Kaushik Sen
Kaushik Sen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1968[citation needed] |
| Other names | Baban |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Reshmi Sen |
| Children | Riddhi Sen |
| Parent(s) | Chitra Sen (mother) and Shyamal Sen (father) |
Kaushik Sen or Koushik Sen is an Indian actor of film, television and theatre based in Kolkata. He won the prestigious BFJA awards for best supporting actor for his performance in the Mrinal Sen directed film Aamar Bhuvan.[1]
Personal life
Kaushik Sen was born on 19 September 1968. He is the son of actress Chitra Sen and actor Shyamal Sen. He studied at the Julien Day School, and graduated from Scottish Church College, both in Kolkata. Sen is married to Reshmi Sen (a theatre personality) and has a son, Riddhi Sen.[2]
Stage performance
From 1992, he is the director of Bengali theatre group Swapnasandhani. The group has staged more than 35 plays and they mainly perform in Sujata Sadan. Kaushik has acted with Soumitra Chatterjee in the play Tiktiki.
In 2010, the group staged the play Birpurush, which was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's poem, but it was a political play and dealt with the contemporary context of West Bengal. The play stirred up some controversies.[3]
Works
Filmography
Plays
- Taraye Taraye based on Srijato's Tara Bhora Akasher Niche
- Nirbhaya based on Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children
- Macbeth (also performed at Bharat Rang Mahotsav)[6]
- Jal Chhabi (debut)
- Tikitiki
- Punoscho[7]
- Bhalo Rakkhosher Golpo
Television
- Kalpurush
- Asamapto (2005)
- E Kamon Meye (2005)
- Tiktiki
- Uro Megh
- Gaaner Oparey
- Swapath
- Raaikishori (2014)
- Byomkesh (2014 TV series)
- Moinaker er Upakhyan
Awards
- 2003 BFJA Award in the category best actor in supporting role, for the film Aamar Bhuvan.[8]
See also
- Debesh Chattopadhyay
- Arpita Ghosh
- Suman Mukhopadhyay
- Bratya Basu
- Sujan Mukhopadhyay
- Shreyan Chattopadhyay
References
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Telekids | My Fundays". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Family drama". India Today. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "I'm self critical: Kaushik Sen". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Addatimes". addatimes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Bengali actor Koushik Sen's kind face impressed Lion director". The Indian Express. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Bajeli, Diwan Singh (31 January 2013). "Blood on the stage floor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Kaushik Sen's wife and son play lovers on stage". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "BFJA Awards (2003)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
External links
- Kaushik Sen at IMDb
- Use dmy dates from June 2012
- Living people
- Male actors in Bengali cinema
- Bengali male actors
- Film directors from Kolkata
- Male actors from Kolkata
- Scottish Church College, Calcutta alumni
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Indian theatre directors
- Indian male stage actors
- 1968 births
- Bengali theatre personalities
- Indian male film actors
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors