Chiranjeet Chakraborty

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Deepak Chakraborty (born 2 November 1955), known professionally as Chiranjeet Chakraborty, is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is the son of renowned cartoonist Shaila Chakraborty. He is also a politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Government of West Bengal. He has been conferred upon the prestigious Mahanayak Samman by the Govt. of West Bengal in 2012. He made his debut with the 1981 film Sonay Sohaga. It was a box office failure. He gained popularity after starring in Anjan Choudhury's 1984 film Shatru. His first hit in a lead role was the 1985 film Antarale. After that, he had a series of hits in his career like Pratikar, Prateek, Paapi, Paap Punya, Beder Meye Josna, Amarkantak, Jeeban Jouban, Bhoy, Shaitan, Pennam Kolkata, Bedenir Prem , Tridhara, Jeeban Joddha, Phiriye Dao, Agnitrishna, Shakti, Rakte Lekha, Rakta Nadir Dhara, Tomar Rakte Amar Sohaag, Trishul, Chotushkone and many others. He got a turning point in his career after starring in Rituparno Ghosh's 2000 film Bariwali. He is also a famous stage artist. Chakraborty is considered to be one of the most successful actors in the history of Bengali Cinema.

Filmography (73 movies)