Chanchal Chowdhury

Chanchal Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi actor. Critically acclaimed for his performances in Rupkothar Golpo (2006), Monpura (2009), Television (2012), Aynabaji (2016), and Debi (2018), he has received two Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Actor and three Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best Actor.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Chanchal Chowdhury
চঞ্চল চৌধুরী
Chanchal Chowdhury in 2018
Born
Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal

(1974-06-01) 1 June 1974
Pabna, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationUdaypur High School

Rajbari Govt. High School

Fine Arts in University of Dhaka
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationTheatre, Television and Film Actor, Former Lecturer of Fine Arts in Soda-Coda-Uoda
Years active1998-Present
Known forActing and well developed mentality about Art and Culture
Notable work
Monpura (2009)
Moner Manush (2011)
Television (2013)
Aynabaji (2016)
Debi-Misir Ali Prothombar (2018)
Height5.7 ft (170 cm)
Spouse(s)Shantwana Saha (m. 2008)
ChildrenShoishob Roddur Shuddho
Parent(s)Radha Gobinda Chowdhury, Nomita Chowdhury
AwardsBangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor(2 times),

Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Actor in Public Choice, Meril-Prothom Alo Award Award for Best Actor in Critics Choice(2 times), Meril-Prothom Alo Award as the Best Model (2006)

RTV Award(Many times) and many other Awards

A household name in Bangladesh,[7] Chowdhury started his career in 1996 in the theaters of Bangladesh. He joined famous theaters such as Aranyak Natyadal and performed in stage plays like Prakritojoner Kotha, Joyjoyonti, Ora Kodom Ali, Mayur Singhason, Songkranti, Rarang and Che-er Cycle.

Albeit a prolific actor in TV series and films, he appeared in six movies as of 2018.

Early life

Chanchal Chowdhury was born and brought up in the village of Kamarhaat in Pabna. He was born in a Hindu Family.[8] His father's name is Radha Gobinda Chowdhury and mother's name is Nomita Chowdhury. He passed his SSC examination from Udaypur High School in 1990 and HSC examination from Rajbari Govt. College, Rajbari in 1992. He came to Dhaka in 1993 to apply for admission in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka. His parents wanted him to be an engineer but an innate urge for art and culture drove him to become an actor. Chanchal Chowdhury settled in Dhaka in 1993 and dived headfirst into as much culture as possible. As a third year student of DU, he joined 'Aronyak', a theater group of Legendary actor, director and scriptwriter Mamunur Rashid.Then he worked on stage for 10 years continuously. During this period, he played minor roles in different television dramas as well. His first role as a hero was in the drama Grash directed by Faridur Rahman. Meanwhile, Chowdhury pursued his profession in UODA as a lecturer of Fine Arts from 2001 to 2006.[7][9][10]

Career

It was in 2004 that Fazlur Rahman Babu (actor) introduced Chowdhury to Gias Uddin Selim and Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. Chanchal then started working more and more in television dramas. His initial works are Shurjer Hashi with Gias Uddin Selim, Talpatar Shepai, Nikhoj Shogbaad and a TV commercial, Maa with Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. At this point Chanchal's life took an upward surge towards success as the commercial gained him immense popularity.

One day Mostafa Sarwar Farooki asked me to meet him. He explained the script for the advertisement to me and I soon agreed as I felt that I could realise the emotion in the script

Chanchal Chowdhury

Even the advertisement's jingle was sung by Chowdhury. Though he never had any formal singing lessons, he is gifted with the talent to sing. "I always listened to Hemanta Mukhopadhdhay and Bhupen Hajarika and sang those songs to myself; I told Mostofa Sarwar Farooki bhai to give me a chance to sing the jingle because I really thought that my voice would suit the song. Ayub Bachchu and Mostofa Sarwar Farooki then listened to my singing and later let me know that my song had been selected." Chanchal later won the Meril-Prothom Alo award as the best model 2006 for this commercial. Chowdhury came into the spotlight for the first time as a model in the commercial of Grameenphone which became immensely popular at that time. Pother Klanti Bhule - a very popular song of Hemanta Mukherjee attracted some more attention onto the advertisement. Eventually, that advertise brought him the prestigious Meril-Prothom Alo award in "The Best Model - Men" category in 2005. The commercial was directed by Mostafa Sarwar Farooki, with whom, Chowdhury worked with on the serial 'Talpatar Shepai'.

After the commercial, Chowdhury's acting career started moving forward at a very good pace. He then worked with Salauddin Lavlu, Saidul Anam Tutul, Golam Sarwar Tutul and so on. Some of the dramas that Chowdhury specially likes are Vober Hat, Bongsho Rokkhe, Talpatar Shepai, Nikhoj Shongbaad, Ami Tumi Shottojit, Boral Parer Shitlai Gaon, Akjon Durbol Manush and also many more. The busy actor is also seen frequently in Eid-special TV plays.

Chowdhury plays a key role, called ‘Laley’, in Aronyak's popular production Shangkranti. In Che'er Cycle (a Bengali Theatre production), he plays six different characters including those of Fidel Castro and a peace-loving young boy, Shubhro — demonstrating his versatility. Chowdhury considers his performance in Che'er Cycle as one of his best works on stage so far. On his contemporaries, the actor says, several artistes are doing well. Among them, A.K.M Hasan, Mosharraf Karim, Shamim Zaman, Anisur Rahman Milon, Nusrat Imroz Tisha, Chandni and Richi Solaiman have done some impressive works. Chanchal says that performing in front of the camera is relatively easy for him, thanks to his experience on stage. He adds, acting in films is more challenging than TV plays because of its duration and format.

Chanchal loves playing characters that are little rustic as he can relate his roots to such characters. In his list of favourite roles are the characters of Fiza Master (Vober Hat), Japan Doctor (Sakin Sarisuri), Shonai (Monpura), Ayna (Aynabaji) Taqdeer (Taqdeer) among others. "I spent my childhood in a village, so I am more comfortable portraying the rural types," he says.

Canchal spent a quality childhood in his village Kamarhaat. He was hydrophilic and so restless that made his name, "Chanchal" very apt. "Right after my school was over I used to hurry back home to keep my schoolbag and then rush out to bathe in the pond. I used to stay in the pond for two or three hours making my eyes all red and my father used come to collect me from the pond with a stick in his hand. I got beaten up several times in my childhood for that," reminisces Chanchal.

Though initially Chanchal's family was not happy with his decision to study fine arts, they are now happy to see him so successful. ‘My parents live in Pabna. After the release of Monpura I was talking to my father over the phone and he told me that people in our village are talking about me and my film "non-stop". My father was so proud that he almost cried as he spoke. "I can’t tell you how soothing it is to see your success," he said to me. In His Short Film Career He Already Got Three Blockbuster Films.

Theatre and dramas

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998ShangkrantiLaleyArannyak Natyodol Production
1999Prakritojoner KothaArannyak Natyodol Production
2000Ora Kodom AliArannyak Natyodol Production
2003Mayur SinghasonArannyak Natyodol Production
SongkrantiArannyak Natyodol Production
Che-er CycleShubraBengali Theatre Production
2004JoyjoyontiArannyak Natyodol Production
RarangArannyak Natyodol Production

Notable television and Web Series

YearSeriesDirectorRoleCo-starsNotes
2006Talpatar ShepaiMostofa Sarwar FarookiNusrat Imroz TishaBengali Drama
Bangsher BatiBengali Drama
GoruchorSalauddin LavluBengali Drama
NurunnaharBengali Drama
2007Swapner BilatSalauddin LavluBengali Drama
EtimkhanaSalauddin LavluBengali Drama
Vober HatSalauddin LavluFiza SirBengali Drama serial
2008Tuntunni VillaBengali Drama serial
Mama VagneaBengali Drama serial
Ghor KutumSalauddin LavluBengali Drama serial
Dholer BaddoSalauddin LavluFazlur Rahman BabuBengali Drama
College - StudentA.K.M. HasanBengali Drama
Potro MitaliSalauddin LavluBengali Drama
2009Pattri ChaiA.K.M. Hasan, Siddique, KhushiBengali Drama
WarrenSalauddin LavluChallengerBengali Drama
Alta SundoriSalauddin LavluBengali Drama serial
CinderellaBengali Drama
Gadha NogorSalauddin LavluBengali Drama
Sakin SarisuriSalauddin LavluJapan DoctorMasum Aziz, Nazmul Huda Bachchu,Mamunur Rashid, Mosharraf Karim, Azizul HakimBengali Drama serial
2010KhelaMahfuz Ahmed,Humayun AhmedAbul Hayat,ChallengerBengali Drama
HarkipteSalauddin LavluA.T.M. ShamsuzzamanBengali Drama
2017VangonAbu Hayat MahmudZakia Bari MomoBengali Drama
2018Mental FamilyDipu HazraA.K.M Hasan, Shahanaz Khushi, Farhana MiliBengali Drama
AyeshaMostofa Sarwar FarookiNusrat Imroz TishaBengali Drama
2020Rupa BhabiMejbah Uddin ShumonTareen JahanBengali Drama
KingkortobbobimurNusrat Imroz TishaBengali Drama
taqdeer Shawki Syed web series

