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{{Short description|Indian bengali actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Indrasish Roy
| image =
| height = 5'11''
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|11|15}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actor
| known for = [[Gaaner Oparey]] Adwitiya [[Dhulokona]]
| years_active = 2008–present
| spouse = Souravi Tarafdar<ref>{{cite news
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}}

'''Indrasish Roy''' is an Indian film and television actor. He played the role of Tintin in serial ''[[Gaaner Opare]]''. Later he played the lead role of Chandrakiran Chowdhury, the male protagonist of serial ''[[Adwitiya]]''. He debuted in films with [[Kaushik Ganguly]]'s ''[[Rang Milanti]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110912/jsp/entertainment/story_14495550.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307110849/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110912/jsp/entertainment/story_14495550.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2014|title=Rang Milanti premiere |date=12 September 2011|work=The Telegraph|location=Calcutta, India|first=Kushali|last=Nag}}</ref>

== Career ==
Indrasish Roy started his career as an assistant director of the short film ''And There Wasn't Ever After'' in 2008.{{user-generated inline|date=November 2016}} He made his acting debut in the television series ''Champion'' in 2009 on [[Akash Bangla]], where he played an antagonist, Ronnie. In 2010, he had his major break in the Bengali serial ''[[Gaaner Opare]]'', where he played the role of Tintin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhalobasa.in/articles/122114/105 |title=Ganer Opare Serial Songs, Casting |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305231157/http://www.bhalobasa.in/articles/122114/105 |archive-date=5 March 2014 }}</ref> After that, he played the male lead character, Chandrakiran Chowdhury aka "Chand", in ''[[Adwitiya]]'' in 2011 on [[Star Jalsa]].<ref name="adwitiya">{{cite web|url=http://www.bhalobasa.in/articles/139492/Adwitiya,-Star-Jalsa-Serial |title=Adwitiya, Star Jalsa Serial |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307140628/http://www.bhalobasa.in/articles/139492/Adwitiya%2C-Star-Jalsa-Serial |archive-date=7 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He also did a small stint in mega serial ''Subarnalata'' in 2012 on [[Zee Bangla]], where he played the character Sunirmal, who showed solidarity with Bokul, Subaranalata's daughter. After his stints in television he moved on to films like ''[[Rang Milanti]]'', ''[[The Play (film)|The Play]]'', ''[[Hrid Majharey]]'', ''[[Aamar Aami]]'', and ''[[Chotushkone]]''.

=== ''Gaaner Oparey'' ===
''[[Gaaner Oparey]]'', an Indian [[Bengali-language]] television serial was produced by Ideas Creations, the production house of [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]].<ref name="GNO idea">{{cite news |last=Sengupta |first=Reshmi |date=28 May 2010 |title=A soapy Tagore tribute |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100528/jsp/entertainment/story_12494727.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121034215/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100528/jsp/entertainment/story_12494727.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 November 2010 |work=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta}}</ref> It aired on [[Star Jalsha]] from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. It was a tribute to the Indian Nobel laureate [[Rabindranath Tagore]] on his 150th birth anniversary. The script was written by Indian director and actor [[Rituparno Ghosh]]. Debojyoti Mishra directed the music, and [[Dipankar De]], [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]], [[Mimi Chakraborty]], [[Gaurav Chakraborty]], [[Arjun Chakraborty]], and [[Anindita Bose]] were involved with the project.<ref>{{cite news |title=Curtain call |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110414/jsp/entertainment/story_13851029.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417111722/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110414/jsp/entertainment/story_13851029.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2011 |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |date=14 April 2011 |access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref>

Indrasish portrayed the character of Tintin (Trinanjon Banerjee) in the serial, a camera man working for the Shohor TV channel.

=== ''Adwitiya'' ===
''[[Adwitiya]]'', a production by Ideas Creations ([[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]), revolved around a young girl who goes to a rural village to chase her dreams and takes up the cudgels of putting this village on the path of progress. Shot with the Sunderbans as a backdrop, it was scripted by Anuja Chattopadhyay and Kausik Bhattacharya and directed by Joydeep Mukherjee.<ref name="adwitiya"/>

Indrasish played the male lead character Chandrakiran Chowdhury, popularly known as "Chand" in the serial, along with [[Sohini Sarkar]] and [[Gaurav Chakraborty]]. He rose to mass popularity and won the award for Best Couple (along with Sohini Sarkar) at Star Jalsa Paribar Awards 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sreemita |first=Bhattacharya |date=14 August 2011 |title=Indrasish on a high |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Indrasish-on-a-high/articleshow/9610484.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=14 August 2011}}</ref>

