Abhishek Banerjee is an Indian actor, casting director, and screenwriter. In 2020, he appeared in the Amazon Prime Original series Paatal Lok; in which he played the role of “Vishal Hathoda Tyagi”.
Wiki/Biography
Abhishek Banerjee was born on Tuesday, November 15, 1988, in New Delhi (31 years old in 2019). His star sign is Scorpio. He went to school in KV Andrews Ganj, New Delhi. He completed his schooling from Kirori Mal College (KMC), Delhi.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 10″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
He was born into a Bengali Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
His father was a Black Cat commando in the Indian paramilitary force.
Abhishek Banerjee and his father
Relationships, Wife and Children
In 2014, he married architect and interior designer Tina Noronha.
Abhishek Banerjee and his girlfriend
Profession
He started his career as a theatre actor. He joined a theatre group in Delhi. He made his debut in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006) when he was one of the students who auditioned for a role in a documentary.
Abhishek Banerjee at Rang De Basanti
In 2016, he gained popularity with The Screen Patti’s YouTube video “Daaru Pe Charcha- Vijay Maal Legaya” along with Jitendra Kumar aka Jeetu Bhaiya.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZeMPCV91MY
He has worked as an actor and casting director in several Bollywood films such as No One Killed Jessica (2011), The Dirty Picture (2011), Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (2016), Secret Superstar (2017) and Kalank (2019). He has been acclaimed for his acting in many popular Hindi web series such as TVF Pitchers (2015), Mirzapur (2018), Typewriter (2019), Mirzapur Season 2 (2020) and Paatal Lok (2020).
Abhishek Banerjee on the streets
award
On November 26, 2023, Abhishek Banerjee won the Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for the web series Munesh’s Big Fat Wedding.
Abhishek Banerjee wins Best Actor Award at Filmfare OTT Awards 2023
Favorite things
- Movies: Sleeping City (2015) and The Saint (2016)
- Book: Terribly Tiny Tales by Penguin Books India
Facts/Trivia
- Reportedly, he played the role of Lord Rama in a school play during his school days. After that he decided to pursue a career in acting.
- In 2017, he founded his own casting agency ‘Casting Bay’ along with his partner Anmol Ahuja.
- He is a big fan of Bollywood legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan. In an interview, he said,
I have always been a fan of Amitabh Bachchan. I was in Tamil Nadu and had seen a lot of Rajinikanth’s films. That was also when I watched Hum on Indian TV and was mesmerized by Mr. Bachchan. You could say it was a male crush! He became my Dronacharya ever since then. I always felt that if a young Amitabh Bachchan had acted in Bombay Velvet today, it would have been a different story. Don’t get me wrong! ”
- His hobbies include traveling and listening to music.
- He loves animals very much and has a pet dog and a pet cat.
Abhishek Banerjee and his pet dog
- He was often spotted drinking at parties.
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