Tota Roy Chowdhury

Tota Roy Chowdhury is an Indian actor[1] and martial artist based in Kolkata.[2][3] He predominantly appears in Bengali and Hindi cinema. His notable roles include Feluda in the web TV series Feluda Pherot[4] based on Satyajit Ray's Feluda series.

Tota Roy Chowdhury
Born
Pushparag Roy Choudhury

(1976-07-09) 9 July 1976
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)Sharmili Roy Choudhury

He made his film debut with Prabhat Roy's National Award winning Bengali film Lathi (1996). His breakthrough role came with Rituparno Ghosh's National Award winning Bengali film Chokher Bali (2003).[5]

Career

Early career

During his 2nd year in college, he made up his mind to join the Indian Army and was preparing for the CDS exams when fate intervened and he was asked by the director Prabhat Roy to play a small role in his film. That one film brought other offers and soon he decided to become a professional actor. After starring in a few commercially successful films, he was spotted by director Rituparno Ghosh and cast opposite Nandita Das in his film Shubho Mahurat.[6]

Breakthrough

Chowdhury was cast again opposite Aishwarya Rai in Rituparno's Tagore adaptation, Chokher Bali. He won several awards, including the BFJA Award for the Best Actor. He did an extended cameo in the AR Murugadoss directed Kaththi which introduced him into Tamil film industry. He also starred in the Sujoy Ghosh directed short film Ahalya alongside Soumitra Chatterjee and Radhika Apte. He played the role of Arun in the film Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh; directed by Sujoy Ghosh opposite Vidya Balan,[7] which got him noticed by the Hindi film industry. His second Hindi film Indu Sarkar[8] directed by Madhur Bhandarkar was released in 2017. He was cast opposite Kirti Kulhari and his portrayal of the troubled government servant Navin fetched him recognition and praises. Industry veteran Anupam Kher tweeted 'Tota in Indu Sarkar is a brilliant piece of casting ‘ and Asutosh Gowariker tweeted 'Superb performance by Tota Roy Choudhury ‘. His next film was Helicopter Eela where he was cast opposite Kajol. The film was directed by Pradeep Sarkar. His portrayal of the psychologically disturbed Arun fetched him good reviews. He was again sought after by the southern film industry and was cast as SSP Praveen Kumar in the Kannada film Ranchi. The film is directed by Shashikanth Gatti and co-stars Prabhu Mundkur.

As of 2021, he is appearing in The Girl on the Train, a Hindi remake of English film of the same name. The film co-starring Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Rao Hydari and Kirti Kulhari has been produced by Reliance Entertainment.

Filmography

Films
Year Films Role Language Notes
1996 PujaChayan DaBengali
MukhyamantriRajat
Nach Nagini Nach Re
LathiPrashanta
1998 RanokhetroNoni Roy
Hotath BrishtiBasav
1999 Shudhu Ekbar Bolo
Sontan Jokhon ShotruDipyendu "Dipu" Ray
Gariber SammanSumon
2000 Sasurbari ZindabadPrashanta
Satbhai
2001 Dada ThakurRathin Roy
2003 Shubho MahuratArindam
Chokher BaliBehari
2004 Ram LaxmanLaxman Sanyal
2005 Shunya E BukeArtist's Friend
2006 DosarKaushik's colleague
PodokkhepDebjit
Andhakarer ShabdoDirector
Abhinetree
2007 Aloy Phera
Kailashe KelenkariHimselfCameo Appearance
2008 90 GhantaGeorge
GolmaalMainak
Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita RevisitedJeet
Tintorettor JishuRobin / Rajshekhar Niyogi
2009 Paran Jai Jaliya ReSid
Angshumaner ChhobiNeel
Hitlist
2010 Bolo Na Tumi AamarIPS Soumyadeep Sen
TaraPolice Inspector
2012 Chaal - The Game Begins
Paglu 2Rudra
Tor NaamLecturer of Physics
2013 VillainArnab
AbortoShyamal Sen
SunglassSanjayHindi / BengaliBengali Version
2014 Biye Not OutBengali
Ek Phaali RodhPratim
KaththiVivek BanarjeeTamil
2015 Shapath: The PromiseBengali
AhalyaInspector Indra SenShort Film
Choukath: The ThresholdRonojoy
2016 Te3nPeterHindiCameo
Kahaani 2Arun
Benche Thakar GaanDr. SinhaBengali
2017 Indu SarkarNaveen SarkarHindi
2018 Helicopter EelaArun Raiturkar
2019 JaanbaazIPS Officer Abhijit SarkarBengali
RanchiSSP Pravin Kumar SinghKannada
2021 The Girl on the TrainDr. Hamid (psychiatrist)HindiNetflix Release
Ajeeb DaastaansRohanNetflix Release
Mukhosh Dr. D.S. Paul Bengali
2022 Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem KahaniHindiKaran Johar Directorial

Television and Web

Awards
Year Award Category Name Result
2022 West Bengal Tele Academy Awards Best Actor (Supporting role)[11] Sreemoyee Won

References
  1. "Tota Roy Chowdhury movies, filmography, biography and songs – Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. "I am looking at a pan-Indian presence: Bengali actor Tota Roy Choudhury". The Indian Express.
  3. "Tota Roy Chaudhary on Indu Sarkar controversy: Little alarmed". The Indian Express.
  4. "Srijit Mukherji Shares Feluda Pherot Title Song Release Date". 1 May 2020.
  5. "Chokher Bali (2003) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. Technologies, QSOL. "Tota Roy Choudhury | Official Website of Bengali Actor". totaroychoudhury.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. "What is Tota Roy Chowdhury doing in Vidya Balan's Kahaani 2?". Hindustan Times.
  8. "Bengali actor Tota Roy Chowdhury in Madhur Bhandarkar's next". The Indian Express.
  9. "Tota makes a comeback after 15 years on telly". The Times of India.
  10. "I am taking baby steps in Bollywood: Tota Roy Chowdhury". India Blooms.
  11. "Tele Academy Awards 2022 Winners: মিঠাই -সিদ্ধার্থ থেকে জুন আন্টি! দেখুন টেলি আকাদেমিতে অ্যাওয়ার্ডসে কারা পেলেন সেরার সেরা পুরস্কার". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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