Arindam Roy (also spelled Arindam Ray) is a politician[2] and actor who works predominantly in Odia cinema apart from a few Bengali films.[3][4][1][5][6]
Arindam Roy | |
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| Born | Arindam Roy 29 March 1984 |
| Other names | Rontu, Muna |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Spouse | Anupa Das |
| Children | 1 (son) |
| Father | Gopal Chandra Ray |
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Personal life
editArindam Roy born to Gopal Chandra Roy in an aristocratic Karan family.[7] He married to Anupa Das, daughter of Ashok Kumar Das and younger sister of Pranab Prakash Das.[8] In 2024 Odisha Assembly election, he contested Salipur Assembly constituency from Bharatiya Janata Party ticket & lost to Biju Janata Dal candidate in the margin of 7863 votes.[9]
Career
editArindam Roy is an Indian actor who works in the Odia film industry and Bengali film industry. When he went to Bengali Industry he changed his stage name to Rishi before changing it back to his original name.[10][11] Regarding his performance in the film Target Kolkata, a critic wrote that "Arindam Roy acted well, but if he wants to make a future in Tollywood, he needs to work on his Bengali diction".[12] His Odia film Babu Bhaijaan was the last film before COVID19 pandemic. After pandemic his movie RAM released in silver screens. It was under his home banner Ratna films (4th movie under this banner).
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Films | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Prema Rutu Asilare | Debut Film | [1] | |
| 2007 | Kalishankar | Bikram | [1] | |
| To pain nebi mu sahe janama | Longest running movie in theatre | |||
| Mu tate love karuchi | ||||
| E mana manena | ||||
| Lal tuku tuku sadhaba bohu | Horror movie | |||
| 2008 | Takkar | Arun | Bengali film | [5] |
| Mu Sapanara Soudagara | Chandan | |||
| Tomar Jonyo | Bengali film | |||
| 2009 | Olot Palot | Bengali film | [10] | |
| Path jadi na sesh hoy | ||||
| Mitare Mita | [1] | |||
| Tume hi sathi mora | ||||
| 2010 | Mon Niye | Bengali film | ||
| 2011 | Tu mo girl friend | Bunty | ||
| Hero-Prem katha | Hero | |||
| Criminal | Munna | |||
| Piya Tumi | Akash | Bengali | ||
| 2012 | Gud Boy | Raja | [13] | |
| Raja Jhia Sathe Heigala Bhaba | Balaram Sahu (Balia) | [14] | ||
| Parshuram | [13] | |||
| 2013 | Paribeni kehi alaga kari | Deba | ||
| Target Kolkata | Bengali Film | [12] | ||
| Ashok Samrat | Ashok, Samrat | [13] | ||
| Mu raja tu rani | Biju | |||
| 2015 | Bhaunri | Nandu | [15] | |
| Ishq Tu Hi Tu | Raghu | [16] | ||
| Love you hamesha | Raja | |||
| Kalki | [1] | |||
| 2016 | Premare premare | Om | ||
| Tora Dine Ku Mora Dine | [1] | |||
| 2017 | Romeo Juliet | [17] | ||
| Shiva Not Out | Shiva | |||
| 2018 | Ishq Puni Thare | [18] | ||
| 2020 | Babu Bhaijaan | [19] | ||
| 2023 | Ram | Ram, Karan |
Awards and nominations
edit- 2006: Won Odisha State Film Award for Best Actor for Prema Rutu Asilare (2006)[1]
- 2012: Won ETV Odia Award for Best Actor for Raja Jhia Sange Heigala Bhaba(2012)
- 2013: Won Odisha State Film Award for Best Actor for "Mu Raja Tu Rani"(2013)
- 2014: Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Oriya) for Ashok Samrat (2013)[20]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Know Your State Odisha. Arihant Experts. 4 June 2019. ISBN 9789313193272.
- ^ "Odia actor Arindam Roy quits BJD, joins BJP". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Naik, Jyoti Prakask (26 September 2012). "All's not well between Arindam Roy and Prakruti Mishra". The Times of India.
- ^ "What's cooking in Arindam's kitchen?". The Times of India. 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b Choudary, Amrita Roy (1 August 2008). "Rishi is in no mood for Takkar". The Times of India.
- ^ Bal, Sandip (24 July 2019). "Plantation challenge by Ollywood actors". The Times of India.
- ^ "Arindam Roy(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SALIPUR(CUTTACK) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Sourabha (5 December 2016). "Ollywood star Arindam ties knot with Odisha Min's sister". Sambad English. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Salipur Constituency Election Results 2024: Salipur Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Rishi's playing the name game". The Times of India. 11 January 2017.
- ^ "I'm a born fighter: Rishi". The Times of India. 11 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Target Kolkata Movie Review". The Times of India. 11 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Ghosh, Madhusree (3 April 2013). "We make a great pair: Arindam Roy". The Times of India.
- ^ "Arindam Roy wants to date Angelina Jolie!". The Times of India. 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Mahurat of 'Bhaunri - The Sinking Reality' organised". Daily Pioneer. 28 May 2013.
- ^ Prachitara (15 September 2018). "'Ishq Puni Thare' Recreates The Magic Of Romance & Masala Movies". OdishaBytes.
- ^ "Arindam and Barsha in upcoming Odia movie "Romeo Juliet"". Pragativadi. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Das, Soumika M. (14 September 2018). "Celebrating Ganesh Puja the celeb way!". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Arindam, Sivani to come together in Odia movie Babu Bhaijan". Update Odisha. 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Nominations for the Best Actor (Oriya)". Filmfare. 27 March 2014.
External links
edit- Arindam Roy at IMDb