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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Ujaan is the son of film director [[Kaushik Ganguly]] and actress [[Churni Ganguly]]. He studied English literature at [[Jadavpur University]].<ref name="ToI Ujaan Ganguly plans to maintain the balance" />
Ujaan is the son of film director [[Kaushik Ganguly]] and actress [[Churni Ganguly]]. He studied English literature at [[Jadavpur University]].<ref name="ToI Ujaan Ganguly plans to maintain the balance" />


== Education ==
== Education ==


At [[St. James' School (Kolkata)|St. James' School]] he was invested as the School Captain. In his 12th Standard, Ujaan represented India at the Modern World Debate hosted at [[Dubai Modern High School]]. For his academic performance of 98.25% in Arts he was awarded the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta|Bishop of Calcutta]] [[Gold Medal]] for Academic Excellence in ISC. He also received the honour of [[Times of India]] [[Student of the Year]] and the prestigious Kalyan Bharti Trust Award for All-Round Excellence at [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] School Awards 2016.<ref name="Tales of grit, gratitude and green effort">{{cite news |title=Tales of grit, gratitude and green effort|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/chant-in-jadavpur-university-not-our-chancellor/cid/1730021 |accessdate=24 December 2019 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref>
At [[St. James' School (Kolkata)|St. James' School]] he was invested as the School Captain. In his 12th Standard, Ujaan represented India at the Modern World Debate hosted at [[Dubai Modern High School]]. For his academic performance of 96.25% in Arts he was awarded the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta|Bishop of Calcutta]] [[Gold Medal]] for Academic Excellence in ISC. He also received the honour of [[Times of India]] [[Student of the Year]] and the prestigious Kalyan Bharti Trust Award for All-Round Excellence at [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] School Awards 2016.<ref name="Tales of grit, gratitude and green effort">{{cite news |title=Tales of grit, gratitude and green effort|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/chant-in-jadavpur-university-not-our-chancellor/cid/1730021 |accessdate=24 December 2019 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref>


