Chandan Roy Sanyal


Chandan Roy Sanyal is an Indian actor who is known for his work in the Hindi and Bengali language films of India. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film Rang de Basanti, in a minor role. He then received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the 2009 caper thriller film Kaminey and in his Bengali debut, the 2010 film Mahanagar@Kolkata. Sanyal then went on to receive recognition for his performances in the 2012 Bengali drama film Aparajita Tumi and as an insomniac artist in the 2013 romantic drama Prague.

Background

Born and brought up in Delhi, Chandan hails from a Bengali family. Chandan studied at Raisina Bengali School and then Zakir Husain College, where he received an honors degree in Mathematics.

Acting career

He made his debut as Batukeshwar Dutt in 2006's Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film Rang De Basanti but his big break came with Vishal Bhardwaj's 2009 movie Kaminey where he got a lot of appreciation from the critics as well as audience.
Chandan also did an excellent job in the latest 2012 film "Aparajita Tumi". He has been signed on as one of the two leads in the film Kaanchi.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2006Rang de BasantiBatukeshwar DuttHindi
2007Viva Sunita!HindiShort film
2009KamineyMikhailHindiNominated—Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance - Male
2010Mahanagar@KolkataRohitBengali
2011F.A.L.T.UVishnu VardhanHindi
2011Tell Me O KkhudaKukiHindi
2012Aparajita TumiRanojoyBengali
2012Love You To DeathAtul SinhaHindi
2012Staying AliveAltaf AliHindi
2012Midnight's ChildrenJoseph D'CostaEnglish
2013Ganesh TalkiesArjunBengali
2013D-DayIqbal Seth's NephewHindi
2013PragueChandanHindi
2014Kaanchi...Ratan Lal BagulaHindi
2014Mango SylvieHindiPost-production
2015JazbaaNiyaaz SheikhHindi
2015BangistanTamim HussainHindi
2017Mirza JuulietRajanHindi
2017Tope GojaBengali
2017ChefNajrulHindi
2017Jab Harry Met SejalGhyassuddin Mohammed QureshiHindi
2019The Sholay GirlAsimHindi
2019ParchhayeeSomeshHindiWeb series by ZEE5
2019BhramPolice InspectorHindiWeb series by ZEE5
2019Jabariya JodiGudduHindi
2020Rawkto RawhoshyoShammoBengaliA film by Soukarya Ghosal