Joy Sengupta is an Indian film and stage actor works Hindi and Bengali films and theatre.[1] He is best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) directed by Govind Nihalani.[2]

Joy Sengupta
Sengupta in 2015
Born
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dubbing artist

Personal life

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Sengupta was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and grew up in Delhi and Nepal. He completed his graduation in English Literature from Delhi University.[3] During this period, he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi.[4] Thereafter, he received a Diploma in Drama from the Living Theatre Academy, New Delhi, where he studied under Ebrahim Alkazi. After working in theatre, telefilms and television series in Delhi, Sengupta shifted to Mumbai in 1997.[5]

Career

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Sengupta starred in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998), a film by Govind Nihalani. Thereafter, Sengupta starred in a number of films such as Good Boy Bad Boy (2007), Shakal Pe Mat Ja (2011), Hate Story (2012),[6][7] and Deham, also directed by Govind Nihalani. Over the years, he has worked with theatre directors such as Habib Tanvir, Safdar Hashmi, Barry John, Feroz Abbas Khan, Ramu Ramanathan and Lillete Dubey.[3]

He married former model, Tara in 2006.[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Dubbing roles

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Live action series

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TitleActorCharacterDub languageOriginal languageNumber of episodes Dub year airdateOriginal airdate
Stranger ThingsSean AstinBob NewbyHindiEnglish25 2016–present2016–present

Live action films

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Hollywood films

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Film titleActorCharacterDub languageOriginal languageOriginal year releaseDub year releaseNotes
2012 Tom McCarthy Gordan Hindi English 2009 2009
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeToby KebbellPrince GarsivHindiEnglish20102010
Captain America: The First AvengerChris EvansSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20112011
The AvengersSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20122012
Thor: The Dark WorldSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20132013
Captain America: The Winter SoldierSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20142014
Avengers: Age of UltronSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20152015
Ant-ManSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20152015
Spider-Man: HomecomingSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20172017
Avengers: Infinity WarSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20182018
Captain MarvelSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20192019
Avengers: EndgameSteve Rogers / Captain AmericaHindiEnglish20192019
The Gray ManLloyd HansenHindiEnglish20222022

Indian films

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Film titleActorCharacterDub languageOriginal languageOriginal year releaseDub year releaseNotes
Jagame ThandhiramSharath RaviVickyHindiTamil20212021

See also

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References

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  1. Shoma A. Chatterji (2 September 2011). "Balancing act: Actor Joy Sengupta straddles films and theatre with equal ease and passion". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. "Joy Sengupta on his place in the scheme of things". 28 February 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. 1 2 "Joy Sengupta at Mumbai Theatre Guide". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. Catherine Rhea Roy (10 September 2011). "Learning on stage". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. "An encounter with 'Deham' star Joy Sengupta". Rediff.com, Movies. 30 April 2002. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  6. Raja Sen. "Review: Hate Story is a hate crime against the sex-starved". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.StarHalf star
  7. Subhash K. Jha (20 April 2012). "Hate Story Movie Review : 3.5 out of 5 Stars". Worldsnap. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.StarStarStarHalf star
  8. "When Joy and Tara had a blast". The Times of India. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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