Anirban Chakrabarti
Indian Bengali actor
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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.[1] He has acted in several other thriller films including Kakababur Protyaborton (2022), Khadaan and Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale (2024).[2]
Anirban Chakrabarti | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Eken Babu, Jatayu |
| Notable work | |
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.[3][4] He is popular for his portrayal of the role of "Ekenbabu" in the films The Eken (2022), The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (2023) and The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika (2025).
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 (2021). After the success of Ekenbabu web-series, a film titled The Eken was released in 2022, in which he played the role of Ekenbabu.[5][6][7][8] Following its success, he reprised his role of Ekenbabu in The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (2023), which also became a box-office success.[9][10] In 2023, he also played the lead negative role in Pradhan.[11] 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
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Web series
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2025 | Eken Babu web series (Season 1–8) | Ekenbabu | Anirban Mallik, Anupam Hari, Abhijit Chowdhury, Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee | |
| 2019 | Water Bottle | Joydip Mukherjee | ||
| 2020 | Lalbazaar | Sayantan Ghosal | ||
| Feluda Pherot (Season 1) | Jatayu | Srijit Mukherji | ||
| 2021 | Maradonar Juto | Mainak Bhaumik | ||
| Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni | OC Tapan Sikder | Srijit Mukherji | ||
| 2022 | Byadh | Bishu | Abhirup Ghosh | |
| Shob Choritro | Abinash Mitra | Debasish Sen Sharma | ||
| Feludar Goyendagiri (Season 1) | Jatayu | Srijit Mukherji | ||
| 2023 | Dugdugi | Joydeep Mukherjee | ||
| 2024 | Feludar Goyendagiri (Season 2) | Jatayu | Srijit Mukherji | |
| Fasco | Sujit Bose | Anjana Basu | ||
| 2026 | Kaalipotka | Rana | Abhirup Ghosh | [32] |
Awards
- West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards- Best Performance In A Negative Role for FIR[33]
- OTTplay Award Best Actor in a Comic Role –Series for Eken Babu -Season 6[34]