Neel Bhattacharya (born June 8, 1986)[4] is an Indian television actor. He started his career in television as a lead actor through Thik Jeno Love Story[5] and is well known for portraying the character of Nikhil in Krishnakoli.[6]

Neel Bhattacharya
Born
Abhijit Bhattacharya

(1986-06-08) 8 June 1986 (age 37)
CitizenshipIndian
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Known forNikhil in Krishnakoli
Notable work
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress[2]
Spouse
(m. 2021)
[3]

Career edit

Beside working in TV soap operas, Neel has also acted in few Bengali movies notably like in Chitra[7] and Lokkhyo.[8] He has also performed as the lead male actor in many music videos like Chaina (Don't want), composed and sung by Shaan,[9] Yeh Dil Hai Bekarar by Benny Dayal.[10]

Television edit

Year Title Role Language Channel Production Company(s) Ref.
2014–2015 Thik Jeno Love Story Adidev Bose / Adi Bengali Star Jalsha Shree Venkatesh Films [5]
2016–2018 Stree Prwithwijit Deb / Aksar Sen Zee Bangla Blues Productions [11]
2018–2022 Krishnakoli Nikhil Choudhury Tent Cinema [12]
2021–2022 Uma Abhimanyu Acharya aka Abhi [13][14]
2022–2023 Bangla Medium Vikram Chatterjee aka Vicky Star Jalsha [15]

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Language Comments
2012 Paanch Adhyay Cameo as football player Bengali
2015 Chitra Bengali [7]
2018 Dariya (short film) Hindi [16]
2020 Lokkhyo Bengali [8]

Television movies edit

Year Title Role Language Comments
2016 Selfier Phande Bengali [17]

Awards edit

Year Award Category Name Result
2015 Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards Best Couple Thik Jeno Love Story Nominated
2019 Tele Academy Awards[18] Best Couple[19][20] Krishnakoli Won
Shyama Prasad Bangiya Samman[21] Best Jodi
2020 Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Best Chele[22] As Nikhil in Krishnakoli

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kar, Priyanka (11 August 2014). "Interview: Actor Neel Bhattacharya on his Debut Film Chitra and Future Projects". Sholoana Bangaliana. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ কর্মকার, রজত; চৌধুরী, সৌমিতা (20 March 2021). "তৃণমূলে ফের তারকা! যোগ দিলেন টিভির জনপ্রিয় মুখ নীল-তৃণা". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Aaj Tak.
  3. ^ Roy, Priyanka (8 December 2020). "Actors Trina Saha and Neel Bhattacharya set to tie the knot in February 2021". The Telegraph. Kolkata.
  4. ^ "It's time to share happiness: Birthday boy Neel Bhattacharya". The Times of India. No. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Fresh faces on TV's latest love story". The Times of India. No. 5 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Neel Bhattacharya-Tiyasha Roy starrer 'Krishnakoli' tops the TRP charts". The Times of India. 4 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Chitra (2015) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". www.cinestaan.com. Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Soumojit Adak's next 'Lokkhyo' is a crime thriller". The Times of India. No. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Shaan in Bengali music video 'Chaina'". Deccan Herald. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. ^ Das, Nishantika (3 July 2017). "রাজা রানী রাজি তো ক্যা ক্যারেগা কাজী !". Gulgal.com (in Bengali).
  11. ^ "নীলের মুম্বইপাড়ি". www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika. 22 December 2017.
  12. ^ Ruman, Ganguly (10 July 2018). "Neel Bhattacharya relates to his character in Krishnakoli". The Times of India.
  13. ^ Das, Sampita (8 July 2021). "'কৃষ্ণকলি'-তে নিখিলের পাঠ চুকিয়ে 'উমা'-তে আবির্ভাব নীলের?". EI Samay (in Bengali).
  14. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব (25 August 2021). "Neel Bhattacharya: একসঙ্গে দু'টি লিড". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika.
  15. ^ Sammadar, Tulika (15 October 2022). "'কৃষ্ণকলি' নীল-তিয়াসা ছাড়লেন জি বাংলা! স্টার জলসার নতুন মেগা 'বাংলা মিডিয়াম'". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali).
  16. ^ ভট্টাচার্য, স্বরলিপি (28 October 2018). "রামের জীবনে রায়না এল, তার পর..." www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Selfie'r Phandey (2016) TV Movie". www.zee5.com. ZEE5. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Tele Academy Award Ceremony - 2019". wb.gov.in. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  19. ^ MP, Team (6 September 2019). "Most people watch more serials than news: CM". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  20. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব (6 September 2019). "টেলি অ্যাকাডেমি অ্যাওয়ার্ড-এ শ্রেষ্ঠ সিরিয়াল 'ফাগুন বউ', জনপ্রিয়তম সিরিয়াল 'কৃষ্ণকলি'". www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika.
  21. ^ "दो नवंबर को टॉलीवुड हस्तियों को भाजपा देगी श्यामप्रसाद शरद सम्मान". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 30 October 2019.
  22. ^ "Meet The Winners Of Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Award 2020". ZEE5 News. Zee Bangla. 23 March 2020.

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