Chanchal Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi actor. He is famous for his work in Bangladeshi films and TV series. He is a two-time winner of the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor and a three-time Merrill Protom Alo Award for Best Actor.
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Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal (52 years old; as of 2023) was born on Tuesday, June 1, 1971, in Kamahat village, Pabna district, Bangladesh. In 1990, he studied at Udaypur High School. He received his bachelor’s degree from Rajbari Govt. Studied at Rajbari College in 1992. In 1993, he moved to Dhaka to pursue a fine arts course at Dhaka University.
Char Chaudhry as a young man
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′11″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He belongs to a Bangladeshi Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Radha Gobinda Chowdhury; he is a retired principal of a school. He died in December 2022. His mother’s name is Sharmila Chowdhury.
Char Chowdhury and his parents
He has five sisters and two brothers.
Char Chowdhury and his sisters
Chanchal Chowdhury and his brothers
wife and children
He married Santwana Saha in 2006.The couple has a son named
Char Chowdhury with his wife and son
religion
He believes in Hinduism.
Profession
theater
Chaudhry worked in theater productions before entering the television and film industry. In 1998, he played the important role of Laley in the drama “Shangkranti” produced by Arannyak Natyodol Production. In 2003, Choudhury performed in the play “Che’er Cycle” produced by Bangladesh Theater Production Company. The actor played the role of Shuburo in the play and considers it to be one of his best performances on stage. Some of the other famous stage plays performed by Chanchal Chowdhury include “Prakritojoner Kotha” (1999), “Ora Kodom Ali” (2000), “Mayur Singhason” (2003), “Joyjoyonti” (2004) and “Rarang” ( year 2004).
Chanchal Chowdhury in stage play
television
Chanchal Chowdhury made his television debut with the TV series “Shilalipi” (2004). In 2006, he played the role of Bulbul in the TV series Talpatar Shepai. He played Fiza in the i-channel TV show “Vober Hat” (2007), It received great appreciation from the audience.
Chanchal Chowdhury (left) in a still from the TV show “Vober Hat”
In 2009, he starred in the TV series “Sakin Sarisuri”, playing a Japanese doctor. The show airs on channel i. In 2014, he played the role of Arif in the TV series “Ujan Ganger Naiya” aired on BBC Media Action (BBCMA) B TV channel in Bangladesh. The show sheds light on the adverse consequences of early marriage and teenage pregnancy.
Poster of TV show “Ujan Ganger Naiya”
He has appeared in several TV shows including Tiner Tolowar (2005), Potro Mitali (2008), Pattri Chai (2009), Idiot (2012), Shohorali (2019 Year) and “Shonda Panda” (2023).
Movie
Chanchal Chowdhury made her acting debut in 2006 with the Bangladeshi film Rupkothar Golpo: A Fairy Tale. In 2009, he appeared in the Bengali-language film Monpura, playing the lead role of Shonai. The film was remade in Indian Bengali in 2010 under the title “Achin Pakhi”.
Movie “Mumpura” poster
In 2010, he starred in the Indo-Bangla Bengali musical drama film “Moner Manush”. This is a biographical film based on the life and philosophy of Lalong, a 19th-century Bengali spiritual leader, poet and folk singer. He played a double role in the Bangladeshi film Aynabaji (2016).
Movie “Ana Baji” poster
In 2018, he played Misir Ali in the Bangladeshi film “Debi”. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Humayun Ahmed. His performance as Chan Majhi in the movie Hawa (2022) received huge appreciation from the audience. In 2023, he played Indian film director and screenwriter Mrinal Sen in the Indian Bengali film “Padatik”.
web series
In 2019, Chanchal Chowdhury played the role of Mirza in the Bangladeshi web series “Neel Dorja”, which premiered on the Bangladeshi OTT platform Biscope. He played the eponymous character in the web series “Taqdeer” (2020) aired on Hoichoi.
Poster of web drama “Taqdeer”
In 2021, he appeared in the Bengali web series “Contract” as Black Ronju. The web series is available for streaming on OTT platform ZEE5. His portrayal of David in the web series Kalagarh (2022) received critical acclaim from the audience. The web series premiered on Hoichoi.
Poster of web drama “Karaga”
He has also appeared in several other web series such as Chorki’s Unoloukik (2021), Cinematic’s Darkroom (2021), ZEE5’s Ladies and Gentlemen (2021), ZEE5’s Pett Kata Shaw ” (2022). Gyorgi, and “Overtrump” (2023) about Gyorgi.
Awards
- 2005 Meril-Prothom Alo Award in the category “Best Model – Men” for the Grameenphone telecom commercial
- 2006 Meril-Prothom Alo Best Advertising Model Award
- In 2009, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the movie “Monpura”
- In 2009, Meril Prothom Alo won the Public Choice Award for Best Actor (Film) for the film “Monpura”
- 2010 Meril Prothom Alo Award Critics’ Choice Best Actor (TV)
- In 2016, Meril Prothom Alo won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor (Movie) for the movie “Aynabaji”
- In 2016, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the movie “Aynabaji”
- Meril Prothom Alo wins 2018 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor (Movie) for “Debi”
- Movies ‘Taqdeer’ and ‘Boli’ win 2021 Hoichoi Breakthrough Performance Award
- Blender’s Choice – 2021 movie Taqdeer wins Daily Star Award for Best Actor (Public Category)
Facts/Trivia
- Chanchal’s parents wanted him to become an engineer, but he had a deep passion for art and culture, which led him to become an actor.
- During his third year of college, he joined the theater troupe “Aronyak” founded by the famous Bangladeshi actor and film producer Mamunur Rashid. He worked there for nearly 10 years.
- He played his first leading role in the drama Grash, directed by Faridur Rahman.
- Apart from being an actor, he also worked as a fine arts lecturer at the University of Alternative Development (UODA), Bangladesh.
- In 2004, he started working in television after being introduced to filmmakers Gias Uddin Selim and Mostofa Sarwar Farooki through a commercial featuring famous Bangladeshi actor Fazlur Rahman Babu. He also sang advertising jingles. Later, he won the Meril-Prothom Alo Best Model Award in 2006 for this advertisement. In an interview, he talked about this and said,
One day Mostafa Sarwar Farooki invited me to meet him. He explained the script for the commercial to me and I quickly agreed because I felt I could relate to the emotions in the script.
- Chaudhry gained recognition for appearing in a TV commercial for Bangladeshi telecommunications company Grameenphone.
- In 2021, he was mobbed on social media after posting a photo with his mother on Mother’s Day. The actor was ridiculed when a group of religious fanatics noticed the customary sindur pattern on his mother’s forehead, a sign of his Hindu faith. In response, Chanchal chose to share poetry that promotes unity and understanding between faiths, encouraging everyone to respect and embrace each other’s beliefs.
- He likes to eat fish, vegetables, potatoes and rice.
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