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Chandan Roy (born 20 December 1995) is an Indian actor. He made his major screen debut with Amazon Prime's
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, created by
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. Directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, Roy plays the role of Vikas Shukla, sharing screen space with veterans actors
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,
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, and TVF fame
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. He has since received critical appraisal from the audiences and critics alike.


Early life

Roy hails from a village in Mahnar, Bihar. During his school days, he used to perform in his school plays and community functions, which germinated his interest in acting. Roy then moved to
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for his higher studies to pursue Bachelors in Mass Communication from
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. In
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, he got actively involved in the college theater circuit, performing street plays. For further studies, he joined the
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and obtained his Diploma in Radio and Television.


Career

After graduating from the
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, he worked for
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as a journalist. But while Roy was in Delhi during his IIMC days, he was associated with Bahroop Theatre Group,
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, and
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Repertory. After working with
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for two and a half years, Roy decided to quit his job and moved to
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in 2017. He then subsequently performed a few roles. But in 2019, he made his breakthrough with his character in the web series
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as Vikas Shukla gaining audiences and critics' appreciation


Filmography


Films


Web series


References


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Chandan 1995 births Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Bihar Indian male television actors Indian male stage actors 21st-century Indian male actors