Chandra Shekhar Dutta

Chandra Shekhar Dutta (born 31 July 1981) is a trained Indian actor and voice-over artist known for his work in Hindi films and Web series. He played the protagonist Sadhu in an experimental short film by Amit Dutta that won several national and international awards. After playing a series of roles that went unnoticed, he got noticed in an Amazon's prime video series Laakhon Main Ek Season 2 (2019) in which he played the character of village head and in Soumik Sen's Nakaab(2021). He gained popularity with his role in Neeraj Pandey's crime thriller web series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter and role of preacher in Vipul Amrutlal Shah's The Kerala Story, the topic of debate worldwide. Works by eminent filmmakers are to his credit.
==Early life and education==
Born to a Bengali family in Ranguni Basti, Bhuli, Dhanbad, Chandra did his schooling from Tata DAV School in Sijua before moving to New Delhi and started acting in theatres. Between 2001 - 2004, while studying acting he joined a degree college. He graduated in Bachelor’s in Arts (Hindi) in 2004 from Deoghar Vidyapeeth, Deoghar.
In 2005, he received Diploma in Theatres from Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts (SRC). After which he joined Repertory of Song and Drama Division of Indian Government. He, later, joined Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. During his first year in FTII, Chandra Shekhar was awarded Jaya Bachchan Fellowship for Special Talent in Acting. He received the prestigious Junior Fellowship from Ministry of Culture and Arts, India for his contribution in Theatre (year 2017 – 2019).
==Career==
Chandra started his acting journey as a theatre artist in Delhi. After pursuing Diploma in Theatres from Sri Ram Centre for Performing Arts he worked in numerous plays. He also worked in the Song and Drama division of the Indian government before he decided to move to Pune for two years to get a formal education in acting at FTII. After finishing his postgraduate course, he shifted his base to Mumbai to start his acting journey. He played the protagonist Sadhu in an experimental short film by Amit Dutta that won several national and international awards and was critically acclaimed. He is also a part of Hindi feature film The Kerala Story(2003) which has become a topic of national and international.
 
==Filmography==
Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released
*All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
===Films===
List of performances by Chandra Shekhar Dutta in Films 
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2007	Kramasha (To Be Continued) 	Sadhu (ascetic)	Short Film
2010	Rakta Charitra 	Raja Rao 	
2010	Rakta Charitra 2 	Raja Rao 	
2011	404:Error Not Found 	J K 	
2013	Goliyon Ki Raas Leela Ram Leela	Velji 	
2013	Kaafiron Ki Namaaz 	Tiklu 	Voice
2014	Tea Time 	Father 	Short Film
2016	Tremors 	Geologist 	Short Film
2016	A Hairy Tale 	Akbar Barber 	Short Film
2017	Boichek 	Death Salesman 	Cineplay on Zee5
2019	Sakharam B. 	Dawood 	Cineplay on Zee5
2020	Gul Makai 	Muslim Khan 	
2023	The Kerala Story 	Preacher 	
2023	Mujib:The Making of a Nation 	Bazlul Huda 	Awaited Release/ Hindi & Bangla
2023	Fighter 	TBA 	Filming
===Web Series===
List of performances by Chandra Shekhar Dutta in Web series
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2019	Laakhon Mein Ek 	Gandharva 	Season 2
2021	Nakaab 	Vinod Amre	
2022	Khakee:The Bihar Chapter	Mantri 	
Category:1981 births
Category:People from Jharkhand
Category:Indian people
Category:Actors
Category:Voice actors