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Deepak Adhikari (born 25 December ), known by his stage nameDev, is an Indian actor, producer, singer and screenwriter, known for his works in Bengali cinema^[1] and more recently, a politician.^[2][3] He is also a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency) since , as a candidate from the All India Trinamool Congress party.

He owns the production house Dev Entertainment Ventures.

Born in Keshpur, he made his acting debut in the film Agnishapath opposite Rachna Banerjee. Dev faced flak after the film was released, and it turned out to be a critical and commercial flop. His starring role in I Love You () opposite Payal Sarkar was his breakthrough.

Directed by Ravi Kinagi, the film was critically unsuccessful, but was commercially successful and was quick to resurrect his career. Despite the success, Dev did not get any work for the next fourteen months.^{[citation needed]}

He made a comeback on the silver screen with Premer Kahini (), opposite Koel Mallick, his first with whom he went on to star with in numerous films.

A remake of the Kannada hit Mungaru Male, the film was moderately successful. Dev got another breakthrough in Challenge () which opened to critical and commercial success. He received the Anandalok Awards for Best Actor and Best Action Hero for his performance in the film.^[4]

He continued to gain commercial success and wider attention through his successful films, including Le Chakka (), Dui Prithibi (), Paglu (), Challenge 2 (), Khoka (), Rangbaaz (), Chander Pahar (), Zulfiqar () and Amazon Obhijaan ().

Amazon Obhijaan went on to become the highest-grossing Bengali film of all time. Post its success, he has starred in a number of critically and commercially successful ventures like Tonic (), Projapoti (), Bagha Jatin (), Pradhan () and many others.

He had been a recipient of numerous awards, namely Tele Cine Awards, Kalakar Awards, Filmfare Awards East () and NABC International Bangla Film Award His accomplishments have made him one of the highest paid and sought out actors of Bengali cinema.

Though he has delivered some critically acclaimed performances, Dev is often trolled for his poor accent and average acting skills.^[5]

Dev had also been a mentor on the Bengali dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance, replacing Mithun Chakraborty.^[6] In , the Government of West Bengal conferred him the Mahanayak Samman Award.^[7]

Life and background

Dev was born on 25 December , in Mahisha, a small village near Keshpur, to Gurudas Adhikari and Mousumi Adhikari.

His father used to have a food-catering service and his mother is a housewife. His nickname is Raju. He spent his childhood living with his maternal uncle in Chandrakona and his sister, Deepali. Later in his childhood, he moved to Mumbai and attended Purushottam High School in Bandra, where he was a good student. His sister, Deepali Adhikari, was married on 9 August to Anirban.^[8]

He also did an acting course at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Academy.^[1] In an interview with The Times of India, Dev recalled that when his school was closed for summer, he went to the outdoors of Prahaar: The Final Attack with his father, where Nana Patekar was shooting.

He described it as more of a family vacation for them and work did not feel like work. As a child, that was the first time he got a taste of cinema. Though that was his first, life continued to be the same for the next couple of years. The family was based in Mumbai and Dev would often accompany his father to the sets of Abbas–Mustan and Prakash Jha, among several others.

There were times when his father would keep busy with other things and he had to chip in. Though he could not cook, he would do the groceries and supervise on his father's behalf. He also said there were times when he washed plates and served food. After receiving his Diploma from BV Jawaharlal Nehru Institute Of Technology (Bharati Vidyapeeth) in Pune, in Computer Engineering, Dev returned to Mumbai and started his film career as an observer on the set of Abbas–Mustan's Taarzan: The Wonder Car.^[9]

Dev is in a relationship with fellow actress Rukmini Maitra.^[10]

Film career

– Debut, early career

Dev made his acting debut with the film Agnishapath, directed by Prabir Nandi, opposite Rachana Banerjee.

The film did not perform well at the box office. By this point, the film I Love You, directed by Ravi Kinnagi, was in development at Shree Venkatesh Films. Dev met with the producers and gained the male lead role.^[11] Despite the financial success of I Love You, Dev did not take on any other roles for about 14 months.

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He went to Mumbai, and, dedicated to improving himself, learned dance and trained under fight choreographer Aejaz Gulab (of Shootout at Lokhandwala and Mission Istaanbul fame).

