Abhishek Banerjee
Banerjee in 2019
Born (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985
Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Spouse
Tina Noronha
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(m. 2014)​

Abhishek Banerjee (born 5 May 1985) is an Indian actor and casting director, best known for his roles in Stree, Bhediya and as Hathoda Tyagi in Amazon Prime Video series Paatal Lok.[1]

Early life and education

Banerjee received his higher education in Delhi.[2] He graduated from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, and was a member of Kirori Mal's dramatics society. Before graduating from Kirori Mal college, he completed his school at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Andrews Ganj in Delhi. His birthplace is Kharagpur, West Bengal where his parents reside.

Career

He began his acting career with Delhi theatre. He worked in dd show school days. His first film appearance was in Rang De Basanti, as one of the students auditioning for a documentary role.[2] He moved to Mumbai from Delhi in 2008. He worked in Knock Out as a casting director in 2010.[3] He also acted in Soul of Sand in 2010.[2]

In 2011, he worked as a casting director in The Dirty Picture and No One Killed Jessica.[3][4] He also acted in No One Killed Jessica in 2011.[5] He worked as casting director in Bajatey Raho and Mickey Virus in 2013.[3][6] He also acted in Bombay Talkies in 2013.[7]

Banerjee acted in short films Fuddu Boys and Agli Baar in 2015.[3] He also worked as casting director in Umrika and Gabbar Is Back in 2015.[3][8] He worked as a casting director in Dear Dad, Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, Rock On 2 and You Are My Sunday in 2016.[3][9] He worked as a casting director in Ok Jaanu, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Secret Superstar, and Ajji in 2017.[3] In this year he acted in Phillauri and Ajji.[10][11] [12]He worked as casting director of Brij Mohan Amar Rahe in 2018.[13] He acted in Stree in 2018.[14] For this film, he was nominated for Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role in 2019.[15] In 2019 he worked as a casting director of Kalank.[3] In 2019 he also acted in Arjun Patiala, Dream Girl, and Bala.[16][17][18]

Besides films, he also acted in web series like TVF Pitchers in 2015, Mirzapur in 2018,[19] and Typewriter in 2019 where he played a key role as 'Fakeer'.[2][20] He runs "Casting Bay" along with his friend Anmol Ahuja where they cast actors in advertisements, films as well as web series.[21][22][23] It was established in 2017.[2]

He played the role of Jin Liang in "Kaali 2 (2020)", in the ZEE5 web series in 2020. He played the role of lead antagonist and dreaded hitman Vishal Tyagi (Hathoda Tyagi) in the Amazon Prime web series Paatal Lok.[5] He was also the casting director for the web series.[24] In 2021, he was seen in the Varun Dhawan starrer, Bhediya in a supporting role.[25] Banerjee will next be seen in the Tara Sutaria led Apurva.[26]

Filmography

As casting director

Year Film
2010 Knock Out
2011 No One Killed Jessica
The Dirty Picture
2013 Bajatey Raho
Mickey Virus
2015 Gabbar Is Back
2016 Dear Dad
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani
Rock On 2
Tu Hai Mera Sunday
2017 Ok Jaanu
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
Secret Superstar
Ajji
2018 Brij Mohan Amar Rahe
2019 Kalank
The Sky Is Pink
2020 Paatal Lok[24]

As actor

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Rang De Basanti Auditioner
2010 Soul of Sand Daya
2011 No One Killed Jessica Pickpocket
2013 Bombay Talkies Man sitting at Bhurji Stand
Go Goa Gone Pharmacist
2017 Phillauri Soma
Ajji Vilasrao Dhavle
2018 Stree Jana
Asees
2019 Arjun Patiala
Dream Girl Mahinder Rajput
Bala Ajju
Made In China Officer
2020 Bhonsle Rajendra
Unpaused Manish
2021 Ajeeb Daastaans[27] Sushil
Helmet Sultan
Ankahi Kahaniya Pradeep Loharia
Rashmi Rocket[28] Eeshit
2022HighwayDTelugu film
BhediyaJaana
Vakeel BabuShiraz Hassan
2023Dream Girl 2Shahrukh
Aankh MicholiHarbhajan Singh
ApurvaSukha[29]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015—2022TVF PitchersBhatiThe Viral Fever
2016Humorously Yours[30] Bhushi
2018MirzapurSubodh aka CompounderAmazon Prime
2019TypewriterFakeerNetflix
2020Paatal Lok[24]Vishal "Hathoda" TyagiAmazon Prime
Kaali 2Jin LiangZEE5
PariWarMunnaDisney+Hotstar
2022The Great Weddings of MunnesMunnesVoot
2023Rana NaiduJaffaNetflix[31]
2023Aakhri SachBhuvan RajawatDisney+ Hotstar

