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{{Short description|Indian actor from Tollywood}} | {{Short description|Indian actor from Tollywood}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}} | {{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}} | ||
{{BLP sources|date=September 2011}} | {{BLP sources|date=September 2011}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Tota Roy Chowdhury | | name = Tota Roy Chowdhury | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| native_name_lang = টলা রায় চৌধুরী_Bengali | | native_name_lang = টলা রায় চৌধুরী_Bengali | ||
| birth_name = Pushparag Roy Choudhury | | birth_name = Pushparag Roy Choudhury | ||
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| yearsactive = 1996{{endash}}present | | yearsactive = 1996{{endash}}present | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Tota Roy Chowdhury''' is an | '''Tota Roy Chowdhury''' is an Indian 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) | 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 == | == Career == | ||
=== Early 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 | 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 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 director [[Rituparno Ghosh]] and cast opposite [[Nandita Das]] in his film [[Shubho Mahurat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.totaroychoudhury.com/about.php|title=Tota Roy Choudhury {{!}} Official Website of Bengali Actor|last=Technologies|first=QSOL|website=totaroychoudhury.com|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref> | ||
=== Breakthrough === | === Breakthrough === | ||
Chowdhury was cast again opposite [[Aishwarya Rai]] in Rituparno's Tagore adaptation, ''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]'' | Chowdhury was cast again opposite [[Aishwarya Rai]] in Rituparno's Tagore adaptation, ''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]''. 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]] 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. | 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. | ||
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!Notes | !Notes | ||
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| | | rowspan="4" |1996 | ||
|''[[ | ||''[[Puja (1996 film)|Puja]]''|||Chayan Da|| rowspan="35" | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]|| | ||
|- | |||
||''[[Mukhyamantri (1996 film)|Mukhyamantri]]''||Rajat || | |||
|- | |||
||''[[Nach Nagini Nach Re]]''|| || | |||
|- | |||
||''[[Lathi (1996 film)|Lathi]]''||Prashanta || | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |1998 | |||
||''[[Ranokhetro]]''||Noni Roy|| | |||
|- | |||
||''[[Hotath Brishti]]''||Basav|| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="3" |1999 | |||
||''[[Shudhu Ekbar Bolo]]''|| || | |||
|- | |||
|| ''[[Sontan Jokhon Shotru]]''||Dipyendu "Dipu" Ray || | |||
|- | |||
|| ''[[Gariber Samman]]''||Sumon || | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |2000 | |||
||''[[Sasurbari Zindabad]]''||Prashanta || | |||
|- | |||
||''[[Satbhai]]''|| || | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2001 | ||
|''[[ | ||''[[Dada Thakur (2001 film)|Dada Thakur]]''||Rathin Roy || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="2" |2003 | ||
|''[[ | ||''[[Shubho Mahurat]]''||Arindam|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]''||Behari|| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2004 | ||
|''[[ | ||''[[Ram Laxman (2004 film)|Ram Laxman]]''||Laxman Sanyal || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2005 | ||
|''[[ | ||''[[Shunya E Buke]]''||Artist's Friend|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="4" |2006 | ||
||''[[ | ||''[[Dosar]]''||Kaushik's colleague|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Podokkhep]]''||Debjit || | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''Andhakarer Shabdo''||Director || | |||
||'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''Abhinetree''|| || | |||
||'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="2" |2007 | ||
||'' | ||''Aloy Phera''|| || | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Kailashey Kelenkari (film)|Kailashe Kelenkari]]''||Himself ||Cameo Appearance | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="4" |2008 | ||
||'' | ||''90 Ghanta''||George || | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Golmaal (2008 film)|Golmaal]]''||Mainak || | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited]]''||Jeet|| | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Tintorettor Jishu (film)|Tintorettor Jishu]]''||Robin / Rajshekhar Niyogi|| | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="3" |2009 | ||