Ujaan is also a Gold Medalist student. He is the recipient of a first class A+ grade Bachelor's degree from [[Jadavpur University]] with distinction in English and was awarded the Gold Medal and the Best All-Rounder Graduate and Student of the Year of [[Jadavpur University]] in 2019.<ref name="Chant in JU: 'Not Our Chancellor'">{{cite news |title=Chant in JU: 'Not Our Chancellor'|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/tales-of-grit-gratitude-amp-green-effort/cid/1499460 |accessdate=23 November 2016 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> He achieved his Master's there. He is now all set to pursue his masters' degree at the [[University of Oxford]] in World Literatures with the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=অক্সফোর্ড পাড়ি কৌশিক-চূর্ণীর পুত্রের, ফেসবুকে সুখবর দিলেন উজান গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়!|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/ujaan-ganguly-son-on-kaushik-ganguly-and-churni-ganguly-is-heading-to-oxford-university-sanj-621933.html|access-date=2021-07-06|website=News18 Bengali|language=bn}}</ref>
Ujaan is also a Gold Medalist student. He is the recipient of a first class A+ grade Bachelor's degree from [[Jadavpur University]] with distinction in English and was awarded the Gold Medal and the Best All-Rounder Graduate and Student of the Year of [[Jadavpur University]] in 2019.<ref name="Chant in JU: 'Not Our Chancellor'">{{cite news |title=Chant in JU: 'Not Our Chancellor'|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/tales-of-grit-gratitude-amp-green-effort/cid/1499460 |accessdate=23 November 2016 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> He is now all set to pursue his master's degree at the [[University of Oxford]] in World Literatures with the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship as a member of St Hugh's college.<ref>{{Cite web|title=অক্সফোর্ড পাড়ি কৌশিক-চূর্ণীর পুত্রের, ফেসবুকে সুখবর দিলেন উজান গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়!|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/ujaan-ganguly-son-on-kaushik-ganguly-and-churni-ganguly-is-heading-to-oxford-university-sanj-621933.html|access-date=2021-07-06|website=News18 Bengali|language=bn}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Ujaan Ganguly acted in a musical ''Smike'' in 2013 and played the role of a 50-year old school head-master.<ref name="Indulge Express On A Sweet Note">{{cite news |title=On A Sweet Note |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2018/nov/30/on-a-sweet-note-11384.html |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=Indulge Express}}</ref> He made his debut in the big screen in ''[[Rosogolla (film)|Rosogolla]]'' (2018) directed by [[Pavel (film director)|Pavel]]. In the film he played the role of [[Nobin Chandra Das]], the creator of [[Rosogolla]].<ref name="Ujaan Ganguly on how he became Nabin Chandra Das in 'Rosogolla'">{{cite news |title=Ujaan Ganguly on how he became Nabin Chandra Das in 'Rosogolla' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ujaan-ganguly-on-how-he-became-nabin-chandra-das-in-rosogolla/articleshow/66915476.cms |accessdate=8 July 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Later, he worked as an assistant director in the National Award winning [[Nagarkirtan]]. In 2019 he acted in ''[[Lokkhi Chele]]'' directed by his [[UNESCO]] [[Fellini]] awardee filmmaker [[Kaushik Ganguly]]. The film was produced by [[Nandita Roy]] and [[Shiboprosad Mukherjee]]. After ''Rosogolla'' Ganguly played the lead role in this film as well.<ref name="Indulge Express Kaushik Ganguly to direct his son">{{cite news |title=Kaushik Ganguly to direct his son Ujaan in Lokhhi Chele produced by Shiboprosad and Nandita Roy |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2019/jul/01/kaushik-ganguly-to-direct-his-son-ujaan-in-lokhhi-chele-produced-by-shiboprosad-and-nandita-roy-16084.html |work=Indulge Express}}</ref><ref name="Mahanagar24x7">{{cite news |title='লক্ষ্মী ছেলে' উজানকে বড় পর্দায় আনছেন কৌশিক গাঙ্গুলি, নেপথ্যে শিবু-নন্দিতা |url=https://bengali.mahanagar24x7.com/windows-prodution-new-film-with-kausik-ganguly-starring-ujan-ganguly/ |accessdate=11 July 2020 |work=Mahanagar24x7 |date=1 July 2019 |language=bn}}</ref> His character in this film was of Amir Hussain, a young doctor in [[Purulia district]], India. Ganguly commented on his character in this film: "My role is that of a simple ''lokkhi chhele''. I'm playing this character called Amir Hussain; he’s a young doctor. And his moral compass is very different from the rest of us, most of us. And he has certain views of life which are distinctly different from other people and yet shape the film in a very important way."<ref name="ToI Ujaan speaks on his character in ‘Lokkhi Chhele’">{{cite news |title=Ujaan speaks on his character in 'Lokkhi Chhele' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ujaan-speaks-on-his-character-in-lokkhi-chhele/articleshow/73137639.cms |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The film release has been delayed due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.
Ujaan Ganguly acted in a musical ''Smike'' in 2013 and played the role of a 50-year old school head-master.<ref name="Indulge Express On A Sweet Note">{{cite news |title=On A Sweet Note |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2018/nov/30/on-a-sweet-note-11384.html |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=Indulge Express}}</ref> He made his debut in the big screen in ''[[Rosogolla (film)|Rosogolla]]'' (2018) directed by [[Pavel (film director)|Pavel]]. In the film he played the role of [[Nobin Chandra Das]], the creator of [[Rosogolla]].<ref name="Ujaan Ganguly on how he became Nabin Chandra Das in 'Rosogolla'">{{cite news |title=Ujaan Ganguly on how he became Nabin Chandra Das in 'Rosogolla' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ujaan-ganguly-on-how-he-became-nabin-chandra-das-in-rosogolla/articleshow/66915476.cms |accessdate=8 July 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Later, he worked as an assistant director in the National Award winning ''[[Nagarkirtan]]''. In 2019, he acted in ''[[Lokkhi Chele]]'' directed by his [[UNESCO]] [[Fellini]] awardee filmmaker [[Kaushik Ganguly]]. The film was produced by [[Nandita Roy]] and [[Shiboprosad Mukherjee]]. After ''Rosogolla'' Ganguly played the lead role in this film as well.<ref name="Indulge Express Kaushik Ganguly to direct his son">{{cite news |title=Kaushik Ganguly to direct his son Ujaan in Lokhhi Chele produced by Shiboprosad and Nandita Roy |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2019/jul/01/kaushik-ganguly-to-direct-his-son-ujaan-in-lokhhi-chele-produced-by-shiboprosad-and-nandita-roy-16084.html |work=Indulge Express}}</ref><ref name="Mahanagar24x7">{{cite news |title='লক্ষ্মী ছেলে' উজানকে বড় পর্দায় আনছেন কৌশিক গাঙ্গুলি, নেপথ্যে শিবু-নন্দিতা |url=https://bengali.mahanagar24x7.com/windows-prodution-new-film-with-kausik-ganguly-starring-ujan-ganguly/ |accessdate=11 July 2020 |work=Mahanagar24x7 |date=1 July 2019 |language=bn}}</ref> His character in this film was of Amir Hussain, a young doctor in [[Purulia district]], India. Ganguly commented on his character in this film: "My role is that of a simple ''lokkhi chhele''. I'm playing this character called Amir Hussain; he’s a young doctor. And his moral compass is very different from the rest of us, most of us. And he has certain views of life which are distinctly different from other people and yet shape the film in a very important way."<ref name="ToI Ujaan speaks on his character in ‘Lokkhi Chhele’">{{cite news |title=Ujaan speaks on his character in 'Lokkhi Chhele' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/ujaan-speaks-on-his-character-in-lokkhi-chhele/articleshow/73137639.cms |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The film release was delayed due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.{{fact|date=February 2023}}


