Ritwick Chakraborty

{{short description|Bengali actor (born 1977)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ritwick Chakraborty

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| caption = Chakraborty in 2017

| birth_name = Rittik Chakroborty

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|03|31}}

| birth_place = Barrackpore, West Bengal, India

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| spouse = Aparajita Ghosh Das

| known_for =

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2007–present

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Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bengali cinema.{{cite web|title=Ritwick Chakraborty filmography|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ritwick-chakraborty-movies-list-filmography/17538|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=11 November 2012}}{{Cite news |title=Did you know how life was for Ritwick Chakraborty before becoming an actor? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-how-life-was-for-ritwick-chakraborty-before-becoming-an-actor/articleshow/80495333.cms|access-date=2021-02-09|work=The Times of India|language=en}} He made his debut with Pagal Premi in 2007.

Career

Chakraborty was associated with Bengali theatre from a very early age. As he grew older he became passionate about acting. After his initial struggle in the Bengali film industry he worked in a few television serials and telefilms. He debuted in the film Pagol Premi.{{cite web|title=Tollywood Actor Ritwick Chakraborty|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/32136311-tollywood-actor-ritwick-chakraborty-talks-about-bengali-films-necklace-bakita-bekti|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307091044/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/32136311-tollywood-actor-ritwick-chakraborty-talks-about-bengali-films-necklace-bakita-bekti|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 March 2011|publisher=WBRi|accessdate=11 November 2012}}

After which, he appeared in Anjan Dutt's cult film Chalo Let's Go, alongside in 2008, followed by Cross Connection with Rimjhim Mitra, Abir Chatterjee and Payel Sarkar, and Raj Chakraborty's Le Chakka, playing the second lead alongside Dev in 2010. He appeared in six films in 2013, and for Shabdo he won the Filmfare East Best Actor's award in 2014. Chakraborty also produced a 2021 Bengali web series named Birohi.{{Cite web|last=Bangla|first=TV9|date=2021-06-22|script-title=bn:প্রযোজক স্বয়ং ঋত্বিক চক্রবর্তী! আসছে জাতীয় পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত প্রদীপ্ত ভট্টাচার্যর প্রথম ওয়েব সিরিজ 'বিরহী'|url=https://tv9bangla.com/entertainment/ott/producer-ritwik-chakraborty-is-on-board-pradipta-bhattacharya-is-ready-with-his-first-web-series-birohi-375346.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=TV9 Bangla|language=bn}}

Filmography

= Films =

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Year || Film || Director|| Notes
2006

|Biswas Nao Korte Paren

|Pradipta Bhattacharya

| Short film

2007

|Pagal Premi

|Hara Patnaik

|Debut film

2008

|Chalo Let's Go

|Anjan Dutta

|

2009

|Cross Connection

|Abhijit Guha & Sudeshna Roy

|

2010

|Le Chakka

|Raj Chakraborty

|

2011

|Necklace

|Sekhar Das

|

2012

|Shabdo

|Kaushik Ganguly

|

rowspan="7" |2013

|Phoring

|Indranil Roy Chowdhury

|

Aborto

|Arindam Sil

|

Khancha

|Raja Sen

|

Bicycle Kick

|Debasish Sen Sharma & Sumit Das

|

Golemale Pirit Koro Na

|Anindya Banerjee

|

Bakita Byaktigato

|Pradipta Bhattacharya

|

Mahapurush O Kapurush

|Aniket Chattopadhyay

|

rowspan="3" |2014

|Teen Patti

|Dipayan Mondal & Rehena Parvin Jenny

|

Ek Phaali Rodh

|Atanu Ghosh

|

Asha Jaoar Majhe

|Aditya Vikram Sengupta

|

rowspan="7" |2015

|Ebar Shabor

|Arindam Sil

|

Bheetu

|Utsav Mukherjee

|

Nirbaak

|Srijit Mukherji

|

Anubrato Bhalo acho?

