Gaurav Chakrabarty

Chakrabarty had his schooling at the Assembly of God Church School in Kolkata. He subsequently earned a degree in Mass Communication and Videography from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and completed his postgraduation in Video Editing from Film and Television Institute of India at Pune.^[3][4]

Chakrabarty hails from a family which has had a legacy of association with the Bengali cultural arena, starting from Jochhon Dastidar and Chandra Dastidar (his paternal great uncle and aunt), Bijon Bhattacharya (his paternal great uncle), Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty and Monika Chakrabarty (his paternal grandparents), and his parents Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Mithu Chakrabarty.

He got involved in theatre from a young age. He worked backstage as an audio technician in Rong, Dudh Kheyeche Mao and Cholo Potol Tuli, these three theatres in 'Charbak'. He also played 'Topshe' in Apsara Theatre-er Mamla in 'Charbak'. During his college days, he played a supporting role in Isolation, a documentary on HIV/AIDS.

Gaurav was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 6 March 1987,^[5] where he was also raised. His brother is actor Arjun Chakrabarty. He married his long-term girlfriend, actress Ridhima Ghosh on 28 November 2017. They met at the script reading of Rang Milanti on 5 September 2010.^[6] The couple's son Dheer was born on 16 September 2023.^[7]

Gaurav Chakrabarty debuted on television along with his younger sibling Arjun Chakrabarty in the Star Jalsha megaserial Gaaner Oparey. His character Prodipto Lahiri, despite not being the official male lead, gained popularity due to his portrayal.^[8]

He made his silver screen debut with the romantic comedy Rang Milanti, directed by Kaushik Ganguly, which was released in September 2011 to wide critical and commercial acclaim.^[9]

Chakrabarty returned to television in 2014 with Byomkesh on Colors Bangla, where his performance as Byomkesh Bakshi was praised by both audiences and critics'. However, his journey in the entertainment world had begun much earlier, when he appeared as a child actor in Ekushey Paa on Zee Bangla (then Alpha Bangla) in 1995.^[10]

He made his OTT debut in the ZEE5 cop drama Lalbazaar. He subsequently appeared in a number of successful web series, including Abar Proloy, Chhotolok, among others.^[11] Notably, his portrayal of Shekhar in Parineeta on Hoichoi was highly acclaimed by audiences and appreciated by critics'.^[12]

In 2024, Chakrabarty returned to television as the host and narrator of Song Connection on Zee Bangla Cinema. The same year, he also co-hosted the reality show Randhane Bandhan with his wife, actress Ridhima Ghosh, on Zee Bangla.^{[citation needed]}