Sayak Chakraborty
{{short description|Bengali film and television actor (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}
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| name = Sayak Chakraborty
| image = Sayak Chakraborty during fashion photoshoot.jpg
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| caption = Chakraborty in January 2019
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|09|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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| website = {{URL|https://sayakchakraborty.com/}}
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| known_for = {{unbulleted list|Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni|Ami Sirajer Begum|Mahaprabhu Shree Chaitanya|Chirosakha}}
| nationality = Indian{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/west-bengal-elections-2021-mallika-mazumdar-sayak-chakraborty-and-other-actors-cast-their-vote/articleshow/82002767.cms|title=West Bengal elections 2021 Mallika Mazumdar Sayak Chakraborty and other actors cast their vote|date=April 10, 2021|work=The Times of India}}
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Sayak Chakraborty (born 27 September 1994){{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/heres-how-tv-actors-sayak-chakraborty-and-indranil-chatterjee-celebrating-their-birthday/articleshow/71325978.cms|title=Here's how TV actors Sayak Chakraborty and Indranil Chatterjee are celebrating their birthday|website=The Times of India|language=en|date=27 September 2019|access-date=2020-10-21}}{{Cite web |date=2021-09-27 |title=প্রিয় বন্ধু সায়কের জন্মদিন, শুভেচ্ছা জানিয়ে ছবি পোস্ট সৌমিতৃষার |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/pictures/sayak-chakraborty-s-birthday-soumitrisha-kundu-sent-birthday-wish-31632719419425.html |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}is a Bengali{{Cite web |title=Sayak Chakraborty: 'ছোটবেলায় মা প্যান্ট আর গেঞ্জি কিনে দিত', এখন কেমন কাটে সায়কের পয়লা বৈশাখ? |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/story/actor-and-blogger-sayak-chakraborty-poila-baisakh-plan-when-sayak-share-his-childhood-poila-baisakh-memory-sayak-chakraborty-related-news-and-gossip-sum-1198342-2025-04-13 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Aaj Tak বাংলা |language=bn}} actor, and YouTuber{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Priyanka |date=2021-08-14 |title=অভিনেতা থেকে ইউটিউবার! লাফিয়ে লাফিয়ে বাড়ছে সায়কদের সাবস্ক্রাইবার |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/actor-turns-youtuber-sayak-chakraborty-and-his-friend-s-let-s-start-getting-famous-31628933595403.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}} who works in Bengali cinema.{{Cite web |last=Bose |first=Priyanka |date=2022-09-25 |title=অষ্টমীতে অঞ্জলি, জমিয়ে পেটপুজো, রাত জেগে ঠাকুর দেখা! সঙ্গে ভ্লগিংও করবেন সায়ক |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/sayak-chakraborty-durga-puja-2022-planing-and-memories-31664086018727.html |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}} He is known for his portrayal as Krishna in the TV serial Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya,{{Cite news |date=2018-08-18 |title=Local goons reportedly assault TV actor Sayak Chakraborty |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/local-goons-reportedly-assault-tv-actor-sayak-chakraborty/articleshow/65447999.cms |access-date=2025-04-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} a mythological show, and Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni,{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/exclusive-those-bitter-experiences-as-a-junior-artist-ignited-my-passion-to-work-hard-rani-rashmoni-actor-sayak-chakraborty/articleshow/71009720.cms|title=Exclusive – Those bitter experiences as a junior artist ignited my passion to work hard: 'Rani Rashmoni' actor Sayak Chakraborty|website=The Times of India|date=6 September 2019 }} a historical drama show on Zee Bangla. He is currently working in TV serial Chirosokha{{Cite web |last=Kundu |first=Kasturi |title=Sayak Chakraborty: লীনাদির সঙ্গে কাজ করাটা অনেকদিনের স্বপ্ন, তিন রাউন্ড অডিশন দিয়ে চিরসখায় সিলেক্ট হয়েছি: সায়ক |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sayak-chakraborty-come-back-with-leena-gangopadhyay-new-serial-chirosokha-8575046 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=bengali.indianexpress.com |language=bn}} for Star Jalsha as Fidel (Vlogger){{Cite news |date=2025-02-06 |title=Sayak Chakraborty returns to TV after a year-long break |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/sayak-chakraborty-returns-to-tv-after-a-year-long-break/articleshow/117973975.cms |access-date=2025-02-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}and Tui Amaar Hero for{{Cite web |last=দে |first=সুস্মিতা |date=2025-03-06 |title=‘অজস্র রাত ঘুমোতে পারিনি...’, সায়কের ঝুলিতে এখন জোড়া ধারাবাহিক, দুঃখ ঘুচল অভিনেতার? |url=https://eisamay.com/entertainment/sayak-chakraborty-will-work-on-upcoming-serial-tui-amar-hero-of-zee-bangla/200353110.cms |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Eisamay Online |language=bn}}Zee Bangla. In 2025 he becomes brand ambassador of Texllo technology{{Cite web |date=2025-05-21 |title=Television actor Sayak Chakraborty Becomes the Face of Texllo Mobile — A New Step Toward Digital Inclusion. |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/indulge-connect-digital-covers/2025/May/21/television-actor-sayak-chakraborty-becomes-the-face-of-texllo-mobile-a-new-step-toward-digital-inclusion |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Indulgexpress |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-05-24 |title=মাত্র 600 টাকায় মোবাইল, ব্যবহার করা যাবে পছন্দের সিমকার্ড |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/bn/!technology/mobile-prices-start-from-600-and-people-can-use-dual-sim-cards-wbs25052402470 |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=bn}}
