Anirban Chakrabarti

Anirban Chakrabarti
OccupationActor
Known forEken Babu, Jatayu
Notable work

Anirban Chakrabarti is an Indian Bengali film actor best known for portrayal of the character of Ekenbabu in a film franchise and separate web series under the same name. He has acted in several other thriller films including Kakababur Protyaborton (2022), Khadaan and Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale (2024).

He has played the character of Jatayu in a web series directed by Srijit Mukherji and also acted in the internationally multiple award winner film Once Upon a Time in Calcutta directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. He is popular for his portrayal of the role of "Ekenbabu" in the films The Eken (2022), The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (2023) and The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika (2025).

Career

In 2021, Chakrabarti acted in the internationally multiple award winner film Once Upon a Time in Calcutta. Between 2018 and 2021, Chakrabarti played the lead character Ekenbabu in the Eken Babu web series. His portrayal of the character received positive reception. He also acted in another web series Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni (2021). After the success of Ekenbabu web-series, a film titled The Eken was released in 2022, in which he played the role of Ekenbabu. Following its success, he reprised his role of Ekenbabu in The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (2023), which also became a box-office success. In 2023, he also played the lead negative role in Pradhan. In 2024, he acted in a number of films including Shastri and Khadaan, among which the latter went on to become one of the highest grossing Bengali films of all time.

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleDirector Ref.
2017Meri Pyaari BinduAbhi's prospective father-in-lawAkshay Roy
2019Mitin MashiPolice Officer AnishchayArindam Sil
2020Love Aaj Kal PorshuGaneshPratim D. Gupta
2021MukhoshAdrish BurmanBirsa Dasgupta
FIRInspector Paritosh BairagiJoydip Mukherjee
Once Upon a Time in CalcuttaPradiptaAditya Vikram Sengupta
2022Kakababur ProtyabortonAmal DeSrijit Mukherji
The EkenEkenbabuJoydip Mukherjee
Bhotbhoti Tathagata Mukherjee
Kolkata ChalantikaShibajiPavel
2023 Jai Kali Kalkattawali Sudeshna Roy & Abhijit Guha
The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan Ekenbabu Joydip Mukherjee
Cheeni 2 Mainak Bhaumik
Pradhan Jatileshwar Mukherjee Avijit Sen
2024 Shastri Dipu Pathikrit Basu
Khadaan Balai Mandi Soojit Dutta
Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale Naseer Pratim D. Gupta
2025 Oporichito Inspector Avik Dutta Joydip Mukherjee
Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei Gaurang Aggarwal Srijit Mukherjee
The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika Ekenbabu Joydip Mukherjee
Mrigaya: The Hunt Rudra Abhirup Ghosh
Chandrabindoo Uncle Paw Raja Chanda
Sharthopor Lawyer Tarak Halder Annapurna Basu
Ranna Baati Godot Pratim D. Gupta
Projapati 2 Shakibul Hassan Jhontu Avijit Sen
2026 Bibi Payra Jagannath Arjunn Dutta
Santa † TBA Anshuman Pratyush

Web series

YearFilmRoleDirector Ref.
2018–2025Eken Babu web series (Season 1–8)EkenbabuAnirban Mallik, Anupam Hari, Abhijit Chowdhury, Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee
2019Water BottleJoydip Mukherjee
2020 Lalbazaar Sayantan Ghosal
Feluda Pherot (Season 1)JatayuSrijit Mukherji
2021 Maradonar Juto Mainak Bhaumik
Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete AashenniOC Tapan SikderSrijit Mukherji
2022ByadhBishuAbhirup Ghosh
Shob Choritro Abinash Mitra Debasish Sen Sharma
Feludar Goyendagiri (Season 1)JatayuSrijit Mukherji
2023DugdugiJoydeep Mukherjee
2024Feludar Goyendagiri (Season 2)JatayuSrijit Mukherji
FascoSujit BoseAnjana Basu
2026 Kaalipotka Rana Abhirup Ghosh

Awards

References

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