Joy Sengupta

Joy Sengupta
Sengupta in 2015
Born (1968-12-14) 14 December 1968 (age 55)
Kolkata
Occupation(s)actor, Voice Actor

Joy Sengupta (born 14 December 1968) is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Bengali cinema as well as theatre.[1] He is best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) directed by Govind Nihalani.[2]

Sengupta was born in Kolkata, and grew up in Delhi and Nepal. He did his graduation in English literature from Delhi University,[3] During this period he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi.[4] Thereafter 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.[5]

  1. ^ Shoma A. Chatterji (2 September 2011). "Balancing act: Actor Joy Sengupta straddles films and theatre with equal ease and passion". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Joy Sengupta on his place in the scheme of things". 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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  4. ^ Catherine Rhea Roy (10 September 2011). "Learning on stage". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. ^ "An encounter with 'Deham' star Joy Sengupta". Rediff.com, Movies. 30 April 2002. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.