Indraneil Sengupta is an Indian model and film and television actor. He moved to Mumbai to work in the entertainment industry.Sengupta began his modelling career in the 90s and was one of the finalists in the Gladrags Manhunt Contest in 1999. He went on to appear in brand advertisements for VIP Frenchie, Tata Indigo Marina car, and Aquafina. He also walked on the ramp for Rohit Bal and worked for choreographers like Achla Sachdev and Marc RobinsonLater, Sengupta appeared in music videos like Pal Pal Tere Yaad Sataye (2000) by Falguni Pathak, Chamak Cham Cham by Yesudas, and Koi Diya Jale Kahin (Rum Pum Bum) by Asha BhosleIn 2004, he debuted in the Hindi film industry with Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart (2004), alongside Shriya Saran, Aftab Shivdasani and Anupam KherIn 2006, he was cast in the TV show Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Radha, Ek Shyaam (2006), where he met Barkha Bisht. In 2007, he and Bisht appeared as contestants on the dance show Nach Baliye 3 (2007). They tied the knot in 2008.Sengupta appeared in the horror film 1920 (2008), playing Mohan Kanta, the antagonist. During this time, he also appeared in TV serials like Maayka: Saath Zindagi Bhar Ka (2007).He played the lead role of Angshuman opposite Indrani Haldar in the popular Bengali film Angshumaner Chhobi (2009), the only Bengali movie to get entry into the Indian Panorama in Goa. He also won the Anandalok Fresh Face of the Year (male) award in 2009 for this movie.Sengupta went on to feature in Bollywood movies like Mumbai Salsa (2007) and Kahaani (2012), as well as Bengali movies like Janala (2009), Jodi Ekdin (2010), Bedeni (2011) and Uro Chithi (2011), and System (2012).In 2010, Sengupta starred in the Bengali movie Autograph (2010), playing the role of a young aspiring director. The film was a tribute to Satyajit Ray and Uttam Kumar. In 2012, he was featured in the Bengali movie Aparajita Tumi (2012), playing the role of a young Bangladeshi professor.From 2015 to 2022, Sengupta appeared in several Bengali, Bangladeshi, Marathi, Hindi, and Telugu movies like Kiriti O Kalo Bhromor (2016), Boss 2 (2017), Aithe 2.0 (2018), Choices (2021), and Doctor G (2022).Between 2015 and 2020, he also appeared in several TV shows like Episode #2.55 (2016), Nimki Mukhiya (2017), Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran (2019) and Yeh Hai Chahatein (2019). He featured in several web series like Tadap (2019), Karkat Rogue (2020), Aranyak (2021), Human (2022), The Fame Game (2022), and The Broken News (2022) as well.Sengupta won the ITA Award for Idea Glamour Face of the Year Male in 2008 and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (Bengali) for Mishawr Rawhoshyo (2013) in 2014.
