Arindam Sil (born 12 March 1964) is an Indian actor, film director and line producer who predominantly works in Bengali films.

Early life

Sil was born on 12 March 1964 in North Calcutta to a traditional joint family. He was a student of St. Joseph's College, Calcutta, and

St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College is a private, Catholic, autonomous college in Kolkata, India. It is run by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1860 and named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16t ...

, from where he passed ICSE, ISC & B Com (Hons) examinations. He then pursued M.B.A. in marketing from the

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management The Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM) is an Public school (government funded), Autonomous business school in Kolkata, India. The school is the first Management institute in India and South East Asia. The Inst ...

at the

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

. He gave up his PhD at USA to pursue his interest in becoming an actor. In 2012 he directed a movie '' Aborto''. Sil and his company, Nothing Beyond Cinema, has managed the line-production of films like ''The Bong Connection'', ''Via Darjeeling'', ''033'', ''Brake Fail'', ''Shukno Lanka'', ''Nobel Chor'', ''Kahaani'', Detective Byomkesh Bakshi, TE3N, Meri Pyari Bindu', among others.

Filmography

Director

Actor

* '' Afghaani Snow'' (2023) * ''Sada Ronger Prithibi'' (2023) * '' Shabash Feluda'' (2023) * '' Lost'' (2023) * ''

Tirandaj Shabor ''Tirandaj Shabor'' is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil based on Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s novel ''Tirandaj''. It is the sequel to 2018 film ''Aschhe Abar Shabor'' and the fourth installment of ''G ...

'' (2022) * '' Mahananda'' (2022) * '' Bhalo Meye Kharap Meye'' (2019) * ''

Durgeshgorer Guptodhon ''Durgeshgorer Guptodhon'' () is an Indian Bengali adventure thriller film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. It is a sequel to '' Guptodhoner Sandhane'' and the second film in the ''Sona Da'' franch ...

'' (2019) * '' Finally Bhalobasha (2019)'' *'' Guptodhoner Sondhane'' (2018) * '' Eagoler Chokh'' (2016) (cameo) * ''

Har Har Byomkesh ''Har Har Byomkesh'' is a 2015 Indian Bengali mystery thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. The film is based on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi, created by the Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film stars Abir Chatterjee a ...

'' (2015) (cameo) * '' Shudhu Tomari Jonyo'' (2015) Nayantara's Father * ''

Buno Haansh ''Buno Haansh'' (English: ''Wild Goose'') is an Indian Bengali action thriller film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. It is based on a novel by Samaresh Majumdar of the same name, and features actors Dev, Srabanti Chatterjee and Tanusree Chak ...

'' (2014) * '' Kaal Madhumas'' (2013) * ''

Target Kolkata ''Target Kolkata'' is a 2013 Bengali film directed by Kartick Singh, produced by Shyamol Biswas and presented by SRB Films. The music of this film is composed by Nayan Bhattacharya and Dron Acharya. This was a surprise regional hit of 2013 and h ...

'' (2013) * ''Asbo Aar Ekdin'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) Raya's Father * ''

Nobel Chor ''Nobel Chor'' () () is a 2012 Bengali-language Indian film directed by Suman Ghosh, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Soumitra Chatterjee, Roopa Ganguly and Saswata Chatterjee. The film was officially selected for the BFI London Film Festival. Pl ...

'' (2012) * ''

Arekti Premer Golpo ''Arekti Premer Golpo'' (; ) is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by Bengali filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly, written by Kaushik Ganguly. It stars Rituparno Ghosh and Indraneil Sengupta, with Ghosh playing a transgender filmmaker. It is the first film ...

'' (2010) * '' Ekti Tarar Khonje'' (2010) * '' Sob Choritro Kalponik'' (2009) * ''

Brake Fail ''Brake Fail'' is a 2009 Bengali film. The film was directed by Kaushik Ganguly, produced by ''Mumbai Mantra'' and the music was composed by Neel Dutt. Plot Cast * Parambrata Chattopadhyay * Swastika Mukherjee * Annu Kapoor * Saswata C ...

'' (2009) * '' Via Darjeeling'' (2008) * ''

Tolly Lights ''Tolly Lights'' ( "Tolly Lights") is a 2008 Bengali-language Indian film directed by Arjun Chakraborty and starring Sreelekha Mitra, Abhishek Chatterjee, Priyadarshini Chatterjee and Arjun Chakraborty. It is based on the novel ''Rangeen Prith ...