|Partha Sen

|

Bitnoon

|Abhijit Guha & Sudeshna Roy

|

Cross Connection 2

|Abhijit Guha & Sudeshna Roy

|

Har Har Byomkesh

|Arindam Sil

|{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Har-Har-Byomkesh-actors-share-their-experiences/articleshow/50159625.cms|title=Har Har Byomkesh actors share their experiences|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=13 Dec 2015}}

rowspan="4" |2016

|Pichutaan

|Ayan Chakraborty

|

The Violin Player

|Bauddhayan Mukherji

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Saheb Bibi Golaam

|Pratim D. Gupta

|

Byomkesh Pawrbo

|Arindam Sil

|

rowspan="8" |2017

|Bibaho Diaries

|Mainak Bhaumik

|

Chhaya O Chhobi

|Kaushik Ganguly

|

Chawlochitro Circus

|Mainak Bhaumik

|

Asamapta

|Suman Mukhopadhyay

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Bhalobashar Shohor

|Indranil Roy Chowdhury

|Short film

Maacher Jhol

|Pratim D. Gupta

|

Nagarkirtan

| rowspan="2" |Kaushik Ganguly

|

Chilekotha

|

rowspan="5" |2018

|Rongberonger Korhi

|

|

Good Night City

|Kamaleshwar Mukherjee

|

Happy Pill

|Mainak Bhaumik

|

Ahare Mon

|Pratim D. Gupta

|{{cite news |title=Ahare Mon movie review|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/ahare-mon/movie-review/64699585.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=22 June 2018}}

Samsara

|Abhijeet Guha & Sudeshna Roy

|

rowspan="8" |2019

|Vinci Da

|Srijit Mukherji

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Tarikh

|Churni Ganguly

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Jyeshthoputro

|Kaushik Ganguly

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Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo

|Pratim D. Gupta

|

Parineeta

|Raj Chakraborty

|{{Cite news |title='Parineeta' completes one year: Why Raj Chakraborty's film more than just a typical family drama |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/parineeta-completes-one-year-why-raj-chakrabortys-film-more-than-just-a-typical-family-drama/articleshow/77973146.cms|access-date=2021-02-09|work=The Times of India|language=en}}

Rajlokhi O Srikanto

|Pradipta Bhattacharya

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Buro Sadhu

|VIK

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Teko

|Abhimanyu Mukherjee

|{{Cite news |title=Ritwick Chakraborty on Teko|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/ritwick-chakraborty-on-teko/cid/1720463|access-date=2021-02-09|work=The Telegraph}}

rowspan="2" |2020

|Borunbabur Bondhu

|Anik Dutta

|

The Hunger Artist

|Kamaleshwar Mukherjee

|Short film

rowspan="2" |2021

|Binisutoy

|Atanu Ghosh

|

72 Ghanta

|Atanu Ghosh

|

rowspan="2" |2022

|Ananta

|Abhinandan Dutta

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Dharmajuddho

|Raj Chakraborty

|

rowspan="3" |2023

|Mayar Jonjal

|Indranil Roy Chowdhury

|Bangladesh-India joint venture

Tarokar Mrittyu

|Haranath Chakraborty

|

Ektu Sore Bosun

|Kamaleshwar Mukherjee

|

rowspan="2" |2024

| Bhootpori

|Soukarya Ghosal

|

" | Shontaan''

