Arjun Chakrabarty is an Indian actor who has appeared in many Bengali films, TV shows and web series. He was the son of Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and the brother of Gaurav Chakrabarty.
Wiki/Biography
Arjun Chakrabarty was born on Monday, March 5, 1990 (34 years old; as of 2024) in Kolkata (then Kolkata), West Bengal, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Childhood photos of Arjun Chakrabarty and father Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
He completed his schooling from Assemblies of God Mission School, Kolkata and studied Humanities in 11th and 12th class. He pursued his BA in Mass Communication and Videography from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. He also worked as a children’s artist on several television shows. During his final year of college, he started acting in television shows to pursue a career in the Bengali film industry, also known as Tollywood.
Arjun Chakrabarty (left) and his brother Gaurav Chakrabarty, who was 20 at the time
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body Measurements (Approximately): Chest 42″, Waist 32″, Biceps 13″
family
He belongs to a Bengali Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
His father is the famous Bengali actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and his mother Mithu Chakrabarty is a television actress.
Arjun Chakrabarty’s father Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and mother Mithu Chakrabarty
His younger brother Gaurav Chakrabarty is also a famous Bengali actor.
Arjun Chakrabarty (left) and his brother Gaurav Chakrabarty
wife and children
He married Sreeja Sen on March 10, 2016. They were previously engaged on June 6, 2015. The couple has a daughter named Avantika Chakrabarty who was born on February 15, 2018.
Arjun Chakrabarty with his wife Sreeja Sen and their daughter Avantika
other relatives
His sister-in-law (Gaurav Chakrabarty’s wife) Ridhima Ghosh is also a famous Bengali actress.
Arjun Chakrabarty’s sister-in-law (Gaurav Chakrabarty’s wife) Ridhima Ghosh
Relationships/Affairs
He met Sreeja Sen while studying 11th Standard and dated her for 10 years before marrying her in 2016. He revealed in an interview that when Sreeja moved from North Kolkata to South Kolkata, he used to cycle to her house.
Profession
Drama/Theatre
He has appeared in many dramas in the theater industry, including “Ekhon Tokhon” in 2013, “Dudh Kheyeche Mao” in 2014 and “Chitey Gur” in 2016. Interestingly, all three dramas were directed by Arindam Ganguly.
tv show
In 2010, he made his debut in the TV show “Gaaner Oparey” and played the role of Gora. His performance was loved by fans and praised by critics.
Arjun Chakraborty (right) in a scene with Mimi Chakraborty in his debut TV show Gaaner Oparey
Later, he played the role of Debashish Bhatta in Byomkesh’s Shajarur Kanta in 2014, Kaushik in Akash Choan in 2016, and Ishan Chatterjee in Jamai Raja in 2017.
Scenes from Arjun Chakrabarty’s TV show Jamai Raja
Movie
In 2012, he made his debut with the Bengali film “Bapi Bari Ja” and played the role of Bapi.
Arjun Chakraborty (left) and Mimi Chakraborty in a scene from his debut film Bapi Bari Ja
Later, he played the role of Agni in “Bonku Babu” in 2014, IPS officer Abhijeet in “One” in 2017, Satyakam Das in “Byomkesh Gotro” in 2018, Abirlal in “Guptodhoner Sandhane” in 2018, In 2020, he played Avik in “Love Aaj Kal Porshu”. Porshu” as Apu. Avijatrik in 2021, as Arnab, in 2022 as Aditya in “X=Prem” and in 2023 as Aditya in “Mithye Premer Gaan”. In 2023, it was reported that he will play Rangaraj in “Devi Chowdhurani: The Bandit Queen of Bengal” and Neel Chowdhury in “Kath Badamer Gandho”.
Poster of Arjun Chakrabarty’s film Love Aaj Kal Porshu
Arjun Chakrabarty poses with Bengali gangster queen Devi Chowdhurani for first poster
hindi movies
His first Bollywood film was 2016’s Pink, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Vijay Varma. He plays the role of Ritwik in it.
Arjun Chakrabarti’s first Bollywood movie Pink poster
short film
His first short film was 2015’s Debi, starring Monali Thakur and Ananya Chatterjee. He then worked in Flames and The Hungry Stones in 2017.
web series
His first web series was “The Watch” which aired on Hoichoi in 2019, in which he played the role of Nishith.
Poster of Arjun Chakrabarty’s first web series ‘Watchman’
He played the role of Anindya in the ZEE5 series Satyameva Jayate in 2019, Siddhanth Singha in the Hoichoi series Mahabharata Murder in 2022, and Animesh in the Hoichoi series Murder in the Boarding House in 2023.
Poster of Arjun Chakrabarty’s web series ‘Hotel Murders’
He also played a major role in the 2023 Hoichoi series Rajneeti.
Poster of Arjun Chakrabarty’s web series ‘Rajneeti’
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Won the Best New Star (Male) Award at Big Bangla Rising Star Awards 2011 for the TV show Gaaner Oparey
- Won the Best Villain Actor Award at the West Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards 2019 for the film “Byomkesh Gotro”
- Won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2019 Bharat Bangladesh Film Awards for the movie “Byomkesh Gotro”
- The movie “Avijatrik” won the Critics Award for Best Actor at the 2021 Eastern Filmfare Awards
Arjun Chakrabarty wins Critics Award for Best Actor for Avijatrik
- Web Drama “Murder in the Mountain” & Byomkesh (Web Drama) S7 won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2021 Hoichoi Awards
- Nominated for the 2022 Films and Frames Digital Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor (OTT) for the web series “Murder in the Hills”
- Nominated for Best Actor at West Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards 2022 for the film Avijatrik
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2022 Eastern Filmfare Awards for the movie “X=Prem”
- Nominated for Best Actor at West Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards 2023 for the film “X=Prem”
car collection
He owns a Hyundai i20 car and a Jeep Compass SUV.
Arjun Chakrabarty and his Jeep Compass SUV
tattoo
He has the names of his wife Sreeja and daughter Avantika tattooed on his right shoulder, and the name of Bellator on his right chest.
Arjun Chakrabarty Tattoo
Facts/Trivia
- He did well in studies and secured fourth rank in 11th standard examination and second rank in 12th standard examination, while his wife Sreeja secured first rank.
- He is an avid reader of fiction and nonfiction, especially history, medical literature, and fitness-related articles. His favorite authors are William Dalrymple, Shashi Tharoor, Ken Follett and Geoffrey Archer.
Arjun Chakrabarty is reading Shashi Tharoor’s book
- He has been interested in fitness and sports since childhood. In his spare time he enjoys playing football and cricket. He works out regularly at the gym and prefers to work out in the morning. He likes to go to bed around 10:30pm and wake up around 5:30am.
Arjun Chakrabarti works out in the gym
- He enjoys driving and prefers to rent a car on vacation so he can drive.
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