Early Life
Chakraborty was born on 27 September 1994 along with his brother Sabyasachi Chakraborty{{Cite news |date=2023-07-20 |title=Actress Sushmita Roy and her family to feature in Biswanath Basu-hosted game show |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/actress-sushmita-roy-and-her-family-to-feature-in-biswanath-basu-hosted-game-show/articleshow/101975743.cms |access-date=2024-02-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}and sister Pallavi Mukherjee{{Cite news |date=2022-08-11 |title=Pallavi Mukherjee: I travelled from Mumbai to Kolkata to surprise my brother on Rakshabandhan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/pallavi-mukherjee-i-travelled-from-mumbai-to-kolkata-to-surprise-my-brother-on-rakshabandhan/articleshow/93502756.cms |access-date=2024-02-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} to mother Rekha Chakraborty.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-18 |title=‘গয়না বেচে…’, ফাদার্স ডে-র শুভেচ্ছা নিজের মাকেই জানালেন সায়ক চক্রবর্তী |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/sayak-chakraborty-post-emotional-message-for-his-mother-on-fathers-day-31687095046360.html |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}{{Cite web |last=Kundu |first=Kasturi |title=Youtuber-Actor Childhood Pic: ললিপপ খাওয়া ছেলেটি আজ জনপ্রিয় ইউটিউবার-অভিনেতা, দেখুন তো চিনতে পারেন কিনা |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/photos/did-you-recognize-who-is-this-famous-social-media-icon-and-bengali-actor-9318448 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=bengali.indianexpress.com |language=bn}}and father Anupam Chakraborty{{Cite web |last=Kundu |first=Kasturi |title=Sayak Chakraborty Father's Day: পিতৃদিবসে বাবাকে 'স্পর্শ' করে মায়ের জয়গান, গোয়ায় 'ফাদার্স ডে' উদযাপন সায়কের |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sayak-chakraborty-famous-youtuber-shares-why-he-can-not-celebrate-fathers-day-without-mother-9365580 |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=bengali.indianexpress.com |language=bn}}{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=Sayani |date=2025-06-15 |title='ছোটবেলা থেকে বাবার ভালোবাসা পাইনি…', ফাদার্স ডেতে লিখলেন সায়ক |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/sayak-chakraborty-post-emotional-message-for-his-mother-and-father-on-fathers-day-31749987927846.html |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn}}in a middle-class Hindu family.{{Cite news |date=2019-09-06 |title=Exclusive - Those bitter experiences as a junior artist ignited my passion to work hard: ‘Rani Rashmoni’ actor Sayak Chakraborty |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/exclusive-those-bitter-experiences-as-a-junior-artist-ignited-my-passion-to-work-hard-rani-rashmoni-actor-sayak-chakraborty/articleshow/71009720.cms?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=iOSapp&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeAASKPCR6eUjsn-S9BEAcCbrZt2cunkrYOLPuHgZycoQ0XkCtC9_Lt31RRuA_aem_P8UNu1WGmNw4Dx69byOBcQ |access-date=2025-04-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} being a Bengali, he love to celebrate Durga Puja.{{Cite news |title=Sayak Chakraborty is shopping like crazy! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/sayak-chakraborty-is-shopping-like-crazy/articleshow/78756159.cms |access-date=2025-05-30 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
Career
Chakraborty performed as a junior artist, from 2006 to 2013, in various Bengali TV serials and films.{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sayak-chakraborty-emotional-over-working-with-srabanti-chatterjee-116300/|title=সেদিন 'শ্রাবন্তীদি'র কাছে যেতে দেয়নি! ৮ বছর পরে ইচ্ছাপূরণ সায়কের|trans-title=Did not let go of 'Sravantidi' that day! After 7 years, the wish was fulfilled|language=Bengali|website=Indian Express|last1=Debnath|first1=Shanoli|date=28 June 2019}}
He is known for his portrayal as Krishna in the TV serial Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya, a mythological show, and Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni, a historical drama on Zee Bangla. He worked in 27 consecutive TV serials as supporting cast.{{Cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/entertainment/tollywood-movies-i-love-to-play-negative-charterer-in-screen-said-tollywood-actor-sayak-chakraborty-sr-502557.html|title='নেগেটিভ চরিত্র আমি ইচ্ছা করেই বেছে নিয়েছি', মন খুললেন 'মন্মথ'|date=15 September 2020|website=bengali.news18.com}} and The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013).
