Indraniel Sengupta (), is an Indian actor and model who works in Hindi and Bengali films and television.
Early life Sengupta was born on 8 September 1974 in Assam, India, to a Bengali Hindu family. He completed his education from Scottish Church College in Kolkata, India and then attended the University of London. Later, he started his career as a Model.
Career Sengupta was a finalist of the 1999 Gladrags Manhunt Contest in which John Abraham was the winner. He modelled for designer Rohit Bal and worked for choreographers Marc Robinson and Achala Sachdev. He also appeared in commercials for the Tata Indigo Marina car, VIP Frenchie and Aquafina.
Later, he transitioned into music videos, including those for Falguni Pathak's "Pal pal tere yaad sataye" and Jagjit Singh; one for the south Indian singer Yesudas's Hindi album; and a remix of the old film song "Koi diya jale kahin (rum pum bum)", sung by Asha Bhosle from the movie Bees Saal Baad. He also appeared in a television show on Star Plus, Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam.
In 2004, he starred in the film Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart which also starred Aftab Shivdasani, Shriya Saran and Anupam Kher. He was to act in the movie Dus but the project got shelved.
In 2008, he played the negative role of Mohan Kanta, a British Indian army man who betrays his revolting pro-independence military regiment in the horror film 1920, written and directed by Vikram Bhatt. He also starred as Tushar in the Zee TV serial Banoo Main Teri Dulhan.
He appeared with his wife in Nach Baliye 3 as a late entrant.
He starred in Bollywood movies Mumbai Salsa and Kahaani. He also appeared in few Bengali films. In 2008, he starred in Janala, also starring Swastika Mukherjee and directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
At the beginning of 2009, he starred opposite Indrani Haldar in Angshumaner Chhobi, which was directed by first-time filmmaker, Atanu Ghosh. The film was the only Bengali entry in the competitive section of the Indian Panorama in Goa. In late 2009, he starred as a bisexual lover in Kaushik Ganguly's Arekti Premer Golpo. His love interest in this film is director Rituparno Ghosh, and this was Rituparno's first movie as an actor.
In 2010, he did his first commercial Bengali film, Jodi Ekdin, directed by Riingo. Indraneil received the Anandalok Fresh Face of the Year (male) award in 2009 for Anshumaner Chobi.
Indraneil starred as a young aspiring director in the Bengali movie Autograph with Prasenjit Chatterjee and Nandana Sen. The movie is a tribute to both Satyajit Ray and to Uttam Kumar as it is on the lines of the film Nayak.
In 2012, he acted in the Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury-directed Bengali movie Aparajita Tumi, in which he played a young Bangladeshi professor. He played the role of a criminal in the Hindi film Kahaani, directed by Sujoy Ghosh in the same year. In 2012 he also played a role in a Bangladeshi movie, Chorabali.
He also starred in Goyenda Gogol, which was released in 2013. He also starred in Teen Patti, a Bengali film directed by Jenny Sarkar and Dipayan Mandal.
He is selected by Sandip Ray to play the Bengali sleuth Feluda in Hatyapuri (2022), which is the second reboot of Feluda film franchise and a loose sequel of the first reboot film Badshahi Angti (2014). Also, he appeared as Feluda in the sequel Nayan Rahasya (2024).
Personal life On 1 March 2008, Sengupta married Barkha Bisht who was his co-star in Doli Saja Ke and Pyaar ke do naam...Ek Radha Ek Shyaam. They have a daughter named Meira, who was born in October 2011. They got officially divorced in 2022.
