1. Jisshu Sengupta was born on Biswaroop Sengupta; 15 March 1977 and is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter, who predominantly works in Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films alongside a few Kannada films.
31 Facts About Jisshu Sengupta
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Jisshu Sengupta made his Bollywood debut with Shyam Benegal's National Award winning film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero.
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Jisshu Sengupta continued to garner wider attention and further critical acclaim for the role of a contract killer in Rajkahini and a private detective in Byomkesh Bakshi and its sequel Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana.
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Apart from films, Jisshu Sengupta is actively involved in anchoring reality shows and award shows, including Filmfare Awards East.
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Jisshu Sengupta was born as Biswaroop Sengupta on 15 March 1977 in Calcutta, West Bengal.
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Jisshu Sengupta is the son of Ujjwal Sengupta, an actor in Bengali films.
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Jisshu Sengupta started his career with a teleserial, titled Mahaprabhu, which aired on Doordarshan.
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Jisshu Sengupta earned critical acclaim for portraying the younger Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the series.
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Jisshu Sengupta made his debut in Bangla cinema through Moner Majhe Tumi, appearing as a parallel lead, which was the highest-grossing film of Bangladesh in 2003.
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Jisshu Sengupta went on playing supporting roles in commercial films, namely Abhimanyu, Kurukshetra, Mahaguru, Sangram, Sajani, Guru, Janmadata, Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai and Premi, earning a low degree of success.
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Jisshu Sengupta made his debut in Bollywood through Shyam Benegal's biographical war film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero.
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Jisshu Sengupta portrayed the protagonist in Noukadubi, alongside Raima Sen, Riya Sen and Prosenjit Chatterjee in an extended guest appearance.
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Jisshu Sengupta collaborated with Srijit Mukherji for the latter's musical drama film Jaatishwar co-starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Swastika Mukherjee.
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Jisshu Sengupta played a supporting character in Mardaani, starring Rani Mukherji.
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Jisshu Sengupta next collaborated with Srijit Mukherji for the latter's drama film Rajkahini.
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Jisshu Sengupta was honoured with the Best Actor award for the film Abar Aranye in the 12th Kalakar Awards in 2004 for.
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Jisshu Sengupta received a Filmfare Awards East nomination in Best Actor category for his performance in the former film and won the Star Jalsha Awards for Best Negative Role as well as a nomination for Filmfare Awards East in the Best Supporting Actor category for the latter.
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Jisshu Sengupta then went on to feature in the film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, where he played the role of Gangadhar Rao, the king of Jhansi, alongside Kangana Ranaut.
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Jisshu Sengupta next featured in Shakuntala Devi, where he played the role of Paritosh Banerji, Shakuntala Devi's husband, with Vidya Balan playing the titular role.
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Jisshu Sengupta was then offered a role in Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2, where he played the role of Alia Bhatt's father, released in August 2020 in Disney+ Hotstar.
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Jisshu Sengupta played ACP Abhay Singh in the horror thriller Durgamati, released in December 2020.
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In 2025, Jisshu Sengupta made his comeback to Bangladeshi cinema after nearly 23 years with Borbaad, co-starring Shakib Khan; having previously appeared in the 2002 film Moner Majhe Tumi.
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Jisshu Sengupta is associated with television from the beginning of his career, since he forayed into showbiz with a mythological series based on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
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In October 2020, Jisshu Sengupta is hosting a new stand-up comedy series "Hasiwala and Company" in Star Jalsha.
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Jisshu Sengupta has been an avid sportsman, taking part in many sports, most notably cricket, from his childhood days when he used to play the sport in sub-junior games.
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Jisshu Sengupta was the captain for the Bengal Tigers team, representing Cinema of West Bengal in the Celebrity Cricket League.
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Apart from cricket, Jisshu Sengupta supported the Kolkata Marathon in the year 2014 along with other celebrities.
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Jisshu Sengupta took part in a charity football match for the knee replacement surgery of the Indian football player, Kushumita Das.
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Jisshu Sengupta was ranked first in the Calcutta Times' Most Desirable Men in its 2015 edition.
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Jisshu Sengupta gained the 49th position in Times Celebex in July 2015 for the buzz created around his 2015 comedy drama film Piku.
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Jisshu Sengupta appeared in Dabboo Ratnani's Bong Calendar 1422, a first of its kind initiative and was presented at the launch event of the calendar.