Anirban Bhattacharyya

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'''Anirban Bhattacharyya''' is an Indian television producer, author, standup comedian, and actor.

== Early life ==
He was born on 26 October at [[Kolkata]]. He studied in a boarding school in [[Kalimpong]] called [[Dr. Graham's Homes]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drgrahamshomes.net/|title=Dr. Graham's Homes|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> He then did his Bachelor of Arts in English literature from [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]]. He acquired his Master's Degree in Mass Communication from the [[A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre]], New Delhi

== Television career ==
He began his career in television by working in [[TV18]]. He worked in the music channel of [[Star India]] called [[Channel V]] where he was the Executive Producer and the Head of Content. He worked on various shows, including co-editing and Associate Directing the 2nd season of the Indian version of ''[[Popstars]]''. He was the Head of Non-Fiction Content at [[The Walt Disney Company (India)|The Walt Disney Company]] where he directed the popular flagship show ''[[Studio Disney]]''. He partnered in a Production House called RowdyRascal and began to produce content for Indian Television channels. He co-created and produces one of India's most popular crime shows on television called ''[[Savdhaan India]]'' on [[Life OK]] which has subsequently been branded as ''[[Star Bharat]]''.
He co-created and produced ''[[Ishq Kills]]'' which aired on [[Star Plus]]. He is also the Series Producer of the longest running crime show on Indian television ''[[Crime Patrol (TV series)|Crime Patrol]]''.
He has also written and produced the third season of ''[[Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein]]''
His company also produced the Indian adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning reality show MTV ''[[True Life]]'' for [[MTV India]].
Anirban also directed two music videos. The first was for the song Rok Sako To Rok Lo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHos-ndUIDQ}}</ref> by [[Euphoria (Indian band)|Euphoria]] and the second was for [[Aasma]]'s superhit song Chandu Ke Chacha<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpJn1VtFEQ}}</ref>

== Author ==
Anirban released his debut book entitled ''[[The Deadly Dozen: India's Most Notorious Serial Killers]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/Deadly-Dozen-Indias-Notorious-Killers/dp/0143445723|title=The Deadly Dozen: India's Most Notorious Serial Killers|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> which is published by [[Penguin India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://penguin.co.in|title=Penguin India|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> It went on to become a No.1 bestseller on Amazon India. The book was launched<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HbWcuNMB_c&t=11s|title=The Book Launch|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> by film-director [[Anurag Kashyap]]. The book has been endorsed by actors [[John Abraham]], [[Ayushmann Khurrana]], [[Ronit Roy]] and film directors [[Kiran Rao]], [[Shashanka Ghosh]], and writer [[Jayant Kripalani]]. The book is a true-crime non-fiction account about 12 of the deadliest serial killers of India.

== Actor & Voice Actor ==
Anirban made his Bollywood debut in the Yashraj hit "[[Sui Dhaaga: Made in India]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7147540/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|title=Sui Dhaaga: Made in India|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> (2018) starring ''[[Varun Dhawan]]'' and ''[[Anushka Sharma]]'', and directed by ''[[Sharat Katariya]]''. He also appeared in ''[[Mission Mangal]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9248972/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1|title=Mission Mangal|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> (2019)
He is also a voice performer and dubbing artist and has dubbed for the Indian (Hindi language) versions of [[Walt Disney Pictures]] and [[Pixar]] movies [[Cars 2]] (2011) [[Planes (film)]] (2013) and [[The Wild]] (2006). In [[Cars 2]] he dubbed for the main villain [[Professor Zündapp]]

== Standup comedy ==
Anirban was the winner of the first-ever open mic to be held at ''[[The Comedy Store]]'' in Mumbai in 2011. Since then he has toured all over the country with his solo show ''[[Don't Mess With The Bong]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/ABSTANDUPCOMEDY|title=Anirban's Standup Comedy channel|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://penguin.co.in/book_author/anirban-bhattacharya/ Anirban Bhattacharyya] at [[Penguin India]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/booksbyAB] BooksbyAB at [[facebook]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/abstandupcomedy] AB Standup Comedy at [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/anirbancomedy/] Anirban Comedy at [[facebook]]
* [https://www.amazon.in/Deadly-Dozen-Indias-Notorious-Killers/dp/0143445723] The Deadly Dozen at [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]

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