Tota Roy Chowdhury

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Tota Roy Chowdhury
Born
Pushparag Roy Choudhury

(1976-07-09) 9 July 1976 (age 47)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)Sharmili Roy Choudhury

Tota Roy Chowdhury is an Indian actor[1] and martial artist based in Kolkata.[2][3] He predominantly appears in Bengali and Hindi cinema. His notable roles include Feluda in the web TV series Feluda Pherot[4] based on Satyajit Ray's Feluda series.

He made his film debut with Prabhat Roy's National Award winning Bengali film Lathi (1996). His breakthrough role came with Rituparno Ghosh's National Award winning Bengali film Chokher Bali (2003).[5]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

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.[6]

Breakthrough[edit]

Chowdhury was cast again opposite Aishwarya Rai in Rituparno's Tagore adaptation, 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,[7] which got him noticed by the Hindi film industry. His second Hindi film Indu Sarkar[8] 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, a Hindi remake of English film of the same name. The film co-starring Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Rao Hydari and Kirti Kulhari has been produced by Reliance Entertainment.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Films Role Language Notes
1996 Puja Chayan Da Bengali
Mukhyamantri Rajat
Nach Nagini Nach Re
Lathi Prashanta
1998 Ranokhetro Noni Roy
Hotath Brishti Basav
1999 Shudhu Ekbar Bolo
Sontan Jokhon Shotru Dipyendu "Dipu" Ray
Gariber Samman Sumon
2000 Sasurbari Zindabad Prashanta
Satbhai
2001 Dada Thakur Rathin Roy
2003 Shubho Mahurat Arindam
Chokher Bali Behari
2004 Ram Laxman Laxman Sanyal
2005 Shunya E Buke Artist's Friend
2006 Dosar Kaushik's colleague
Podokkhep Debjit
Andhakarer Shabdo Director
Abhinetree
2007 Aloy Phera
Kailashe Kelenkari Himself Cameo Appearance
2008 90 Ghanta George
Golmaal Mainak
Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited Jeet
Tintorettor Jishu Robin / Rajshekhar Niyogi
2009 Paran Jai Jaliya Re Sid
Angshumaner Chhobi Neel
Hitlist
2010 Bolo Na Tumi Aamar IPS Soumyadeep Sen
Tara Police Inspector
2012 Chaal - The Game Begins
Paglu 2 Rudra
Tor Naam Lecturer of Physics
2013 Villain Arnab
Aborto Shyamal Sen
Sunglass Sanjay Hindi / Bengali Bengali Version
2014 Biye Not Out Bengali
Ek Phaali Rodh Pratim
Kaththi Vivek Banarjee Tamil
2015 Shapath: The Promise Bengali
Ahalya Inspector Indra Sen Short Film
Choukath: The Threshold Ronojoy
2016 Te3n Peter Hindi Cameo
Kahaani 2 Arun
Benche Thakar Gaan Dr. Sinha Bengali
2017 Indu Sarkar Naveen Sarkar Hindi
2018 Helicopter Eela Arun Raiturkar
2019 Jaanbaaz IPS Officer Abhijit Sarkar Bengali
Ranchi SSP Pravin Kumar Singh Kannada
2021 The Girl on the Train Dr. Hamid (psychiatrist) Hindi Netflix Release
Ajeeb Daastaans Rohan Netflix Release
Mukhosh Dr. D.S. Paul Bengali
2022 Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Hindi Karan Johar Directorial

Television and Streaming Television[edit]

Awards[edit]

Year Award Category Name Result
2022 West Bengal Tele Academy Awards Best Actor (Supporting role)[11] Sreemoyee Won

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Tota Roy Chowdhury movies, filmography, biography and songs – Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "I am looking at a pan-Indian presence: Bengali actor Tota Roy Choudhury". The Indian Express.
  3. ↑ "Tota Roy Chaudhary on Indu Sarkar controversy: Little alarmed". The Indian Express.
  4. ↑ "Srijit Mukherji Shares Feluda Pherot Title Song Release Date". 1 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Chokher Bali (2003) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Technologies, QSOL. "Tota Roy Choudhury | Official Website of Bengali Actor". totaroychoudhury.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "What is Tota Roy Chowdhury doing in Vidya Balan's Kahaani 2?". Hindustan Times.
  8. ↑ "Bengali actor Tota Roy Chowdhury in Madhur Bhandarkar's next". The Indian Express.
  9. ↑ "Tota makes a comeback after 15 years on telly". The Times of India.
  10. ↑ "I am taking baby steps in Bollywood: Tota Roy Chowdhury". India Blooms.
  11. ↑ "Tele Academy Awards 2022 Winners: মিঠাই -সিদ্ধার্থ থেকে জুন আন্টি! দেখুন টেলি আকাদেমিতে অ্যাওয়ার্ডসে কারা পেলেন সেরার সেরা পুরস্কার". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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