'' (2008) * '' Chalo Let's Go'' (2008) * ''

Bow Barracks Forever ''Bow Barracks Forever'' (2004) is an Indian film directed by Anjan Dutt about Anglo-Indians and their difficulties in retaining their identity since the end of British India. Plot The film is about the disaster of the human spirit. It is not ...

'' (2007) * ''

The Bong Connection ''The Bong Connection'' is a 2006 Bengali-English language Indian film starring Raima Sen, Shayan Munshi and Parambrata Chatterjee and directed by Anjan Dutt. The movie, which is based on the lives of Bengalis in the U.S. and Kolkata, was screen ...

'' (2007) * '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero'' (2005) * ''Dwitio Paksha'' (2004) * ''

Mahulbanir Sereng ''Mahulbonir Sereng'' ( ''Songs of Mahulbonir'' or ''Tribal song Mahulbonir'') is a 2004 Bengali film directed by Sekhar Das based on a same name story of Tapan Bandyopadhyay This film was released at the 13th Brisbane International Film Festiva ...

'' (2004) * '' Annadaata'' (2002) * ''Debdas'' (2002) * ''

Moner Majhe Tumi ''Moner Majhe Tumi'' () is a 2002 Bangladesh and India joint venture Bengali-language romantic drama film. It is an official remake of the 2001 Indian Telugu-language film ''Manasantha Nuvve''. It was the highest-grossing film in Bangladesh in ...

'' (2002) * ''Cancer'' (2001) * ''

Hey Ram ''Hey Ram'' () is a 2000 Indian epic historical fiction film written, directed, and produced by Kamal Haasan, that stars him in the title role with Shah Rukh Khan (in his Tamil debut) in a pivotal role. It was simultaneously made in the Tamil a ...

'' (2000) * ''Shesh Thikana'' (2000) * ''Sankha Sindurer Dibyi'' (1999) * ''Shatru Mitra'' (1999) * ''Swapno Niye'' (1999) * ''Tumi Ele Taai'' (1999) * Lathi (1996) *

Television

* ''

Ek Akasher Niche ''Ek Akasher Niche'' is a Family drama Bengali television serial, which aired on Alpha Bangla. It was produced under the banner of Ravi Ojha Productions. The story is about a middle-class family that deals with various challenges and complicatio ...

'' (2002-2005) * '' Sholo Aana'' (2009-2013) * ''

Ishti Kutum Ishti Kutum is a Bengali television serial that aired from 24 October 2011 to 13 December 2015 on Star Jalsha. It began telecasting daily from 3 May 2015 and was in the same slot 6:30 PM IST from the beginning to the end. The show was produced ...

'' (2011-2013)

Executive producer

* ''

Meri Pyaari Bindu ''Meri Pyaari Bindu'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written by Suprotim Sengupta and directed by Akshay Roy. Produced by Maneesh Sharma under the Yash Raj Films banner, it stars Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana i ...

'' (2017) * '' Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh'' (2016) * ''

Te3n ''Teen'' (stylised as ''Te3n''; ) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language mystery film, mystery thriller film written and directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. This remake of the 2013 South Korean film ''Montage (2013 film), Montage'' stars Amitabh Bachchan, Nawaz ...

'' (2016) * ''

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language period mystery thriller film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, who co-produced with Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and Dibakar Banerjee Productions. The film, which is based on th ...

'' * ''

Gunday ''Gunday'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language period action drama film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Irrfan Khan i ...

'' (2014) * ''

Kahaani ''Kahaani'' (; ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman looking for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festiv ...

'' (2012) * ''

Shukno Lanka ''Shukno Lanka'' is a 2010 Bengali-language Indian Drama Film, drama film directed by Gaurabh Pandey, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy and Sabyasachi Chakrabarty. Premiere ''Shukno Lanka'' is the story of a Junior artist living in ...

'' (2010) * ''

033 ''033'' or ''Zero Three Three'' is a 2010 Bengali film directed by Birsa Dasgupta in a directorial debut and produced by Moxie Entertainments. It stars Rudranil Ghosh and Parambrato Chattopadhyay. 033 is the STD code for Kolkata city, and the ...

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Via Darjeeling'' (2008) * ''

'' (2007)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sil, Arindam Living people Male actors in Bengali cinema 1964 births Bengali film directors Film directors from Kolkata Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management alumni University of Calcutta alumni Male actors from Kolkata Film producers from Kolkata Bengali film producers 21st-century Indian people 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors