Kaushik Sen
Koushik Sen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1968[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | Reshmi Sen |
| Children | Riddhi Sen |
| Parent(s) | Chitra Mondal Sen (mother) and Shyamal Sen (father) |
Koushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor in Film, Television, OTT and Theatre, based in Kolkata, India. He is the founder and the director of the theatre group Swapnasandhani. He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for best supporting actor for his performance in the Mrinal Sen directed film Aamar Bhuvan.[2] He was awarded Girish Purashkar 2023 by the Cultural Department of the Government of West Bengal for his extraordinary contributions to theatre.[3] In 2024 he was also awarded Telly Academy Best Actor Award for Godhuli Alap series.
Personal life
[edit]Kaushik Sen was born into a Baidya Brahmin family on 19 September 1968. He is the son of actress Chitra Mondal Sen and actor Shyamal Sen. He studied at the Julien Day School, and graduated from Scottish Church College, both in Kolkata. Sen is married to Reshmi Sen and has a son, Riddhi Sen.[4] He is one of the Vice Presidents of the of "West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum"[5] along with Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Aparajita Auddy, Bharat Kaul and Sumanta Mukherjee.
Stage performance
[edit]Since 1992 he has been the director of Bengali theatre group Swapnasandhani. The group has staged around fifty plays and perform regularly in all the major theaters at Kolkata and in major countries all around the globe. Their most recent plays are Hamlet and Taray Taray. They recently performed Hamlet at Chicago NABC2024. It was hugely appreciated with standing ovation. Soon they will travel Australia with their newest production "Andhar Ghonay".
In 2010, the group staged the play Birpurush, which was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's poem. It was a political play and dealt with the contemporary context of West Bengal. The play stirred up some controversies.[6]
Sen appeared with Soumitra Chatterjee in the play Tiktiki.
Filmography
[edit]Sen made his acting debut in 1979 with Mrinal Sen's Ek Din Pratidin as a child actor.[citation needed] He has acted in more than seventy films. His best known performances in films are: ChalChitra (1981), Wheel Chair (1995), Aamaar Bhuvan (2002), Shunyo E Buke (2005), BankuBabur Bandhu (2006), Dwando (2009), Iti Mrinalini (2011), Charuulata 2011 (2011), Piyalir Password (2012), Abar Byomkesh (2012), Goynar Baksho (2013), Rupkotha Noy (2013), Kolkata Calling (2014), Bhengchi (2015), Babar Naam Gandhiji (2015), Rajkahini (2015), Kahaani 2 (2016), Lion (2016), Zulfiqar (2016), Jawker Dhan (2017), Durga Sahay (2017), Raktokarobi (2017), Laboratory (2018), Rasogolla (2018), Barunbabur Bandhu (2019), Durgeshgorer Guptodhan (2019), Ekannaborti (2021), Belashuru (2022), Kaberi Antardhan (2023), Ardhangini (2023) and Dabaru (2024).
Plays
[edit]- Hamlet
- Taraye Taraye based on Srijato's Tara Bhora Akasher Niche
- Nirbhaya based on Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children
- Macbeth (also performed at Bharat Rang Mahotsav)[9]
- Jal Chhabi (debut)
- Tikitiki
- Punoscho[10]
- Bhalo Rakkhosher Golpo
Television
[edit]- Kalpurush
- Ek Akasher Neeche
- Asamapto (2005)
- E Kamon Meye (2005)
- Tiktiki
- Ei Ghar Ei Sangshar
- Uro Megh
- Gaaner Oparey
- Swapath
- Raaikishori (2014)
- Byomkesh (2014 TV series)
- Sindoorkhela
- Moinaker er Upakhyan
- Godhuli Alap
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Language | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Monsoon Melodies | Bengali | Addatimes | [11] | |
| 2020 | Lalbazaar | Suranjan Sen | Bengali | Zee5 | Part of ensemble cast of cop drama |
| 2022 | Mahabharat Murders | Abirlal | Bengali | Hoichoi | Part of ensemble cast of crime thriller |
| 2021 | Shei Je Holud Pakhi 2 | Diganta Basu | Bengali | Hoichoi | |
| 2023 | Mr. Kolketa | Jimutendra Basak | Bengali | Hoichoi | |
| 2024 | Saheb Bibi Joker | Bengali | Fridaay | ||
| 2024 | Sekhar Home | Mrinmay Halder | Hindi | Jio Cinema |
Awards
[edit]- 2003 BFJA Award in the category best actor in supporting role, for the film Aamar Bhuvan.[12]
- 2023 Girish Purashkar for extraordinary contributions in Theatre by the Cultural Department of Government of West Bengal
- 2023 Best Actor Telly Academy Award for Godhuli Alap television series
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Koushik Sen - IMDb
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Telekids | My Fundays". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Laravel, Laravel. "Kaushik Sen | Girish Purashkar | পাশে থাকার প্রয়াস - Kolkata TV". kolkatatv.org. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Family drama". India Today. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Artist Forum: আর্টিস্ট ফোরামের সভাপতি রঞ্জিত মল্লিক, কার্যনির্বাহী সভাপতি জিৎ". Anandabazar Patrika. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
ওয়েস্ট বেঙ্গল মোশন পিকচার্স আর্টিস্টস ফোরামের নতুন সভাপতি নির্বাচিত হলেন প্রবীণ অভিনেতা রঞ্জিত মল্লিক। কার্যনির্বাহী সভাপতি জিৎ। সহ-সভাপতি পদে রইলেন পাঁচ শিল্পী— সব্যসাচী চক্রবর্তী, সুমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়, কৌশিক সেন, অপরাজিতা আঢ্য এবং ভরত কল। সাধারণ সম্পাদকের পদ পেয়েছেন শান্তিলাল মুখোপাধ্যায়। যুগ্ম সম্পাদক পদে দিগন্ত বাগচীর সঙ্গে নতুন সংযোজন অঙ্কুশ হাজরা।
- ^ "I'm self critical: Kaushik Sen". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Bengali actor Koushik Sen's kind face impressed Lion director". The Indian Express. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Durgeshgorer Guptodhon - Wikipedia
- ^ Bajeli, Diwan Singh (31 January 2013). "Blood on the stage floor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Kaushik Sen's wife and son play lovers on stage". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Addatimes". addatimes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "BFJA Awards (2003)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- Kaushik Sen at IMDb
- Living people
- Male actors in Bengali cinema
- Bengali male actors
- Bengali Hindus
- Film directors from Kolkata
- Male actors from Kolkata
- Scottish Church College alumni
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Indian theatre directors
- Indian male stage actors
- 1968 births
- Bengali theatre personalities
- Indian male film actors
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors