Chiranjeet Chakraborty Explained

Office1:Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Barasat
Term Start1:2011
Predecessor1:Bithika Mondal
Birth Name:Deepak Chakraborty
Birth Date:1955 11, df=y
Birth Place:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation:Actor, director, politician, engineering student
Party:All India Trinamool Congress

Deepak Chakraborty (better known in film career as Chiranjeet Chakraborty; born 2 November 1955), is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal.[1] [2] 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 was born on 2 November 1955 in Kolkata. He has been conferred upon the prestigious Mahanayak Samman by the Govt. of West Bengal in 2012.[3]

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 Shotru. 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, Paapi, Paap Punyo, Beder Meye Josna, Amarkantak, Jibon Joubon, Bhoy, Shaitan, Pennam Kolkata, Beads, Tridhara, Jiban Yoddha, Phiriye Dao, Agnitrishna, Shakti, Rakta Nadir Dhara, Tomar Rakte Amar Shohag, 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.

Education and early career

Chiranjeet completed his Higher Secondary from Mitra Institution (Main). He studied B.E. in Architecture from Jadavpur University, but did not appear for his final examination. He has worked for Desh magazine and as a newsreader on TV. He is married and has a daughter.

Political career

Chiranjeet contested the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election in Barasat Constituency for All India Trinamool Congress and won the seat. In March 2021, Mamata Banerjee announced Chiranjeet would contest from Barasat Vidan Sabha constituency in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election 2021. Chakraborty regained the Barasat constituency as AITC candidate after defeating BJP candidate Sankar Chatterjee with a margin of 23,783 votes as declared on 2 May 2021. As of 2024, he is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Government of West Bengal. In 2022, he expressed his opinion regarding Partha Chatterjee's arrest.[4]

Film career

As director

As actor

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Chiranjeet Chakraborty: I live my life with the help of cinema, not by worshipping cinema - Times of India . 2022-05-30 . The Times of India . 18 March 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Chiranjeet Chakraborty movies, filmography, biography and songs – Cinestaan.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331073248/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/chiranjeet-chakraborty-130547 . live . 31 March 2019 . Cinestaan . 2019-07-21.
  3. Web site: State Govt to felicitate Bengali actors. 18 July 2012. hindubusinessline.com. 7 August 2024. Some of the other winners include actor-turned Trinamool MPs and MLAs like Shatabdi Roy, Tapas Pal, Chiranjeet and Debashree Roy..
  4. Web site: "I am very scared, I have some girlfriends" Trinamool MLA Chiranjeet said at the Partha-Arpita lecture. 25 July 2022. The Bengali Chronicle. 25 July 2022. 27 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220727084022/https://thebengalichronicle.com/chiranjeet-chakraborty-comments-on-partha-chatterjees-arrest-act. live.
  5. News: After Chotushkone, Chiranjeet takes on lead role . . 28 Feb 2015.

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