Filmography and television
=Films=
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| 2011
| Faande Poriya Boga Kaande Re | junior artist on Emoner cellphone song |
| 2013
| The Light: Swami Vivekananda | Young Swami Vivekananda | Tri Colour productions private limited |
| 2015
| Guru Kripa | Pintu | RDC media pvt ltd |
| 2022
| Arka |
=Television=
=Reality shows=
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| 2019
| rowspan="3"|Didi No. 1 | rowspan="3"|Participant | |Winner |
| 2021
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| 2022
| | Winner |
| 2023
|Celebrity home visit | |
=Music videos=
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| 2016
|“Ami Cholechi Tar Dake” |Lead |Bengali movie song |
| 2016
|“Ki Ek Biroho Byathay” |Lead |Bengali movie song |
| 2017
|“Tumar Xubax” |Male lead |Assamese |
| 2021
| "Tere Bina" | Male lead | Hindi | {{Cite web|title='নিজেদের কিছু করতে চাই', টেলিভিশনের এক ঝাঁক তারকার তৈরি মিউজিক ভিডিও মুক্তি পেল YouTube-এ|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/entertainment/tollywood-movies-tere-bina-a-music-video-made-by-a-bunch-of-television-stars-has-been-released-on-youtube-sr-593505.html|access-date=2021-05-05|website=News18 Bengali|date=5 May 2021|language=bn}}{{Cite news|title=Young TV actors come together for a music video - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/young-tv-actors-come-together-for-a-music-video/articleshow/82485031.cms|access-date=2021-05-09|website=The Times of India|date=8 May 2021 |language=en}} |
| 2021
|“Yaadein Zaroori Hai |Male lead |Hindi |
| 2021
| "Oliro Kotha Sune" | Male Lead | Bengali |
| 2022
| "Yaadein Zaroori Hai" | Male Lead | Hindi |
| 2022
| "Tor Adore" | Lead | Bengali & Hindi |
| 2023
|“Ami Dur Hote Tomarei Dekhechi” |Lead |Bengali |
| 2023
|“Do Lafzon Mein Likhdi” |Lead |Hindi |
| 2023
|“Na Jane Kyun” |Lead |Hindi |
| 2023
|“Bhalobashar Moton Bhalobasle” |Lead |Bengali |
| 2023
|“Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein” |Lead |Hindi |
| 2022
|“Tapa Tini” |Supporting cast |Bengali movie song |
| 2022
|“Ki Mayay” |Supporting cast |Bengali movie song |
| 2024
|"Mon Amar" |Lead |Bengali |
| 2024
|"Tomaro Asime" |Lead |Bengali |
| 2024
|“Tomay Amay Mile” |Lead |Bengali |
| 2024
|“Sokhi Bhabina Kahare Bole” |Lead |Bengali |
| 2024
|“Tare Bole Bio” |Lead |Bengali |
| 2024
|“Obujh Mon” |Lead |Bengali |
| 2024
|“Elomelo Ichchera” |Lead |Bengali |
| 2024
|“Ami Tomari Naam Gai” |Lead |Bengali |
| 2024
|“Piya Tore Bin” |Lead |Bengali & Hindi |
| 2024
|“Elo Ghorete Uma” |Lead |Bengali |
| 2025
|“Ebhabei Bhalobeshe Jabo Tomake” |Lead |Bengali |
=Web series=
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| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col"| Notes !scope="col"| Ref. |
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| 2021
| Jal{{dagger}} | 2nd lead |not released |
| 2023
|Institute of Isspecial Talents |Supporting cast |
Awards
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Result |
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| 2020
|Negative actor |Nominated |
| 2021
| Emerging Actor | {{Won}} |
| 2022
| Bangla Hunt Special Award for YouTube | {{Won}} |
| 2024
|Famous Vlogger (male) | {{Won}} |
| 2024
|Ministry of Culture (India) and Bangla Hunt Award{{Cite web |author=Niranjana Nag |date=2024-12-24 |title=Sayak Chakraborty: Banglahunt Social Summit'য়ে সম্মানিত Vlogger সায়ক, জাদুঘরে দাঁড়িয়ে "বিশেষ ঘোষণা" অভিনেতার |website=Bangla Hunt |url=https://banglahunt.com/sayak-chakraborty-awarded-in-banglahunt-social-summit-at-indian-museam-ministry-of-culture-government-of-india-nra/ |access-date=2024-12-24}} |Best Family Vlogger by Public Choice | {{Won}} |
In the media
Chakraborty entered The Times of India
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://sayakchakraborty.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|5010467}}
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