| Gaurav Chakrabarty | |
| Other Names: | Niki |
| Birth Date: | 6 March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Alma Mater: | Assembly of God Church School, Park Street St. Xavier's College, Kolkata Film and Television Institute of India, Pune |
| Occupation: | Actor Editor Podcast Host TV Host |
| Years Active: | 2007–present |
| Spouse: | Ridhima Ghosh (m. 28 November 2017-present) |
| Children: | Dheer |
| Parents: | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty (father) Mithu Chakrabarty (mother) |
| Relatives: | Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty (grandfather) Monica Chakrabarty (grandmother) Arjun Chakrabarty (brother) |
| Known For: | Role Prodipto Lahiri in Gaaner Oparey Role Byomkesh Bakshi in Byomkesh |
| Notable Works: | Rang Milanti Laptop Apur Panchali Eagoler Chokh Colkatay Columbus Double Feluda Aschhe Abar Shabor Parineeta Purba Paschim Dakshin Sagardwipey Jawker Dhan Dwitiyo Purush Lalbazaar Abar Kanchanjungha Bismillah Abar Proloy Chhotolok Parnashavarir Shaap |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
Gaurav Chakrabarty is an Indian Bengali-language film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Prodipto Lahiri in the Bengali musical television series Gaaner Oparey that aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011.[1] Chakrabarty is also known for acting in the Bengali classic periodic thriller television series Byomkesh (2014-2015), where he played the role of iconic Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi. He hails from a family which has had a legacy of association with the Bengali cultural arena, starting from Jochhon Dastidar and Chandra Dastidar (his paternal great uncle and aunt), Bijon Bhattacharya (his paternal great uncle), Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty and Monika Chakrabarty (his paternal grandparents), and his parents Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Mithu Chakrabarty. He debuted on the big screen Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti one of the most appreciated films of 2011.
Calcutta Times voted him as one of the 10 Most Desirable Men in 2015.[2]
Chakrabarty had his schooling at the Assembly of God Church School in Kolkata. He subsequently earned a degree in Mass Communication and Videography from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and completed his postgraduation in Video Editing from Film and Television Institute of India at Pune.[3] [4]
Gaurav got involved in theatre from a young age. He worked in backstage as an audio technician in Rong, Dudh Kheyeche Mao and Cholo Potol Tuli these three theatres in 'Charbak'. He also played 'Topshe' in Apsara Theatre-er Mamla in 'Charbak'. During his college days, he played the lead role in Isolation, a documentary on HIV/AIDS.
Gaurav was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 6 March 1987.[5] He was raised in Kolkata. His brother is actor Arjun Chakrabarty. He married his long-term girlfriend, actress Ridhima Ghosh on 28 November 2017. They met in the script reading of Rang Milanti on 5 September 2010.[6] The couple's son Dheer was born on 16 September 2023.[7]
Gaurav debuted on television, along with his younger sibling Arjun Chakrabarty, in the Star Jalsha megaserial Gaaner Oparey. Chakrabarty's character Prodipto Lahiri, in spite of not being the official male lead, gained popularity due to his portrayal.[8]
Gaurav made his silver screen debut with the film Rang Milanti, a romantic comedy directed by Kaushik Ganguly, that released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim.[9]
Chakrabarty was back on television through Byomkesh on Colors Bangla in 2014. His acting as Byomkesh Bakshi was well acclaimed by audience and appreciated by critics.[10]
However Chakrabarty began his journey in the entertainment world at a young age, working as a child actor Ekushey Paa on Zee Bangla (former name Alpha Bangla) in 1995.
