Ankush Hazra
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Ankush Hazra (born 14 February) is an Indian actor, producer, dancer and television personality who primarily works in Bengali cinema.[1] Having starred in 26 films over his career, his accolades include several awards with the Mahanayak Samman in 2023, given by the Government of West Bengal.
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Born | 14 February Bardhaman, West Bengal, India |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Awards | See Awards and nominations |
Hazra's first film was Kellafate, an action comedy film directed by Pijush Saha. His main success came with the masala film Idiot (2012), through which he became one of the leading superstars of Bengali cinema. He received appraisals for his performance as a news reporter of Anandabazar Patrika in the political thriller Kanamachi (2013) directed by Raj Chakraborty, which marks the first collaboration between them. In 2014, he gained the huge following with the film Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay (2014), an Indo-Bangla joint venture which was the biggest hit in his career at that point of time. Later his performance was also praised as a rising don in the multistarrer action thriller Zulfiqar (2016) directed by Srijit Mukherji, which emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film (A-rated) of 2016. He launched the film production house Ankush Hazra Motion Pictures on 15 August 2022.[2]