Chitrankar Sen (born 6 May 1985), known professionally as Pratik Sen, is an Indian film and television actor, who works predominantly in the Bengali film industry.

Pratik Sen
Born
Chitrankar Sen

(1985-05-06) 6 May 1985 (age 38)
Kolkata, India
NationalityIndian
Known forActor - Films & Television
Notable work
AwardsWest Bengal Tele Academy Award
2022 Best Actor
West Bengal Tele Academy Award
2018 Best Actor

Early life edit

Pratik was born in Kolkata, India to Anuradha Sen. He grew up in Deoghar, Jharkhand. His family has a history of association with the film industry. He is the grandson of Bijalibaran Sen (Director of the 1961 Bengali Film "Manik") and Amar Dutta (lead actor of Bengali film "SubhashChandra") and great-grandson of Debaki Kumar Bose (Director of the Bengali Film "Seeta").[1]

Careers edit

Pratik started his career with the South Eastern Railways in India. He was three times state-level boxing champion in heavy-weight category between 2002 and 2004. He quit boxing to pursue a career as an actor.[1]

Film career edit

Pratik made his acting debut in 2009 with the film Amar Bodyguard directed by Haranath Chakraborty. The release of Amar Bodyguard was delayed, hence, Prem Bandhan became his first release in a lead role in 2009.[2] His next Bengali films were Om Shanti,[3] Passport[4] and Dekha Hulo Dujonay.[5]

In 2015, he worked with late Bappaditya Bandyopadhyay[6] in Sohra Bridge[7][8] which was an official selection in the Indian Panorama section at the 46th International Film Festival of India.[9]

He then appeared in Clapstick[10] and Chol Kuntal[11] in lead roles, where he shared screen space with two thespians, Soumitra Chatterjee and Deepankar De.[12][13][14]

In 2018, Pratik starred alongside Rituparna Sengupta in Tarun Majumdar's Bhalobasar Bari[15][16] where he played the lead. The film went onto complete 50 days at the box office.[17] He worked once again with Rituparna in the Sujit Paul film Atithi.[18][19][20]

Television career edit

Pratik made his television debut on Star Jalsha in the 2016 comedy-drama Khokababu[21] by Blues Productions where he portrayed the titular character. He was paired opposite Trina Saha, who also made her debut with the serial. His portrayal of 'Khoka', an innocent wrestler with strong family ties won him his first Government of West Bengal Tele Academy Award for Best Actor.

After Khokababu, he took a break from television.

In 2019, he returned to television with Magic Moments Motion Pictures family drama Mohor[22] as the male protagonist. His portrayal of the emotionally complex character, 'Shankhodip Ray Chowdhury (Shankho)' won him his second Government of West Bengal Tele Academy Award for Best Actor.[23]

His next show was Acropoliis Entertainment's Shaheber Chithi where he was the lead.[24][25][26] In February 2023, he joined the cast of Magic Moments Motion Pictures serial Ekka Dokka in a cameo role but went onto play a parallel lead role as the story progressed.

Pratik will next be seen in Surinder Films serial "Uraan"[27] as the lead with Ratnapriya Das. The teaser promo was released by Star Jalsha on 23 April 2024.

He hosted the culinary show ‘Bhojohari Ranna’,[28] produced by Rana Sarkar[29] for OTT platform, Dhoomketu.

Music career edit

Pratik crooned the title track for the culinary show 'Bhojohori Ranna'.[30][31]