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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| 2018 || ''[[Rosogolla (film)|Rosogolla]]'' || [[Nobin Chandra Das]]
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|2022
! 2018 || ''[[Rosogolla (film)|Rosogolla]]'' || [[Pavel (film director)|Pavel]]
|''[[Lokkhi Chele]]''
|Amir Hussain
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| 2023|||''Dilkhush''|| Rahool Mukherjee
!2020||style="background:#ffc;"|''[[Lokkhi Chele]]'' || [[Kaushik Ganguly]]
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Latest revision as of 12:12, 15 August 2024

Ujaan Ganguly
NationalityIndian
EducationJadavpur University Department of English (2016-)
Alma materSt. James' School
OccupationActor
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Parents

Ujaan Ganguly is an Indian film and theatre actor.[1] He made his debut in Rosogolla (2018) directed by Pavel[2] and was named as one of the top 10 actors of 2019.[3] He was also adjudged the Best Debut Actor at the Tele Cine Awards and the North American Bengali Conference Film Festival, at Baltimore, 2019.

Personal life

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Ujaan is the son of film director Kaushik Ganguly and actress Churni Ganguly. He studied English literature at Jadavpur University.[2]

Education

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At St. James' School he was invested as the School Captain. In his 12th Standard, Ujaan represented India at the Modern World Debate hosted at Dubai Modern High School. For his academic performance of 96.25% in Arts he was awarded the Bishop of Calcutta Gold Medal for Academic Excellence in ISC. He also received the honour of Times of India Student of the Year and the prestigious Kalyan Bharti Trust Award for All-Round Excellence at The Telegraph School Awards 2016.[4]

Ujaan is also a Gold Medalist student. He is the recipient of a first class A+ grade Bachelor's degree from Jadavpur University with distinction in English and was awarded the Gold Medal and the Best All-Rounder Graduate and Student of the Year of Jadavpur University in 2019.[5] He is now all set to pursue his master's degree at the University of Oxford in World Literatures with the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship as a member of St Hugh's college.[6]

Career

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Ujaan Ganguly acted in a musical Smike in 2013 and played the role of a 50-year old school head-master.[7] He made his debut in the big screen in Rosogolla (2018) directed by Pavel. In the film he played the role of Nobin Chandra Das, the creator of Rosogolla.[8] Later, he worked as an assistant director in the National Award winning Nagarkirtan. In 2019, he acted in Lokkhi Chele directed by his UNESCO Fellini awardee filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly. The film was produced by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. After Rosogolla Ganguly played the lead role in this film as well.[9][10] His character in this film was of Amir Hussain, a young doctor in Purulia district, India. Ganguly commented on his character in this film: "My role is that of a simple lokkhi chhele. I'm playing this character called Amir Hussain; he’s a young doctor. And his moral compass is very different from the rest of us, most of us. And he has certain views of life which are distinctly different from other people and yet shape the film in a very important way."[11] The film release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Ref
2018 Rosogolla Nobin Chandra Das
2022 Lokkhi Chele Amir Hussain
2023 Dilkhush Rahool Mukherjee

References

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  1. ^ "Ujaan Ganguly turns 21 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Here's how Ujaan Ganguly plans to maintain the balance between academic and acting career". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Round Up 2018 – Best performances by Male actors in Bengali cinema in 2018". Bangla Cinema. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Tales of grit, gratitude and green effort". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Chant in JU: 'Not Our Chancellor'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ^ "অক্সফোর্ড পাড়ি কৌশিক-চূর্ণীর পুত্রের, ফেসবুকে সুখবর দিলেন উজান গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়!". News18 Bengali (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "On A Sweet Note". Indulge Express. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Ujaan Ganguly on how he became Nabin Chandra Das in 'Rosogolla'". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Kaushik Ganguly to direct his son Ujaan in Lokhhi Chele produced by Shiboprosad and Nandita Roy". Indulge Express.
  10. ^ "'লক্ষ্মী ছেলে' উজানকে বড় পর্দায় আনছেন কৌশিক গাঙ্গুলি, নেপথ্যে শিবু-নন্দিতা". Mahanagar24x7 (in Bengali). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Ujaan speaks on his character in 'Lokkhi Chhele'". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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