Lokesh Ghosh is an Indian Bengali actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. Ghosh was born and brought up in Mumbai. He began his acting career doing small roles in Bollywood. Ghosh got his break through in the Bengali film industry with Anjan Choudhury's 1996 political drama Mukhyamantri, where he played the role of Ashok, the momentarily spoilt son of the protagonist Bimal Chowdhury (Ranjit Mallick). He was simultaneously cast in Choudhury's other venture of the year Nach Nagini Nach Re where he played the role of Rajat opposite Anjan Choudhury's daughter Chumki Chowdhury. With the massive success of both films, Ghosh became a frequent face in Choudhury's movies like Boro Bou (1997), Sriman Bhootnath (1997), Jiban Niye Khela (1999), Gunda (1999), Rakhi Purnima (2001) and so on. Remaining under Choudhury's wing, he featured in a number of successful collaborations with director Bablu Samaddar; like, Loafer (1996) Asol Nokol (1998) and Neoti (1999). Around early 2000s, Ghosh appeared in a number of films directed by Swapan Saha like Sneher Pratidan (2003), Sabuj Saathi (2003) and Kartabya (2003), most of which starred Prosenjit Chatterjee in the lead.
Personal life
Lokesh Ghosh was born to Producer Debesh Ghosh and actress Ranjana Bannerjee. His father was a big name in both Bengali and Hindi film industries and worked with a number of big names like Amitabh Bachhan, Uttam Kumar, Rekha, Sharmila Tagore and Sanjeev Kumar. His mother is known for her notable contributions in Bengali films like Headmaster, Atal Jaler Ahwan and Hansuli Banker Upakatha. Ghosh studied in St. Paul's School, Darjeeling and St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, following which he travelled to Mumbai where he began his early ventures in the field of acting.
Lokesh Ghosh married his co-star Chumki Chowdhury with whom he has a daughter. However, the couple divorced around 2001. The reason of their divorce is rumoured to be Ghosh' rampant behaviour and addiction to alcohol. Ghosh' career went downhill with the separation, thus, detaching him from the ventures of his father-in-law Anjan Choudhury. With his father's death in 2004, Ghosh travelled to Mumbai and dissociated himself from the industry for a significant amount of time. In his interview with Tolly Time in 2023, Ghosh blamed his own impulsive decisions and unexpected betrayals as the reason for his current inconvenience and his gradual detachment from the film industry.
Filmography + Film Year of Release Character DirectorMukhyamantri 1996 Ashok Chowdhury Anjan Choudhury Naach Nagini Naach Re1996 Rajat Anjan Choudhury Sreeman Bhootnath 1997 Loknath Anjan Choudhury Matribhumi 1997ManabMilan BhowmikLoafer1997BikramBablu Samaddar Baro Bou1997AtanuSubhash SenBanglar Badhu 1998Dr. Deepak GuptaAnup SenguptaAsol Nakol1998Kalidas/Mohan SinghBablu SamaddarJibon Niye Khela1999Runu Chakraborty Anjan Choudhury Gunda 1999TapanAnjan Choudhury Gariber Samman1999Shubhro (cameo)Swapan SahaNeyoti1999SashinathBablu SamaddarMastan Raja1999SangramUttam AkashKrishna Kaberi1999KyeblaPransanta NandaRupashi Dohai Tomar2000ArjunPallab GhoshGariber Sansar2000Swapan SahaBidhatar Khela2001SurjoMohonji PrasadShesh Bichar2001Sukhen DasRakhi Purnina2001AbhijitAnjan Choudhury Prem Shakti2002KunalMohanji PrasadPratihinsa2002Mohanji PrasadInquilaab2002Anup Sengupta Shukh Dukkher Sansar2003Subroto BoseSwapan SahaSneher Pratidan 2003PradeepSawapan SahaSabuj Sathi2003Bikash Chowdhury Swapan SahaKartabya2003ApuSwapan SahaSajani2004GobindoSwapan SahaBarood2004T.L.V. PrasadDadar Aadesh 2005Kartik GhoshAnup Sengupta Satyameva Jayate2008Vinayak's friendAshok Kumar BedTrishna2009S.P. Subir Chatterjee Pritam JalanMejobabu2009BablaTutul BannerjeeBhalobasa Jug Jug Jio2009Dibakar MandalBalidaan2010Rahul's elder brotherTutul BanerjeeBejanma2010Anando/DebuAashish MitraPanch Kayedi2022A copTutul Banerjee
Television Mama Bhagne
References
External links
Lokesh Ghosh in Gomolo