Jisshu Sengupta filmography explained

Jisshu Sengupta is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and anchor who predominantly works in Bengali cinema, in addition to few Hindi and Telugu language films. Sengupta made his debut through a Bengali TV series, Mahaprabhu where he portrayed the role of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu; the role gained him much recognition. Subsequently, he made his film debut with Priyojon (1999), which became a debacle at the box office. In 2002, he played Tagore in Sukanta Roy's ambitious venture Chelebela alongside Debashree Roy playing Kadambari Devi.[1] following which he appeared in a spate of critically and commercially unsuccessful projects. He made his Bollywood debut with Shyam Benegal's National Award winning film (2004). A turning point came in his career when he collaborated with Rituparno Ghosh for the latter's Abohomaan, which earned him critical acclaim. His subsequent collaborations with Ghosh for films which include Noukadubi and Shob Charitro Kalponik brought him a higher degree of critical and commercial success. Sengupta's collaborations with other directors for films such as Jaatishwar, Ek Je Chhilo Raja, Posto enabled him to become one of the most sought out actors in Bengali cinema.

Sengupta continued to garner wider attention and further critical acclaim for the role of a contract killer in Rajkahini (2015) and a private detective in Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana (2016). His biggest commercial success came with the action drama Zulfiqar (2016),[2] He continued to draw praise for his performances in Sesh Bole Kichu Nei (2014), Jaatishwar (2014) and Arshinagar (2015). In 2019, he debuted in Telegu cinema with . He has also acted in a number of Hindi and Telegu films like Manikarnika, , Shyam Singha Roy and Sita Ramam.

Apart from films, Sengupta is actively involved in anchoring reality shows and award shows, including Filmfare Awards East (2017). In 2011, he made a comeback on television in the fiction category through Aparajito, which he produced for Star Jalsha.

Films

List of film credits
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1999PriyojonBengali
2000Shesh Thikana
Rinmukti
2002Ektu Choya
Chelebela[3]
DevdasParo's Son
Mr. and Mrs. IyerAkaashEnglish
KurukshetraSagor ChowdhuryBengali
2003Sneher Protidan
Abar AranyeJisshuBengali
Moner Majhe TumiArun
GuruInspector
2004PremiSumit
Annay AttyacharRaja
SajaniRahul
GyrakolDablu
RajababuSundar
2005SangramSomu
SwapnoSujoy
Chore Chore Mastuto BhaiRahul
Sisir Kumar BoseHindi
Shudhu BhalobashaBengali
2006AbhimanyuAjit Ghosh
Tapasya
HungamaBijoy
AamraAmit Roy
2007Kali ShankarSP Vikram
The Last LearGoutamEnglish
2008LoveRahulBengali
90 GhantaRishi
Bor Asbe EkhuniAbhi
GolmaalSiddharth
Premer KahiniMajor Gautam
2009Neel Akasher ChandniNeel
Shob Charitro KalponikShekhar
2010AbohomaanApratim
Kokhono Biday Bolona
Arekti Premer GolpoUday / Tushar
2011NoukadubiRamesh
Takhan TeishTamodeep
2012Partho, the percussionist
Barfi!Ranjit SenguptaHindi
2014MardaaniDr. Bikram Roy
JaatishwarRohit MehtaBengali
Sesh Bole Kicchu NeiAndy
2015PikuSyed AfrozHindi
Byomkesh BakshiByomkesh BakshiBengali
RajkahiniKabir
ArshinagarTayyab
NirbaakAmit Sengupta
2016Kelor KirtiJoy
ZulfiqarKashinath Kundu
Byomkesh O ChiriyakhanaByomkesh Bakshi
HemantaHirak
Aranya DebAranya
2017The Bongs AgainJisshu
PostoArnab Lahiri
Yeti ObhijaanJung Bahadur Rana
Byomkesh O AgnibaanByomkesh Bakshi
Jio PaglaAnanta Sen
2018Ghare & BaireAmit Roy
AmoliNarratorDocumentary[4]
UmaHimadri Sen
Shonar PaharSoumya Mukherjee
Ek Je Chhilo RajaRaja Mahendra Kumar Chowdhury
AranyadebAranya[5]
2019L. V. PrasadTelugu
ManikarnikaGangadhar Rao NewalkarHindi
MukhomukhiBengali
Basu PoribarRaja[6]
MahalayaUttam Kumar
BornoporichoyDhananjoy[7]
Mardaani 2Dr. Bikram RoyHindi
Ghawre Bairey AajSandip JhaBengali
2020AswathamaDr. Manoj KumarTelugu
BheeshmaRaghavan
Shakuntala DeviParitosh BanerjiHindi
Sadak 2Yogesh Desai
DurgamatiACP Abhay SinghHindi
ShironamBengali
2021The PowerRamdas ThakurHindi
MaestroCI N. Ravindar / BobbyTelugu
Pitya BagareHindi
Shyam Singha RoyDebendra Singha RoyTelugu[8]
2022Baba Baby OMegh Roddur ChatterjeeBengali
AbhijaanSoumitra Chattopadhyay[9]
AcharyaRathodTelugu[10]
Sita RamamNawab, Princess Noor Jahan's brother
2023ShaakuntalamIndra Deva[11]
SpyAbdur Rahman
PalaanJisshu SenBengali
Dawshom AwbotaarBiswarup Bardhan
Tiger Nageswara RaoCI MouliTelugu
2024SaindhavMichael
LantraniA Gay Man Hindi
Prathinidhi 2Vikram SanthoshTelugu
KhadaanBengali
KD – The DevilKannada
Theeyavar Kulaigal NadungaTamil
2025BaapHindi
Malayalam
45Kannada
TBARamMalayalam
Sanju Weds Geetha 2Kannada
Kichcha47
BB4Telugu

