Anirban Bhattacharya


Anirban Bhattacharya is an Indian actor, singer, director, music composer, lyricist, voice artist and author. Bhattyacharya won ABP Ananda Sera Bangali Award in 2022. In 2017, Bhattacharya won WBFJA Awards for Best Promising Actor of The Year.

Career

His first successful theatre production was Debi Sarpamasta, written by Manoj Mitra, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. His other notable works are Anthony Soudamini, Nagamandala, Jara Agun Lagay, Bisorjan, FM Mahanagar, Karu Basana, Awdyo Shesh Rajani, Athoi etc. In 2017, he got the Mahindra Excellence Theatre Awards as Best Actor in a Leading Role for Awdyo Shesh Rajani.
In 2015, he started his film career with the Zee Bangla telefilm Kader Kuler Bou. He got fame for his character as Bishan Roy from the film Eagoler Chokh. For playing this role, he was picked up as the Filmfare Awards East for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2017. In 2019, He got his first Best Actor Award for the role of Nikhilesh Chowdhury from the movie Ghawre Bairey Aaj which was immensely praised by critics and audiences. He made his directorial debut through the Bengali crime drama web series Mandaar, which is inspired by William Shakespeare's Macbeth. His second direction Ballavpurer Roopkotha was released on 21 October 2022. Calcutta Times has voted him as one of the top 10 Most Desirable Men in 2017.

Controversies

After Anirban Bhattacharya and other directors mounted a legal battle against Swarup Biswas led Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India, he has been facing an unofficial ban or work boycott.

Early life

Anirban Bhattacharya was born on 7 October 1986 in Midnapore, West Bengal. He did his schooling from Nirmal Hriday Ashram Catholic Church High School in Midnapore. After that, in 2004 he moved to Kolkata to study theatre from Rabindra Bharati University. He completed his Master's in drama and received the Young Artist Scholarship in 2009 from the cultural ministry of the Government of India.
His acting highly influenced by Anjan Dutta.

Filmography

Bhattacharya started his career in Bengali language films in 2015 with Zee Bangla Cinema Originals such as Kader Kuler Bou, Jodi Balo Hyan and Ebhabeo Phire Asa Jay. He hit the big screen in Aparna Sen's Arshinagar in a supporting role. In 2016, he appeared in Arindam Sil's Eagoler Chokh portraying a different character named "Bishan Roy" and was appreciated for his performance. He received the BFJA Most Promising Actor Male award and the Filmfare Awards East for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for essaying Bishan Roy in that film.
Bhattacharya was awarded with the Best Debutant Actor award at the International Bengali Film Award. He played the role of a radio jockey in Colkatay Columbus. He was awarded the Ajeyo Samman 2017 by the newspaper Ebela for becoming the most praised actor in 2016.
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Theatre

He acted in various theater productions between 2005 and 2010. In 2008, Bhattacharya acted in the workshop based theatre production Jhunki, conducted by Steve Clorfiene, student of Yergi Grotowski. It was a collaboration of American Council and Rabindra Bharati University. He acted in three productions like Raja Lear, Debi Sarpomosta and Chandragupta. He resigned from Minerva Repertoire in January 2013 and started his career as a professional freelance theatre actor.
In 2010, he formed his theatre group, Sangharam Hatibagan. He directed Guru, Chowmatha, Udorniti, Pontu Laha 2.0, and Mondar.
YearPlayDirectorRole
2005Bijalibala-r MuktiAdrija DasguptaNarrator
2007Tumi Dak Diyechho Kon ShokaleAdrija DasguptaMultiple Characters
2007Dure Baje Adrija DasguptaNarrator
2008ShilpiAdrija DasguptaMadan Tanti
2009Amar Atmahatya Kalin JabanbandiAdrija DasguptaMultiple Characters
2010Raja Lear Suman MukhopadhyayEdmund
2011Debi Sarpamasta Debesh ChattopadhyayNarrator and Raja Lokendra Pratap
2012ChandraguptaKaushik ChattopadhyayRaja Nanda
2013Tin KanyaAbanti ChakrabortyAndrei
2013Anthony SoudaminiSoumitra MitraAnthony
2013Nagamandala Abanti ChakrabortyNaga & Apanna
2013Tin Poishar PalaTathagata ChoudhuryMohin Dakat
2014Jara Agun LagaySuman MukhopadhyayGotlip Beiddermann
2014Bisarjan Suman MukhopadhyayRaja Gobinda Manikya
2014Troy Abanti ChakrabortyHector
2014ChhayabajiChandan SenChhaya
2015Icchher Oli GoliAbanti ChakrabortyStanley Kowalski
2015FM MahanagarArindam MukherjeeAbhra
2015Karu Basana Arpita Ghosh, Debesh ChattopadhyayHem
2016Awdyo Shesh RajaniBratya BasuAmiya Chakraborty
2016Athoi Arna MukhopadhyayAnagro
2019 TitumirJoyraj BhattacharjeeTitumir
2019 Pontu Laha 2.0 Anirban BhattacharyaJunior Shakil Ansari
2021MephistoSuman MukhopadhyayHendrik Höfgen
2022Ghore BaireArpita Ghosh