=== ''Rang Milanti'' ===
Indrasish made his silver screen debut with the film ''[[Rang Milanti]]'', a romantic comedy directed by [[Kaushik Ganguly]], that released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100908/jsp/entertainment/story_12908638.jsp| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910014750/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100908/jsp/entertainment/story_12908638.jsp| url-status=dead| archive-date=10 September 2010|title=Colour me young|work=The Telegraph |date=8 September 2010|location=Calcutta, India|first=Kushali|last=Nag}}</ref>

He played the character Tito in the film, a passionate film buff and aspiring director with ambitious dreams of winning a Palme d'Or and an Oscar in the near future, who is in love with an ad-agency employee, Kamalika ([[Ridhima Ghosh]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Rang Milanti - Cast, Songs |url=http://www.bhalobasa.in/articles/144048/Rang-Milanti---Cast,-Songs-... |access-date=4 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506225516/http://www.bhalobasa.in/articles/144048/Rang-Milanti---Cast%2C-Songs-... |archive-date=6 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
He shared the screen with acclaimed actors like [[Churni Ganguly]], [[Saswata Chatterjee]] and others like [[Gaurav Chakraborty]], [[Gourab Chatterjee]], [[Ridhima Ghosh]], and Tanaji Dasgupta.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sanya |first=Supratim Sanya |title=Film Preview: A First Look at Rang Milanti - Queen Of Hearts (Bengali, 2011) - Trailer, Poster, Synopsis |url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/83051811-film-preview-first-look-rang-milanti-queen-hearts-bengali-2011-trailer-poster-synop |work=Washington Bangla Radio |access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kaushik Ganguly's Rang Milanti (2011) Bengali Movie First Look|url=http://musicjagat.com/rang-milanti-2011-bengali-movie-first-look |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231308/http://musicjagat.com/rang-milanti-2011-bengali-movie-first-look |archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Priyanka |first=Dasgupta |date=23 August 2011 |title=Bare truth about relationships |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Bare-truth-about-relationships/articleshow/9704833.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=23 August 2011}}</ref>

=== ''The Play'' ===
Indrasish played the central character "Mainak" in the 2013 Bengali film ''[[The Play (film)]]'', a non-political mystery murder thriller revolving around the premises of a theater group in Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Play: A Mystery Murder Thriller Bengali Movie - Preview, Story, Poster, Trailer, Wallpaper at WBRi |url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/34659013-play-mystery-murder-thriller-bengali-movie-preview-story-poster-trailer-wallpaper-w |work=Washington Bangla Radio |access-date=2 March 2013}}</ref> The film was scripted and directed by [[Ranjay Ray Choudhury]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Madhusree |title=I did not compromise on my vision: Ranjay It took the director two years to realize his big dream |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JS00vMjAxMy8xMS8zMCNBcjAzNjAy |newspaper=The Times Of India |access-date=30 November 2013}}</ref> and was presented by Magic Entertainments. The music was composed by Joy Sarkar.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Kolkata Bangla Movie 'The Play' music Launched; 'Music to be the film's USP', says music director Joy Sarkar |url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/114850513-new-kolkata-bangla-movie-play-music-launched-music-be-film-s-usp-says-music-direct |work=Washington Bangla Radio |access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref>

His role, Mainak, is an introverted struggling actor who came to the city of Kolkata and joined a theatre group where his entire life took a whirl after an incidental night.{{Vague|date=October 2015}} He shared the screen with actors like [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] and [[Mumtaz Sorcar]].<ref>{{cite web|title="The Play" Bangla Movie: Characters and Story Preview from Dubbing Studio|first=Priyanka|last=Dutta|publisher=Washington Bangla Radio on Internet|date=1 April 2013|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/44688113-play-bangla-movie-characters-and-story-preview-dubbing-studio |access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref>

===''Hrid Majharey''===
''[[Hrid Majharey]]'' is a critically acclaimed 2014 Bengali film directed by debutant director [[Ranjan Ghosh]]. The film is a tribute to William Shakespeare on the occasion of his 450th birthday. The plot revolves around a love story that is loosely inspired by certain iconic works of Shakespeare.