Short film

Year Title Role Notes
2015Fuddu BoysLambu
Agli BaarMahinder
2020Second HandPrakasham
2021Paash - TrappedTruck Driver

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2019 Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Comic Role Stree Nominated
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor (Male) (Drama Series) Paatal Lok
2022 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Rashmi Rocket
2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor in a Series (Male): Comedy The Great Weddings of Munnes Won [32]

References

  1. ↑ PTI (5 April 2023). "Abhishek Banerjee joins Amitabh Bachchan in 'Section 84'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Abhishek Banerjee casting a spell with his acting skills now". The New Indian Express. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "ABHISHEK BANERJEE FILMOGRAPHY". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Abhishek Banerjee: Casting direction should be compulsory for actors". The Times of India. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Meet Abhishek Banerjee: In front of and behind the camera". Hindustan Times. 9 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bajatey Raho Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bombay Talkies Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sundance Film Review: 'Umrika'". Variety. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "'You Are My Sunday' ('Tu Hai Mera Sunday'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Phillauri Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Movie Review: Ajji". Reuters. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Pari Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Brij Mohan Amar Rahe Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "'Stree' Review: Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's spooky horror-comedy provides thrills and laughs in equal measure". Daily News and Analysis. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards 2019". Zee Cine Awards. 31 March 2019. Zee Cinema. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Arjun Patiala Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Abhishek Banerjee, a social media sensation". The Telegraph. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  18. ↑ "Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Bala' trailer makes way for hilarious memes on social media". The Times of India. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  19. ↑ Khan, Atif (17 January 2020). "Bollywood actor and casting director Abhishek Banerjee on how Rajinikanth inspired him" – via www.thehindu.com.
  20. ↑ "Mirzapur banks on bold acts and a breathless pace to keep us hooked". The Telegraph. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  21. ↑ "'We look at how much an actor can surprise us'". The Hindu. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  22. ↑ "The rigours of casting in Bollywood, as told by casting directors". The Wall. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  23. ↑ "Casting Bay Owners On The Most Common Mistake Aspiring Actors Make". Film Companion. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  24. 1 2 3 "Abhishek Banerjee on wearing the dual hats of actor and casting director and being 'Hathoda' Tyagi in Paatal Lok". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  25. ↑ "Abhishek Banerjee: We got lucky that Bhediya was being shot in a state like Arunachal Pradesh". Times Of India.
  26. ↑ "Apurva trailer: Tara Sutaria gets kidnapped by a sinister Abhishek Banerjee in this intense thriller". Filmfare. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  27. ↑ "Karan Johar unveils teaser of Netflix anthology Ajeeb Daastaans which is set to premiere on April 16". Bollywood Hungama. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  28. ↑ "Abhishek Banerjee bags a new role in Taapsee Pannu starrer Rashmi Rocket". Bollywood Hungama. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  29. ↑ "'Apurva' Actor Abhishek Banerjee On Playing Versatile Characters: 'The Confidence I Lack In Life, I...'". News18. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  30. ↑ GHOSH, SUKTARA (27 December 2016). "Review: TVF Has Another Winner With 'Humorously Yours'". www.thequint.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  31. ↑ "Abhishek Banerjee's 'Jaffa' from 'Rana Naidu' redefines fierce like never before". Mid-day. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  32. ↑ "Winners Of The Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full List Out". filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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