Pijush Ganguly
| Pijush Ganguly | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
January 2, 1965 Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Residence | Kolkata, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Notable work | Mahulbanir Sereng, Goynar Baksho, Laptop, Autograph, Amodini |
Pijush Ganguly is a Bengali film, television and theater actor. In 2005 he got the BFJA award for the Best Actor In a Supporting Role for his performance in Mahulbanir Sereng.
Career
Pijush Ganguly started his career as an employee of NABARD but later moved on to pursue a career in acting. He started acting out of passion in the stages of Kolkata. He is actively involved with the Bengali Theatre scene and performs in various plays. He has worked with notable thespians such as Bratya Basu, Bibhas Chakraborty, Arun Mukherjee and Ramaprasad Banik among many. Some of his work includes Jestha Putra, Akarik, Madhav Malanchi Kanya, Jochhona Kumari, Virus M, Babli, 17 July, Mrityu-Ishwar-Jounota, Brain, Cinemar Moto, Surantar, Galileo Galilei, etc.
Pijush Ganguly is a well established and popular actor in the Bengali Television industry.
He has worked in lead roles in telefilms with pioneer directors such as Anjan Dutta, Kaushik Ganguly and also Tapan Sinha, Raja Dasgupta, Atanu Ghosh, Raja Sen, etc.
His is a well-known face in television serials over the last 20 years. He started his television career with Abar Jakher Dhan. Some of his popular TV serials are Janmabhumi, Sonar Horin, Megher Palok, Jol Nupur, Boyei Gelo, Chokher Tara Tui, Aanchol, etc. He hosted the reality show Ma vs Bouma.
He is also known to have an excellent voice for singing. He sings live on stage for many of his plays and has done the playback for many of his works.
Filmography
- Chaar (2014) (directed by Sandip Ray)
- Basanta Utsav (2013) (directed by Rhitobrata Bhattacharya)
- Goynar Baksho (2013) (directed by Aparna Sen)
- Aborto(2013) (directed by Arindam Sil)
- Laptop (2012)[1] (directed by Kaushik Ganguly)
- Abar Byomkesh (2012) (directed by Anjan Dutt)
- Dashami (2012) (directed by Suman Moitra)
- Autograph (film) (2010)[2] (directed by Srijit Mukherji)
- Byomkesh Bakshi (2010) (directed by Anjan Dutta)
- Angshumaner Chhobi[3] (2009) (directed by Atanu Ghosh)
- Madly Bangali (2004) (directed by Anjan Dutta)
- Iti Srikanta (2004) (directed by Anjan Das)
- Mahulbanir Sereng (2004) (directed by Shekhar Das)
- Baba Keno Chakar (1998) (directed by Swapan Saha)
- Matribhumi (1997) (directed by Milan Bhowmik)
- Amodini (1994) (directed by Chidananda Dasgupta)
Awards
- 1991 Pramathesh Barua Award
- 1996 Shyamal Sen Smriti Samman
- 2005 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award
- 2008 Sangbad Pratidin Complan Tele Samman
- 2011 Star Jalsha Parivar Award
- 2014 Government of West Bengal (Information and Cultural Affairs) Tele Academy Award
- 2014 Shailajananda Smarak Chalachitra Samman
Personal life
Pijush Ganguly was born and brought up in Narayanganj, Dhaka. Residence in Kolkata.He holds two Bachelors Degrees, in Commerce and Arts from the University of Calcutta.
During his school and college days, he had been a prolific goal keeper and may have pursued a career in the sport, if not for an accident.
He is married to Pamela Ganguly and has a son.
References
- ↑ "Laptop". Times of India. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ "Nayak revisited". Telegraph Calcutta. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ "Angshumaner Chhobi". Times of India. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2012.