Indrasish played the character of Shubhro in the film,<ref>{{cite news|last=Majumder |first=Antara |title=Cover Story |url=http://ebela.in/details/20122-17111109.html |newspaper=Ebela |language=bn |access-date=8 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714121142/http://ebela.in/details/20122-17111109.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> a charming, lively young man from Kolkata who runs an NGO in the Andaman Islands and is passionate about electronic music. He shared screen space with actors [[Abir Chatterjee]] and [[Raima Sen]] in the film.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 June 2014 |title=Tollywood's Happy Heart |url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Tollywoods-happy-heart-12062014103032 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715064128/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Tollywoods-happy-heart-12062014103032 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2014 |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref>

===''Aamar Aami''===
''[[Aamar Aami]]'' is a 2014 Bengali film directed by debutant director Orko Sinha.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dhar |first=Aniruddha |title=Chena choritrogulor jonnoi sohojbodh |url=http://www.epaper.eisamay.com/Details.aspx?id=13744&boxid=234237171 |newspaper=Ei Samay |language=bn |access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref>
This film deals with multiple wishes, desires and dreams of people living in the fast-paced city. The film featured actors [[Rahul Banerjee (actor)|Rahul Banerjee]], [[Biswanath Basu]], and [[Arunima Ghosh]] along with Indrasish Roy and others.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Bhaswati |title= Aaj o taboo|url=http://www.epaper.eisamay.com/Details.aspx?id=13119&boxid=121880 |newspaper=Ei Samay |language=bn |access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>

Indrasish played the character Soumya in the film,<ref>{{cite news |last=Chakraborty |first=Arisit |date=11 September 2014 |script-title=bn:জয় বাবা বিশ্বনাথে রক্ষা হয়নি |url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A5-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8-1.67975 |newspaper=Anandabazar Patrika|language=bn |access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref> an aspiring young photographer with an engineering background who struggles to get a job in the media industry. Indrasish also appeared in the film [[Parambrata Chatterjee|Reunion]] by Murari M Rakshit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parambrata Chatterjee is having a gala time|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/parambrata-chatterjee-is-having-a-gala-time/articleshow/65931253.cms |website=Times of India |publisher=Times of India |access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref>

=== ''Dhulokona'' ===

[[Dhulokona]] is an Indian Bengali serial written by [[Leena Gangopadhyay]] and was produced by the banner [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]] on [[Star Jalsha]] . The show came on-air on 19 July 2021 and went off-air on 11 December 2022 after telecasting 505 episodes. This show revolved around a maid and a driver, who is also a rap singer, work in an upper-middle-class family and their relationship despite both of them having ample ups and downs in their lives and trying to keep people happy and by proving that even being unsuccessful in life, a person can prove himself/herself successful.

Indrasish played the character of Lalon, the driver of the upper-middle-class family as well as a rap singer. He played the lead role opposite to [[Manali Dey]].

== Other ventures ==
Apart from acting Indrasish is an active participant in the [[Celebrity Cricket League]], where he plays for the Bengal Tigers and has performed consistently in the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 series as an all rounder player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Cricket League |url=http://www.bhalobasa.in/articles/149742/Bengal-Tigers--Celebrity-Cricket-League-(CCL)... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330021227/http://www.bhalobasa.in/articles/149742/Bengal-Tigers--Celebrity-Cricket-League-%28CCL%29... |archive-date=30 March 2014}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=July 2015}} Indrasish has been passionate about cricket since childhood and has been quoted as saying, "Getting into the shooting floor was by mistake. He was meant to be a Cricketer."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Bhaswati |title=Notun Pata |url=http://www.epaper.eisamay.com/Details.aspx?id=8643&boxid=164847859 |newspaper=Ei Samay |language=bn |access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
List of films of Indrasish Roy:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#F5F5F5;"
|-
! Year
! Movie
! Director
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Rang Milanti]]'' || [[Kaushik Ganguly]] || Tito || Released on 9 September 2011
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Play (film)|The Play]]'' || [[Ranjay Ray Choudhury]] || Mainak || Released on 6 December 2013
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Hrid Majharey]]'' || [[Ranjan Ghosh]] || Shubhro || Released on 11 July 2014
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Aamar Aami]]'' || [[Orko Sinha]] || Soumya Chowdhury || Released on 5 September 2014
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Chotushkone]]'' || [[Srijit Mukherji]] || Ritwick || Released on 26 September 2014
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Lorai: Play to Live]]'' || [[Parambrata Chatterjee]] || Deepnarayan Chowdhury ||Released on 9 January 2015
|-
| 2015 || ''Fakebook'' || Sanjay Bardhaan || Vidyan ||Released on 15 May 2015
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Jomer Raja Dilo Bor]]'' || Abir Sengupta || Boss ||Released on 4 September 2015
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Kuheli (Bengali Film 2016)|Kuheli]]''|| Debarati Gupta|| Sayak || Released on 4 November 2016
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Teenanko]]'' ||Bithin Das|| Haran Majhi|| Released on 18 November 2016
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Durga Sohay]]'' || Arindam SIL||Shuvo|| Released on 28 July 2017
|-
|2017
|''[[Nagarkirtan]]''
|[[Kaushik Ganguly]]
|Subhash Da
| Released on 2017
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Crisscross (2018 film)|Crisscross]]'' || [[Birsa Dasgupta]] || TBA || Released on 10 August 2018
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Adda (2019 film)|Adda]]'' || [[Devayush Chowdhary]]|| Rudro || Released on 13 September 2019
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Golondaaj]]''|| Dhrubo Banerjee||Jeetendra||
|-
|2022
|''[[Lokkhi Chele]]''
|[[Kaushik Ganguly]]
|Rajat Narayan Roy
|2022
|-
|2023
|''[[Maayakumari]]''
|
|
|2023
|}

