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{{Short description|Indian actor from Tollywood}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tota Roy Chowdhury
| image =
| native_name_lang = টলা রায় চৌধুরী_Bengali
| birth_name = Pushparag Roy Choudhury
| birth_date =  {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|07|09}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = Sharmili Roy Choudhury
| parents =
| website =
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1996{{endash}}present
}}
'''Tota Roy Chowdhury''' is an [[India]]n actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/tota-roy-chowdhury-50352|title=Tota Roy Chowdhury movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref> and martial artist based in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/i-am-looking-at-a-pan-indian-presence-bengali-actor-tota-roy-choudhury/|title=I am looking at a pan-Indian presence: Bengali actor Tota Roy Choudhury|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tota-roy-chaudhary-on-indu-sarkar-controversy-little-alarmed-4748831/|title=Tota Roy Chaudhary on Indu Sarkar controversy: Little alarmed|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> He predominantly appears in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi]] cinema. His notable roles include [[Feluda]] in the web TV series [[Feluda in film|Feluda Pherot]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spotboye.com/bengali/bengali-news/srijit-mukherji-shares-feluda-pherot-title-song-release-date-read-inside/5eabf2ea96f77f08692aa4c4|title=Srijit Mukherji Shares Feluda Pherot Title Song Release Date|date=1 May 2020}}</ref> based on [[Satyajit Ray]]'s [[Feluda]] series.

He made his film debut with [[Prabhat Roy]]'s [[National Film Award|National Award]] winning Bengali film ''[[Lathi (1996 film)|Lathi]]'' (1996). His breakthrough role came with [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s [[National Film Award|National Award]] winning Bengali film ''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/chokher-bali-34078|title=Chokher Bali (2003) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Early career ===
During his 2nd year in college, he made up his mind to join the [[Indian Army]] and was preparing for the CDS exams when fate intervened and he was asked by the prominent director [[Prabhat Roy]] to play a small role in his film. That one film brought other offers and soon he decided to become a professional actor. After starring in a few commercially successful films, he was spotted by the national award winning director [[Rituparno Ghosh]] and cast opposite [[Nandita Das]] in his film [[Shubho Mahurat]]. In spite of the presence of such veteran artistes, such as [[Raakhee]], [[Sharmila Tagore]] and [[Nandita Das]] in the film, Tota made his mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaroychoudhury.com/about.php|title=Tota Roy Choudhury {{!}} Official Website of Bengali Actor|last=Technologies|first=QSOL|website=www.totaroychoudhury.com|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref>

=== Breakthrough ===
Chowdhury was cast again opposite [[Aishwarya Rai]] in Rituparno's Tagore adaptation, ''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]''. It was his breakthrough performance, which was hailed by both the critics and the cinegoers. He won several awards, including the BFJA Award for the Best Actor. He did an extended cameo in the [[AR Murugadoss]] directed ''[[Kaththi]]'' which introduced him into [[Tamil film industry]]. He also starred in the [[Sujoy Ghosh]] directed short film ''Ahalya'' alongside [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] and [[Radhika Apte]]. He played the role of Arun in the film ''[[Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh]]''; directed by [[Sujoy Ghosh]] opposite [[Vidya Balan]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/what-is-tota-roy-chowdhury-doing-in-vidya-balan-s-kahaani-2/story-F7Yj0SgefL0pxFXL7pyj1H.html|title=What is Tota Roy Chowdhury doing in Vidya Balan's Kahaani 2?|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> which got him noticed by the [[Hindi film industry]]. His second [[Hindi language|Hindi]] film ''[[Indu Sarkar]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bengali-actor-tota-roy-chowdhury-in-madhur-bhandarkars-next-4384163/|title=Bengali actor Tota Roy Chowdhury in Madhur Bhandarkar's next|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> directed by Madhur Bhandarkar was released in 2017. He was cast opposite Kirti Kulhari and his portrayal of the troubled government servant Navin fetched him recognition and praises. Industry veteran Anupam Kher tweeted ‘Tota in Indu Sarkar is a brilliant piece of casting ‘ and Asutosh Gowariker tweeted ‘Superb performance by Tota Roy Choudhury ‘. His next film was Helicopter Eela where he was cast opposite Kajol. The film was directed by Pradeep Sarkar. His portrayal of the psychologically disturbed Arun fetched him good reviews. He was again sought after by the southern film industry and was cast as SSP Praveen Kumar in the Kannada film Ranchi. The film is directed by Shashikanth Gatti and co-stars Prabhu Mundkur.

As of 2021, he is appearing in ''[[The Girl on the Train (2021 film)|The Girl on the Train]]'', a Hindi remake of English film of the [[The Girl on the Train (2016 film)|same name]]. The film co-starring Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Rao Hydari and Kirti Kulhari has been produced by Reliance Entertainment.

