Indraneil Sengupta

Biography

Indraneil Sengupta is an Indian model-turned-actor who appears in Hindi and Bengali movies. He has also been featured on several Hindi TV shows. The finalist of the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in 1999, made his Bollywood debut in 2004 with the movie Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart. 

He has since then appeared in several Hindi and Bengali movies such as 1920 (2008), Autograph (2010) Arekti Premer Golpo (2011), Kahaani (2012), Satyagraha (2013), and Obhishopto Nighty (2014). 

In 2014, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the movie Mishawr Rawhoshyo (2013). In 2017, he was seen in the movies M.A. Pass directed by Jr. Suresh Kumar, and the travel drama film Sargoshiyan directed and produced by Imran Khan.
 

Indraneil is married to his television co-star Barkha Bisht - the duo appeared together on the TV shows Pyar k do naam_Ek Radha Ek Shyaam and Doli Saja Ke. The couple got married on the 1st of March, 2008, and their daughter Meera was born in October 2011.

After being the runner-up at the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in 1999, where he came second to John Abraham, Indraneil took up modeling and worked with Rohit Bal, a fashion designer, and choreographers Achala Sachdev and Marc Robinson. 

He then appeared in TV commercials and music videos for artists such as Falguni Pathak (music video - Pal pal teri yaad sataye), Jagjit Singh, Yesudas, and Asha Bhosle (music video - Koi diya jale kahi (remix)).

Indraneil made his Bollywood debut in 2004 with the movie Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart essaying the character of Yash. The movie directed by Anupam Sinha also starred Aftab Shivdasani, Shriya Saran, and Anupam Kher. 

He was later seen in the movies - Mumbai Salsa (2007) and 1920 (2008). In the next few years, Indraneil would foray into Bengali cinema and go on to act in 10 Bengali films before making a comeback in Bollywood in 2012.

In 2014, Indraneil starred in a cameo role in an Assamese movie titled Jilmil Jonak. He next went on to star in the Hindi movie Samrat & Co. directed by Kaushik Ghatak. In subsequent years, he appeared in the movies Gogoler Kirti (2014), Shajarur Kanta (2015), Calendar Girls (2015), and Kirti O Kalo Bhromor (2016). 

In 2016, he also made his debut in the Marathi film industry with the movie & Jara Hatke directed by Prakash Kunte. His 2017 release includes the movie M.A. Pass directed by Jr. Suresh Kumar, and the travel drama film Sargoshiyan directed and produced by Imran Khan.