Chiranjeet Chakraborty

Acting

Chiranjeet Chakraborty

Born 1955-02-10 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Deepak Chakraborty (born 2 November 1955), better known in film career as Chiranjeet Chakraborty, is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is also a politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Government of West Bengal. He was born on 2 November 1955 at Kolkata. He has got the BFJA Award for his film Abaidha in 2002. The film was directed by Gul Bahar Singh. Chiranjeet completed his Higher Secondary from Mitra Institution (Main). He studied B.E in Architecture at Jadavpur University, but did not appear for his final examination. He has worked for Desh magazine and as a newsreader on TV. He is also a famous stage artist. He is married and has a daughter. He made his debut with the 1981 film Sonay Sohaga. But it did not make his career. He gained popularity after starring in Anjan Choudhury's 1984 film Shotru. His first solo hit was the 1985 film Antarale. After that, he gave a series of hits like Pratikar, Paapi, Paap Punyo, Beder Meye Joshna, Amarkantak, Jibon Joubon, Bhoy, Shaitan, Pennam Kolkata, Chotushkone, etc. He got a turning point after starring in Rituparno Ghosh's 2000 film Bariwali. He is considered to be one of the most successful actors of Bengali Cinema.

Acting credits

Bindaas poster
3.0

Kajol (Sayantika Banerjee) became friends with Abhimanyu aka Abhi (Dev) after the later saves the former from some goons in Italy. But one day she asks Abhi to leave her and go as she cannot stand the separation from him if their relationship develops any further.

Bindaas

2014

Din Jai poster
NR

Sita and Manoram fall in love and do everything to fight for it. Bur differences begin to crack their marriage when Manoram introduces Sita to his friend Manash. Will they work on themselves to stay together, or will their relationship fall apart?

Din Jai

1983

Bhai Amar Bhai poster
NR

When a fire breaks out, three children lose their father and get separated from each other while escaping. However, when the siblings reunite, they vow to take revenge against their father's killer.

Bhai Amar Bhai

1996

No artwork available
NR

The plot is based on the novel "Ashleelatar Daye" by Narayan Sanyal (1924-2005), which is an adaptation of "Seven Minutes" by Irving Wallace. A novel is accused of obscenity and a case is filed. Later it is found that a now famous person had written the novel when young and it was based on his own experience. The case is dismissed.

Ashlilatar Daye

1983

The Last Tram poster
NR

A mysterious man rides the last midnight tram, visiting women with gold coins and false promises. As desire, illusion, and greed collide, he loses the one who loved him truly-and becomes trapped in his own haunting game.

The Last Tram

2026

Buro Sadhu poster
2.8

Buro Sadhu is a film which speaks about a man's journey from boyhood to manhood - his disturbed family life, his relationships and his passion for films as a medium of storytelling.

Buro Sadhu

2019

Haati Haati Paa Paa poster
NR

*Haati Haati Paa Paa* follows a young woman and her elderly father as they navigate love, duty, and loneliness in a changing world. It portrays the daughter’s struggle to care for her aging father, highlighting modern family conflicts and the deep, unspoken bond that transcends generations.

Haati Haati Paa Paa

2025

Boss: Born to Rule poster
5.5

A con man arrives in Mumbai and becomes a mafia don.

Boss: Born to Rule

2013

Sukumar Ray poster
5.6

The film presents the life and work of the writer Sukumar Ray, Satyajit Ray's father. Ray made this film as a tribute to celebrate the centenary of his birth.

Sukumar Ray

1987

Raghu Dakat poster
NR

A mystical tale of Bengal's defining era, where an unlikely hero transforms into a legendary figure through extraordinary deeds and becomes forever woven into the fabric of cultural memory.

Raghu Dakat

2025

Ajob Prem Ebong... poster
NR

This is a black comedy about a complex relationship between a bus, its conductor and the widow of a villager who was run over by the bus in an accident. Set in an Indian village, the story ...

Ajob Prem Ebong...

2011

Tomar Rakte Aamar Sohaag poster
NR

Indraneel is killed on the day of Pratiksha and his wedding. Pratiksha trains herself to take revenge and artfully kills the murderer.

Tomar Rakte Aamar Sohaag

1993

Daawat-e-Biryani poster
10.0

Panchali travels from Kolkata to Lucknow and discovers her grandmother's secret biryani recipe. During this journey, she also discovers interesting aspects of her grandmother's life.

Daawat-e-Biryani

2019

Vijaynagar'er Hirey poster
NR

When a man embarks on a relaxing trip with his nephew, it quickly turns into a dangerous game of life and death as they find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving a rare diamond.

Vijaynagar'er Hirey

2026

Chotushkone poster
7.3

Four famous directors and old friends are reunited together by an unknown producer to make a film. They have to make four short story in this film with one common theme: Death.