Filmography edit

Films edit

Year Film Language Role Notes Ref
2009 Prem Bandhan Bengali Prem Directed by Biswanath Chakraborty. With Koyel Banerjee, Dulal Lahiri, Ashok Mukherjee [2]
2012 Om Shanthi Bengali Arko Directed by Satapdi Roy. With Victor Banerjee, Tapas Paul, Rituparna Sengupta, Samiksha [3]
2012 Passport Bengali Rahul Directed by Raaj Mukherjee. With Ferdous Ahmed, Gargi Raychowdhury, Pamela Mundol [4]
2013 Dekha Holo Dujonay Bengali Sunny Directed by Manas Basu. With Veer Sikandar and Tina Datta [5]
2013 Amar Bodyguard Bengali Anol Debut Film. Directed by Haranath Chakraborty. With Riddhima Ghosh and Tapas Paul [32][circular reference]
2015 Sohra Bridge Multilingual Asish Directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, with Niharika Singh, Barun Chanda, Nishita Goswami [7][8]
2016 Clapstick Bengali Anirudh Directed by Biswanath Chakraborty. With Soumitra Chatterjee, Deepankar De, Kinni Modak [10]
2017 Chol Kuntal Bengali Bishuda Directed by Raaj Mukherjee. With Soumitra Chatterjee, Anuradha Roy, Dolon Roy, Deepankar De [33]
2018 Bhalobasar Bari Bengali Kalyan Directed by Tarun Majumdar. With Rituparna Sengupta, Dwijin Banerjeee, Shilajit Mazumdar [15][16]
2019 Athithi Bengali Dr. Arindam Directed by Sujit Paul. With Rituparna Sengupta, Saayoni Ghosh, Nishan Nanaiah, Subhasish Mukherjee, Manoj Mitra [19][20]

Television edit

Year Title Role Channel Co-Actress Ref
2016-2018 Khokababu Khoka/ Raghunath Mukherjee Star Jalsha Trina Saha [21]
2019 - 2022 Mohor Sankhodip "Sankho" Roy Chowdhury Sonamoni Saha [34][35]
2022 - 2023 Shaheber Chithi Shaheb Mukherjee Debchandrima Sinhha Roy [24][26][25]
2022 - 2023 Ekka Dokka Dr.Anirban Guha Sonamoni Saha [36]
2024 - Uraan Maharaj Ratnapriya Das [27]

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref
2017 16th Tele Cine Awards* Best Actor Khokababu Won
2017 Tele Academy Award** Best Actor Khokababu Won
2017 Tele Academy Award Priyo Juti (Best Pair) Khokababu Won
2017 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award*** Style Icon of the Year Khokababu Nominated
2017 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Chele (Favorite Son) Khokababu Nominated [37]
2017 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Bhai (Favorite Brother) Khokababu Nominated
2017 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Jamai (Favorite Son-in-law) Khokababu Nominated
2017 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Bor (Favorite Husband) Khokababu Won [37]
2017 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Juti (Best Pair) Khokababu Won [37]
2018 Tele Academy Award** Best Actor Khokababu Won [38][39]
2018 Tele Academy Award Best Jodi (Best Pair) Khokababu Won [39]
2018 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award *** Priyo Jamai (Favorite Son-in-law) Khokababu Nominated [40]
2018 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Best Bor (Favorite Husband) Khokababu Won [40]
2018 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Best Juti (Best Pair) Khokababu Nominated [40]
2018 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Chele (Favorite Son) Khokababu Nominated [40]
2021 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award*** Priyo Bor (Favorite Husband) Mohor Nominated [41][42]
2021 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Style Icon of the Year Mohor Nominated [43]
2021 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Chele (Favorite Son) Mohor Nominated
2021 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Jamai (Favorite Son-in-law) Mohor Won
2021 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Juti (Best Pair) Mohor Nominated [41]
2021 Kolkata Glitz Awards Notable Performance Male (Popular Choice) Mohor Won [44]
2021 Kolkata Glitz Awards Best Juti (Best Pair) - Popular Choice Mohor Won [44]
2022 Tele Academy Award** Best Actor Mohor Won [23][45]
2022 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award*** Best Juti (Best Pair) - Jury Choice Mohor Won [46]
2022 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Priyo Chele (Favorite Son) Mohor Won [46]
2022 Star Jalsha Parivaar Award Hall of Fame Mohor Won [46]
2022 Telly Adda Award All Time Favourite Actor Mohor Won
2023 Kolkata Glitz Awards Best Juti (Best Pair) - Popular Choice Mohor Won

*Tele Cine Awards is organised by Tele Cine Society, a non profitable organization formed by the Journalists of West Bengal

**Tele Academy Awards organised by Government of West Bengal, Information & Broadcasting Ministry.

*** Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards is an event that celebrates relationships and family bonding and felicitates the best on-screen performances of characters from the shows on the Star Jalsha television channel. There is no published list of nominations and winners prior to 2022. The award functions of 2017, 2018, 2021 can be viewed on Hotstar channel.

Other Ventures edit

In 2021, Pratik opened a multi-cuisine restaurant, Face Time Continental in Kolkata.[47]

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