Date of Birth: 28th Nov 1968

His introduction to Theatre –

 1991

• Selected to play the lead in a production-oriented theatre camp organized by “Theatre Workshop" which was presided over by Pabitra Sarkar, Khaled Choudhury, Tapas Sen, Manoj Mitra, Ashok Mukhopadhyay and other luminaries of the stage.
• Sole representative to take part in a residential theatre camp organized by the Paschimbanga Natya Academy entitled – “Theatre a Sharir Bhasa / Body Language in Theatre” which was conducted by the eminent theatre personality, Mr. Heisnam Kanhailal.

 1993

• Selected as the only representative to take part in another Paschimbanga Natya Academy effort - a residential workshop named “Theatre Sangeeter Byabahar” - The Usage of Music in Theatre, under the guidance of V. Karanth.

Major Roles in Acclaimed Theatre Productions –

• Bela Obelar Golpo (Chicken Soup with Barley) - 1991
• Poka ( Metamorphosis ) - 2000
• Teesta Parer Brittyanta - 2001
• Mefisto - 2001
• Putul Nacher Itikotha - 2007
• Bisarjan - 2011
• Sakharam - 2016
• 17th July - 2017
• Lalsalu - 2018
• Khelaghor - 2019

Founding Prachyo in 2008. 

His Directorial in Group Theatre from 2011 –

• Bratya Basu’s “Supari Killer” - 2011
• Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – “ Romi and Juli “
• - 2013
• Albert Camus’s “ Caligula “ - 2014
• Girish Karnad’s The Dreams of Tipu Sultan – “ Tipu’r Swapno“ - 2015
• Adaptation of Eugene Ionesco’s The Lesson – “Neelima” - 2016

As Playwright –

• Dokhol (Original Play) staged by Chandam, Hoogly,India.
• Khandahar (Adapted from Lorca’s House of Bernarda Alba) staged by Ensemble, Kolkata.
• Sujan Horbola (Adapted from Satyajit Ray’s short story, Sujan Horbola) staged by KKNS, the children’s theatre wing of Prachyo.

In Cinema –

As Director:

• Short Films –
  • Lukochuri – This film was shown in the short film category in the Kolkata Film Festival, 2006.
  • Comrade – A Tele-film about relationships.
• Documentary – Manu Dutta – Legendary stage designer of Bengali theatre. Utpal Dutt’s productions were enriched with his designs.
• Feature Film – Shooting for his first Bengali feature film titled “Dhulo Bali Katha “based on a novel written Rabi Shankar Bol.

As Actor:

      In films, he has acted under the direction of Ravi Ojha, Abhijit Das Gupta, Ashok Biswanathan, Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha. In the upcoming Bengali film of veteran director Utpalendu Chakraborty he is doing the pivotal character.

Awards –

• 2002 - He was awarded “Best Actor Award” in the year 2001 from Cultural Dept. Govt. of West Bengal and “Shyamal Sen Smriti Samman” for a major contribution in the field of Bengali theatre.
• 2005 - Awarded “Bidyut Nag Smriti Samman” and “Dwipendra Sen Gupta Smriti Samman” for directorial ability
• 2006 - He started his journey as a theatre director. He directed his first play “ Neel Mati Laal Kankor ( Blue Soil Red Gravel ) “ based on the life and work of painter and sculpture Ram Kinkar Baij. This play was invited on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Lalit Kala Academy, Kolkata and eminent painters like Ganesh Pyne, Paritosh Sen and Prakash Bhattacharya were present and were overwhelmed by this play.
• 2007 - Best Bengali Production 2007 by Paschim Banga Natya Academy for Neel Mati Laal Kankar along with many other accolades.
• 2009 - In 2009, he directed “ Andhare Akela “ based on Ariel Dorfman’s famous play “Death and the Maiden”. It was selected for the Bharat Rang Mahotsav, the national theatre festival organised by National School of Drama, New Delhi. It was also awarded Padatik – Shyamanand Jalan Award for the Best Production.
• 2010 - His play “Andhare Akela” was participated in the “Bharat Rang Mahatsov”. As a director of this play, he was felicities by “Shyamanand Jalan-Padatik Samman”.
• 2012 - He captured the best director award for “Supari Killer”, in Zee Bangle Theatre Festival and prestigious “Sudrak Samman”

Other Activities & Achievements –

• 2015 – He spoke about the “Voices of the marginalised sections of the society which is found in contemporary urban theatre” at International Theatre Seminar, organised by Aranyak in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• 2016 - He played a major role in “Sakharam” based on Vijay Tendulkar’s Sakahram Binder. Currently, he is playing a major character in “Lalsalu”, based on the novel by Syed Waliullah.
• 2018 – He spoke about “Making of Theatre in Proscenium “at the National Theatre Seminar organised by Minerva Reportary, Kolkata.
• 2018 – Directed “Nashika Puran- The Story of Long Nose” which is the adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmund Rostand for the Minerva Repertory Theatre, Government of West Bengal.
• 2018 – “Caligula” was showcased at 8th Theatre Olympics held at
• 2019 - “Khelaghor” was invited to be staged in Banga Sammelan held at Baltimore, USA.