Joy Sengupta
{{Short description|Indian actor and model (b. 1968)}}
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| birth_place = Kolkata
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Joy Sengupta is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Bengali cinema as well as theatre.{{cite web | title = Balancing act: Actor Joy Sengupta straddles films and theatre with equal ease and passion. | author = Shoma A. Chatterji | date = 2 September 2011 | publisher = The Indian Express | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/balancing-act-6/ | accessdate = 2014-06-29 | archive-date = 14 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190910/http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/balancing-act-6/ | url-status = live }} He is best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) directed by Govind Nihalani.{{cite web | title = Joy Sengupta on his place in the scheme of things | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120228/jsp/entertainment/story_15186603.jsp#.U7BOj5SSyAo | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140702012707/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120228/jsp/entertainment/story_15186603.jsp%23.U7BOj5SSyAo | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 July 2014 |date=28 February 2012|accessdate = 2014-06-29 }}
Sengupta was born in Kolkata, and grew up in Delhi and Nepal. He did his graduation in English literature from Delhi University, During this period he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi.{{cite web | title = Learning on stage | work = The Hindu | author = Catherine Rhea Roy | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/learning-on-stage/article2440514.ece | date = 10 September 2011 | accessdate = 2014-06-29 | archive-date = 21 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180621071153/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/learning-on-stage/article2440514.ece | url-status = live }} 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.{{cite web| title = An encounter with 'Deham' star Joy Sengupta| publisher = Rediff.com, Movies| url = http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/apr/30joy.htm| date = 30 April 2002| accessdate = 2014-06-29| archive-date = 20 February 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160220111450/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/apr/30joy.htm| url-status = live}}
Career
Sengupta starred in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) a film by Govind Nihalani. Thereafter, Sengupta starred in number of films like Good Boy Bad Boy (2007), Shakal Pe Mat Ja (2011), Hate Story (2012),{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-hate-story/20120420.htm | title=Review: Hate Story is a hate crime against the sex-starved | author=Raja Sen | work=Rediff.com | accessdate=20 April 2012 | archive-date=22 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422050110/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-hate-story/20120420.htm | url-status=live }}{{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web | url=http://news.worldsnap.com/entertainment/movie-review/hate-story-movie-review-3-5-out-of-5-stars-127027.html | title=Hate Story Movie Review : 3.5 out of 5 Stars | author=Subhash K. Jha | publisher=Worldsnap | accessdate=20 April 2012 | archive-date=21 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421230725/http://news.worldsnap.com/entertainment/movie-review/hate-story-movie-review-3-5-out-of-5-stars-127027.html | url-status=live }}{{Rating|3.5|5}} and Deham, also directed by Govind Nihalani. Over the years, he has worked with theatre directors like Habib Tanvir, Safdar Hashmi, Barry John, Feroz Abbas Khan, Ramu Ramanathan and Lillete Dubey.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/artists/joy-sengupta/42/ |title=Joy Sengupta at Mumbai Theatre Guide |access-date=28 June 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222949/http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/artists/joy-sengupta/42/ |url-status=live }}
He married former model from Kolkata, Tara in 2006.{{cite web | title = When Joy and Tara had a blast | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/When-Joy-and-Tara-had-a-blast/articleshow/5378253.cms?referral=PM | date = 26 Dec 2009 | accessdate = 2014-06-30 | work = The Times of India | archive-date = 25 April 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230425034932/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/When-Joy-and-Tara-had-a-blast/articleshow/5378253.cms?referral=PM | url-status = live }}
Filmography
=Films=
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- Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa as Brati Chatterjee
- Deham
- Ghunghat Ke Pat khol
- Bhalo Theko
- Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo
- Good Boy Bad Boy
- 68 Pages
- Chaturanga
- Aladin
- Anjaana Anjaani
- Shakal Pe Mat Ja
- Kagojer Bou {{cite web | title = Kagojer Bou (The Paper Wife) | publisher = The Indian Express | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/kagojer-bou-the-paper-wife/ | date = 25 February 2011 | accessdate = 2014-06-29 | archive-date = 22 February 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160222144337/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/kagojer-bou-the-paper-wife/ | url-status = live }}
- Hate Story
- Tabe Tai Hok
- Patalghar
- Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain
- Children of War
- Path Ghat {{cite web | title = Path Ghat (Bengali) / Terrible | publisher = The Indian Express | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/path-ghat-bengali-terrible/ | date = 27 March 2014 | accessdate = 2014-06-29 | archive-date = 18 April 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140418193037/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/path-ghat-bengali-terrible/ | url-status = live }}
- Teenkahon
- RoughBook
- Parobash
- Bilu Rakkhosh
- Biday Byomkesh
- Lubdh
- Bhalo Maye Kharap Maye
- Class of '83
- Ek Chup (Short film) as Dr Shekhar{{cite web | title = Dream Girl 2, Naane Varuvean, My Name Is Vendetta, Ek Chup: New trailers, teasers and posters | publisher = Telegraph India | url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dream-girl-2-naane-varuvean-my-name-is-vendetta-ek-chup-new-trailers-teasers-and-posters/cid/1887042 | date = 16 September 2022 | accessdate = 2022-12-24 | archive-date = 21 December 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221221202751/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dream-girl-2-naane-varuvean-my-name-is-vendetta-ek-chup-new-trailers-teasers-and-posters/cid/1887042 | url-status = live }}
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=Television=
- Waaris
- Aarambh as Arvamudan, Devsena's father
- Kucchh Pal Saath Tumhara
- X Zone
- Sacred Games as Mathur
- Hello web series as Ananyo
- ''Hello Mini As Mini's Boss
- Poison 2 (2020) as Home Secretary
= Web series =
Dubbing career
He is known for dubbing for Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America in Marvel Cinematic Universe films in Hindi.
Dubbing roles
=Live action series=
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| Title | Actor | Character | Dub language | Original language | Number of episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
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| Stranger Things | Sean Astin | Bob Newby | Hindi | English | 25 | 2016 – present |
=Live action films=
==Hollywood films==
==South Indian films==
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| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub language | Original language | Original year release | Dub year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagame Thandhiram | Sharath Ravi | Vicky | Hindi | Tamil | 2021 | 2021 |
See also
References
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Category:Indian male stage actors
Category:Male actors from Kolkata
Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema
Category:Male actors in Bengali cinema
Category:Indian male film actors