Television

Anirban has worked in a non fictional television comedy show Apur Sangsar, along with Saswata Chatterjee, which has started to air on Zee Bangla from 26 January. He has appeared in popular shows of Zee Bangla like Didi No. 1 as guest and Dadagiri Unlimited Season 7 as celebrity contestant. The play Awdyo Shesh Rajni was aired on Home Theatre of Colors Bangla. He hosted a crime show Hushiar Bangla on Colors Bangla.
Anirban has now starred in a limited television series Bhoomikanya, which is produced by Arindam Sil and has started to air on Star Jalsha. In this series, Anirban has played the role of the male lead "Ankush", who is a fearless and honest forest ranger.

Web series

Anirban works on the web series Byomkesh, where he portrays the title character, Satyaneshi Byomkesh Bakshi, written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. This brand new web series airs on Hoichoi Originals from 14 October 2017.
YearSeries/FilmDirectorCharacterOther RolesNotes
2017-2019Byomkesh Sayantan Ghosal, Soumik ChattopadhyayByomkeshBased on Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's Byomkesh Bakshi
2018LaboratorySoumik ChattopadhyayRebatiBased on Rabindranath Tagore's Laboratory
2019Paanch PhoronSuman MukhopadhyayIndrajeetAnthology
2019ManbhanjanAbhijit ChowdhuryGopinathBased on Rabindranath Tagore's Manbhanjan
2020-2021Byomkesh Soumik HaldarByomkeshBased on Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's Byomkesh Bakshi
2021Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete AsenniSrijit MukherjiAtar AliBased on Mohammad Nazim Uddin's Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni
2021MandaarAnirban BhattacharyaMuqaddar MukherjeeDirectorDirectorial debut, Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth
2022TiktikiDhrubo BanerjeeMilan BasakBased on Anthony Shaffer's Sleuth play and Raja Dasgupta's Tiktiki telefilm
2023Byomkesh Sudipto RoyByomkeshCreative directorBased on Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's Byomkesh Bakshi
2023Mohanagar Ashfaque NipunRojob Ali Bangladeshi debut
2023Durgo RawhoshyoSrijit MukherjiByomkeshSingerBased on Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's Byomkesh Bakshi
2024Talmar Romeo JulietArpan GaraiMostaqCreative Director, lyricist and singerBased on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
2025BhogParambrata ChatterjeeAtinBased on Avik Sarkar's short story
2025BhootterikiKaushik HafizeeCreative Director, lyricist and singer
TBAMohanagar Ashfaque NipunRojob Ali-

Discography

In 2018, for the first time Anirban has done a playback in his career. The versatile actor has lent his voice for the song "Kichchu Chaini Ami" from the movie Shahjahan Regency, which is directed by Srijit Mukherjee. He has delivered sheer magic in his playback debut and the song has gained immense popularity ever since it was released. The actor who is not a professional singer was stunned and overwhelmed with the response.
He also has lent his voice for the song "Priyotoma" from the movie "Dracula Sir" in 2020. This song is also very beautiful and the audience praised his work.

Voice-over

Karnasubarner Guptodhon

Awards

Theatre
  • Nirad Baran Memorial Award
  • BIG Bangla Rising Star award from BIG FM for the best theatre actor for the role of Edmund in the drama Raja Lear by Suman Mukhopadhyay.
  • Syamal Sen Smriti Samman by theatre group Swapna Sandhani for his dual role in Devi Sarpamasta.
  • Sudrak Samman for Best Actor for Devi Sarpamasta.
  • Sundaram Samman
  • META Award for Excellence in theatre, Best Actor for playing Amiyo in Awdya Shesh Rajani in 2017
  • Zee Bangla Gaurab Award for Best Actor for his dual role in Nagamandala in 2014
Film
OTT
Others