Arjun Chakraborty

Acting

Arjun Chakraborty

Arjun Chakraborty Sr. is an Indian actor and director based in Kolkata. He made his debut as an actor in the 1983 Hindi film Zara Si Zindagi, and his first major role was in the 1986 film Ankush starring Nana Patekar. Later, he shifted mainly to the Bengali film industry starting with the 1989 film Kari Diye Kinlam.

Acting credits

Phool Pishi O Edward poster
NR

In a zamindar household, a watchful aunt becomes the quiet witness to a mystery that slowly exposes injustice.

Phool Pishi O Edward

2026

Tok Jhal Mishti poster
4.2

Dilip and Mukundo, both married with a child each, live in a building in the city of Kolkata. Both the families do not mix due to the difference in status. A new tenant moves into the building, inadvertently bringing trouble with her.

Tok Jhal Mishti

2002

Ankush poster
7.1

Four unemployed young men befriend their new neighbors, but soon tragedy strikes and everything is shattered.

Ankush

1986

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7.0

A Bengali Movie by nabyendu Chattejree

Atmaja

1990

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NR

This is a story about a horse named Siraj. After the death of Sundarlal's parents, a person gave him shelter who had a horse named Siraj. When that person died Sundarlal joined a circus company with Siraj. There Sundarlal meets Rupa and both fall in love. After some time Sundar and Rupa leaves the job with Siraj. But Siraj, forever faithfull to Sundarlal becomes ill and dies after winning a race.

Siraj

1999

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NR

Milan seeks his friend Indrajeet's help to propose to Sapnali. However, she begins to fall in love with Indrajeet, unaware that he is already engaged.

Prem Priti Bhalobasha

1999

Jato Kando Kathmandute poster
8.0

Famous detective Feluda meets Som, who tells him about a notorious drug ring in Kathmandu. When Som is found murdered soon after, Feluda, along with Jatayu and Topshe, sets out to catch the culprits.

Jato Kando Kathmandute

1996

Ek Din Achanak poster
6.8

Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives. Each member of the family reviews her final hours and days with him to try and discover what, if anything led to his disappearance.

Ek Din Achanak

1989

Swapno Niye poster
NR

Swapno Niye is a 1999 Indian Bengali film, directed by Bishnu Palchaudhuri.

Swapno Niye

1999

The Magic Pearl poster
6.5

Fisherman Mahadev finds a shiny pink pearl that brings him luck, and soon he wins the lottery. But a greedy goldsmith wants the pearl at any cost and hires goons to kidnap Mahadev's daughter.

The Magic Pearl

2000

Bhalobashar Bari poster
NR

After her father becomes unemployed, Buli is forced to feed her family and starts working in a travel company. While many try to exploit her, she finds solace in her witty colleague Kalyan.

Bhalobashar Bari

2018

Angoor poster
7.3

Two pairs of identical twins are separated following an unfortunate incident. However, years later, their lives intertwine, leading to confusion and misunderstandings. Based on William Shakespeare's 'A Comedy Of Errors'.

Angoor

1982

Daughters of This Century poster
9.0

This film is based on five shot stories of Rabindranath Tagore's Jibito O Mrito, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Abhagir Swarga, Gour Kishore Ghosh's Aei Daha, Prafulla Roy's Satgharia and Dibyendu Palit's Kaanch.

Daughters of This Century

2001

Chandragrahan poster
NR

A tale of memory loss and redemption in the era of zamindaari, as a lost son returns to his grieving family after 12 years.

Chandragrahan

1997

Zara Si Zindagi poster
9.0

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.

Zara Si Zindagi

1983

The Deliverance poster
NR

The film is about the travails and troubles of the Marxists revolutionaries in Bengal. It's about Samiran, a comrade who is imprisoned for life.

The Deliverance

1994

Debota poster
NR

A police superintendent arrests an unusual person guilty of three murders. There are mass protests for his release outside the jail. The protesting villagers refer to him as "debota", a guardian angel. As the policeman talks to the prisoner he hears a unique tale of heroism and honor.

Debota

1990

Jiban Niye Khela poster
NR

A group of doctors in a village nursing home and the superintendent of a local hospital join hands and cheat the villagers of their money.

Jiban Niye Khela

1999

Lime N Light poster
NR

When a struggling junior artist steps into the glamorous life of a superstar, a dangerous game of desire and deception begins. But how far can you go before you lose yourself completely?

Lime N Light

2019

Disappearance poster
NR

A professor's daughter goes missing, which starts a desperate search for her by his family and acquaintances.

Disappearance

1991

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NR

The story is of terrorism that’s plaguing different parts of the Northeast as the backdrop. Shilajeet Majumdar, a militant on the run, takes refuge in a dilapidated mansion. Rupa Ganguly stays there with her father-in-law Soumitra Chatterjee and his father Haradhan Bandopadhyay who’s confined to bed and is unable to speak. This film focuses on the friction and undercurrent of tension between the lady of the house and the terrorist.

Critical Encounter

2005

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NR

Chaiti is a young beautiful woman and wife of newspaper editor Bikramjit. Bikramjit is a workaholic and always stay busy with his editorial works. In spite of being a highly educated woman, Chaiti has nothing to do and she spends her time with expensive saris, filing nails, watching TV. Thus unhappy with her marriage (lack of physical intimacy with her husband) and after an unfortunate miscarriage Chaiti befriends Amal to find a friendly company.

Charuulata 2011

2012

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NR

Tolly Lights is a 2008 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Arjun Chakraborty, starring Sreelekha Mitra, Abhishek Chatterjee, Priyadarshini Chatterjee and Arjun Chakraborty in lead roles. The Film is based on the novel "Rangeen Prithibi" by Suchitra Bhattacharya.[1][2] Hindi film actor Sunny Deol played an important role in the film.

Tolly Lights

2008

The Girl poster
9.0

Ria, an eighteen-year-old mentally unstable girl, falls in love with her tenant Anjan, who already has a girlfriend. When he rejects her advances, she tries to create difference between the couple.

The Girl

2001

Behind the camera