He debuted on OTT platform in the ZEE5 cop drama web series, Lalbazaar. After that, he worked in a number of successful web series like Seven, Abar Proloy, Chhotolok and so on.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Producer | Channel | Co-star | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Sei Somoy | Young Chandranath (Child actor) | Jochhon Dastidar | Doordarshan | Kheyali Dastidar | TV series; first appearance on Television & based on Sunil Gangopadhyay's Sei Somoy | |
| 1995 | Ekushey Paa | Younger Neel Mukherjee (Child actor) | Zee Bangla | Telefilm | |||
| 2010 | Bagh Nokh | Mandaar (Secondary character) | Ramoji Rao | ETV Bangla | Ardhendu Banarjee & Kanchana Mallick | Telefilm | |
| 2010-11 | Gaaner Oparey | Prodipto Lahiri/Deep (Parallel lead) | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Star Jalsha | Arjun Chakrabarty & Mimi Chakraborty | TV series | |
| 2011-12 | Adwitiya | Rabikiran Chowdhury/Rabi (Lead antagonist) | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Star Jalsha | Sohini Sarkar & Indrasish Roy | TV series | |
| 2014–15 | Byomkesh | Byomkesh Bakshi (Lead role) | Rana Sarkar | Colors Bangla | Ridhima Ghosh | TV series; based on the Bengali sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | |
| 2016 | Mahanayak | Biswanath (Based on actor Biswajit Chatterjee) | Shrikant Mohta & Mahendra Soni | Star Jalsha | Prosenjit Chatterjee | TV series; loosely based on the life of megastar Uttam Kumar | |
| 2019 | Gupi Gayen[22] | Host (Cameo appearance) | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Zee Bangla Cinema | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Telefilm | |
| 2019 | Shesh Mess[23] | Aditya (Lead role) | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | Zee Bangla Cinema | Kheya Chattopadhyay | Telefilm |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Apsara Theatre-er Mamla | Topshe | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty | |
| 2013 | Ekhon Tokhon | Baradakanto | Arindam Ganguly | |
| 2016 | Chitey Gur | Siddhartha | Arindam Ganguly | |
| 2017 | Mushkil Ashaan | Saralakkha Home | Arindam Ganguly | |
| 2017 | Shironaam | Ambarish | Kheyali Dastidar | |
| 2019 | Bheeti O Shubhechcha | Rono | Kheyali Dastidar |
| Year | Title | Director | Platform | Format | Role | Co-star | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bumper | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Short Film | Not as an Actor, as an Editor | |||
| 2018 | Shrimoti Bhoyonkori | Robiul Alam-Robi | Hoichoi | Web Original Film | Binoy | Ritabhari Chakraborty | |
| 2018 | Saiyaan[24] | Abhiroop Basu | YouTube | Musical Short Film | Hero | Anindita Bose | Kolkata's first musical short film |
| 2019 | Mukhomukhi | Partha Sen | YouTube | Short Film | Siddhartha | Rafiath Rashid Mithila | Indo-Bangladesh project |
| 2019 | Bhalobashar Shohor (Pori)[25] | Aritra Sen, Rohan Ghosh & Nandini Kundu | ZEE5 | Web Series | Aditya | Ridhima Ghosh | |
| 2019 | Parking[26] | Saurav Palodhi | Short Film | Sarwar | |||
| 2020 | Lalbazaar[27] | Sayantan Ghosal | ZEE5 | Web Series | Inspector Sabir Ahmed | Kaushik Sen | |
| 2023 | Seven[28] | Anjan Dutt | ZEE5 | Web Series | Bibek | Anjan Dutt, Rahul, Ankita Chakraborty, Suprobhat Das & Ridhima Ghosh | |
| 2023 | Abar Proloy | Raj Chakraborty | ZEE5 | Web Series | Kanu Kole[29] | Saswata Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty & Koushani Mukherjee | Sequel to Proloy |
| 2023 | Brishti[30] | Sudipto Chanda | YouTube | Music Video | Himself | Antara Nandy & Ankita Nandy | |
| 2023 | Chhotolok | Indranil RoyChowdhury | ZEE5 | Web Series | Raja Bhattacharya | Indrani Halder, Priyanka Sarkar & Ushashi Roy | |
| 2023 | Parnashavarir Shaap | Parambrata Chatterjee | Hoichoi | Web Series | Amiyo | Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Surangana Bandyopadhyay, Anindita Bose & Arna Mukhopadhyay | Based on Parnashavarir Shaap written by Souvik Chakraborty |
| 2024 | Kolonko | Abhimanyu Mukherjee | Hoichoi | Web Series | Bihan | Raima Sen | |
| 2024 | Parineeta | Aditi Roy | Hoichoi | Web Series | Shekhar[31] | Debchandrima Singha Roy | Based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's social novel Parineeta |
| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Co-anchor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-present | Song Connection[32] | Zee Bangla Cinema | Host/Narrator[33] | Solo |
| 2024-present | Randhane Bandhan[34] | Zee Bangla | Host | Ridhima Ghosh |
| Year | Title | Platform | Episode(s) | Director | Character | Co-star | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | Darjeeling Jomjomat | Agnijit Sen (Agni) | Samiran Majumdar | Sabyasachi Chakrabarty | Adapted from Satyajit Ray's detective novel Darjeeling Jomjomat; Best Audio Book-Fiction (WINNER-2021) at New York Festivals Radio Awards | |
| 2021 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | The Count of Monte Cristo (Part 1 & 2) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Edmond Dantes | Anirban Bhattacharya & Mir | Adapted from Alexandre Dumas's adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo | |
| 2022 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | The Three Musketeers (Part 1 & 2) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Athos | Rwitobroto Mukherjee | Adapted from Alexandre Dumas's historical adventure novel The Three Musketeers | |
| 2023 | Goppo Mirer Thek | YouTube | Sherlock Holmes & The Problem of Thor Bridge | Mir | Dr. Watson/Narrator[35] | Mir | Adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's short story The Problem of Thor Bridge | |
| 2023 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | The Man in the Iron Mask (Part 1 to 13) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Louis XIV/Philippe Bourbon | Rajeev Chatterjee, Sankari Prasad Mitra, Debajyoti Ghosh, Angshuman Pal & Debi Saha | In this audio story he voiced double role; adapted from Alexandre Dumas's historical novel Man in the iron mask | |
| 2023 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | Ben-Hur A Tale Of The Christ (Part 1 to 6) | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Judah Ben-Hur | Angshuman Pal, Rajeev Chatterjee & Debi Saha | Adapted from Lew Wallace's historical novel | |
| 2024 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM) | Banhi Patanga | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Adapted from Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective story Banhi Patanga | |
| 2024 | Sunday Suspense | Mirchi Bangla (98.3 FM Radio) | Rakter Daag | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) | Byomkesh Bakshi | Deepanjan Ghosh (Deep) & Ria | Adapted from Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's detective story Rakter Daag |
| Year | Brand | Director | Co-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Anjali Jewellers | Anindya Chatterjee | Ishaa Saha |
| 2018 | Myntra | Indranil Roychowdhury | Ridhima Ghosh, Mithu Chakrabarty, Arjun Chakrabarty, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty |
| 2018 | Hiland Riverside Project | Anindya Chatterjee | Ridhima Ghosh |
| 2019 | Sunrise Spices | Anik Dutta | Madhumita Sarcar |
| 2020 | Sparkle Dishwash | Sayantan Ghosal | Ridhima Ghosh |
| 2020 | Utalika Luxury-Phirey Paowa | VIK | |
| 2021 | Jovees Herbal[36] | Ritabhari Chakraborty | |
| 2022 | Admission Tree | Ridhima Ghosh | |
| 2024 | Wild Stone | Arjun Chakrabarty | |
| Year | Award | Category | Film/TV show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards | Sobcheye Priyo Khalnayak | Adwitiya | |
| Star Guide Bengali Film Awards | Best Male Debut | Rang Milanti | ||
| International Bangla Film Academy Awards | Promising Face of the Year | |||
| 2015 | Tele Academy Award | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Byomkesh | |
| 2016 | Solo Room Award | Best Young Talent | Contribution in Bengali Film Industry | |
| 2019 | AAHAN International Short Film Festival | Best Editing | Bumper | |
| 2021 | Films and Frames Digital Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor Male (OTT) | Lalbazaar | |
| Trendsetting Performance of the Year-Male (Jury) | Flyover | |||
| 2023 | West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Bismillah | |
| India Audio Summit and Awards 2022 | Best Show Host | Gaurav Bolchhi | ||