Joy Sengupta

Joy Sengupta
Born 14 December 1974
Kolkata
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Bengali
Occupation Film actor

Joy Sengupta (born 14 December 1968) is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Bengali cinema as well as theatre.[1]

He is best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) directed by Govind Nihalani.[2]

Sengupta was born in Kolkata, and grew up in Delhi and Nepal. He did his graduation in English literature from Delhi University,[3] During this period he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi.[4] Thereafter received a Diploma in Drama from the Living Theatre Academy, New Delhi, where he studied under Ebrahim Alkazi. After working in theatre, tele films and television series in Delhi, Sengupta shifted to Mumbai in 1997.[5]

Career

Sengupta starred in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) a film by Govind Nihalani. Thereafter, Sengupta starred in number of films like Good Boy Bad Boy (2007), Shakal Pe Mat Ja (2011), Hate Story (2012),[6][7] Deham also directed by Govind Nahlani. Over the years he has worked with theatre directors like Habib Tanvir, Safdar Hashmi, Barry John, Feroz Abbas Khan, Ramu Ramanathan and Lillete Dubey.[3]

He married former model from Kolkata, Tara in 2006.[8]

Filmography

Television
Plays

References

  1. Shoma A. Chatterji (September 2, 2011). "Balancing act: Actor Joy Sengupta straddles films and theatre with equal ease and passion.". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  2. "Joy Sengupta on his place in the scheme of things". February 28, 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Joy Sengupta at Mumbai Theater Guide
  4. Catherine Rhea Roy (September 10, 2011). "Learning on stage". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  5. "An encounter with 'Deham' star Joy Sengupta". Rediff.com, Movies. April 30, 2002. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  6. Raja Sen. "Review: Hate Story is a hate crime against the sex-starved". Rediff.com. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  7. Subhash K. Jha. "Hate Story Movie Review : 3.5 out of 5 Stars". Worldsnap. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  8. "When Joy and Tara had a blast". The Times of India. Dec 26, 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  9. "Kagojer Bou (The Paper Wife)". The Indian Express. February 25, 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  10. "Path Ghat (Bengali) / Terrible". The Indian Express. March 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

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