Chittaranjan Giri

Chittaranjan Giri (born 10 June 1965) is an Indian film actor, who is most known for his award-winning and internationally acclaimed film The Man Beyond the Bridge (2009, Paltadacho Munis) which won in the competition category at Toronto International Film Festival.[1][2]

Chittaranjan Giri
Chittranjan Giri (right), IFFI (2011)
Born (1969-06-10) 10 June 1969
Varanasi
NationalityIndian
Other namesChittu
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1994–present
Known forThe Man Beyond the Bridge

Early life and education

Chittranjan Giri was born on 10 June 1969 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. After completing elementary education and education, he went to the National School of Drama in 1993 to receive Bachelor's degree and mastery of Dramatology.

Upcoming projects
  • Naham Avkash (Title role)

Career

Plays directed

* Pratibimb - written by Mahesh Elkunchwar - NSD Rep. Co.

* Parinati - written by Robin Mohom - NSD. Rep. Co.

* Gunda - written by Jay Shankar Prasad - NSD Rep Co.

* Sapne Chuttan Dube Ke - written by Gyan chaturvedi – Mumbai

* Gur Gobar Ganj - N.S.D. Acting Workshop Benares - written by Ashok Mishra

* The Great Raja Master Drama Co. - written by dinesh bharti - N.S.D.

* Wang Chu - written by Bhisma Sahani – Pune, Banaras

* Dilli Ki Deewar – written by Uday Prakash, adapted by Vibhanshu Vaibhav, for MCCC Mumbai

Lead role in plays

* Merchant of Venice – as Shylock

* Kanu Priya – as Krishna

* Einstein – as Einstein

* Romeo Juliet aur Andhra – as Romeo

Also handled various other departments like stage design, music, lighting & script.

Theatre worked under

* Mr Barry John

* Mr Prasanna

* Late Mr B V Karanth

* Late Mr B M Shah

* Mr Ram Gopal Bajaj

* Mrs Kirti Jain

Experience

* Working in Film & Theatre as an Actor, director and designer since – 25 Years

* Worked as an actor at the N.S.D. Repertory Company from 1993-1996

* Taught acting at renowned colleges like MIT, Loni (Pune), Flame University (Pune)

* Conducted various acting workshops throughout the country and directed numerous plays which were well acclaimed

* Presently teaching acting and theatre to only selected students and working as an Actor in Film & Theatre in Mumbai

Achievements

* Received accolades and critical appreciation in the first role as a main lead - film MAN BEYOND THE BRIDGE (Paltadacho Munis)

* Taiwan Film Festival – Maharashtra Times Best Actor nominated for Lathe Joshi

* National Short Film Festival, Malvan – Best Actor (Male) for Black Label

Filmography
  • BABA (2019)
  • SUPER 30 (2019)
  • BHONSLE (2019)
  • BLACK LABEL Lead Role(2019)
  • DIFFICULT PEOPLE Lead Role(2019)
  • THACKREY (2019)
  • LATHE JOSHI Lead Role-Winner of PIFF, Best Film (2016)
  • PHANTOM (2015)
  • GULAL (2009)
  • The Man Beyond the Bridge (2009) Paltadacho Munis (Winner at the TIFF - The Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI Prize))
  • 1971 (2007)
  • Makadee (2002)
  • Matrubhoomi (2003)
  • Lajja (2001)
  • Kasoor (2001)
  • Dr. Ambedkar (2000)

References
  1. "THE MAN BEYOND THE BRIDGE". Alt Film Guide. 26 April 2010.
  2. "THE MAN BEYOND THE BRIDGE Voted Best Film: 2010 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 May 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.