Personal details
- Birth Date: 1975-12-11
- Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Birth Location: Calcutta, West Bengal, India
- Professions: Actor
Dibyendu Bhattacharya, man, this guy’s everywhere if you’re into Indian cinema. Born and schooled in Kolkata, he took the long way—Behala Arya Vidya Mandir, then Vivekananda College, and even the National School of Drama. Proper training, you know? He jumped into movies with Monsoon Wedding back in 2001—yeah, that one with Naseeruddin Shah. Dude was just getting started. Pretty soon, he’s sharing the screen with Aamir Khan in Mangal Pandey: The Rising. Not too shabby, right? After that, Dibyendu kept popping up in everything. Hindi, Bengali, web series, you can’t miss him. Chunni in Dev.D? Iconic. Layak Talukdar in Criminal Justice? Straight-up haunting. Even when he’s just doing cameos—think Black Friday or Chittagong—he leaves an impression. Sacred Games? Of course he was there, rubbing shoulders with Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. This guy’s like a chameleon, slipping into every genre, every role. He’s got this wild range: gritty thrillers, emotional dramas, even some offbeat anthologies like X-Ray on Netflix. And he doesn’t stop at movies—web series like Jamtara, Selection Day, Mirzapur, Rocket Boys, and more. He even nabbed a nomination for his role in Jamtara. Basically, if you’ve binged any Indian content in the last decade, odds are you’ve seen Bhattacharya do his thing. He’s not just around—he’s making every project a little better just by showing up.
Dibyendu kicked off his theater journey back in ’88, and honestly, the guy’s been unstoppable ever since. He’s racked up more than 55 plays as an actor—yeah, fifty-five, not a typo—and on top of that, he’s called the shots for over 20 productions as director. That’s not just dabbling, that’s living and breathing theater. He’s probably spent more hours under harsh stage lights than most people spend binge-watching shows in a year. You think of classic and contemporary plays, odds are he’s tackled them, probably brought his own wild twist, too. It’s not just about quantity; there’s serious range and gutsy choices in there. Over three decades in, and he’s still kind of a big deal in that scene. Wouldn’t be shocking to find his name dropped in any discussion about Indian theater legends. The man’s legacy? Still growing, and honestly, that’s pretty damn cool.
December 11, 1975
5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Yes, Norah Bhattacharya
49 years old