Abhishek Banerjee (actor)

Abhishek Banerjee (born 5 May 1985) is an Indian actor and casting director, best known for his roles in '' Stree'' and '' Rashmi Rocket''.

Early life and education

Banerjee received his higher education in Delhi. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, and was a member of Kirori Mal's dramatics society. Before graduating from Kirori Mal college, he completed his school at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Andrews Ganj in Delhi. His birthplace is Kharagpur, West Bengal where his parents reside.

Career

He began his acting career with Delhi theatre. He worked in dd show school days. His first film appearance was in '' Rang De Basanti'', as one of the students auditioning for a documentary role. He moved to Mumbai from Delhi in 2008. He worked in '' Knock Out'' as a casting director in 2010. He also acted in '' Soul of Sand'' in 2010.

In 2011, he worked as a casting director in '' The Dirty Picture'' and '' No One Killed Jessica''. He also acted in '' No One Killed Jessica'' in 2011. He worked as casting director in ''Bajatey Raho'' and ''Mickey Virus'' in 2013. He also acted in '' Bombay Talkies'' in 2013.

Banerjee acted in short films ''Fuddu Boys'' and ''Agli Baar'' in 2015. He also worked as casting director in ''Umrika'' and '' Gabbar Is Back'' in 2015. He worked as a casting director in ''Dear Dad'', '' Do Lafzon Ki Kahani'', ''Rock On 2'' and ''You Are My Sunday'' in 2016. He worked as a casting director in ''Ok Jaanu'', '' Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'', '' Secret Superstar,'' and ''Ajji'' in 2017. In this year he acted in ''Phillauri'' and ''Ajji''. He worked as casting director of '' Brij Mohan Amar Rahe'' in 2018. He acted in '' Stree'' in 2018. For this film, he was nominated for Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role in 2019. In 2019 he worked as a casting director of ''Kalank''. In 2019 he also acted in ''Arjun Patiala'', '' Dream Girl,'' and ''Bala''.

Besides films, he also acted in web series like '' TVF Pitchers'' in 2015, ''Mirzapur'' in 2018, and ''Typewriter'' in 2019 where he played a key role as 'Fakeer'. He runs "Casting Bay" along with his friend Anmol Ahuja where they cast actors in advertisements, films as well as web series. It was established in 2017. He played the role of Jin Liang in ''" Kaali 2 (2020)"'', in the ZEE5 web series in 2020. He played the role of lead antagonist and dreaded serial killer ''Vishal Tyagi'' (Hathoda Tyagi) in the Amazon Prime web series Paatal Lok. He was also the casting director for the web series. Abhishek's next film is Bhediya.

Filmography

As casting director

As Actor

Film

Television

Short film

Awards and nominations

References

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1988 births
Living people
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Delhi
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Indian casting directors
Indian male comedians
Hindi screenwriters
People from Kharagpur
Male actors in Telugu cinema