Anirban Bhattacharya

Anirban Bhattacharya (; born 7 October 1986) is an Indian actor, singer, director, music composer, lyricist, voice artist and author. Bhattyacharya won ABP Ananda Sera Bangali Award in 2022. In 2017, Bhattacharya won WBFJA Awards for Best Promising Actor of The Year.

Career His first successful theatre production was Debi Sarpamasta, written by Manoj Mitra, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. His other notable works are Anthony Soudamini, Nagamandala (famous play by Girish Karnad), Jara Agun Lagay, Bisorjan, FM Mahanagar, Karu Basana, Awdyo Shesh Rajani, Athoi etc. In 2017, he got the Mahindra Excellence Theatre Awards (META) as Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) for Awdyo Shesh Rajani.

In 2015, he started his film career with the Zee Bangla telefilm Kader Kuler Bou. He got fame for his character as Bishan Roy from the film Eagoler Chokh. For playing this role, he was picked up as the Filmfare Awards East for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2017. In 2019, He got his first Best Actor Award for the role of Nikhilesh Chowdhury from the movie Ghawre Bairey Aaj which was immensely praised by critics and audiences. He made his directorial debut through the Bengali crime drama web series Mandaar, which is inspired by William Shakespeare's Macbeth. His second direction Ballavpurer Roopkotha was released on 21 October 2022. Calcutta Times has voted him as one of the top 10 Most Desirable Men in 2017.

Controversies After Anirban Bhattacharya and other directors mounted a legal battle against Swarup Biswas led Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI), he has been facing an unofficial ban or work boycott.

Early life Anirban Bhattacharya was born on 7 October 1986 in Midnapore, West Bengal. He did his schooling from Nirmal Hriday Ashram Catholic Church High School in Midnapore. After that, in 2004 he moved to Kolkata to study theatre from Rabindra Bharati University. He completed his Master's in drama and received the Young Artist Scholarship in 2009 from the cultural ministry of the Government of India. His acting is highly influenced by Anjan Dutt.

Filmography Bhattacharya started his career in Bengali language films in 2015 with Zee Bangla Cinema Originals such as Kader Kuler Bou, Jodi Balo Hyan and Ebhabeo Phire Asa Jay. He hit the big screen in Aparna Sen's Arshinagar in a supporting role. In 2016, he appeared in Arindam Sil's Eagoler Chokh portraying a different character named "Bishan Roy" and was appreciated for his performance. He received the BFJA Most Promising Actor Male award and the Filmfare Awards East for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for essaying Bishan Roy in that film. Bhattacharya was awarded with the Best Debutant Actor award at the International Bengali Film Award (IBFA). He played the role of a radio jockey in Colkatay Columbus. He was awarded the Ajeyo Samman 2017 by the newspaper Ebela for becoming the most praised actor in 2016. +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

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