==Filmography==
=== Films ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Films
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2022
|''[[Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani]]''|| ||Hindi|| Karan Johar Directorial
|-
|2021
|''[[Ajeeb Daastaans]]''|| Rohan||Hindi|| Netflix Release
|-
|2021
|''[[The Girl on the Train (2021 film)|The Girl on the Train]]''|| Dr. Hamid (psychiatrist)||Hindi|| Netflix Release
|-
|-
|2019
|''[[Ranchi (film)|Ranchi]]''|| SSP Pravin Kumar singh ||Kannada||
|-
|2019
|''[[Jaanbaaz]]''|| Police officer || Bengali ||
|-
|2018
||''[[Helicopter Eela]]''||Arun Raiturkar||Hindi||
|-
|2017
||''[[Indu Sarkar]]''||Naveen Sarkar||Hindi||
|-
|2016
||''[[Benche Thakar Gan|Benche Thakar Gaan]]''||Dr. Sinha||Bengali||
|-
|2016
||''[[Kahaani 2]]''||Arun||Hindi||
|-
|2016
||''[[Te3n]]''||Peter||Hindi||Cameo
|-
|2015
||''[[Ahalya (2015 film)|Ahalya]]''||Policeman Indra Sen||Bengali||
|-
|2015
||''[[Choukath: The Threshold]]''||Ronojoy||Bengali||
|-
|2014
||''[[Biye Not Out]]''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|2014
||''[[Kaththi]]''||Vivek Banarjee||Tamil||
|-
|2014
||''[[Ek Phaali Rodh]]''||Pratim||Bengali||
|-
|2013
||''[[Sunglass (film)|Sunglass]]''||Sanjay||Hindi / Bengali||Bengali Version
|-
|2013
||''[[Aborto]]''||Shyamal Sen||Bengali||
|-
|2013
||''[[Villain (2013 film)|Villain]]''||Arnab||Bengali||
|-
|2012
||''Tor Naam''||Lecturer of Physcics||Bengali||
|-
|2012
||''[[Paglu 2]]''||Rudra||Bengali||
|-
|2010
||''[[Tara (2010 film)|Tara]]''||Police [[Inspector]]||Bengali||
|-
|2010
||''[[Bolo Na Tumi Aamar]]''||[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] Soumyadeep||Bengali||
|-
|2009
||''[[Hitlist (2009 film)|Hitlist]]''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|2009
||''[[Paran Jai Jaliya Re]]''||Sid / Anna's Brother||Bengali||
|-
|2009
||''[[Angshumaner Chhobi]]''||Neel||Bengali||
|-
|2008
||''[[Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited]]''||Jeet||Bengali||
|-
|2008
||''90 Ghanta''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|2008
||''[[Tintorettor Jishu (film)|Tintorettor Jishu]]''||Robin / Rajshekhar Niyogi||Bengali||
|-
|2008
||''[[Golmaal (2008 film)|Golmaal]]''||Mainak||Bengali||
|-
|2007
||''Aloy Phera''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|2007
||''[[Kailashey Kelenkari (film)|Kailashe Kelenkari]]''||Himself||Bengali||Cameo Appearance
|-
|2006
||''[[Podokkhep]]''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|2006
||''[[Dosar]]''||Kaushik's colleague||Bengali||
|-
|2006
||''Abhinetree''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|2005
||''[[Shunya E Buke]]''||Artist's Friend||Bengali||
|-
|2003
||''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]''||Behari||Bengali||
|-
|2003
||''[[Shubho Mahurat]]''||Arindam||Bengali||
|-
|2001
||''[[Dada Thakur (2001 film)|Dada Thakur]]''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|2000
||''[[Sasurbari Zindabad]]''||College Student||Bengali||
|-
|1999
||''Sudhu Ekbar Bolo''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|1998
||''[[Ranokhetro]]''||Noni Roy||Bengali||
|-
|1996
||''[[Lathi (1996 film)|Lathi]]''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|1996
||''[[Mukhyamantri (1996 film)|Mukhyamantri]]''|| ||Bengali||
|-
|1996
||''Puja''|||Chayan Da||[[Bengali language|Bengali]]||
|}

=== Television and Web ===
* [[Feluda in film|Feluda Pherot]] as [[Feluda]] (An Addatimes Webseries ,directed by Srijit Mukherji)
* [[Sreemoyee]] as Rohit Sen
* Aloukik na Loukik as Magician
* [[Taranath Tantrik]] based on the character created by Taradas Bandopadhyay<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/Tota-makes-a-comeback-after-15-years-on-telly/articleshow/52239582.cms|title=Tota makes a comeback after 15 years on telly|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiablooms.com/showbiz-details/B/4632/i-am-taking-baby-steps-in-bollywood-tota-roy-chowdhury.html|title=I am taking baby steps in Bollywood: Tota Roy Chowdhury|publisher=India Blooms}}</ref>
* Ekhaane Akaash Neel
* Mukhosh Manush
* Ei Norodeha
* Pratibimba as Bitaan

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1421628}}

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[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Bengali male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Bengali cinema]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]

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