Rajatava Dutta (Bengali: রজতাভ দত্ত; born 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in

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and

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. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali actors of his generation. On one hand, he has received popularity for playing negative characters in commercially successful films like ''

MLA Fatakeshto ''MLA Fatakeshto'' is a 2006 Indian Bengali-language political drama film directed by Swapan Saha for Shree Venkatesh Films, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Koel Mallick, Rajatava Dutta and Soumitra Chatterjee. It is a remake of th ...

'', ''

Paglu ''Paglu'' (English: ''Mad'') is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language romantic action film directed by Rajib Biswas. The film is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film '' Devadasu''. The film stars Dev, Koel Mallick and Rajatava Dutta in lead roles, and fol ...

'', ''

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'' etc; on the other hand he has gained critical praise for his versatile acting performances in critically acclaimed films like ''

Paromitar Ekdin ''Paromitar Ek Din'' ( bn, পারমিতার একদিন ''Paromitar Êkdin'', lit. "One day of Paromita's", English title: ''House of Memories'') is a 2000 Indian Bengali drama film directed by Aparna Sen. Plot The film explores th ...

'', ''

Open Tee Bioscope ''Open Tee Bioscope'' is a 2015 Bengali language Indian coming-of-age comedy-drama film released on 15 January 2015, directed by director Anindya Chatterjee, who is the well known vocalist of the band Chandrabindu. The film is a coming of age ...

'' etc and in the web-series ''

Byadh ''Byadh'' (The Hunter) is a Bengali crime thriller streaming television series directed by Abhirup Ghosh and based on Rajarshi Das Bhowmick's story ''Chorai Hatya Rohoshya''. It was released on Hoichoi OTT platform on 11 February 2022 under the ba ...

''. He is a judge on the

Zee Bangla Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially com ...

reality show ''

Mirakkel ''Mirakkel'' is an Indian reality show on Zee Bangla hosted by Mir Afsar Ali and directed by Subhankar Chattopadhyay. It is produced by Subhankar Chattopadhyay Productions. The show features stand-up comedians judged by Paran Bandyopadhyay, Sr ...

''.

Early life

From Ballygunge Government High School Rajatava passed Madhyamik in 1983, passed Higher Secondary from

Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration is a commerce college of India. It is a Kolkata-based degree-granting college that offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in commerce, and an MBA degree course. It is affiliated with ...

in 1985 and graduated from

Netaji Nagar College "Netaji Nagar College", established in 1967, is an undergraduate college in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated with the University of Calcutta. History The eventful career of the Netaji Nagar College began on 25 September 1967 wi ...

in 1987.

Career

Rajatava has been working as a theatre artist since 1987. He has started his work in the theatre group Antarmukh under Soumitra Basu (1987–1990). After that in Ushnik with Ishita Mukherjee (1990–1993). In Swapnosandhani with Kaushik Sen (1993–1995) (1996–1997) (2011–2016). In Gandhar with Ashit Mukhopadhyay (1994) with Dwijen Banarjee (1995), in Natyoanon with Chandan Sen (1997–2000) in Ansambal with Sohag Sen (1997–2001), In Calcutta Performers with Tamal Roy Chowdhury (2001–2002), in Sangsriti with Debesh Chattopadhyay (2002–1018). In Lokokristi With Falguni Chatterjee (2004–2006), In Vupen Bose Avenue Chorus with Amitava Dutta (2014–2018) and In Natyoshala with Rana Basu (2016–2018). In the film industry he started his career as a junior artist. He first received his big break in the 1998 film ''

Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha ''Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha'' () is a Bengali language fantasy comedy film directed by Tapan Sinha based on a novel ''Nabiganjer Daityo'' of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay. This film was released in 1998 in the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. This was th ...

''. He has got

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in 2001 for ''

'' in the category best actor in a supporting role and

Anandalok Awards Anandalok Puraskar or Anandalok Awards ceremony is an award ceremony for Bengali film in India. The '' Anandalok'', only film magazine in Bengali language, published from Ananda Publishers and ''Ananda Bazar Patrika'' presents this award (Purask ...

in 2006 for the movie ''

'' for the category best villain.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dutta, Rajatava Bengali male actors Bengali male television actors Indian male film actors Living people Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration alumni University of Calcutta alumni 1967 births People from Jessore District Indian male comedians

Early life

Career

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