Jisshu Sengupta is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter, who primarily appears in Bengali films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telegu, and Tamil films. He is well known for his work in Jaatishwar (2014), Kelor Kirti (2016), Posto (2017), Ek Je Chhilo Raja (2018), and Mahalaya (2019).
Wiki/Biography
Jisshu Sengupta was born Biswaroop Sengupta on Tuesday, 15 March 1977 (age 46 years; as of 2023) in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal ((The Times of India)). His zodiac sign is Pisces. He completed his schooling at Julian Day School. He then graduated from Heramba Chandra College in Kolkata with a degree in Economics. ((The Times of India))
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 6′
Weight (approx.): 70 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family & Caste
Jisshu Sengupta belongs to the Bengali Baidya family.
Parents & Siblings
Jisshu Sengupta’s father is Ujjwal Sengupta. He was a professional actor. Jisshu Sengupta’s mother is Mukta Sengupta. She was a wedding planner. His sister is Satarupa Sengupta.
Jisshu Sengupta’s parents
Wife & Children
Jisshu Sengupta married Nilanjana Sharma in 2004. She is an actress and the daughter of film actress Anjana Bhowmick. He has two daughters Sara Sengupta (elder), and Zara Sengupta (younger).
Jisshu Sengupta with his two daughters and Nilanjana Sharma
Relationships/Affairs
Jisshu Sengupta met Nilanjana Sharma in 2002 at the Durga Ashtami event for Durga Puja where they came as celebrity judges. After the event, Jisshu dated Nilanjana until they got married in 2004. ((Bollywood Journalist))
Jisshu Sengupta with Nilanjana Sharma
Religion
Jisshu Sengupta follows Hinduism. ((Aaj Tak Bangla))
Career
Television
Jisshu Sengupta made his debut with the teleserial Mahaprabhu (1998) on Doordarshan. He played the character of young “Chaitanya Mahaprabhu” in the serial.
A poster of Jisshu Sengupta’s debut serial ‘Mahaprabhu’
After a 13-year-long gap in television, he produced the TV series Aparajito (2011-2012) on Star Jalsha and played the character of a single father. He has also hosted award ceremonies and TV shows like the Bengali version of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2013), Egiye Bangla (2015) Filmfare Awards East (2017), and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa – Gaane Gaane Tomar Mone (2012-2019). He got the opportunity to judge a reality show Dance Bangla Dance Junior (2018) on Zee Bangla. In 2020, he hosted Super Singer, Super Singer Junior, and Hashiwala & Company on Star Jalsha.
Films
Bengali Films
Jisshu Sengupta made his debut on the silver screen with the film Priyojon (1999), directed by Dinen Sengupta. The film was a commercial and critical failure.
Jisshu Sengupta on the poster of his debut film ‘Priyojon’
He then went on to act in Chhelebela (2002), where he played the character of young Rabindranath Tagore. Thereafter, he appeared in several unsuccessful films in which he was cast as the main lead. He appeared in a Bangladeshi film titled Moner Majhe Tumi (2003) as a lead, which became the highest-grossing film of 2003. He has also played a supporting character in several films such as Kurukshetra (2002), Guru (2003), Premi (2004), Sangram (2005), Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai (2005), Abhimanyu (2006), and Janmadata (2008). All these films earned a very low degree of success. His career took a turn when he met the renowned filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh. It was Rituporno Ghosh who guided Jisshu Sengupta on how to choose roles and play characters. Jisshu appeared in several films by Ritoporno Sengupta such as The Last Lear (2007), Sob Charitro Kalponik (2009), and Abohomaan (2009). He also played an extended cameo in the film Noukadubi (2011). Jisshu Sengupta was critically acclaimed by The Times of India for playing the role of “Partho” in Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish (2012).