||''[[ | ||''[[Paran Jai Jaliya Re]]''||Sid || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Angshumaner Chhobi]]''||Neel || | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Hitlist (2009 film)|Hitlist]]''|| || | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="2" |2010 | ||
||'' | ||''[[Bolo Na Tumi Aamar]]''||[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] Soumyadeep Sen|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Tara (2010 film)|Tara]]''||Police [[Inspector]]|| | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="3" |2012 | ||
||''[[ | ||''[[Chaal - The Game Begins]]''|| || | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Paglu 2]]''||Rudra || | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''Tor Naam''||Lecturer of Physics || | |||
||'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="3" |2013 | ||
||''[[ | ||''[[Villain (2013 film)|Villain]]''||Arnab|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Aborto]]''||Shyamal Sen|| | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Sunglass (film)|Sunglass]]''||Sanjay||[[Hindi language|Hindi]] / [[Bengali language|Bengali]]||Bengali Version | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="3" |2014 | ||
||'' | ||''[[Biye Not Out]]''|| || rowspan="2" | [[Bengali language|Bengali]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Ek Phaali Rodh]]''||Pratim|| | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Kaththi]]''||Vivek Banarjee||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="3" |2015 | ||
||'' | ||''Shapath: The Promise''|| ||rowspan="3" | [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Ahalya (2015 film)|Ahalya]]''||Inspector Indra Sen ||Short Film | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Choukath: The Threshold]]''||Ronojoy|| | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="3" |2016 | ||
||''[[ | ||''[[Te3n]]''||Peter||rowspan="2" | [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||Cameo | ||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Kahaani 2]]''||Arun|| | |||
||'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
||''[[Benche Thakar Gan|Benche Thakar Gaan]]''||Dr. Sinha||[[Bengali language|Bengali]]|| | |||
||''[[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2017 | ||
||''[[ | ||''[[Indu Sarkar]]''||Naveen Sarkar|| rowspan="2" | [[Hindi language|Hindi]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2018 | ||
||''[[ | ||''[[Helicopter Eela]]''||Arun Raiturkar|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="2" |2019 | ||
|''[[Jaanbaaz]]''|| IPS Officer Abhijit Sarkar || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Ranchi (film)|Ranchi]]''|| SSP Pravin Kumar Singh ||[[Kannada]]|| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="3" |2021 | ||
|''[[The Girl on the Train (2021 film)|The Girl on the Train]]''|| Dr. Hamid (psychiatrist)|| rowspan="2" | [[Hindi language|Hindi]]|| Netflix Release | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Ajeeb Daastaans]]''|| Rohan|| Netflix Release | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Psycho (2021 film)|Mukhosh]]'' | |||
|Dr. D.S. Paul | |||
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2022 | ||
|''[[Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani]]''|| ||[[Hindi language|Hindi]]|| Karan Johar Directorial | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Television and | === Television and Streaming Television === | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Ei Norodeha]]'' | ||
* [[ | * ''Pratibimba'' as Bitaan | ||
* | * ''[[Ekhane Aakash Neel]]'' (2008-2009) as Dr. Romit Sen | ||
* ''[[Mukhosh Manush]]'' (2010) as Dr. Sayak Sen | |||
* | * ''[[Taranath Tantrik]]''<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> (2016); based on the character created by Taradas Bandopadhyay | ||
* | * ''[[Aloukik Na Loukik]]'' (2019) as Magician Nilratan Bagchi/Arupratan Bagchi | ||
* | * ''[[Sreemoyee]]'' (2019-2021) as Rohit Sen | ||
* | * ''[[Feluda Pherot]] (Season 1)'' (2020) as Feluda | ||
* ''[[Feludar Goyendagiri]] (Season 1)'' (2022) as Feluda | |||
==Awards== | |||
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! Year | |||
! Award | |||
! Category | |||
! Name | |||
! Result | |||
|- | |||
| 2022 | |||
| West Bengal Tele Academy Awards | |||
| Best Actor ''(Supporting role)''<ref>{{cite news |title=Tele Academy Awards 2022 Winners: মিঠাই -সিদ্ধার্থ থেকে জুন আন্টি! দেখুন টেলি আকাদেমিতে অ্যাওয়ার্ডসে কারা পেলেন সেরার সেরা পুরস্কার |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/television/story/mithai-soumitrisha-adrit-ushasie-aindrila-ambarish-and-others-gets-awards-see-west-bengal-tele-academy-awards-2022-winner-list-award-given-mamata-banerjee-soc-352738-2022-03-11 |access-date=11 March 2022 |work=Aaj Tak বাংলা |language=bn}}</ref> | |||
|''[[Sreemoyee]]'' | |||
| {{won}} | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== |