Debesh Chattopadhyay

Debesh Chattopadhyay is a renowned Indian personality known for his contributions to art, culture, and literature. He is a great actor and director of films and theatre and a famous author. In 1984, Debesh joined the theatre at the age of 18 and later became a full-time theatre artist in 1989 when he joined Shilpayan, a famous Bengali theatre group. Debesh Chattopadhyay acted in his first play in 1992, Manyobor Bhool Korchen, under another Bengali theatre group Ganakrishti. He also has been a member of the theatre group, Sansriti, founded on 9 February 1993. He appeared in numerous stage plays before entering the Bengali film industry.

Some of the notable stage works by Debesh Chattopadhyay are Agnibarshi and Hayabadana under Theatre Canvas, Bikele Bhorer Shorshe Phool, Brain, Nekre o Bhera, Dream Dream, Tetri Kahani, Chand Manasar Kissa, and Kothakar Choritro Kothay Rekhecho under Theatre Sansriti, and many more. Debesh Chattopadhyay debuted as an actor with an unreleased Bengali film titled, The Play. The most notable film by Debesh to premiere on the big screen was Chaplin, by Anindiya Bandopadhyaya. He appeared with the co-stars Rudranil Ghosh Rudranil Ghosh was born on 6th January in the year >> Read More... , Soham Mitra, and Srijit Mukherjee and has released on 26 August 2011.

In 2006, he appeared in another film, Herbert, with the co-stars Subhasish Mukherjee, Lily Chakravarty Lily Chakravarty is an Indian TV actress who worke >> Read More... , and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty Sabyasachi Chakrabarty is a veteran film actor and >> Read More... . It has directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay Suman Mukhopadhyay is a famous theater director an >> Read More... and released on 11 December 2008. Debesh Chattopadhyay is known for his roles in several documentary films. Some notable projects are Satu Sen by the National School of Drama, Dreams Unlimited and Natyamela 2008 by Paschim Banga Natya Academy, Rangakarmi -A Journey, and Habib Tanvir Habib Tanvir was an acclaimed poet, actor, theatre >> Read More... by Paschim Banga Natya Academy.

He made his directorial debut with a Bengali film, Natoker Moto: Like A Play, starring Bratya Basu BratyaBasu was born on November 25, 1969, in Kolka >> Read More... , Saswata Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee is an actor of Bengali origin. >> Read More... , and Paoli Dam The Bengali film actress was born on 4th October 1 >> Read More... , in 2015. He also won FCCI Award for Best Debut Director at HBFF-2016. Debesh Chattopadhyay worked at a theatre workshop as an instructor for physically and mentally disabled children of an NGO, Sanchar Bikramshila. At the Indian Institute Of Science, Bangalore, Debesh remained a visiting lecturer for Neuroscience and Theatre in 2009 and Government College, Bashirhat on Absurd Drama in 2007.

He won numerous awards, like Best Playwright of the Year in 2002 by the West Bengal Youth Council, Best Play of the Year in 2010 by Sudrak for the play Dream Dream, Best Director of the Year in 2008 in 2009, Zee Gaurav Award for best production and writer Bikele Bhorer Shorshe Phool.