Anirban Chakrabarty Explained

Anirban Chakrabarty is an Indian Bengali film actor. Chakrabarti is known for portraying the character Ekenbabu in a web series.^[1] He also played the character Jatayu in a web series directed by Srijit Mukherji.^{[2] [3]} He is popular for his portrayal of the role of "Ekenbabu" in the films The Eken (2022) and (2023).

Career

In 2018–2021 Anirban Chakrabarti played the lead character Ekenbabu in the Eken Babu web series. His portrayal of the character received positive reception. He also acted in another web series Rabindranath Ekhane Kokhono Khete Asen Ni (2021). After the success of Ekenbabu web-series, a film titled The Eken was released in 2022, in which he played the role of Ekenbabu.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} Following its success, he reprised his role of Ekenbabu in (2023), which also became a box-offices success.^[8] In 2023, he also played the lead negative role in Pradhan.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Director	Ref.
2021	Mukhosh	Adrish Burman
	FIR	Inspector Paritosh Bairagi		[9]
2022	Kakababur Protyaborton	Amal De	Srijit Mukherji
	The Eken	Ekenbabu	Joydip Mukherjee	[10]
	Bhotbhoti			[11]
	Kolkata Chalantika	Shibaji	Pavel	[12]
2023	Jai Kali Kalkattawali		Sudeshna Roy & Abhijit Guha
		Ekenbabu	Joydip Mukherjee	[13]
	Cheeni 2		Mainak Bhaumik	[14]
	Pradhan	Jatileshwar Mukherjee	Avijit Sen	[15]
2024	Once Upon a Time in Calcutta	Pradipta		[16]
	Shastri	Dipu	Pathikrit Basu	[17]
		TBA	Soojit Dutta	[18]
		Ekenbabu	Joydip Mukherjee

Web series

Year	Film	Role	Director	Ref.
2018–2023	Eken Babu web series (Season 1–7)	Ekenbabu	Anirban Mallik, Anupam Hari, Abhijit Chowdhury, Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee
2019	Water Bottle		Joydip Mukherjee
2020	Lalbazaar
	Feluda Pherot (Season 1)	Jatayu	Srijit Mukherji
2021	Maradonar Juto		Mainak Bhaumik
	Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni	OC Tapan Sikder	Srijit Mukherji
2022	Byadh	Bishu	Abhirup Ghosh
	Shob Choritro	Abinash Mitra	Debasish Sen Sharma
	Feludar Goyendagiri (Season 1)	Jatayu	Srijit Mukherji
2023	Dugdugi		Joydeep Mukherjee
2024	Feludar Goyendagiri (Season 2)	Jatayu	Srijit Mukherji
	Fasco	Sujit Bose	Anjana Basu

Awards

• West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards- Best Performance In A Negative Role for FIR^[19]
• OTTplay Award Best Actor in a Comic Role –Series for Eken Babu -Season 6^[20]

