Chandan Roy Sanyal (born 30 January 1980) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in the Hindi and Bengali language films of India. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film Rang de Basanti, in a minor role. He then received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the 2009 action film Kaminey and in his Bengali debut, the 2010 film Mahanagar@Kolkata. Sanyal then went on to receive recognition for his performances in the 2012 Bengali drama film Aparajita Tumi and as an insomniac artist in the 2013 romantic drama Prague.
Early life Born and brought up in Delhi, Sanyal hails from a Bengali family. Chandan studied at Raisina Bengali School and then Zakir Husain College, where he received an honors degree in mathematics.
Career Sanyal made his debut as Batukeshwar Dutt in 2006's Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film Rang De Basanti but his big break came with Vishal Bhardwaj's 2009 movie Kaminey where he got a lot of appreciation from the critics as well as audience.
Chandan also did an excellent job in the latest 2012 film "Aparajita Tumi". He has been signed on as one of the two leads in the film Kaanchi.
Filmography Films Year Film Role Language Notes 2006 Rang De Basanti Batukeshwar Dutt Hindi 2007 Viva Sunita! Hindi Short film 2009 Kaminey Mikhail Hindi Nominated—Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance - Male 2010 Mahanagar@Kolkata Rohit Bengali 2011 F.A.L.T.U Vishnu Vardhan Hindi 2011 Tell Me O Kkhuda Kuki Hindi 2012 Aparajita Tumi Ranojoy Bengali 2012 Love You To Death Atul Sinha Hindi 2012 Staying Alive Altaf Ali Hindi 2012 Midnight's Children Joseph D'Costa English 2013 Ganesh Talkies Arjun Bengali 2013 D-Day Iqbal Seth's Nephew Hindi 2013 Prague Chandan Hindi 2014 Kaanchi... Ratan Lal Bagula Hindi 2014 Mango Sylvie Hindi Post-production 2015 Jazbaa Niyaaz Sheikh Hindi 2015 Bangistan Tamim Hussain Hindi 2017 Mirza Juuliet Rajan Hindi 2017 Tope Goja Bengali 2017 Chef Najrul Hindi 2017 Jab Harry Met Sejal Ghyassuddin Mohammed Qureshi Hindi 2019 The Sholay Girl Asim Hindi Released on ZEE5 2019 Jabariya Jodi Guddu Hindi 2019UrojahajBachchuBengali 2020 Rawkto Rawhoshyo Shammo Bengali 2021 Sanak Saju Hindi2021Deep6Bengali 2022 Woh 3 Din Hindi2024Patna ShukllaNeelkanth MisraHindi2025Binodiini: Ekti Natir UpakhyanRamakrishnaBengaliPost-production
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