Chandan Roy Sanyal (born 30 January 1980) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in the

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and Bengali language films of

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. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film '' Rang de Basanti'', in a minor role. He then received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the 2009 action film ''

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'' and in his Bengali debut, the 2010 film '' Mahanagar@Kolkata''. Sanyal then went on to receive recognition for his performances in the 2012 Bengali

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film '' Aparajita Tumi'' and as an insomniac artist in the 2013

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''.

Early life

Born and brought up in

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, Sanyal hails from a Bengali family. Chandan studied at Raisina Bengali School and then Zakir Husain College, where he received an honors degree in mathematics.

Career

Sanyal made his debut as Batukeshwar Dutt in 2006's Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film '' Rang De Basanti'' but his big break came with Vishal Bhardwaj's 2009 movie ''

'' where he got a lot of appreciation from the critics as well as audience. Chandan also did an excellent job in the latest 2012 film "Aparajita Tumi". He has been signed on as one of the two leads in the film ''Kaanchi''.

Filmography

Films

Web series

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanyal, Chandan Roy 1979 births Living people Male actors from New Delhi Indian male models Bengali people Indian male film actors Male actors in Bengali cinema Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Urdu cinema Indian web series actors Male actors in Hindi television Zakir Husain Delhi College alumni