Chotushkone

2014

Dabaru poster
NR

Dabaru is a melodramatic tale about a young chess player named Surya who rose from the alleys of North Kolkata to become a grand master.

Dabaru

2024

Rosogolla poster
8.1

Based in the backdrop of 19th century Bengal, Rosogolla is a story of a young man with a romantic heart and brilliant mind — Nabin Chandra Das, who had set his heart on making the most delicious sweet of all time for his wife, Khirodmoni. Rosogolla is a story of the many trial and tribulations in his journey of making something unique, of innocent love, struggle and human aspiration for novelty.

Rosogolla

2018

Prem Pratigya poster
NR

After the mysterious murder of Rozima, two friends Shiraj and Sanjay turn into foes. Later, it is revealed that it was Masud who killed Rozima. The two friends reunite again.

Prem Pratigya

1999

Boss 2 poster
5.0

Surya, the man who taught his people the art of dreaming and making their dreams come true, has now turned into their biggest enemy. People want him arrested and hanged as they suspect him to be a cheat, who has wrongfully run away with Rs.35, 000 Crores. But can Surya deceive and cheat the ones whom he has lived for? This question is answered in 'Boss 2', and the process is filled with excitement, thrill, shock, emotions and, last but not the least, action.

Boss 2

2017

Dhumketu poster
NR

Megh is a married person, who works as manager of a tea estate in North Sikkim. In a certain crisis he became jobless and struggles to make ends problems of his life because there are not many options for livelihood around in the hills. He fights to bring back joy into his family's life.

Dhumketu

2025

Bariwali poster
7.0

A quiet drama about a lonely, sad, middle-aged woman, Banalata, who has lived a solitary existence since her husband-to-be died the night before their wedding from a snake bite. Never having quite gotten over the tragedy, she rarely ventures out and is clearly very lonely. This changes when she agrees to allow a film production to shoot in a wing in her sprawling estate.

Bariwali

2000

Phiriye Dao poster
8.0

Arjun is distraught after he witnesses his father and sister's murders at the hands of three dacoits. When his mother suffers from a paralytic attack, he vows to seek revenge.

Phiriye Dao

1994

Chaamp poster
4.5

It is the story of a boxer names shibaji. Who was a hero and inspiration for every indian but suddenly he falls down and everyone forgets him. The film is about how he rises up again.

Chaamp

2017

Abaidha poster
7.5

Bimawl, an honest government officer, lives an apparently happy conjugal life with his wife Mouli. Things change when Mouli's college friend visits their home.

Abaidha

2002

Behind the camera

Phiriye Dao poster
8.0

Arjun is distraught after he witnesses his father and sister's murders at the hands of three dacoits. When his mother suffers from a paralytic attack, he vows to seek revenge.

Phiriye Dao

1994

Manush Amanush poster
NR

Due to their ill fate, two individuals find themselves separated from their families and navigate through unknown paths and challenges.

Manush Amanush

2002

Kencho Khunrte Keute poster
NR

Parama's grandfather leaves a will according to which she must get married if she wants to gain complete access to the inheritance.

Kencho Khunrte Keute

1995

No artwork available
NR

Chiranjeet Chakraborty's next directorial film with Prosenjit Chatterjee.

Chiranjeet Chakraborty's Next

Sansar Sangram poster
NR

Ananda loses his father as a young boy. He is forced to quit his studies and to take care of his entire family and struggles a lot while doing so. This story marks his sufferings and struggles.

Sansar Sangram

1995

Bastir Meye Radha poster
NR

Radha's life takes a downward spiral after her mother is killed. Fate brings her to the city and she gets a job as a house help. Things change when she falls in love with the handsome owner.

Bastir Meye Radha

2000

Maryada poster
8.0

Maryada (1989) is Chiranjeet Chakraborti's directorial debut feature.

Maryada

1989

Bhoy poster
NR

Jaya is a victim of extreme mental and physical torture by her husband Ranjeet. She tries to free from her husband numerous time but never succeeds. On the other hand Ranjeet gets involved with a smuggler Jagmohan and takes one lac rupees from him. To return the money he pressurises Jaya to fetch one lac rupees from her parents. Thinking about his daughter, Jayas father sells his house but meets with an accident and can't hand over oney to her. Unable to repay the money, Ranjeet agrees to give his wife for a one night stand to Jagmohan. When Jaya comes to know about this she escapes to find refuge in reporter Pallab Chatterjee's house. After some days Jagmohan identifies Jaya residing in Pallab's residence and reports it to Ranjit. After that Ranjit and Jagmohan visit Jaya's mother in the hospital to find her whereabouts and she refuses Jagmohan suffocates her to death.

Bhoy

1996