Chitrankar Sen (born 6 May 1985), known professionally as Pratik Sen, is an Indian film and television actor, who works predominantly in the

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Early life

Pratik was born in

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to Anuradha Sen. He grew up in

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. His family has a history of association with the film industry. He is the grandson of Bijalibaran Sen (Director of the 1961 Bengali Film " Manik") and Amar Dutta (lead actor of Bengali film "SubhashChandra") and great-grandson of

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(Director of the Bengali Film " Seeta").

Careers

Pratik started his career with the South Eastern Railways in India. He was three times state-level boxing champion in heavy-weight category between 2002 and 2004. He quit boxing to pursue a career as an actor.

Film career

Pratik made his acting debut in 2009 with the film ''

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'' directed by

Haranath Chakraborty Haranath Chakraborty ( bn, হরনাথ চক্রবর্তী) is an Indian Bengali film director. He made his directorial debut with "Mangaldeep" (1989). Many of his movies have been critically acclaimed and enjoyed commercial succes ...

. The release of ''

'' was delayed, hence, ''Prem Bandhan'' became his first release in a lead role in 2009. His next Bengali films were ''Om Shanti'', ''Passport'' and ''Dekha Hulo Dujonay''. In 2015, he worked with late

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in ''

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'' which was an official selection in the Indian Panorama section at the 46th International Film Festival of India. He then appeared in ''Clapstick'' and ''Chol Kuntal'' in lead roles, where he shared screen space with two thespians,

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and

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. In 2018, Pratik starred alongside

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's ''Bhalobasar Bari'' where he played the lead. The film went onto complete 50 days at the box office. He worked once again with Rituparna in the Sujit Paul film ''Atithi.''

Television career

Pratik made his television debut on

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in the 2016 comedy-drama ''Khokababu'' by

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where he portrayed the titular character. He was paired opposite

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, who also made her debut with the serial. His portrayal of 'Khoka', an innocent wrestler with strong family ties won him his first Government of West Bengal Tele Academy Award for Best Actor. After

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, he took a break from television. In 2019, he returned to television with

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family drama ''Mohor'' as the male protagonist. His portrayal of the emotionally complex character, 'Shankhodip Ray Chowdhury (Shankho)' won him his second Government of West Bengal Tele Academy Award for Best Actor. His next show was

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's '' Shaheber Chithi'' where he was the lead. In February 2023, he joined the cast of

serial ''

Ekka Dokka ''Ekka Dokka'' is a drama show that premiered on Bengali general entertainment channel Star Jalsha from 18 July 2022. The show is being produced under the banner of Magic Moments Motion Pictures. The show has Saptarshi Maulik, Sonamoni Saha, Apa ...

'' in a parallel lead role. He hosts the culinary show ‘''Bhojohari Ranna''’, produced by Rana Sarkar for OTT platform, Dhoomketu.

Music career

Pratik crooned the title track for the culinary show 'Bhojohori Ranna'.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

*Tele Cine Awards is organised by Tele Cine Society, a non profitable organization formed by the Journalists of West Bengal **Tele Academy Awards organised by Government of West Bengal, Information & Broadcasting Ministry. *** Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards is an event that celebrates relationships and family bonding and felicitates the best on-screen performances of characters from the shows on the

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Other Ventures

In 2021, Pratik opened a multi-cuisine restaurant, Face Time Continental in Kolkata.

References

External links

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