Gaurav Chakrabarty is an Indian

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film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Prodipto Lahiri in the Bengali musical television series ''

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'' that aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. Chakrabarty is also known for acting in the Bengali classic periodic thriller television series ''

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'' (2014-2015), where he played the role of iconic Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi. He hails from a family which has had a legacy of association with the Bengali cultural arena, starting from Jochhon Dastidar and Chandra Dastidar (his paternal great uncle and aunt),

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(his paternal great uncle), Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty & Monika Chakrabarty (his paternal grandparents), and his parents Sabyasachi Chakrabarty & Mithu Chakrabarty. He debuted on the big screen Kaushik Ganguly's ''

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'' one of the most appreciated films of the year 2011.

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voted him as one of the 10 Most Desirable Men in 2015.

Education

Chakrabarty had his schooling at the Assembly of God Church School in

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. He subsequently earned a degree in Mass Communication and Videography from

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and completed his postgraduation in Video Editing from

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Early life

Gaurav got involved in theatre from a young age. He worked in backstage as an audio technician in ''Rong'', ''Dudh Kheyeche Mao'' and ''Cholo Potol Tuli'' these three theatres in 'Charbak'. He also played 'Topshe' in ''Apsara Theatre-er Mamla'' in 'Charbak'. During his college days, he played the lead role in ''Isolation'', a documentary on

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Personal life

Gaurav was born in

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on 6 March 1987. His upbringing was in

. His brother is actor

Arjun Chakrabarty Arjun Chakrabarty is an Indian television actor mainly working in the Bengali-language television industry based in Kolkata. He came to prominence playing the male protagonist "Gora" in the television serial '' Gaaner Oparey''. and is now known ...

. He has had a relationship with actress Ridhima Ghosh. He met with Ridhima in the script reading of ''

'' on 5 September 2010. He got married to Ridhima on 28 November 2017. He has a male child named Dheer. Dheer was born on 16 September 2023.

Career

Gaurav debuted on television, along with his younger sibling

, in the Star Jalsha megaserial ''

''. Chakrabarty's character Prodipto Lahiri, in spite of not being the official male lead, gained huge enough popularity due to his portrayal. Gaurav made his silver screen debut with the film ''

'', a romantic comedy directed by Kaushik Ganguly, that released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim. Chakrabarty was back on television through ''

'' on

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in 2014. His acting as Byomkesh Bakshi was well acclaimed by audience and appreciated by critics. However Chakrabarty began his journey in the entertainment world at a young age, working as a child actor ''Ekushey Paa'' on Zee Bangla (former name Alpha Bangla) in 1995. He debuted on OTT platform in the

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cop drama web series, ''Lalbazaar''. After that, he worked in a number of successful web series like ''

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'', '' Abar Proloy'', '' Chhotolok'' and so on.

Filmography

Television

Theatre

Short films and web series

Podcast

Reality Show

Audio drama

TVCs

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chakrabarty, Gaurav Living people Indian male film actors Male actors from Kolkata Bengali male actors Bengali Hindus Male actors in Bengali cinema St. Xavier's College, Kolkata alumni University of Calcutta alumni Film and Television Institute of India alumni Bengali male television actors Indian male television actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1987 births