Anirban Chakrabarti


Anirban Chakrabarti is an Indian Bengali film actor best known for portrayal of the character of Ekenbabu in a film franchise and separate web series under the same name. He has acted in several other thriller films including Kakababur Protyaborton, Khadaan and Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale.
He has played the character of Jatayu in a web series directed by Srijit Mukherji and also acted in the internationally multiple award winner film Once Upon a Time in Calcutta directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. He is popular for his portrayal of the role of "Ekenbabu" in the films The Eken, The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan and The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika.

Career

In 2021, Chakrabarti acted in the internationally multiple award winner film Once Upon a Time in Calcutta. Between 2018 and 2021, Chakrabarti played the lead character Ekenbabu in the Eken Babu web series. His portrayal of the character received positive reception. He also acted in another web series Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni. After the success of Ekenbabu web-series, a film titled The Eken was released in 2022, in which he played the role of Ekenbabu. Following its success, he reprised his role of Ekenbabu in The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan, which also became a box-office success. In 2023, he also played the lead negative role in Pradhan. In 2024, he acted in a number of films including Shastri and Khadaan, among which the latter went on to become one of the highest grossing Bengali films of all time.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleDirectorRef.
2017Meri Pyaari BinduAbhi's prospective father-in-lawAkshay Roy
2019Mitin MashiPolice Officer AnishchayArindam Sil
2020Love Aaj Kal PorshuGaneshPratim D. Gupta
2021MukhoshAdrish BurmanBirsa Dasgupta
2021FIRInspector Paritosh BairagiJoydip Mukherjee
2021Once Upon a Time in CalcuttaPradiptaAditya Vikram Sengupta
2022Kakababur ProtyabortonAmal DeSrijit Mukherji
2022The EkenEkenbabuJoydip Mukherjee
2022BhotbhotiTathagata Mukherjee
2022Kolkata ChalantikaShibajiPavel
2023Jai Kali KalkattawaliSudeshna Roy & Abhijit Guha
2023The Eken: Ruddhaswas RajasthanEkenbabuJoydip Mukherjee
2023Cheeni 2Mainak Bhaumik
2023PradhanJatileshwar MukherjeeAvijit Sen
2024ShastriDipuPathikrit Basu
2024KhadaanBalai MandiSoojit Dutta
2024Chaalchitro: The Frame FataleNaseerPratim D. Gupta
2025OporichitoInspector Avik DuttaJoydip Mukherjee
2025Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu NeiGaurang AggarwalSrijit Mukherjee
2025The Eken: Benaras e BibhishikaEkenbabuJoydip Mukherjee
2025Mrigaya: The HuntRudraAbhirup Ghosh
2025ChandrabindooUncle PawRaja Chanda
2025SharthoporLawyer Tarak HalderAnnapurna Basu
2025Ranna BaatiGodotPratim D. Gupta
2026TBAAnshuman Pratyush
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Awards

West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards- Best Performance In A Negative Role for FIROTTplay Award Best Actor in a Comic Role –Series for ''Eken Babu -Season 6''