| Raj Chakraborty

rowspan="7" |2025

|Bhagyalakshmi

|Mainak Bhaumik

Shotyi Bole Shotyi kichu nei

|Srijit Mukherjee

|

style="background:#ffc;"| Rabinda Kabya Rahashya

|Sayantan Ghoshal

|

|

style="background:#ffc;"| Kabaddi Kabaddi

|Kaushik Ganguly

|

style="background:#ffc;"|Mrigaya

|Abhirup Ghosh

|

style="background:#ffc;"| Ranabati

|Pratim D Gupta

|

style="background:#ffc;"| Paharganj Halt

|Pritha Chakraborty

|

= Television and web=

  • Josh
  • Kanakanjali
  • Ek Paloke Ektu Dekha
  • Kuheli
  • Neer Bhanga Jhor
  • Bandhan
  • Roilo Pherar Nimontron
  • Banhisikha
  • Neel Simana
  • Bhor Bristi
  • Goyenda Ginni As himself
  • Gora (Web Series) (Hoichoi)
  • Mukti (Web Series) (ZEE5)
  • Shabash Feluda (Web Series) (ZEE5)
  • Gora 2 (Web Series) (Hoichoi)
  • Abar Proloy (Web Series) (ZEE5) as Shombhu Baba/Haru
  • Mr.Kolketa (Web Series) (Hoichoi)
  • Kolonko (Web Series) (Hoichoi)
  • Adv. Achinta Aich (Web Series) (Hoichoi)

Awards

  • West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (2023)- Best Actor (Critics' Choice) for Ananta [Winner]{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/my-kolkata/news/anik-duttas-aparajito-sweeps-west-bengal-film-journalists-association-wbfja-awards/cid/1908852 | title=Anik Dutta's 'Aparajito' sweeps WBFJA awards |work=The Telegraph}}
  • West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (2022)- Best Actor for Binisutoy [Winner] {{cite web | url=https://wbfja.com/award-2022.php | title=Award 2022 - WBFJA: Welcome to the official website of West Bengal Film Journalists' Association }}
  • Filmfare Awards East [Winner] (2021)- Best Supporting Actor for Jyeshthoputro (2019) [Winner]{{cite web | url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-bangla-2020/winners | title=Winner List of Filmfare Awards Bangla 2020 }}
  • West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (2020)- Best Actor in a Negetive Role for Vinci Da . [Winner] {{cite web | url=https://wbfja.com/award-2020.php | title=Award 2020 - WBFJA: Welcome to the official website of West Bengal Film Journalists' Association }}
  • West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (2020) - Best Actor for Nagarkirtan [Nominated]{{Cite web |title=Nominations 2019 - WBFJA: Welcome to the official website of West Bengal Film Journalists' Association |url=https://wbfja.com/nominations-2019.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331072921/https://wbfja.com/nominations-2019.php |archive-date=2023-03-31}}
  • Filmfare Awards East- Critic's Choice Best Actor Male for Rajlokhi O Srikanto (2019) - [Nominee] (2020)
  • West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (2018) Best Actor for Maacher Jhol (2017)- [Nominee]{{cite web | url=https://wbfja.com/nominations-2017.php | title=Nominations 2017 - WBFJA: Welcome to the official website of West Bengal Film Journalists' Association }}
  • Filmfare Awards East(2017)-Best Supporting Actor for Saheb Bibi Golaam (2016) [*Winner*]
  • West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (2017) Best Supporting Actor for Saheb Bibi Golaam (2016)-[*Winner*]{{cite web | url=https://wbfja.com/award-2017.php | title=Award 2017 - WBFJA: Welcome to the official website of West Bengal Film Journalists' Association }}
  • Raindance Film Festival, Jury Prize [Nominee] (2016) Best Actor for The Violin Player (2015)
  • Filmfare Awards Bangla (2014)- Best Actor for Shabdo (2012) - *[Winner]*{{cite web | url=https://m.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-vivel-filmfare-awards-east-5742.html | title=Winners of Vivel Filmfare Awards East }}
  • "Sera Bangali" Award (2015) by the Anandabazar Patrika{{cite web|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2015/08/abp-ananda-recognises-bengali-achievers-with-sera-bangali-awards|title=ABP Ananda recognises Bengali achievers with Sera Bangali Awards|date=28 August 2015|access-date=26 December 2022|website=bestmediainfo.com|location=Delhi}}

See also

References

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