Bengal Tele Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Roshni