Kaushik Banerjee (Bengali: কৌশিক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema.[4][5][6] He has appeared in more than a 100 films throughout his career of four decades.[7]

Kaushik Banerjee
কৌশিক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
Banerjee in 2024
Born (1957-02-02) 2 February 1957 (age 67)[1][2]
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Notable work
SpouseLaboni Sarkar
ChildrenSusnato Banerjee
Parent

Born to the ace actor Haradhan Bannerjee, he made his acting debut opposite Mahua Roychoudhury in Dinen Gupta's Bengali romantic film Priyatama (1980).[8] He claimed to fame for his lascivious role as Devendra in Ajoy Kar's Bishabriksha (1984) which is based on the novel of the same name by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.[9] Since his role as Devendra was much celebrated, he has often been typecast in salacious, negative roles in a number of Bengali films.[10] He collaborated with Aparna Sen in Paromitar Ek Din (2000), Rituparno Ghosh in Shubho Mahurat (2003) and Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish (2012).

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He is married to Laboni Sarkar.[2] He has a son, named Susnato Banerjee.[2]

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  7. ^ "Koushik Bandyopadhyay". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Priyatama (1980) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Bishabriksha (1984) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. ^ Dissanayake, Wimal (1993). "The concepts of evil and social order in Indian melodrama: an evolving dialectic". In Dissanayake, Wimal (ed.). Melodrama and Asian Cinema. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-41465-4. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Filmography of Koushik Bandyopadhyay". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Top movies of Koushik Bandyopadhyay". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Koushik Bandyopadhyay pics". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Movies of Koushik Bandyopadhyay & Prosenjit". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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  16. ^ "Songs of Koushik Bandyopadhyay". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Halud Pakhir Dana' to be directed by Kanoj Das will hit the floors soon". Gomolo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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