Chandan Roy Sanyal is an Indian actor who is primarily known for his works in the Hindi and Bengali language films of India. He made his acting debut in the 2006 film Rang de Basanti, in a minor role. Roy has performed in various theatre plays like Mudara Rakshasa, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sakharam Binder Retold, Jis Lahore Nahin Vekhya, and Charandas Chor. He has acted in various Bollywood films, like ‘Kaminey’ (2009), ‘F.A.L.T.U’ (2011), ‘D-Day’ (2013), ‘Prague’ (2013), ‘Jazbaa’ (2015), and ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ (2017). Roy’s directorial theatre play, which is an adaptation of Vijay Tendulkar’s Sakharam Binder was awarded the “THESPO” award for the best play in 2004. Chandan won the best actor prize for this theatre play. Chandan has appeared in many Bengali films, like ‘Mahanagar@Kolkata’ (2010), ‘Aparajita Tumi’ (2012), ‘Ganesh Talkies’ (2013), and ‘Rawkto Rawhoshyo’ (2020). He also acted in the Hindi web-series, ‘Parchhayee’ and ‘Bhram’ in 2019.
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Bio/Wiki | |
Nickname | Raja [1] |
Profession | Actor and Director |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 170 cm |
in meters- 1.70 m | |
in feet & inches- 5’ 7” | |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Debut | Film, Actor (Hindi): Rang de Basanti (2006) as Batukeshwar Dutt |
Film, Actor (Bengali): Mahanagar@Kolkata (2010) | |
Film, Actor (English): Midnight’s Children (2012) | |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 30 January 1980 (Wednesday) |
Age (as in 2020) | 40 Years |
Birthplace | Karol Bagh, New Delhi. |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Karol Bagh, New Delhi. |
School | Raisina Bengali Senior Secondary School in New Delhi |
College/University | Zakir Husain College, Delhi |
Educational Qualification | Honours in Mathematics [2] |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Hobbies | Writing Poetry and Travelling |
Tattoo | A tattoo of Lord Krishna on his right bicep. |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Not Known |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Not Known |
Parents | Father- Name Not Known |
Mother- Bandana Sanyal | |
Siblings | Brother- Abhishek Roy Sanyal (Diretor) |
Favourite Things | |
Music Band(s) | Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd |
Actor(s) | Sanjeev Kumar, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Philip Seymour Hoffma |
Actress(es) | Kate Winslet, Monica Bellucci, Urmila Matondkar, and Drew Barrymore |
Film(s) | Rangeela (1995), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Omkara (2006), and The Science of Sleep (2016) |