=== Unreleased films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#F5F5F5;"
|-
! Movie
! Director
! Role
! Character Brief
! Notes
|-
|''Daaker Saaj'' || Somnath Gupta || Mainak || A painter with substantial visions regarding life and art||Film under post-production
|-
|''Aagun'' || Joydeep Mukherjee || Badal || An auto-driver who gets victimized to the darker side of the society||Film under post-production
|-
|''Haar Maana Haar'' || Debapratim Dasgupta || Angshuman || A very romantic young husband|| Film under post-production
|-
|''Mondobashar Golpo'' || Tathagata Bannerjee||
|
|
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#F5F5F5;"
! Year
! Series
! Channel
! Role
! Production Company(s)
|-
| 2009 || ''Champion'' || [[Akash Bangla]] || Ronnie || Ideas Creations
|-
| 2010–11 || ''[[Gaaner Oparey]]'' || [[Star Jalsha]] || Tintin || Ideas Creations
|-
| 2011–12 || ''[[Adwitiya]]'' || [[Star Jalsha]] || Chand || Ideas Creations
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Subarnalata (TV series)|Subarnalata]]'' || [[Zee Bangla]] || Sunirmal || [[Balaji Telefilms]]
|-
| 2017 || ''Swapno Udaan'' || [[Star Jalsha]] || Inspector Aniruddha Roy || Boyhood Productions
|-
| 2017 || ''Premer Kahini'' || [[Star Jalsha]] || RJ Raj Roychowdhury || [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
|-
| 2019 || ''Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu'' || [[Star Jalsha]] || Rudradeb Pal aka Rudra || Agnidev Chatterjee Productions
|-
| 2021–2022 || ''[[Dhulokona]]'' || [[Star Jalsha]] || Lalon Chatterjee || [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]]
|-
| 2023 || ''Balijhor'' || [[Star Jalsha]] || Srot Basu || [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]]
|}

== Web series ==
List of web series works of Indrasish Roy:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#F5F5F5;"
|-
! Year
! Web Series
! Platform
! Role
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Astey Ladies]]'' || rowspan="4" | Hoichoi ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Byomkesh web series|Byomkesh Season 5]]'' || Abhay
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Damayanti web series|Damayanti]]'' || Samaresh
|-
| 2020 || ''Nokol Heere'' || Samaresh
|-
|2021
|''Khela'' ''Ssuru''
|Klikk
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Amra 2GayTher]]''
|Klikk
|
|-
|2022
|[[Feludar Goyendagiri (TV series)|''Feludar Goyendagiri'']]
|Hoichoi
|Young Birupakkho Majumdar
|-
|}

== Awards ==
* Best Couple Award:- [[Star Jalsha]] Paribar Awards 2012 (Alongside Sohini Sarkar) for megaserial ''[[Adwitiya]]''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|4383483|Indrasish Roy}}
* [https://www.twitter.com/indrasishroy Twitter Account of Indrasish Roy]
* [https://1minutenewz.in/dhulokona-actor-indrasish-roy-ake-lalon-also-a-good-singer-in-real-life/ Indrasish Roy Great Singer in Real Life]

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