Barun Chanda is an Indian

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advertising professional, actor and author based in the city of

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. He is mostly remembered for his role in

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of fil ...

's ''

Seemabaddha ''Seemabaddha'' ( bn, সীমাবদ্ধ ''Shimabôddho''; English title: ''Company Limited'') is a 1971 social drama Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based on the novel ''Seemabaddha'' by Mani Shankar Mukherjee. It stars Bar ...

''.

Biography

Chanda was born in

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in present day

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, but came to

at an early age to pursue higher education. Chanda acted in the 1971 Bengali movie ''

'', directed by

. After that he did not appear in any films for over twenty years. In 1992 he again acted in director

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's debut film ''

Hirer Angti ''Hirer Angti'' ( bn, হীরের আংটি) is a 1992 Bengali film by Rituporno Ghosh based on a story of the same name by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. Plot Gandharva Kumar's arrival disrupts the festive mood of Durga Puja at Ratanlal Babu' ...

''. Next he acted in ''Kalo Cheetah'' (2004). Since then he has acted in several movies like ''

Tolly Lights ''Tolly Lights'' ( bn, টলি লাইট "Tolly Lights") is a 2008 Bengali-language Indian film directed by Arjun Chakraborty and starring Sreelekha Mitra, Abhishek Chatterjee, Priyadarshini Chatterjee and Arjun Chakraborty. It is based ...

'', ''

Antaheen ''Antaheen'' ( bn, অন্তহীন, sometimes dubbed in English as ''The Endless Wait'') is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film stars Radhika Apte, Rahul Bose, Mita Vashisth, Aparna Sen, Kalyan Ray and Sharmi ...

'', and ''

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''. He recently played the role of the landlord father of Sonakshi Sinha in the Hindi Film ''

Lootera ''Lootera'' (; ) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and partially based on author O. Henry's 1907 short story ''The Last Leaf''. It is the second film directed by Motwane after the critic ...

''. In 2014, he did commercials for

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with some social messages. In 2019, Barun Chanda starred in an independent psychological thriller,

Rakkhosh ''Rakkhosh'' is a Hindi-language psychological thriller drama film where the camera is the lead character of the film. It is a first-person POV of a schizophrenic person. The film is an adaptation of a Marathi short story titled "Patient 302", ...

, which has been touted as India's first POV film to be shot on cinema camera. Chanda plays ''Dr. Idris Shah'', a psychiatrist, in the film. The film made the official selection at ''Pune International Film Festival (PIFF)'', the ''Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF)'' and the ''Orange City International Film Festival (OCIFF)'' in 2019.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1971) * ''

'' (1992) * ''

Lal Darja ''Lal Darja'' (English language: ''The Red Door'') is a 1997 Bengali allegorical drama film about a Kolkata dentist Dr. Nabin Dutta who fears becoming a cripple. Directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta, he film won the Golden Lotus Award fo ...

'' (1997) * '' Kalo Chita'' (2004) * ''

Anuranan ''Anuranan'' (English: Resonance) is the directorial debut by Bengali filmmaker Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film premiered at the 2006 International Film Festival of India. ''Anuranan'' (meaning "resonance" in Bengali) explores the relationsh ...

'' (2006) * '' Cholo Let's Go'' (2008) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Flop-E'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

Elar Char Adhyay ''Elar Char Adhyay'' is a 2012 Bengali film. The film is directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, produced by Dreamz Movies and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and based on Rabindranath Tagore's 1934 novel '' Char Adhyay''. Plot The film is set in India ...

'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

Aborto ''Aborto'' is a Bengali film released on 1 March 2013 and directed by Arindam Sil in his directorial debut. According to Sil, this film would be the greatest tribute to Satyajit Ray that has ever been made. The film stars Bangladesh actress Jaya ...

'' (2013) *''

Mishawr Rawhoshyo ''Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' is a 2013 Indian adventure thriller film directed by Srijit Mukherji, based on the fictional character Kakababu created by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indraneil Sengupta, Swastika Mukherjee, Arya ...

'' (2013) *'' Swabhoomi'' (2013) *''

Chotushkone ''Chotushkone'' ( bn, চতুষ্কোণ; en, Quadrangle) is an Indian Bengali thriller film directed by Srijit Mukherji, starring Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose, Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Parambrata Chatterjee and Payel Sarkar.The film received pos ...

'' (2014) *''

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'' (2015) *''

Bela Seshe ''Bela Seshe'' (; also written as ''Belaseshe: In The Autumn of my Life'') is an Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee and presented by Atanu Raychaudhuri. It is produced by Windows and di ...

'' (2015) *'' Chorabali'' (2016) *''

Kuheli ''Kuheli'' (''Bengali'': কুহেলী) is a 1971 Bengali suspense thriller movie directed by Tarun Majumdar. The film stars Biswajit Chatterjee, Chhaya Devi, Sumita Sanyal Ajitesh Bandopadhyay, Satya Bandyopadhyay, Shekhar Chatterjee ...

'' (2016) *''

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Sohra Bridge ''Sohra Bridge'' is a multilingual Indian drama film that conjures magical realism. This film was directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay and released in the banner of Homemade Films on 26 February 2016 posthumously of director. The movie's title is ...

'' (2016) *''

Ebong Kiriti ''Ebong Kiriti'' is a Bengali thriller drama film directed by Anirban Paria and produced by Babulal Sahoo. This film is based on a Kiriti Roy's story ''Ratibilaap'' by Bengali novelist Nihar Ranjan Gupta. It was released on 31 March 2017 in the ...

'' (2017) *''

Rina Brown ''Rina Brown'' is a 2017 Bangladeshi film starring Shampa Reza, Saberi Alam and Indian actor Barun Chanda. It was displayed at "Bangladesh National Film Festival - 2017". It is the 2nd film of director Shameem Akhtar, 13 years after her first f ...

'' (2017) *''

Ek Je Chhilo Raja ''Ek Je Chhilo Raja'' is an Indian Bengali drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji, under the banner of SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd, starring Jisshu Sengupta in the titular role of Maharaja Mahendra Kumar Chowdhury as well as the Bhawal sanyasi ...

'' (2018) *'' Rupkothar Kahini'' (2018) *''

Bhobishyoter Bhoot ''Bhobishyoter Bhoot'' is a 2019 Bengali satirical comedy film directed by Anik Dutta. The film was released on 15 February 2019. Despite its similar topics, Dutta states that it is not a sequel to his film, '' Bhooter Bhabishyat'' (2012). All s ...

'' (2019) *''

Dil Bechara ''Dil Bechara'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romance film directed by Mukesh Chhabra in his directorial debut, and produced by Fox Star Studios, with a script written by Shashank Khaitan and Suprotim Sengputa. Based on Joh ...

'' (2020) *'' Bob Biswas'' (2021) *'' Habu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Montri'' (2021) *''

Shyam Singha Roy ''Shyam Singha Roy'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language supernatural period romantic drama film directed by Rahul Sankrityan. The film stars Nani in a dual role with Sai Pallavi playing a prominent female lead role. This film Partly set in th ...

'' (2021) *''

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'' (2021) *''

Karnasubarner Guptodhon ''Karnasubarner Guptodhon'' () is an Indian Bengali adventure thriller film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. It is a sequel to '' Durgeshgorer Guptodhon'' and the third film in ''Sona Da'' franchise. ...

(2022) *''

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(2022) '' * '' Khela Jokhon'' (2022) *''

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Books

* ''Robibar'' * ''Coke'' * ''Murder in the Monastery'' * ''Kidnap''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chanda, Barun Living people Male actors in Bengali cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)