Web series

YearWeb SeriesRoleCo-starsDirectorNotes
2019Neel DorjaMirzaBidya Sinha Saha Mim, ABM SumonGolam Sohrab Dodul
2020TaqdeerTaqdeerSanjida Preeti, Manoj Kumar Pramanik, Shohel MondolSyed Ahmed Shawkia hoichoi original Bengali web series
2021ContractArifin Shuvoo, Rafiath Rashid Mithila, Zakia Bari Momo, Iresh ZakerTanim Noor and Krishnendu Chattopadhaya ZEE5 web series

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorRoleCo-starsNotes
2006Rupkothar GolpoTauquir AhmedHumayun Faridi, Tauquir Ahmed won Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Critics Choice Best Actor(Film)
2009MonpuraGiasuddin SelimShonaiFazlur Rahman Babu, Mamunur RashidWon Bangladesh National Film Award for Best actor & Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best Actor (Film)
2010Moner ManushGoutam GhoseKaluahProsenjit ChatterjeeIndo-Bangladeshi Bengali Film
2012TelevisionMostofa Sarwar FarookiSulemonNusrat Imrose Tisha, Mosharraf Karim
2016AynabajiAmitabh Reza ChowdhuryAynaLutfor Rahman George, Masuma Rahman Nabila, Partha BaruaWon Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best actor & Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best actor
2018DebiAnam BiswasMisir AliJoya Ahsan, Animesh Aich, Iresh Zaker, Sabnam FariaNominated Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best actor
2021Paap PunyaGiasuddin SelimKhorshedFazlur Rahman Babu, Afsana Mimi, Siam AhmedPost Production[11]
2021HawaMezbaur Rahman SumonNazifa Tushi, Sariful Razz, Sumon AnowarPost Production

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryFilm/DramaResults
2009National Film AwardsBest ActorMonpuraWon jointly with Ferdous
Meril Prothom Alo AwardsPublic Choice Best Actor (Film)MonpuraWon
2010Meril Prothom Alo AwardsCritics Choice Best Actor (TV)Won
2016Meril Prothom Alo AwardsCritics Choice Best Actor (Film)AynabajiWon
2016National Film AwardsBest ActorAynabajiWon
2018Meril Prothom Alo AwardsCritics Choice Best Actor (Film)Debi (2018 film)Won

References

  1. "Meril Prothom Alo Awards". The Daily Star. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. সেরা চলচ্চিত্র অভিনেতা চঞ্চল চৌধুরী. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. "Archived copy" ফেরদৌস ও চঞ্চল চৌধুরী শ্রেষ্ঠ অভিনেতা, পপি শ্রেষ্ঠ অভিনেত্রী. The Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০১৬ (PDF) (in Bengali). 5 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. "Chanchal Chowdhury in a BTV serial for the first time". The Daily Star. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. "'Rupa Bhabi' tells the story of conjugal life". The Independent. Dhaka.
  7. "Chanchal Chowdhury". The Daily Star. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. Sazu, Shah Alam (23 October 2012). "Durga Puja festivities: Chanchal Chowdhury returns to his roots". The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  9. "'Birthdays are bittersweet for me' – Chanchal Chowdhury". The Daily Star. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  10. "Kumar Bishwajit and Chanchal share birthday today". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  11. "Selim's Paap Punno begins promotion". Dhaka Tribune. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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