Raj Chakraborty

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Raj Chakraborty
Chakraborty in 2022
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
In office 2 May 2021 – 4 May 2026
Preceded by	Silbhadra Dutta
Succeeded by	Kaustuv Bagchi
Constituency	Barrackpur
Born	(1975-02-21) 21 February 1975 (age 51) Halisahar, West Bengal, India
Education	West Bengal State University
Occupations	Film director, actor, producer
Years active	2008–present
Notable work	Chirodini Tumi Je Amar Challenge Dui Prithibi Prem Aamar Proloy Bojhena Shey Bojhena Parineeta
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress (till 2026)
Spouses	Shatabdi Mitra ​ (m. 2006⁠–⁠2011)​ Subhashree Ganguly ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	Yuvaan Yaalini

Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Bengali TV. Raj Chakraborty was associated with Zee Bangla's laughter show Mirakkel, hosted by Mir, and the dance competition Dance Bangla Dance, judged by Mithun Chakraborty, during their initial days. He also directed Star Jalsha's laughter programme I Laugh You. He was a Member of Legislative Assembly of West Bengal from Barrackpore from 2021 to 2026.

Early life

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Chakraborty graduated from Rishi Bankim Chandra Colleges, Naihati which is affiliated with West Bengal State University.^{[citation needed]} He worked backstage for various theatre productions between 1993 and 1995 in his locality. After graduating, Chakraborty left his home and moved to Belgachia to start his career in acting. In 1996, Chakraborty moved to Netaji Nagar, Kolkata.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Accolades

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Television

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Raj Chakraborty produced the television serial Kanamachi, which was aired on Star Jalsha. For Zee Bangla, Raj Chakraborty Productions made the popular soap opera Raage Anuraage. He returned as director of his very own show I Laugh You, a show he had started in its first season. I Laugh You was a very popular laughter programme in the Indian regional television world, which was aired on Star Jalsha. Raj Chakraborty's association with another very popular Bengali entertainment channel Colors Bangla occurred with him producing the soap opera Kajallata for that channel.

Political career

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He has recently joined Trinamool Congress in the hands of leader Mamata Banerjee. Later on 5 March 2021, Trinamool Congress leaders announced Chakraborty to be contesting this 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections from Barrackpore. He won on 2 May 2021. In 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he was defeated by Kaustuv Bagchi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

See also

• Tarun Majumdar
• Birsa Dasgupta

References

External links

• Media related to Raj Chakraborty at Wikimedia Commons
• Raj Chakraborty at IMDb
• Upperstall.com
• Raj Chakraborty Lifestyle at Haldia News