Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. He made his debut with Pagal Premi in 2007. He has been a recipient of several West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Filmfare Awards East and Filmfare Awards Bangla in both Best Actor and Best Actor (Critics') categories.

Early life

Chakraborty was born and brought up in Barrackpore in North Kolkata. He was associated with Bengali theatre from a very early age. He acted in the "Roopkala Kendra" student films directed by his theatre friends. As he grew older he became passionate about acting. He started as a scriptwriter for soap operas but quit it in 2003. After his initial struggle in the Bengali film industry he worked in a few television serials and telefilms directed by Anjan Dutt and Pradipta Bhattacharya. He got his silver screen break with Indraneil Roychowdhury's "Ratul O Rini" but the film was lost in production hell and was never released.

Career

He debuted in the film Pagal Premi. 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. His acting pattern highly influenced by Saswata Chatterjee.[citation needed]

Filmography

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YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2006Biswas Nao Korte ParenShort filmThis marked Chakraborty's first on-screen appearance
2007Pagal PremiSuryaDebut theatrical film
2008Chalo Let's GoShekhar
2009Cross ConnectionAakash
2010Le ChakkaRajat
2011Necklace
2012ShabdoTarak Dutta
2013Phoring
AbortoSiddhartha
Khancha
Bicycle Kick
Golemale Pirit Koro NaGouranga
Bakita Byaktigato
Mahapurush O Kapurush
2014Teen Patti
Ek Phaali RodhSwagoto
Asha Jaoar Majhe
2015Ebar ShaborPantu Haldar
Bheetu
NirbaakMrityunjoy Karmakar
Anubrato Bhalo acho?
BitnoonRahul
Cross Connection 2
Har Har ByomkeshAjit Bandopadhyay
2016Pichutaan
The Violin Player
Saheb Bibi GolaamJaved
Byomkesh PawrboAjit Bandopadhyay
2017Bibaho Diaries
Chhaya O ChhobiJatin Manna / Jeetu
Chawlochitro Circus
Asamapta
Bhalobashar ShohorShort film
Maacher Jhol
NagarkirtanMadhu
Chilekotha
2018Rongberonger KorhiAn unnamed client
Good Night City
Happy Pill
Ahare MonMichael Tendulkar
Samsara
2019Vinci DaAdi Bose
TarikhRudrangshu
JyeshthoputroPartho
Shantilal O Projapoti RohoshyoShantilal
ParineetaBabaida/ Sayan Roy
Rajlokhi O Srikanto
Buro SadhuAbir
TekoAlokesh
2020Borunbabur Bondhu
The Hunger ArtistShort film
2021BinisutoyKajal
72 Ghanta
2022Ananta
DharmajuddhoRaghav
2023Mayar JonjalBangladesh-India joint venture
Tarokar Mrittyu
Ektu Sore BosunGuddu
2024BhootporiMakhon Chor
ShontaanIndranil Bose
2025bhaggyolokkhi
oporichito
Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu NeiSumit Bhattacharya
Rabindra Kabya RahasyaAbhik Bose
Mrigaya: The HuntOC Debanjan Dutta
Ranna BaatiShantanu Dasgupta
2026Ekhane Ondhokar
Paharganj Halt
Kabaddi Kabaddi

Television

Soap operas

Telefilms

  • Kuheli
  • Neer Bhanga Jhor
  • Neel Simana
  • Bhor Bristi

Web series

Key
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YearWeb seriesRoleDirectorPlatformNotesRef.
2022GoraGourab Sen aka GoraSayantan GhosalHoichoiSeason 1
2022MuktiRam Kinkar GhoshRohan GhoseZEE5
2023Shabash FeludaSashadhar BoseArindam SilZEE5
2023GoraGourab Sen aka GoraJoydeep MukherjeeHoichoiSeason 2
2023Abar ProloyShombhu Baba / Haru BagRaj ChakrabortyZEE5
2023Mr. KolketaKalokallol Dutta aka Mr. KolkeSurajit ChatterjeeHoichoi
2024Adv. Achinta AichAdvocate Achinta AichJoydeep MukherjeeHoichoiSeason 1
2024KolonkoRongonAbhimanyu MukherjeeHoichoi
2025Adv. Achinta AichAdvocate Achinta AichJoydeep MukherjeeHoichoiSeason 2
2025Karma KormaInspector Bhupen BhaduriPratim D. GuptaHoichoi

Awards

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