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Chiranjeet Chakraborty | |
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| Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bithika Mondal |
| Constituency | Barasat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Deepak Chakraborty 2 November 1955 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Occupation | Actor, director, politician, engineering student |
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.
- ^ "Chiranjeet Chakraborty: I live my life with the help of cinema, not by worshipping cinema - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Chiranjeet Chakraborty movies, filmography, biography and songs – Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "State Govt to felicitate Bengali actors". hindubusinessline.com. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
Some of the other winners include actor-turned Trinamool MPs and MLAs like Shatabdi Roy, Tapas Pal, Chiranjeet and Debashree Roy.