Abhishek Banerjee (born 5 May 1985) is an Indian actor and

casting director In the performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, casting, or a casting call, is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of actor, dancer, singer, or extra for a particular role or part in a script, screenp ...

, best known for his roles in '' Stree'' and ''

Rashmi Rocket ''Rashmi Rocket'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi language sports drama film directed by Akarsh Khurana and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars Taapsee Pannu as the titular character alongside Abhishek Banerjee and Priyanshu Painyuli. The film p ...

''.

Early life and education

Banerjee received his higher education in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

. He graduated from

Kirori Mal College Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Established in 1954, it is located in the North Campus of the university in New Delhi, India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the sciences, humanitie ...

, 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 The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,248 schools in India, and three abroad in Moscow ...

, Andrews Ganj in Delhi. His birthplace is

Kharagpur Kharagpur () is a planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision. It is the largest, most populated, multicultural and cosmopol ...

, 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 ''Rang De Basanti'' () is a 2006 Indian drama film written, produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and co-written by Rensil D'Silva. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Aamir Khan, Siddharth, R. Madhavan, Atul Kulkar ...

'', as one of the students auditioning for a documentary role. He moved to

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

from

in 2008. He worked in ''

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'' as a casting director in 2010. He also acted in ''

Soul of Sand ''Soul of Sand'' ( hi, Pairon Talle) is a 2010 cinema of India, Indian drama film directed by Sidarth Srinivasan, about a lower caste watchman, Bhanu Kumar who stands guard at his master Lakhmichand Ahlawat's abandoned silica mine on the outskirt ...

'' in 2010. In 2011, he worked as a casting director in ''

The Dirty Picture ''The Dirty Picture'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language biographical musical drama film inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, an Indian actress noted for her erotic roles. The filmmakers have clarified that the story is not officially or literal ...

'' and ''

No One Killed Jessica ''No One Killed Jessica'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed and written by Raj Kumar Gupta. It stars Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles, with Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Myra Karn in supporting roles. The fi ...

''. He also acted in ''

'' in 2011. He worked as casting director in '' Bajatey Raho'' and '' Mickey Virus'' in 2013. He also acted in ''

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'' 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 ''Do Lafzon Ki Kahani'' () is an Indian television series that aired on Sahara TV. The story revolves around three generations of a family: a mother played by Helen, her adoptive daughter played by Samyukta Singh, and her granddaughter. The se ...

'', '' 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 ''Secret Superstar'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written and directed by Advait Chandan, and produced by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao under the studio Aamir Khan Productions. for The film stars Zaira Wasim, Aamir Khan, M ...

,'' 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

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. 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 ''TVF Pitchers'' is an Indian Hindi-language web series created by The Viral Fever (TVF) and developed by Arunabh Kumar. It features Naveen Kasturia, Arunabh Kumar, Jitendra Kumar and Abhay Mahajan along with Maanvi Gagroo and Riddhi Dogra. ...

'' 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

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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 ''Paatal Lok'' () is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller web television series on Amazon Prime Video, created by Sudip Sharma, who wrote the script along with Sagar Haveli, Hardik Mehta and Gunjit Chopra, and directed by Avinash Arun and P ...

. 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Abhishek 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