Kaushik Sen

Koushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor known for his work across film, television, Over-the-top media service and theatre, based in Kolkata. He is the founder and director of the theatre group Swapnasandhani. He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Aamar Bhuvan, directed by Mrinal Sen. He was awarded Girish Purashkar 2023 by the Cultural Department of the Government of West Bengal for his extraordinary contributions to theatre. In 2024, he was awarded Telly Academy Best Actor Award for Godhuli Alap series.

Personal life Kaushik Sen was born into a Baidya Brahmin family on 19 September 1968. He is the son of actress Chitra Mondal Sen and actor Shyamal Sen. He studied at the Julien Day School, and graduated from Scottish Church College, both in Kolkata. Sen is married to Reshmi Sen and has a son, Riddhi Sen. He is a Vice President of the "West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum" along with Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Aparajita Auddy, Bharat Kaul and Sumanta Mukherjee.

Stage performance

Since 1992, he has been the director of Bengali theatre group Swapnasandhani. The group has staged around fifty plays and perform regularly in all the major theaters at Kolkata and in major countries all around the globe. Their most recent plays are Hamlet and Taray Taray. They recently performed Hamlet at Chicago NABC2024. It was hugely appreciated with standing ovation. Soon they will travel Australia with their newest production "Andhar Ghonay".

In 2010, the group staged the play Birpurush, which was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's poem. It was a political play and dealt with the contemporary context of West Bengal. The play stirred up some controversies.

Sen appeared with Soumitra Chatterjee in the play Tiktiki.

Filmography Sen made his acting debut in 1979 with Mrinal Sen's Ek Din Pratidin as a child actor. He has acted in more than seventy films. His best known performances in films are: Chalchitro (1981), Wheel Chair (1995), Aamaar Bhuvan (2002), Shunyo E Buke (2005), BankuBabur Bandhu (2006), Dwando (2009), Iti Mrinalini (2011), Charulata 2011 (2011), Piyalir Password (2012), Abar Byomkesh (2012), Goynar Baksho (2013), Rupkotha Noy (2013), Kolkata Calling (2014), Bhengchi (2015), Babar Naam Gandhiji (2015), Rajkahini (2015), Kahaani 2 (2016), Lion (2016), Zulfiqar (2016), Jawker Dhan (2017), Durga Sahay (2017), Raktokarobi (2017), Laboratory (2018), Rasogolla (2018), Barunbabur Bandhu (2019), Durgeshgorer Guptodhan (2019), Ekannaborti (2021), Belashuru (2022), Kaberi Antardhan (2023), Ardhangini (2023), Dabaru (2024) and Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei (2025).

Plays

Marx in Kolkata based on Howard Zinn's Marx in Soho Hamlet Taraye Taraye based on Srijato's Tara Bhora Akasher Niche Bidehi based on Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts Nirbhaya based on Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children Antigone based on Antigone (Sophocles play) Macbeth (also performed at Bharat Rang Mahotsav) Malyaban Jal Chhabi (debut) Tikitiki based on Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth Punoscho Bhalo Rakkhosher Golpo Prothom Partha

Television

Web series

Awards 2003 BFJA Award in the category best actor in supporting role, for the film Aamar Bhuvan. 2023 Girish Purashkar for extraordinary contributions in Theatre by the Cultural Department of Government of West Bengal 2023 Best Actor Telly Academy Award for Godhuli Alap television series