Lokesh Ghosh is an Indian

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actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. Ghosh was born and brought up in

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. He began his acting career doing small roles in

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. Ghosh got his break through in the Bengali film industry with

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's 1996 political drama Mukhyamantri, where he played the role of Ashok, the momentarily spoilt son of the protagonist Bimal Chowdhury (

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). He was simultaneously cast in Choudhury's other venture of the year ''Nach Nagini Nach Re'' where he played the role of Rajat opposite Anjan Choudhury's daughter Chumki Chowdhury. With the massive success of both films, Ghosh became a frequent face in Choudhury's movies like ''Boro Bou'' (1997), ''Sriman Bhootnath'' (1997), Jiban Niye Khela (1999), ''Gunda'' (1999), ''Rakhi Purnima'' (2001) and so on. Remaining under Choudhury's wing, he featured in a number of successful collaborations with director Bablu Samaddar; like, Loafer (1996) ''Asol Nokol'' (1998) and ''Neoti'' (1999). Around early 2000s, Ghosh appeared in a number of films directed by

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like ''Sneher Pratidan'' (2003), Sabuj Saathi (2003) and

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(2003), most of which starred

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in the lead.

Personal Life

Lokesh Ghosh was born to Producer Debesh Ghosh and actress Ranjana Bannerjee. His father was a big name in both Bengali and Hindi film industries and worked with a number of big names like Amitabh Bachhan, Uttam Kumar, Rekha, Sharmila Tagore and Sanjeev Kumar. His mother is known for her notable contributions in Bengali films like ''Headmaster'', Atal Jaler Ahwan and Hansuli Banker Upakatha. Ghosh studied in St. Paul's School, Darjeeling and St. Xavier's College,

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, following which he travelled to

where he began his early ventures in the field of acting. Lokesh Ghosh married his co-star Chumki Chowdhury with whom he has a daughter. However, the couple divorced around 2001. The reason of their divorce is rumoured to be Ghosh' rampant behaviour and addiction to alcohol. Ghosh' career went downhill with the separation, thus, detaching him from the ventures of his father-in-law

. With his father's death in 2004, Ghosh travelled to Mumbai and dissociated himself from the industry for a significant amount of time. In his interview with ''Tolly Time'' in 2023, Ghosh blamed his own impulsive decisions and unexpected betrayals as the reason for his current inconvenience and his gradual detachment from the film industry.

Filmography

Television

* '' Mama Bhagne''

References

External links

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