Sabyasachi Chakrabarty is a veteran Indian Bengali actor, known for his iconic Bengali detective characters like Feluda in Satyajit Ray’s Feluda series and Kakababu in the Bengali film ‘Ek Tukro Chand’ (2001).
Wiki/Biography
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty (aka Sabyasachi Chakraborty) was born on Saturday, 8 September 1956 (age 66 years; in 2022) in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India. In 1975, he completed his schooling at Andrew’s High School in Kolkata. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Science from Hansraj College, University of Delhi. In 1978, he passed the AMIE exam. While he was studying in college, he used to actively participate in theater. In 1983, he became an active member of the Charbak theater group in Calcutta.
Old picture of Sabyasachi Chakrabarty with his son Gaurav Chakrabarty
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 2″
Hair Color: Salt & Pepper
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family
He belongs to a Bengali-Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty and his mother’s name is Monica Chakrabarty.
Wife & Children
On 8 March 1986, Sabyasachi was married to Mithu Chakrabarty, a Bengali television actor and theater personality. They have two sons named Gaurav (eldest) and Arjun, who are also actors in the Bengali entertainment industry. Gaurav is married to his old girlfriend, Ridhima Ghosh, who is a famous Bengali actress. In an interview, while talking about Gaurav’s relationship with his family, he said,
I don’t feel pressured by my parents. The same goes for my younger brother Arjun. My father (Sabyasachi Chakrabarty) is quiet but gives suggestions if asked. Maa was very encouraging and lavish in her appreciation. I did a bit of theater in our original group Charkbak after graduation but working with my father made me weak at the knees.”
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty with his wife, eldest son, and daughter-in-law
Arjun Chakrabarty is married to Sreeja Sen. On 15 February 2018, they had a daughter named Avantika Chakrabarty.
Arjun Chakrabarty with his wife, Sreeja Sen, and daughter
Signature/Autograph
Signature of Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Career
Technical director
Before becoming an actor, Sabyasachi was a technician. During the interview, he shared that,
I don’t want to be an actor. I am a technician. After I joined theatre, I realized I could design sets, audio. So, I have a lot of work behind the scenes. I am the technical director of a production house, which used to produce content for TV and I used to check cameras, tripods. In the first serial, Bangla Golpo Bichitra, there was no boom man on a particular day.”
Actor
Movie
Bengali
In 1992, he made his Bengali debut with the film ‘Antardhan’ where he played the role of Rohit, a police inspector.
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty in a still from the movie ‘Antardhan’ (1992)
In the 1996 Indian-Bengali detective series titled Feluda 30, directed by Satyajit Ray, the protagonist, Feluda, who is a private investigator, was played by several actors including Soumitra Chatterjee and Shashi Kapoor. Sabyasachi Chakrabarty had to play this role from the movie ‘Baksho Rahashya’ (1996) to ‘Double Feluda’ (2016).
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty in a still from the movie ‘Dr. Munshir’s Diary’ (2000) Bengali serial Feluda 30
He worked in many Bengali films including Ek Tukro Chand (2001), Waarish (2004), Sangram (2005), and Kolkatay Kohinoor (2019). In 2021, he appeared in Subhrajit Mitra’s critically acclaimed film Avijatrik in which he played the role of Shankar, a middle-aged adventurer.
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty as Shankar on the sets of ‘Avijatrik’ (2021)
Hindi
Apart from working in Bengali films, Sabyasachi has also appeared in many Hindi films including Ascharya Deepak (1990), Tarkash/Cell 3 (2000), and Parineeta (2005).
Television Movies
In 2019, she made her television film debut with the Bengali film ‘Jamai Elo Ghare’ on ZEE5. He plays the role of a father-in-law.
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty in a still from the movie titled Jamai Eloo Ghare (2019)
tv drama
When Sabyasachi returned to Calcutta, her paternal aunt’s husband, Jochhon Dastidar, offered her a role in TV. In 1987, he made his television debut with the critically acclaimed Bengali television drama ‘Tero Parbon,’ which aired on the Kolkata channel Doordarshan. Sabyasachi played the lead role named Gora, which made him popular enough to become a household name in Bengal. He appeared in Bengali shows like ‘In Their Life’ (2018), which aired on Addtimes, ‘Sleeper Cell’ (2021) on Mojoplex and ‘Search’ (2022) on Klikk. In 2020, she appeared in the Hindi web series Lalbazaar alongside actor Ajay Devgn on Zee5.
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty in a still from the Hindi web series titled Lalbazaar (2020)
Award
- Bengal Film Journalists Association (BFJA) Award 1996: Best Actor Award for the film ‘Kakababu Here Gelen’
- Anandalok Awards 2002: Best Actor Award for Bengali film ‘Ek Je Aachhe Kanya’
- Anandalok Award 2004: Best Actor for Bengali film ‘Bombaiyer Bombete’
- BFJA 2005: Best Actor for the movie ‘Mahulbanir Sereng’
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2019: Best Actor for ‘Anurup’
Facts/Trivia
- His parents used to call him Benu.
- Apart from acting, he is very fond of nature and forests. In an interview in October 2022, while talking about his passion for wildlife photography, he said,
Yes indeed! If I have any tour planned and someone approaches me for a shoot, I tell them that it is not possible to give a date at that time because I have tour plans… I will not do that film and will do some other films but my first love still remains . If the shooting date was given in advance, then of course I wouldn’t have gone to travel then but once the plan was made, I didn’t… and elephants are my favorite wildlife! They are really nice.”
- Feluda was one of Sabyasachi’s favorite idols and heroes since childhood.
- In an interview, Sabyasachi revealed that the most romantic thing he had ever done was walking down a lonely rock on a cold rainy night in Delhi.
- In an interview, Sabyasachi Chakraborty admitted that he only likes to drink rum.
- In an interview, he revealed that his favorite book is Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent by Pranay Lal.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