– Comeback and success

Dev made a comeback to acting in director Raj Chakraborty's action-romance Challenge, opposite Subhashree Ganguly.^[12] The film was a huge hit in West Bengal, giving Dev a considerable popularity boost.

Dev performed item songs like "Pante Tali," and Chirodini Tumi Je Amar. The tracks and videos were very successful. He also performed an additional item number in the film Jackpot, directed by Kaushik Ganguly.^[13] The song was a remake of "Jibone ki Pabona," a track originally performed by Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee.

Dev appeared as a cameo in Ekti Tarar Khonje directed by Abhik Mukhopadhyay.^[14]

In December , Indian romantic Bengali filmShedin Dekha Hoyechilo starring Dev and Srabanti Chatterjee was released, directed by Sujit Mondol and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. This is the second collaboration between Dev and Sujit Mondol.

This movie was one of the biggest hits of The title track of the movie, being shot in Switzerland, is one of the best romantic songs of Tollywood ever. The chemistry between Dev and Srabanti is so mellifluous that it added a new flavour, which was tremendously appreciated by the audience and critics.

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The film had an item number by Samidh and Rishi "Khokababu jaye, Lal juto paye", which was the entry song for Dev in the movie. The song's choreographer Baba Yadav said: "Dev has done a great job. There's no doubt that he is an amazing dancerWhat I like about Dev is the fact that he enjoys dancing. This shows in his movements."^[15] "Khokababu jaye, Lal juto paye" was the costliest song of Tollywood (costing nearly &#;million)^[15] until the release of Khokababu in January , which contained the costlier item number, "Dance maare Khokababu".^{[citation needed]}

In , Dev received the STAR Ananda Shera notun Protibha Award, at the Shera Bangali Awards.^[16][17][18]

– Commercial and critical success

In June , Dev starred alongside Koel Mallick in Paglu, directed by Rajib Biswas.

Produced by Surinder Films, this movie was the highest opener in Tollywood history before Challenge 2 was released in October Paglu is highest in terms of earning T.R.P on Bengali television till date, having a T.R.P of when it was telecast on Star Jalsha. It even left 3 Idiots behind in the T.R.P.

battle.^[19] As per Sree Venkatesh distribution head, Debasis Sarkar – "Paglu released in theatres across Bengal in the first week.

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Dev, an iconic figure in the Indian film industry, has left an indelible mark on the hearts of millions with his charismatic performances and unique style. The Bollywood actor known for his works in Bengali cinema, he is one of the most sought-after and highest-paid actors in the industry. This blog post aims to delve into the life and career of this remarkable actor, shedding light on his early life, personal relationships, rise to stardom, career highlights, and some intriguing facts about him. His father used to have a food-catering service, and his mother is a housewife. Dev spent his childhood living with his maternal uncle in Chandrakona and his sister, Deepali.

The second week has seen the number of theatres rising to The movie is running in 17 theatres in Kolkata. The gross collections till Monday's (13 June) matinee show have crossed Rs 50&#;million."^[20] The film was a box-office success.^[21] This film also introduced martial art in Bengali cinema and Dev as the first martial art hero.

The director said – " Dev was superb with the action sequences. He did some martial art stunts and also learnt kickboxing for two months only for my movie. I was amazed with his dedication. Bengali films haven't ever seen such action sequences before. There is a train and a bike chase sequence that was shot by Zoyeb and Dev. I was literally scared when they were shooting this sequence without any body double.

Hats off to their courage".^{[22][23][24][25]} In November , his movie Romeo, directed by Sujit Mondol and co-starring Subhashree Ganguly was released^[26] was released and earned Dev commendations from all sections of audience and from critics.

The movie also saw Dev-Subhashree, the most talked about jodi (pair) of Tollywood and that too after two years.^{[27][28][29][30]} In December, a biography of Dev entitled Aami Dev, was released by Greymind Publications.^[31]

In January , Dev starred in Khokababu, the 2nd highest-grossing Tollywood film, once again opposite Subhashree Ganguly.

