Ambarish Bhattacharya

Ambarish Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya in 2020
Born (1979-03-13) 13 March 1979 (age 45)
Kolkata, India
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationActor
Known forGaja in Raja & Gaja
Notable work

Ambarish Bhattacharya (born 13 March 1979) is a Bengali actor and comedian. He started his career through performing at Bengali theatre and stage. He made his television debut in the 2007 playing the character Gaja in Raja & Gaja. He has acted in numerous TV soap operas and Bengali films.

Career

Ambarish forayed into Bengali television with his debut fiction comedy series Raja & Gaja.[1][2] He began working in films from 2011 with minor roles. He has already worked with directors like Kaushik Ganguly, Anjan Dutt, Srijit Mukherji, Kamaleswar Mukherjee, and others. Open Tee Bioscope by Anindya Chattopadhyay, Bibaho Obhijaan by Birsa Dasgupta and Gotro by Sibaprasad Mukherji and Nandita Roy are some of works with major roles.[3][4][5][6] Beside these, he has also been active in sharing screens in TV commercials.[7]

Theatre

Ambarish started working with theatre groups from early 2000. He was closely involved in performing theatre songs along with veteran thespian and singer Ketaki Dutta.[8] After some time he also started acting in theater groups. He has also worked in Jatra (theatre) with the famous female impersonator Chapal Bhaduri in Shitala from 2000 to 2006[citation needed]. Some of his works includes Ferari Fouj (2005) under Sanglap Kolkata;[9] Puratani Natoker Gaan (songs compilation) (2006) and Kanu Kohe Raai (2010) under Sansriti group[10] and Nisanga Samrat (2013) under Indraranga group.[11]

Filmography and television

Television

Year Title Role Language Channel Comments
2007-2010 Raja & Gaja Gaja Bengali Zee Bangla [12]
2012 - 2013 Saat Paake Bandha Bubai Bengali
2013 Raage Anuraage Prashanta Banerjee Bengali
2013 - 2014 Boyei Gelo Mr. Botobyal Bengali
2014 Bibi Chowdhurani Manohar Chowdhury Bengali [13]
2015 - 2016 Goyenda Ginni Ashish Mitra aka Hablu Bengali [14]
2015 - 2017 Punyi Pukur Chandrajit Banerjee Bengali Star Jalsha [13]
2016 Bhootu School Teacher Bengali Zee Bangla [15]
2016 Mahanayak Buro Bengali Star Jalsha [14]
2018 Bhajaharir Dhaba Bhajahari Bengali DD Bangla [16]
2019–2021 Sreemoyee Pradip Bose aka Dipu Bengali Star Jalsha [17]
2020 Hashiwala & Company Co-anchor Bengali [18]
2020–2022 Khorkuto Kamaleshwar Mukherjee aka Potka Bengali [19][20]
2022–2023 Guddi Debpratim Sen aka Dodul Bengali [21]
2024–Present Roshnai Bengali

Filmography

Web series

Year Title Role Language Production Comments
2017-2018 Hello (web series) Ambarish Bengali Hoichoi [42]
2018 Ha Ja Ba Ra La Co-host (stand-up comedy) Bengali [43]

Awards

Year Award Category Name Result
2022 West Bengal Tele Academy Awards Best Actor (Comic role)[44] Khorkuto Won
2024 Filmfare Award Bangla Best Supporting Actor Ardhangini Won

References

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