Joy Sengupta


Joy Sengupta is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Bengali cinema as well as theatre. He is best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa directed by Govind Nihalani.
Sengupta was born in Kolkata and grew up in Delhi and Nepal. He did his graduation in English literature from Delhi University. During this period, he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi. Thereafter, he received a Diploma in Drama from the Living Theatre Academy, New Delhi, where he studied under Ebrahim Alkazi. After working in theatre, telefilms and television series in Delhi, Sengupta shifted to Mumbai in 1997.

Career

Sengupta starred in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa, a film by Govind Nihalani. Thereafter, Sengupta starred in a number of films such as Good Boy Bad Boy, Shakal Pe Mat Ja, Hate Story, and Deham, also directed by Govind Nihalani. Over the years, he has worked with theatre directors such as Habib Tanvir, Safdar Hashmi, Barry John, Feroz Abbas Khan, Ramu Ramanathan and Lillete Dubey.
He married former model from Kolkata, Tara in 2006.

Filmography

Films

Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa as Brati ChatterjeeDehamGhunghat Ke Pat kholBhalo ThekoJara Bristite BhijechhiloGood Boy Bad Boy68 PagesChaturangaAladinAnjaana AnjaaniShakal Pe Mat JaKagojer Bou Hate StoryTabe Tai HokPatalgharBhopal: A Prayer for RainChildren of WarPath Ghat TeenkahonRoughBookParobashBilu RakkhoshBiday ByomkeshLubdhBhalo Maye Kharap MayeClass of '83

Television

WaarisAarambh as Arvamudan, Devsena's father Kucchh Pal Saath TumharaX ZoneSacred Games as MathurHello web series as Ananyo

Web series

Professor SenguptaRaisinghani vs Raisinghani