The film, directed by Shankar Aiyya and produced by Ashok Dhanuka Himanshu Dhanuka of Eskay Movies, is the longest running movie of , remaining in theatre for more than days.^[32] The film had an item number "Dance Maare Khokababu" which was the costliest song of Tollywood^[33][34] till Challenge 2 released in October , whose title track "Challenge nibi na sala" broke the record to become the costliest song till now made in Tollywood.^{[citation needed]} In , he starred in Khoka , Rangbaaz and Chander Pahar.

Though the former two films were commercial hits, with Khoka and Rangbazz earning ₹8,, and ₹9,, respectively, the latter gave him a slight decree of critical success. Made on a budget of ₹15,, and shot in South Africa, the film met with critical and commercial success upon release. Dola Mitra of Outlook (magazine) reviewed: "Dev charms as Shankar Choudhury, the young Bengali village boy who dreads clerkdom and wangles a job as station master of a tiny train station in Uganda, where only one train stops in a day." Besides many awards, Dev won the Kalakar Awards for his performance in the film and a Filmfare Awards East nomination.

After appearing in two films, one where he gave a special appearance and another critically and commercially unsuccessful film, he gave another critically acclaimed performance in Buno Haansh, the adaptation of Samaresh Majumdar's successful novel of the same name.

In , he appeared in Aparna Sen's actionromanticdramafilmArshinagar opposite Rittika Sen.

Released on Christmas , Dev's performance was critically acclaimed, apart from Jisshu Sengupta and Swagata Mukherjee. Upam Buzarbaruah of The Times of India reviewed: "The high point of the film are the performances. All the actors, including Dev, have performed perfectly."^[35] His performance of a mute gangster in the actiondramafilmZulfiqar, earned him his second Filmfare Awards East nomination for Best Actor.

Dev's first film of was Chaamp directed by Raj Chakraborty. The film got critical acclaim from critics and was a commercial success earning above crores. His next film of was Cockpit directed by Kamaleshwar Mukherjee. The film got positive reviews from critics but failed at the Box Office. Dev next starred in Kamaleshwar Mukherjee directed Amazon Obhijaan, a sequel to the film Chander Pahar.

Dev reprised his role as Shankar Rai Chodhury. The film was well received by critics and became the highest grossing Bengali film of all time earning over 48 crores. On 5 January , the film was dubbed and released in five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Odia and Assamese. In , he starred in the action thriller films Kabir and Password.

Although Password received critical acclaim, the film didn't manage to do well at the box-office. That year in December he starred in Sanjhbati.

present&#;: Family dramas, commercial expansion and continued success

After no release in , he starred in two films in The historicalsports drama filmGolondaaj directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced under the banner of SVF was a blockbuster at box-office.

It is based on the life of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, called as "The Father of Indian football". His second film that year was Tonic. A family drama directed by Avijit Sen, the film received positive reviews and everyone's performance was praised, specially the bonding between Dev and Bandopadhyay. At the 5th Filmfare Awards Bangla, the film received six nominations and won three, including Best Film, Best Actor (Paran Bandopadhyay) and Best Debut Director (Sen).^[36] It went on to become the highest-grossing Bengali film of

In , he starred in Kishmish with Rukmini Maitra.

It received good reviews and faired decently at the box-office, earning crores.^[37] Then he starred in Kacher Manush with Prosenjit Chatterjee and Ishaa Saha. It earned him a nomination for "The Best Actor Award" in 6th Filmfare Award Bangla. In December he starred in Projapoti with Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar and Koushani Mukherjee in lead roles.

Made on a budget of crores, it was a huge blockbuster at the box-office, collecting more than 13 crores.^[38] It became the highest grossing Bengali film of and the third highest grossing Indian Bengali film of all time. In , he played the titular role of Byomkesh Bakshi in the Birsa Dasgupta directorial detectiveaction thrillerByomkesh O Durgo Rahasya along with Rukmini Maitra and Ambarish Bhattacharya in pivotal roles.

His second film in was the historical biopic Bagha Jatin, which became his first film to be released simultaneously in both Bengali and Hindi. His third film in was Pradhan. Released on 22 December , the film opened to positive reviews from the critics and emerged as a box-office success. It marked the third collaboration between director Avijit Sen and Dev after the blockbusters Tonic and Projapoti.

