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{{short description|Indian comedian, writer, YouTuber (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Biswa Kalyan Rath
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|12|27}}<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/kanan-and-biswa-most-random-ever |title = Kanan and Biswa: Most Random Ever|date = 16 November 2015}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Odisha]], India
| alma_mater = [[IIT Kharagpur]]
| occupation = {{Hlist | [[Stand-up comedian]] | writer | YouTuber}}
| years_active = 2014–present
| alias =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Sulagna Panigrahi]]|2020}}
}}

'''Biswa Kalyan Rath''' is an Indian [[stand-up comedian]], writer and [[YouTuber]]. He is from [[Odisha]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} He came into prominence through the YouTube comedy series, ''Pretentious Movie Reviews''<ref>{{cite web|title=Pretentious Movie Reviews | url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVmwHEj8mVmAkqqZjD8EKEY2iawIVHg3G|via=YouTube|accessdate= 5 August 2017}}</ref> with fellow comedian [[Kanan Gill]]. He played a supporting role in the 2016 [[Netflix]] sex comedy film ''[[Brahman Naman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cast of Brahman Naman | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5240748/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|publisher=IMDB|accessdate= 8 August 2017}}</ref> He created the 2017 [[Amazon Prime Video]]'s series ''[[Laakhon Mein Ek]]''. On 9th December 2020, Rath married actress [[Sulagna Panigrahi]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/stand-up-comic-biswa-kalyan-rath-gets-married-to-actor-sulagna-panigrahi-7111150/lite/ |title = Biswa Kalyan Rath gets married to Sulagna Panigrahi|date = 19 December 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
After graduation in [[Biotechnology]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]] in 2012,<ref>{{Cite web|last=World|first=Republic|title=Biswa Kalyan Rath's net worth details as he begins a new chapter with Sulagna Panigrahi|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/biswa-kalyan-raths-net-worth-details-as-he-begins-a-new-chapter-with-sulagna-panigrahi.html|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Republic World|language=en}}</ref> he worked in graphic design, advertising, and software. It was during this time that he met [[Kanan Gill]] at an open mic event in [[Bangalore]] in 2013.<ref name="Hindu Article 2">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/reels-of-fun/article6941115.ece|title=Reels of fun|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 March 2015|accessdate=29 January 2016| author=Apoorva Sripathi}}</ref> He quit his job at Oracle in 2014 to become a full-time comedian.<ref name="UE 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.universityexpress.co.in/delhiuniversity/2014/09/conversation-biswa-kalyan-rath-pretentiousness-gamechanging/|title=In Conversation With Biswa Kalyan Rath: Of Pretentiousness and Gamechanging|publisher=University Express|date=5 September 2014|accessdate=29 January 2016|author=Rhea Yadav|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203170041/http://www.universityexpress.co.in/delhiuniversity/2014/09/conversation-biswa-kalyan-rath-pretentiousness-gamechanging/|archive-date=3 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Biswa and Kanan came up with the idea of the Pretentious Movie Reviews, a series of videos which soon went viral on YouTube. In this series, they review critically panned [[Bollywood]] films.<ref name="ET 1">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/reviewer-duo-kanan-gill-and-biswa-kalyan-rath-throw-a-few-punches-at-bad-bollywood-movies/articleshow/34867519.cms|title=Reviewer duo Kanan Gill and Biswa Kalyan Rath throw a few punches at bad Bollywood movies|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=9 May 2014|accessdate=29 January 2016|author=ET Bureau}}</ref> They chose Bollywood movies because they are so embedded in the Indian pop culture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/during-my-iit-days-i-realised-i-like-joking-more-than-engineering-biswa-kalyan-rath/articleshow/57854311.cms|title=During my IIT days, I realised I like joking more than engineering: Biswa Kalyan Rath - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-13}}</ref><ref name="IE 1">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/boys-of-bollywood-2/|title=Boys of Bollywood|work=The Indian Express|date=9 May 2014|accessdate=29 January 2016|author=Somya Lakhani}}</ref> In 2014, he performed his first live show along with Kanan Gill in Gurgaon.<ref name="TOI 1">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/Kanan-Gill-and-Biswa-Kalyan-Raths-first-live-show-in-Gurgoan/articleshow/40598905.cms|title=Kanan Gill and Biswa Kalyan Rath's first live show in Gurgoan|work=The Times of India|date=22 August 2014|accessdate=29 January 2016|author=Aanchal Tuli}}</ref>

