Joy Sengupta (born 14 December 1968) is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Bengali cinema as well as theatre.[1] He is best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) directed by Govind Nihalani.[2]
Joy Sengupta | |
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 Sengupta in 2015 | |
| Born | 14 December 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | actor, Voice Actor |
Sengupta was born in Kolkata, and grew up in Delhi and Nepal. He did his graduation in English literature from Delhi University,[3] During this period he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi.[4] Thereafter received a Diploma in Drama from the Living Theatre Academy, New Delhi, where he studied under Ebrahim Alkazi. After working in theatre, telefilms and television series in Delhi, Sengupta shifted to Mumbai in 1997.[5]
Career
editSengupta starred in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) a film by Govind Nihalani. Thereafter, Sengupta starred in number of films like Good Boy Bad Boy (2007), Shakal Pe Mat Ja (2011), Hate Story (2012),[6][7] and Deham, also directed by Govind Nihalani. Over the years, he has worked with theatre directors like Habib Tanvir, Safdar Hashmi, Barry John, Feroz Abbas Khan, Ramu Ramanathan and Lillete Dubey.[3]
He married former model from Kolkata, Tara in 2006.[8]
Filmography
editFilms
edit- Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa as Brati Chatterjee
- Deham
- Ghunghat Ke Pat khol
- Bhalo Theko
- Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo
- Good Boy Bad Boy
- 68 Pages
- Chaturanga
- Aladin
- Anjaana Anjaani
- Shakal Pe Mat Ja
- Kagojer Bou [9]
- Hate Story
- Tabe Tai Hok
- Patalghar
- Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain
- Children of War
- Path Ghat [10]
- Teenkahon
- Khola Hawa
- RoughBook
- Parobash
- Bilu Rakkhosh
- Biday Byomkesh
- Lubdh
- Bhalo Maye Kharap Maye
- Class of '83
- Sohorer Upokotha
- Ek Chup (Short film) as Dr Shekhar[11]
Television
edit- Waaris
- Aarambh as Arvamudan, Devsena's father
- Kucchh Pal Saath Tumhara
- Mr Gayab
- X Zone
- Antaral as Sudhir
- Sacred Games as Mathur
- Hello web series as Ananyo
- Hello Mini As Mini's Boss
- Nagin 2
- Poison 2 (2020) as Home Secretary
- crime patrol
Web series
editPlays
edit- Dance Like a Man
- Dinner With Friends
- Sheerin shah
- Doll's House
- Mera kuchh saamaan
- Ladies sangeet
Dubbing career
editHe is known for dubbing for Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America in Marvel Cinematic Universe films in Hindi.
Dubbing roles
editLive action series
edit| Title | Actor | Character | Dub language | Original language | Number of episodes | Original airdate | Dubbed airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stranger Things | Sean Astin | Bob Newby | Hindi | English | 25 | 2016 – present |
Live action films
editHollywood films
edit| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub language | Original language | Original year release | Dub year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 (film) | Tom McCarthy (director) | Gordan | Hindi | English | 2009 | 2009 | |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Toby Kebbell | Prince Garsiv | Hindi | English | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America (First Dub) |
Hindi | English | 2011 | 2011 | A second Hindi dub was produced in-house by UTV Software Communications for the television channel UTV Action, featuring a different voice cast and translation where Sanket Mhatre voiced this character. |
| The Avengers | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Hindi | English | 2012 | 2012 | |
| Thor: The Dark World | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Hindi | English | 2013 | 2013 | The character had an uncredited cameo. |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Hindi | English | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | Varun Dhawan dubbed this role in Captain America: Civil War. |
| Ant-Man | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Hindi | English | 2015 | 2015 | The character had an uncredited cameo. |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 | The character had a cameo. |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Captain Marvel | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 | The character had an uncredited cameo. |
| Avengers: Endgame | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 |
South Indian films
edit| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub language | Original language | Original year release | Dub year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagame Thandhiram | Sharath Ravi | Vicky | Hindi | Tamil | 2021 | 2021 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Shoma A. Chatterji (2 September 2011). "Balancing act: Actor Joy Sengupta straddles films and theatre with equal ease and passion". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Joy Sengupta on his place in the scheme of things". 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Joy Sengupta at Mumbai Theatre Guide". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Catherine Rhea Roy (10 September 2011). "Learning on stage". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "An encounter with 'Deham' star Joy Sengupta". Rediff.com, Movies. 30 April 2002. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ Raja Sen. "Review: Hate Story is a hate crime against the sex-starved". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ Subhash K. Jha. "Hate Story Movie Review : 3.5 out of 5 Stars". Worldsnap. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "When Joy and Tara had a blast". The Times of India. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Kagojer Bou (The Paper Wife)". The Indian Express. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Path Ghat (Bengali) / Terrible". The Indian Express. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Dream Girl 2, Naane Varuvean, My Name Is Vendetta, Ek Chup: New trailers, teasers and posters". Telegraph India. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
External links
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Media related to Joy Sengupta at Wikimedia Commons- Joy Sengupta at IMDb