Jisshu Sengupta as Partho in ‘Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish’
He has also been featured in some notable works of director Srijit Mukherjee namely Jaatishwar (2014), Rajkahini (2015), and Zulfiqar (2016). He has also been cast as Byomkesh Bakshi, the famous fictional character written by Saradindu Bandopadhyay, in the films Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana (2016) and Byomkesh O Agnibaan (2017). His commercially and critically successful film Posto (2017) directed by Shiboprosad Mukherjee has been remade in Hindi as Shastry Virudh Shastry (2023). Some of his other successful films are Ek Je Chhilo Raja (2018), Uma (2018) and Dawshom Awbotaar (2023).
Jisshu Sengupta on the poster of ‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’
Hindi Films
He made his debut in the Hindi film industry with Shyam Benegal’s biographical film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2004). Jisshu Sengupta played the character of “Sisir Bose” in the film.
Jisshu Sengupta got to play a part in Anurag Basu’s Barfi (2012), which was his second Hindi language film. His other Hindi film projects were Piku (2015), Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi(2019), where he played the character of Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, the king of Jhansi, Mardaani 2 (2019), Sadak 2 (2020), Shakuntala Devi (2020), and Antim: The Final Truth (2021).
Jisshu Sengupta with Kangana Ranaut in a still from the 2019 film Manikarnika
Telugu Films
He made his debut in the Telegu film industry with the film NTR: Kathanayakudu (2019) as the character L.V. Prasad.
Jisshu Sengupta on the poster of ‘NTR: Kathanayakudu’
He has played several negative characters and supporting characters in the Telegu film industry. Some of his films include Aswathama (2020), Bheeshma (2020), Maestro (2021), Shyam Singha Roy (2021), Acharya (2022), Sita Ramam (2022), Shaakuntalam (2023), and Tiger Nageswara Rao (2023).
Web Series
Jisshu Sengupta made his debut in the Hindi language web series with Skyfire (2019) on Zee5.
Thereafter, he worked in several web series such as Typewriter (2019) on Netflix, Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors (2020) on Disney+ Hotstar, The Trial (2023) on Disney+ Hotstar, and P I Meena (2023) on Amazon Prime Video.
A still of Jisshu Sengupta from the series ‘The Trial’
Producer
Jisshu Sengupta has a production company named Jisshu Ujjal Sengupta Productions. His company has produced TV serials such as Horogouri Pice Hotel (2022) on Star Jalsha and Love Biye Aajkal on Disney+ Hotstar (2023).
Awards
2004
- Kalakar Awards – Best Actor for Abar Aranye
2016
- Tele Academy Award – Best Anchor Award for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Jisshu Sengupta holding the Telly Academy Award
2019
- WBFJA Award – Ek Je Chhilo Raja
Bike Collection
Jisshu Sengupta owns a Royal Enfield Classic 500.
Jisshu Sengupta with his Royal Enfield Classic 500
Car Collection
- Audi TT
Jisshu Sengupta with his Audi TT
- Mahindra Thar
Jisshu Sengupta with his Mahindra Thar
- Mercedes-Benz GLS
Income
Jisshu Sengupta charges approximately Rs. 50 lakh per film. ((Talkies Corner))
Favourites
- Food: Chicken, Rice, Fish Curry
- Actress: Salma Hayek, Monica Belluci
- Colour: Black, Blue
- Holiday Destination: Goa
Facts/Trivia
- Jisshu Sengupta can also play drums very well.
- He mentioned in an interview, that Rituparno Ghosh, the renowned filmmaker, is his mentor.
- Jisshu has his musical band Jisshu & The Retrodictions.
- He has taken part in many charity football matches and the Kolkata Marathon.
- Jisshu Sengupta was tagged as the unlucky actor as he was continuously giving flop films and no big production houses wanted to work with him. He still managed to survive in the film industry and worked hard to become an established actor.
- Jisshu Sengupta helped many COVID-19 patients. Jisshu Sengupta and Indraadip Das Gupta set up safe homes for the patients to stay in.
- Jisshu Sengupta likes driving cars and listening to music.
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Jisshu Sengupta started playing cricket when he was in school. He has played in some state-level sub-junior league matches during his school days. As of 2023, he is the captain of the Bengal Tigers team in the Celebrity Cricket League.
Jisshu Sengupta with his team Bengal Tigers at the Celebrity Cricket League