Notes and References

1. News: Anirban Chakrabarti: If actors do their work well and honestly, then people will definitely watch . 12 January 2022 . Dhaka Tribune . 30 November 2019 . 21 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921173431/https://archive.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2019/11/30/anirban-chakrabarti-if-actors-do-their-work-well-and-honestly-then-people-will-definitely-watch . live .
2. News: ছবির পোস্টারে অবিকল সন্তোষ দত্ত! 'জটায়ু হওয়ার স্পর্ধা নেই', বললেন 'একেন বাবু' অনির্বাণ চক্রবর্তী . 12 January 2022 . Bangla Hunt . 19 November 2021 . bn . 21 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921173441/https://banglahunt.com/anirban-chakraborty-aka-eken-babu-is-coming-to-theatres/ . live .
3. News: Anirban Chakraborti gears up for another challenging role . 12 January 2022 . . en.
4. News: Eken Babu Anirban Chakrabarti: ওয়েব থেকে এবার বড় পর্দায় 'একেন বাবু'! শৈল শহরে রহস্যভেদ করবেন বাঙালি গোয়েন্দা অনির্বাণ . 12 January 2022 . Aaj Tak বাংলা . bn . 2021-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119125117/https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/tollywood-bengali-cinema/story/anirban-chakrabarti-play-fictional-detective-character-eken-babu-coming-bengali-feature-film-eken-joydeep-mukherjee-soc-315375-2021-11-19 . live .
5. Web site: Exclusive Interview of 'Ekenbabu' Anirban Chakraborty dgtl. 2022-01-14. www.anandabazar.com. bn. 2022-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114101121/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/exclusive-interview-of-ekenbabu-anirban-chakraborty-dgtl-1.1238602. live.
6. Web site: Bangla. TV9. 2021-11-20. Eken Babu-Anirban: 'একেন বাবু'র নামের তলায় আমার আসল নাম হারিয়ে যাওয়ায় কষ্ট পাই না: অনির্বাণ চক্রবর্তী. 2022-01-14. TV9 Bangla. bn. 2022-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114101131/https://tv9bangla.com/entertainment/tollywood/eken-babu-coming-on-big-screens-459180.html. live.
7. Web site: পি কে বন্দ্যোপাধ্য়ায়ের ভূমিকায় দেখা যাবে অনির্বাণকে. 2022-01-14. Indian Express Bangla. bn.
8. News: Ganguly . Ruman . Eken Babu is set to return to the big screen with The Eken, Ruddhaswas Rajasthan . 18 October 2024 . . 31 October 2022.
9. Web site: বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় . অভিরূপ . অঙ্কুশের সাবলীল অভিনয়েই ভর করল 'এফআইআর' . 2022-01-14 . www.anandabazar.com . bn . 2022-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220114100459/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/review-of-bengali-film-fir-starring-ritabhari-chakraborty-and-ankush-hazra-dgtl/cid/1308559 . live .
10. Web site: আনন্দ . ওয়েব ডেস্ক, এবিপি . 2022-02-01 . 'দ্য একেন'-এ অনির্বাণের সঙ্গী পায়েল, দার্জিলিংয়ে জোরকদমে চলছে শ্যুটিং . 2022-03-25 . bengali.abplive.com . bn.
11. News: Tathagata Mukherjee’s debut film Bhotbhoti will stream on this platform . 18 October 2024 . . 4 August 2024.
12. News: Kolkata Chalantika: প্রকাশ্যে ‘কলকাতা চলন্তিকা’র লুক, পোস্তা ব্রিজ ভাঙার ৬ বছর পরে শহর স্বাভাবিক? . 18 October 2024 . . 31 March 2022 . bn.
13. News: Superhit film The Eken – Ruddhaswas Rajasthan surpasses Rs 3 crore at the box office . 18 October 2024 . . 10 May 2023.
14. News: Mainak Bhaumik’s Cheeni 2 is about a Journey of Self-Discovery . 18 October 2024 . . 24 May 2023.
15. News: Chakraborty . Shamayita . Pradhan review: Anirban Chakrabarti is a showstopper in Dev-Paran Bandyopadhyay’s drama . 18 October 2024 . . 11 January 2024.
16. News: Chatterjee . Saibal . Once Upon A Time In Calcutta Review: A Portrait Of A City As A Giant Living Organism . 18 October 2024 . . 8 September 2021. Pradipto (Anirban Chakrabarti), the brain behind a chit fund company that is into property development, plies her with gifts..
17. News: বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় . দেবর্ষি . জ্যোতিষ বনাম যুক্তির মল্লযুদ্ধ, ‘শাস্ত্রী’ ছবিতে মিঠুন কেমন? জানাচ্ছে আনন্দবাজার অনলাইন . 18 October 2024 . . 8 October 2024 . bn . ভাল লাগে অনির্বাণ চক্রবর্তীর গরিব শ্রমিকের চরিত্রও।.
18. News: Kanji . Subhasmita . রবিবার দিনও কাজে বিরাম নেই! কোন ছবির শ্যুটিং পুনরায় শুরু করলেন দেব? . 17 November 2024 . . 8 July 2024 . bn . থাকবেন অনির্বাণ চক্রবর্তীও।.
19. https://wbfja.com/award-2022.php
20. Web site: OTTplay Awards 2023: Kajol, Kartik Aaryan, Anil Kapoor, Rakshit Shetty win, check out full winners' list. www.ottplay.com. 2024-08-16. 2023-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204172213/https://www.ottplay.com/amp/news/ottplay-awards-2023-kajol-kartik-aaryan-anil-kapoor-rakshit-shetty-win-check-out-full-winners-list/f59ec77f6b333. live.