Kaushik Sen

Kaushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor in film, television and theatre, based in Kolkata. He is the director of the theatre group Swapnasandhani. He won a Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for best supporting actor for his performance in the Mrinal Sen directed film Aamar Bhuvan. He was awarded Girish Purashkar 2023 by the Cultural Department of the Government of West Bengal for his extraordinary contributions to theatre. This year he was also awarded Telly Academy Best Actor Award for Godhuli Alap series.
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 and has a son, Riddhi Sen.
Stage performance
Since 1992 he has been the director of Bengali theatre group Swapnasandhani. The group has staged around fifty plays and performed in all the major theatres at Kolkata. Their most recent plays are Hamlet and Taray Taray.
In 2010, the group staged the play Birpurush, which was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's poem. It was a political play and dealt with the contemporary context of West Bengal. The play stirred up some controversies.
Sen appeared with Soumitra Chatterjee in the play Tiktiki.
Works
Sen made his acting debut in 1979 with Mrinal Sen's Ekdin Pratidin as a child actor. He has acted in more than seventy films. His best known performances in films are: Wheel Chair (1995), Aamaar Bhuvan (2002), Shunyo E Buke (2005), BankuBabur Bandhu (2006), Dwando (2009), Iti Mrinalini (2011), Charuulata 2011 (2011), Piyalir Password (2012), Abar Byomkesh (2012), Goynar Baksho (2013), Rupkotha Noy (2013), Kolkata Calling (2014), Bhengchi (2015), Babar Naam Gandhiji (2015), Rajkahini (2015), Kahaani 2 (2016), Lion (2016), Zulfiqar (2016), Jawker Dhan (2017), Durga Sahay (2017), Raktokarobi (2017), Laboratory (2018), Rasogolla (2018), Barunbabur Bandhu (2019), Durgeshgorer Guptodhan (2019), Ekannaborti (2021), Belashuru (2022), Kaberi Antardhan (2023), and Ardhangini (2023).
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)
Jal Chhabi (debut)
Tikitiki
Punoscho
Bhalo Rakkhosher Golpo
Television
Kalpurush
Ek Akasher Neeche
Asamapto (2005)
E Kamon Meye (2005)
Tiktiki
Ei Ghar Ei Sangshar
Uro Megh
Gaaner Oparey
Swapath
Raaikishori (2014)
Byomkesh (2014 TV series)
Sindoorkhela
Moinaker er Upakhyan
Godhuli Alap
Web series
Awards
2003 BFJA Award in the category best actor in supporting role, for the film Aamar Bhuvan.
2023 Girish Purashkar for extraordinary contributions in Theatre by the Cultural Department of Government of West Bengal
2023 Best Actor Telly Academy Award for Godhuli Alap television series
See also
Debesh Chattopadhyay
Arpita Ghosh
Suman Mukhopadhyay
Bratya Basu
Sujan Mukhopadhyay
References
External links
Living people
Male actors in Bengali cinema
Bengali male actors
Bengali Hindus
Film directors from Kolkata
Male actors from Kolkata
Scottish Church College 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