In , he starred in the Srijit Mukherji directorial hostage thrillerTekka co-starring Rukmini Maitra and Swastika Mukherjee. His 45th film, it was released in Durga Puja to mixed reviews from the critics and positive reviews from the audience.^[39][40] In December , he starred in the Soojit Dutta directorial action film titled Khadaan co-starring Jisshu Sengupta, Barkha Bisht and Idhika Paul.^[41] It marked his return to the action genre after a few years.^[42] It broke many box office records like collecting the highest first week gross and registering the highest single day collection for an Indian Bengali film; and emerged as one of the highest grossing Bengali film of and one of the highest grossing Bengali film of all time.

He has 2 upcoming films under various stages of production. The first is a historical biopic titled Raghu Dakat, scheduled to release in Puja ^[43] After that he will star in Projapoti 2 directed by Avijit Sen. A sequel to the film Projapoti, it is scheduled for a December release.^[44]

Other works

Television

In November , as a special appearance in Raj Chakraborty's serial Sobinoy Nibedon in Sananda TV, with a bevy of beauties wrapped around him, Dev showed his Romeo side, dancing to "Ami Romeo", "Khokababu jaye", "Gal mitthi mitthi bol" and "Paglu thoda sa karle romance".

"I wish Naina and Joydeep a very happy married life," Dev later told t2.^[45] Again in March , Dev appeared in a holi special show 'Ronger Anandey' at Sananda TV.^[46][47]

In April and again in December , he entered as a special guest in Mirakkel Akkel Challenger, an Indian Reality Show on Zee Bangla hosted by Mir Afsar Ali and directed by Subhankar Chattopadhyay.^[48][49][50] He also came as special guest in many shows such as Dadagiri Season 2, Season 4 etc.

Dev became the main coach and judge of Dance Bangla Dance in the show's eighth season, replacing Mithun Chakraborty.^[51]

Stage

Dev has given many stage performances and has participated in several concerts. In , he performed in the Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) awards ^[52] In , he performed in ETV bangla prathama in a Bengali TV channel ETV Bangla.

He performed in a concert also, Mon Mane Na concert in Being a terrific dancer, he's also a brilliant stage performer. He also performed in many award functions as in Star Jalsha Entertainment Awards , Star Jalsha Entertainment Awards , Zee Banglar Gourav Samman , Star Jalsha Entertainment Awards , Jaya Hey, Zee Bangalar Gourav Samman ^[53]

Politics

Dev won the Lok Sabha Elections as a Trinamool Congress candidate from Ghatal constituency.^[54] He gave his maiden speech in the Lok Sabha after two years of winning the elections, in Bengali language regarding the implementation of Ghatal Master Plan.^[55] He was re-elected consecutively from the same constituency in and ^[56]

Special appearances

Dev has had special appearances in several films.

In , he made a cameo appearance in the item song "Pante tali" of Chirodini Tumi Je Amar directed by Raj Chakraborty and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films.^[57] The song was one of the leading chartbuster songs of the year. In the same year, he appeared in an additional item number "Jibone ki Pabona" in the film Jackpot, directed by Kaushik Ganguly.

The song was a cover of a track originally performed by Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee.^[58][59]

In , he appeared as himself in Abhik Mukhopadhyay's Ekti Tarar Khonje.^[60][61][62]

In , Dev made a cameo appearance in Bawali Unlimited, directed by Sujit Mondal.^[63]

In , Dev made a cameo appearance as himself in Uma, directed by Srijit Mukherji.

In the media

Dev topped the list Calcutta Times Most Desirable Men in the year ^[64] In addition to his films, he also endorses several brands, such as Vivel-ITC Limited,^[65]Royal Stag,^[66] Shricon TMT Bars,^{[67][68][69][70]} Bakefresh Biscuits,^[71] and the television channel Jalsha Movies.^[72] He is touted as one of the richest Bengali actors and politicians with assets over ₹ 15,,^[73]

Before the Lok Sabha Elections the Bengali tabloid Ebela asked him if he enjoyed being in the spotlight.

He replied: "it's just like being raped, either you can enjoy or can shout." This comment sparked controversy as being inappropriate and insensitive and led to calls for him to withdraw his candidacy.^[74] Thereafter, he apolozised for his comments on his official Twitter account.^[75][76]

Filmography

Main article: Dev filmography

Discography

Film soundtracks

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Dev (Bengali actor)

References

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