He started doing stand-up comedy in 2015 and went on his first solo national tour, ''Biswa In your face'' in September 2015, doing shows in Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.<ref name="HT ARticle 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/most-serious-ever-comedian-biswa-on-life-before-pretentious-movie-reviews/story-TO8gdMz2cVEHNnRK892uoN.html|title=Most serious ever: Biswa on life before Pretentious Movie Reviews|work=The Hindustan Times|date=23 October 2015|accessdate=29 January 2016|author=Manali Shah}}</ref> In 2015, he hosted the Comedy Hunt along AIB and other comedians and also did a tour named ''Biswa Mast Aadmi''.<ref name="Hindu 2">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/comedians-stand-up-and-get-counted/article7720737.ece|title=Comedians stand up and get counted|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 October 2015|accessdate=29 January 2016|author=Hena Mehta}}</ref> He has also created a web series called "Laakhon Mein Ek" which released on Amazon Prime Video in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Laakhon Mein Ek Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHqaheLq730|via=Youtube}}</ref> and appeared on HDFC Life's Behind the Journey video series<ref>{{cite web|title=Behind the Journey with Biswa|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plmKUFhqWJs|via=Youtube}}</ref>

In December 2020, Biswa launched an exclusive Masterclass<ref>{{Citation|title=Learn Comedy on FrontRow with Biswa|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lycIjZaxLxg|language=en|access-date=2021-06-15}}</ref> for the aspiring stand up comedians with FrontRow.

== Filmography ==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Brahman Naman]]'' || Ilash || Debut film (Cameo)
|}

===Web===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Platform !! Name !! Notes
|-
|2014 ||[[YouTube]]|| Pretentious Movie Reviews || Himself
|-
| 2017 || [[Amazon Video]]|| Biswa Mast Aadmi<ref>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/862241/2017-the-year-indias-stand-up-comics-took-a-stroll-even-as-they-had-a-chance-to-run-wild|title=2017: The year India's stand-up comics took a stroll even as they had a chance to run wild|website=scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/biswa-kalyan-rath-on-his-new-show-laakhon-mein-ek-and-moving-on-from-pretentious-movie-reviews-4131741.html|title=Biswa Kalyan Rath on his new show Laakhon Mein Ek, and moving on from Pretentious Movie Reviews|website=firstpost.com}}</ref> ||Stand Up Special
|-
| 2017 || [[Amazon Video]]|| [[Laakhon Mein Ek]]: Season 1<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20171120-laakhon-mein-ek-biswa-kalyan-rath-amazon-prime-original-series-1083668-2017-11-12|title=Laakhon Mein Ek: Comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath's Amazon Prime series asks some tough questions|publisher=India Today}}</ref> || Created & Written by Biswa Kalyan Rath,<br>Co-written by Vaspar Dandiwala & Karan Agarwal
|-
|2017
|[[Amazon Video]]
|Going Viral Pvt. Ltd.
|Episode #StartUp
|-
|2017
|[[YouTube|Youtube]]
|Son of Abish
|S2E8 with [[Kanan Gill]]
|-
|2017
|[[SoundCloud|Soundcloud]]
|AIB Video Podcast
|With [[Sumukhi Suresh]]
|-
|2018
|[[Amazon Video]]
|Improv All Stars: Game Night
|Himself
|-
|2018
|[[Amazon Video]]
|[[Comicstaan]]: Season 1
|Judge
|-
| 2019 || [[Amazon Video]]|| [[Laakhon Mein Ek]]: Season 2<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/laakhon-mein-ek-season-2-shweta-tripathi-biswa-kalyan-rath-5671788/|title= Laakhon Mein Ek Season 2 actor Shweta Tripathi: Biswa Kalyan Rath is quite a serious guy|date=12 April 2019|newspaper=The Indian Express|first=Sana|last=Farzeen|accessdate=3 May 2019}}</ref> || Created & Written by Biswa Kalyan Rath<br>Co-written by Abhishek Sengupta & Hussain Haidry
|-
|2019
|[[Amazon Video]]
|[[Comicstaan]]: Season 2
|Judge
|-
|2019
|[[Amazon Video]]
|Sushi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/biswa-kalyan-rath-amazon-prime-special-sushi-review-stand-up-comedy-india|title=Biswa Kalyan Rath’s Amazon Special Sushi Packs Enough of the Wasabi Punch|date=2019-10-30|website=Film Companion|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
| Stand Up Special
|-
|2020
|[[Amazon Video]]
|''[[Afsos]]''
|Played a fictionalised version of himself (Guest Role)
|-
|2020
|FrontRow
|Learn Comedy on FrontRow with Biswa
|Played himself, teaching comedy to aspiring comedians
|-
| 2021
| [[Netflix]]
| ''[[Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream]]''
| Himself
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|8271396}}

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