Television

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1998MahaprabhuChaitanya MahaprabhuBengali
Hiyar Majhe
Pratibimbo
20112012Aparajito
2019SkyfireHarshvardhan DharmaHindiZEE5[12] [13]
2019TypewriterAmit RoyNetflix[14] [15]
2020Criminal Justice: Behind closed doorsVikram ChandraDisney+ Hotstar[16]
2022present Horogouri Pice HotelBengaliProducer
20232024Love Biye Aaj KalProducer
2023The TrialRajeev SenguptaHindiDisney+ Hotstar
2023P I MeenaDr. Andrew RakhawAmazon Prime Video
2024Dabba Cartel

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: A suitable girl . 12 April 2011 . www.telegraphindia.com. live. 1 March 2020. 1 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301154934/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/a-suitable-girl/cid/403057.
  2. News: Out of the box: Of bad reviews and good collections in Tollywood . The Times of India. 13 October 2016. 14 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161014054823/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Out-of-the-box-Of-bad-reviews-and-good-collections-in-Tollywood/articleshow/54833046.cms. live.
  3. News: Chatterji . Shoma A . 26 April 2006 . rediff.com, Movies: Chhelebela will capture the poet's childhood . www.rediff.com . live . 9 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170506073508/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/apr/26tagore.htm . 6 May 2017.
  4. News: 7 May 2018 . Amoli: Kamal Haasan, Vidya Balan, Rajkummar Rao lend voice to documentary on sexual exploitation . Firstpost . live . 8 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719200629/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/amoli-kamal-haasan-vidya-balan-rajkummar-rao-lend-voice-to-documentary-on-sexual-exploitation-4458819.html . 19 July 2019.
  5. News: Acharya . Anindita . 3 November 2016 . Bengali cinema's first superhero is more human . en . Hindustan Times . 9 April 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203920/https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/bengali-cinema-s-first-superhero-is-more-human/story-jmDDHqDnKCKLyVpSPU4ehJ.html . live.
  6. News: Jisshu Sengupta Movies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190429163303/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/basu-paribar/movie-review/68745296.cms . 29 April 2019 . 30 April 2019 . The Times of India.
  7. 1098463916722536448 . taran_adarsh . Abir Chatterjee, Jisshu U Sengupta and Priyanka Sarkar... First look poster of #Bengali film #Bornoporichoy... Directed by Mainak Bhaumik... Music by Anupam Roy... June/July 2019 release. #SVF https://t.co/5I9y6KBGo4 . Taran Adarsh . 21 February 2019.
  8. Web site: 14 October 2021 . Nani plays Vasu in Shyam Singha Roy, film to release in December. See poster . 18 October 2021 . India Today . 14 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211014111602/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nani-plays-vasu-in-shyam-singha-roy-film-to-release-in-december-see-poster-1864777-2021-10-14 . live.
  9. News: Keshri . Shweta . 26 March 2021 . Soumitra Chatterjee biopic Abhijaan trailer out . en . India Today . 19 April 2021 . 27 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210327140341/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soumitra-chatterjee-biopic-abhijaan-trailer-out-film-releases-on-may-7-1783941-2021-03-26 . live.
  10. News: 18 February 2021 . Jisshu Sengupta to take on Chiranjeevi . Deccan Chronicle . 20 February 2021 . 20 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210220020020/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/180221/jisshu-sengupta-to-take-on-chiranjeevi.html . live.
  11. News: 7 May 2023 . When will Shaakuntalam premiere on OTT? Check release date, time and where to watch Samantha Ruth Prabhu's film online . The Economic Times . 17 May 2023 . 0013-0389 . 19 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519052429/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/when-will-shaakuntalam-premiere-on-ott-check-release-date-time-and-where-to-watch-samantha-ruth-prabhus-film-online/articleshow/100051486.cms . live.
  12. News: 22 May 2019 . Bengali actor Jisshu Sengupta plays a social worker in Skyfire, a web series on climate change . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604015145/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bengali-actor-jisshu-sengupta-plays-a-social-worker-in-skyfire-a-web-series-on-climate-change/story-ITAjZma0Lx83Zpw9NmS4DP.html . 4 June 2023 . 1 December 2020 . Hindustan Times . en.
  13. News: IANS . 31 May 2019 . 'Skyfire' turns good premise into middling affair . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200707201049/https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/skyfire-turns-good-premise-into-middling-affair . 7 July 2020 . 1 December 2020 . TheQuint . en.
  14. News: Typewriter Actor Jisshu Sengupta: Live Every Character Between 'Action' And 'Cut' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230430114938/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/typewriter-actor-jisshu-sengupta-live-every-character-between-action-and-cut-2071605 . 30 April 2023 . 1 December 2020 . NDTV.com.
  15. News: Panicker . Anahita . 12 July 2019 . Ghostbusters of Goa: on director Sujoy Ghosh's first Netflix series, 'Typewriter' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619104547/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/on-sujoy-ghoshs-first-netflix-series-typewriter/article28406899.ece . 19 June 2021 . 1 December 2020 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  16. News: Keshri . Shweta . 10 December 2020 . Pankaj Tripathi returns to save Kirti Kulhari in Criminal Justice Behind Closed Doors . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928155732/https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/pankaj-tripathi-returns-to-save-kirti-kulhari-in-criminal-justice-behind-closed-doors-1748374-2020-12-10 . 28 September 2022 . 11 December 2020 . India Today . en.