Jishu Sen Gupta
| Jisshu Sengupta | |
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| Born |
Jisshu Sengupta 15 March 1977 Kolkata, India |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Nilanjana Sharma |
| Children | Sara Sengupta, Zara Sengupta |
Jisshu Sengupta, popularly known as Jisshu, is an Indian ex-cricketer, film actor, producer and television presenter, who works predominantly in Bengali and Hindi films. Sengupta was born in Kolkata; he studied at the Julien Day School, where he was fully engrossed in playing cricket. He pursued a degree in economics from Heramba Chandra College, following which he started to work in an advertising agency.
Jisshu made his debut in showbiz through a mythological television serial, Mahaprabhu, as the lead character Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The role became a breakthrough for the debutant. Subsequently, he made his debut in Priyojon, which couldn't make his career take off. He then appeared in a spate of critically and commercially unsuccessful projects. A turning point came in his career when he collaborated with Rituparno Ghosh for the latter's Abohoman, which earned him critical acclaim. His subsequent collaborations with Ghosh for films which include Noukadubi and Shob Charitro Kalponik brought him a higher degree of critical and commercial success. Sengupta's collaborations with other directors for films such as Jaatishwar enabled him to become one of the most sought out actors in Bengali cinema.
Jisshu continued to garner wider attention and further critical acclaim for the role of a contract killer in Rajkahini (2015) and a private detective in Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana (2016). His biggest commercial success came with the action drama film Zulfiqar(2016), as he continued to draw praise for his performances in Sesh Bole Kichu Nei (2014), Jaatishwar (2014) and Arshinagar (2015)
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