Barun Chanda is an Indian Bengali advertising professional, actor and author based in the city of

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. He is mostly remembered for his role in

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's ''

Seemabaddha ''Seemabaddha'' ( bn, সীমাবদ্ধ ''Shimabôddho''; English title: ''Company Limited'') is a 1971 social drama Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based on the novel ''Seemabaddha'' by Mani Shankar Mukherjee. It stars B ...

''.

Biography

Chanda was born in

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in present day

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, but came to

at an early age to pursue higher education. Chanda acted in the 1971 Bengali movie ''

'', directed by

. After that he did not appear in any films for over twenty years. In 1992 he again acted in director

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's debut film ''

Hirer Angti ''Hirer Angti'' ( bn, হীরের আংটি) is a 1992 Bengali film by Rituporno Ghosh based on a story of the same name by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. Plot Gandharva Kumar's arrival disrupts the festive mood of Durga Puja at Ratanlal Babu ...

''. Next he acted in ''Kalo Cheetah'' (2004). Since then he has acted in several movies like '' Tolly Lights'', '' Antaheen'', and ''

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''. He recently played the role of the landlord father of Sonakshi Sinha in the Hindi Film '' Lootera''. In 2014, he did commercials for

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with some social messages. In 2019, Barun Chanda starred in an independent psychological thriller, Rakkhosh, which has been touted as India's first POV film to be shot on cinema camera. Chanda plays ''Dr. Idris Shah'', a psychiatrist, in the film. The film made the official selection at ''Pune International Film Festival (PIFF)'', the ''Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF)'' and the ''Orange City International Film Festival (OCIFF)'' in 2019.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1971) * ''

'' (1992) * '' Lal Darja'' (1997) * '' Kalo Chita'' (2004) * '' Anuranan'' (2006) * '' Cholo Let's Go'' (2008) * '' Tolly Lights'' (2008) * '' Antaheen'' (2009) * '' Flop-E'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Elar Char Adhyay'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Sector V'' (2012) * ''

Aborto ''Aborto'' is a Bengali film released on 1 March 2013 and directed by Arindam Sil in his directorial debut. According to Sil, this film would be the greatest tribute to Satyajit Ray that has ever been made. The film stars Bangladesh actress Jaya ...

'' (2013) *'' Lootera'' (2013) *'' Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' (2013) *'' Swabhoomi'' (2013) *''

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'' (2014) *''

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'' (2015) *'' Bela Seshe'' (2015) *'' Chorabali'' (2016) *'' Kuheli'' (2016) *''

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'' (2016) *'' Sohra Bridge'' (2016) *'' Ebong Kiriti'' (2017) *'' Rina Brown'' (2017) *'' Ek Je Chhilo Raja'' (2018) *'' Rupkothar Kahini'' (2018) *'' Bhobishyoter Bhoot'' (2019) *'' Dil Bechara'' (2020) *'' Bob Biswas'' (2021) *'' Habu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Montri'' (2021) *'' Shyam Singha Roy'' (2021) *'' Danny Detective INC'' (2021) *'' Karnasubarner Guptodhon (2022) *''

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(2022) '' * '' Khela Jokhon'' (2022) *'' One Way'' (2022)

Books

* ''Robibar'' * ''Coke'' * ''Murder in the Monastery'' * ''Kidnap''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chanda, Barun Living people Male actors in Bengali cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)