Chandan Roy Sanyal Age, Height, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Chandan Roy Sanyal Age, Height, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Quick Infoâ
Mother: Bandana Sanyal
Age: 45 Years
Hometown: New Delhi
 
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Raja check sources |
| Profession(s) | Actor and Director |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 170 cm** in meters**- 1.70 m** in feet & inches**- 5â 7â** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut | Film, Actor (Hindi): Rang De Basanti (2006) as Batukeshwar Dutt  Film, Actor (Bengali): Mahanagar@Kolkata (2010)  Film, Actor (English): Midnightâs Children (2012)  |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 30 January 1980 (Wednesday) |
| Age (as of 2025) | 45 Years |
| Birthplace | Karol Bagh, New Delhi. |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Karol Bagh, New Delhi. |
| School | Raisina Bengali Senior Secondary School in New Delhi |
| College/University | Zakir Husain College, Delhi |
| Educational Qualification | Honours in Mathematics check sources Wikipedia |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian  |
| Hobbies | Writing Poetry and Travelling |
| Tattoo | A tattoo of Lord Krishna on his right bicep.  |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Not Known |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Not Known |
| Parents | Father- Name Not Known Mother- Bandana Sanyal |
| Siblings | Brother- Abhishek Roy Sanyal (Diretor)  |
| Favourite Things | |
| Music Band(s) | Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd |
| Actor(s) | Sanjeev Kumar , Leonardo DiCaprio , and Philip Seymour Hoffma |
| Actress(es) | Kate Winslet, Monica Bellucci, Urmila Matondkar , and Drew Barrymore |
| Film(s) | Rangeela (1995), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Omkara (2006), and The Science of Sleep (2016) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Chandan Roy Sanyal
Chandan Roy Sanyal is an Indian actor and director.
Does Chandan Roy Sanyal smoke: YesÂ
Does Chandan Roy Sanyal drink alcohol: YesÂ
He was born in a middle-class Bengali family.
He wanted to join the IIT, but he could not clear the entrance exam.
He then studied Mathematics in his graduation. He used to give mathematics and science tuitions to meet his financial expenses. In an interview, while talking about his college days, he said,
Early days were confused and hard and listless. I was studying mathematics (honors), teaching mathematics and science to school students and earning a meagre salary of 800 rupees a month to pay for my theatre classes, tickets, and films. I enrolled in a workshop with Habib Tanvir in Delhi and he found me enthusiastic and hard working and took me on in his group Naya Theatre, where I joined as an actor at a salary of 50 rupees per show and 40 rupees a day per diem, travelled to small places in a bus performing for a year. Soon I finished my graduation and headed to Bombay right away.â
In an interview, he shared that his father had stopped talking to him when he dropped his studies and opted acting as a career, he said,
My dad did not talk to me for a couple of years. I wanted to get into an IIT and when that didnât happen, I joined (the late) Habib Tanveerâs acting classes. It was a very difficult phase of my life because there was a point when I felt that I had no one to come home to. If you know what I meanâŠthat sounds very scary for a struggler who is living everyday to get up and fight it out in the big, bad world of Bollywood.â
He is trained in Chhau, a dance form that is popular in eastern India, under Bhumikeshwar Singhâs academy âTriveni Kala Sangam.â
In an interview, he shared a few incidents of his childhood memories, he said,
My Mom worked hard. She has even worked door to door to put food on our plate â my brother and I â and also to pay our school fees at a very difficult time when my father fell sick.â My dad was posted with a job in Ludhiana, Punjab and Istayed with my maternal uncleâs family in Karol Bagh. My eldest mama (maternal uncle) was a librarian. My exposure towards literature, philosophy and even general knowledge happened through him. My second uncle worked in a factory. My youngest mama was a stylish and dashing young man, with long hair and fit body, quite unlike the typical face of a middle aged Bengali man. He introduced me to western music. With my grandmother, I enjoyed the Satyajit Roy and Ritwik ghatak films.â
He formed the theatre group âAntaraâ with his friends while he was doing graduation.
He then attended the acting workshop âSic Macayâ owned by Habib Tanveer in New Delhi.
He has performed in various plays like Mudara Rakshasa, A Midsummer Nightâs Dream, Sakharam Binder Retold, Jis Lahore Nahin Vekhya, and Charandas Chor.
Chandan Roy Sanyal Performing in a Theatre Play
He has acted in various Bollywood films, like âKamineyâ (2009), âF.A.L.T.Uâ (2011), âD-Dayâ (2013), âPragueâ (2013), âJazbaaâ (2015), and âJab Harry Met Sejalâ (2017).
Chandan Roy Sanyal in Jazbaa
In an interview, when he was asked how he got an opportunity to act in âKaminey (2009), he said,
I had auditioned for Delhi Belly but didnât get the part. The casting director remembered me and asked me to audition for Mikhail in Kaminey when the screenplay was being written. So when I auditioned in front of Vishal sir, I didnât have a script and just improvised for about 20 minutes. Then some time later, I auditioned again in Vishal sirâs office and took off for San Francisco for my play. I didnât think I would get the part because a lot of big names were being considered for the role. 22 days later, the casting director called me and told me that everyone was frantically trying to get in touch me as I had been selected to play Mikhail. In fact, they had even incorporated what I had improvised in my first audition in the movie.â
He is very close to the Indian director Vishal Bhardwaj  and considers him as his mentor and a father figure.
His directorial theatre play, which is an adaptation of Vijay Tendulkarâs Sakharam Binder, was awarded the âTHESPOâ award for the best play in 2004. Chandan won the best actorâs prize for this play.
He has appeared in many Bengali films, like âMahanagar@Kolkataâ (2010), âAparajita Tumiâ (2012), âGanesh Talkiesâ (2013), and âRawkto Rawhoshyoâ (2020).
He acted in the Hindi web-series âParchhayeeâ and âBhramâ in 2019.
Chandan Roy Sanyal With Bhram Team
He owns a pet cat, Rani, and a pet dog, Nimki.
Chandan Roy Sanyal With His Pet Cat
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