He is dating Bengali Actress Ishaa Saha as of now.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Language 2004 Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart Yash Hindi 2007 Mumbai Salsa Karan Kapoor 2008 1920 Mohan Kant 2009 Angshumaner Chhobi Angshuman Bengali Janala Bimal Guha 2010 Arekti Premer Golpo Basu Jodi Ekdin Neil Basu Autograph Shuvobrata 2011 Bedini Keshta System Eklavya Uro ChithiAniket Dasgupta2012 Aparajita Tumi Yusuf Kahaani Arnav Bagchi/Milan Damji Hindi Elar Char Adhyay Atindra Bengali DashamiAbhi Chorabali Sumon 2013Sweetheart Goyenda Gogol Ashok Thakur C/O Sir Ranabir Satyanweshi Himangshu Satyagraha Akhilesh Hindi Rupkatha NoySananda's husbandBengali Nayika Sangbad Bijit Mishor Rohoshyo Hani Alkadi 2014 Obhishopto Nighty Raja/Alok Jilmil Jonak Cameo Assamese Teen Patti Arya Bengali Samrat & Co. Vijay Singh Hindi Children of WarAmir Arundhati Kaal RudraBengali Gogoler Kirti Ashok Thakur 2015 Shajarur Kanta Debasish Calendar Girls Shashank Hindi 2016MahanayikaPriyabrata RoyBengaliShororipuShekhar Samraat: The King Is Here Raja & Jara Hatke Aakash Marathi Tobu Aporichito Debashis Bengali Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor Kiriti Roy 2017 Sargoshiyan Vikram Roy Hindi Aroni TokhonBengali Boss 2 Bidyut Shivalkar III Smoking BarrelsAnuraag Dutta Multilingual B.A.Pass 2 Ritesh Hindi LagoriGauravBiporjoyBengali2018 Aschhe Abar Shabor Bijoy Sen Nilacholey Kiriti Kiriti Roy Aithe 2.0 Avinash Ganguly Telugu Mulk Aftab Mohammad Hindi 2019DevakiKannada 2021 Choices Vishal Hindi200: Halla HoIPS Sameer Deshpande Torulatar Bhoot Viki Ghosh Bengali 2022 Doctor G Dr. Ashok Gupta Hindi Hatyapuri Feluda BengaliChalti Rahe ZindagiArjunHindi 2023 Kaberi Antardhan Bengali Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga Sudhanshu Roy HindiA Winter Tale at ShimlaChintan Aazam DCP Ajay Joshi 2024Shesh RokkhaSatabdo ChatterjeeBengali Hubba CID Officer Nayan RahasyaFeluda 2025PuratawnRajeevMaaShuvankar DasguptaHindiNandiniBengaliBangladeshi filmLokkhikantopur LocalAniLawho Gouranger Naam ReyParthasarathi , a successful actor
Web series Year Title Role Platform Notes 2019 Tadap Azeem Ullu 2020 Kark Rogue ZEE5 Originals Love and Affairs Abhishek Hoichoi Abhay Kiran Dagar ZEE5 Season 2 2020–2022 The Gone Game Prateek Jindal Voot Select 2021 Aranyak Ravi Netflix Human Neil Hotstar Specials 2022 Mithya Vishal ZEE5 Originals The Fame Game Ajay Netflix Bloody Brothers Shekhar ZEE5 Originals The Broken News Pankaj Awasthi ZEE Originals 2023 Aarya season 3 Sooraj Raizada Disney+Hotstar 2025Do You Wanna PartnerSunjoy Roy ChowdhuryPrime Video
Television Year Show Role Notes Ref(s) 2006 Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam Kishan Shyam Sahay Krishna Singh Rathore 2006–2007 Banoo Main Teri Dulhann Tushar 2007 Aahat Abhilash Season 3; Episode - 3 'Khel' Nach Baliye 3 Contestant 2007–2009 Doli Saja Ke Daksh Singhania 2008–2009 Maayka Angad 2014 Tumhari Paakhi Rohan 2014–2015 Box Cricket League 1 Contestant Player in 'Chandigarh Cubs' 2015 Maharakshak: Devi Shukracharya Darr Sabko Lagta Hai Avinash Season 1; Episode 25 Box Cricket League 2 Contestant Player in 'Chandigarh Cubs' 2016 Jamai Raja Neil Sengupta Jamai Raja has been a trendsetter in many ways: Indraneil Sen Gupta - Times of India 2017 Ghulaam STS officer Raghav Verma Cameo appearance 2017–2019 Nimki Mukhiya Abhimanyu Rai 2018 Box Cricket League 3 Contestant Player in 'Chandigarh Cubs' 2019 Box Cricket League 4 Player in 'Kolkata Babu Moshayes' 2019–2020 Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran Lord Shiva 2019–2020 Yeh Hai Chahatein Rajeev Khurana
Awards 2008 - ITA Award for Idea Glamour Face of the Year Male 2014 - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (Bengali) for Mishawr RawhoshyoVivel Filmfare Awards East 2013 Winners - Apna Films
References
External links