Paran Banerjee


Paran Banerjee is an Indian Bengali film, television and stage actor based in Kolkata. He has worked with Bengali film director Sandip Ray, the son of filmmaker and author Satyajit Ray.

Early life

Bandopadhyay has roots in Jessore, Bangladesh. His mother died when he was young and his father left home. After that, he was brought up by his paternal aunt in Dum Dum. He did his primary schooling from Deep Chand School in Hindmotor. He graduated from the City College at the University of Calcutta. In his childhood, Bandopadhyay participated in one-act plays in their neighborhood. He has also acted in some plays of the Indian People’s Theatre Association. In 1962, he joined Government of West Bengal in the Department of Public Works Roads.

Cinema

Bandopadhyay retired from his Government job in 2000. At that time he was 60 years old. He was discovered by Sandip Ray in the late 1990s and his first work was a TV short film named Shadhon Babur Shondeho, based on a story by Satyajit Ray and which was a part of a TV film series named Satyajiter Gappo in 1998. The series was made for DD Bangla.
Between 2000 and 2010, Bandopadhyay acted in more than 35 films. Some of his films are Bombaiyer Bombete, Chiradin Chirakal ''Tintorettor Jishu, Gosainbaganer Bhoot, Royal Bengal Rahashya, Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy, Badshahi Angti, Cinemawala and Double Feluda''.

Major productions of Shrutee Rangam

  • Tumi Kar
  • Bishmul
  • Satya Fire Eso
  • Mithyebadi
  • Jedin Sedin
  • Tobe Kamon Hoto
  • ''Promila Piyaji''

Filmography

Films

Dekha Mondo Meyer Upakhyan Arjun Aamar Naam Bombaiyer Bombete as Pulak GhoshalBhalobasar Onek Naam Hochheta Ki Tintorettor Jishu as Purnendu PalShono Mon Boli Tomay The Japanese Wife Gosainbaganer Bhoot Royal Bengal Rahashya as Debotosh Singha RayBindas Prem Nobel Chor Bhooter Bhabishyat Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy as Tarini KhuroKidnapper Proloy Binod DuttaGoynar Baksho Chhayamoy Obhishopto Nighty Chaar as Bateshwar SikdarBadshahi Angti as Banabihari SarkarOpen Tee Bioscope Arshinagar Peace Haven Monchora It's Basanta Cinemawala Double Feluda as Sidhu Jetha

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations