Jishu Sengupta is a popular Bengali film actor and popularly known as Jisshu.Though, his real name is Biswaroop Sengupta, he is more famous as Jisshu, his pet name. He is the son of Ujjwal Sengupta, also an actor of Bengali films.He born on March 15, 1977 in Kolkata.
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His mother, Mukta Sengupta, was a homemaker and a wedding planner. Jisshu has an elder sister, Satarupa (Rai) Sengupta, who was previously married (now divorced) to Anindya Bose, the lead singer from the Bengali band, Sahar. Initially, Jisshu was a cricketer, who represented Bengal in some sub junior games. But he was more keen to make a career in the Bengali film industry.
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He got his first break in a mega serial,Mahaprabhu as the lead character: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. After that, there was no looking back for him. He is a popular figure in contemporary Bengali television. He has recently (June 2011) made a comeback on Bengali television, with the megaserial Aparajito, which is being produced by his own company, Blue Water pictures, and is possibly the very first serial based on a male protagonist.
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Jisshu has worked with renowned directors like Shyam Benegal (in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero), and Rituparno Ghosh in The Last Lear (in which the co-actor was Amitabh Bachchan), Shob Charitro Kalponik, and Abohoman, and with Gautam Ghose in Abar Aranye.
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Jishu is an integral part of the Bengal Tigers T20 team in the 2012 Indian Celebrity Cricket League. His half century in the match against the Kerala Strikers was well appreciated. Jisshu is now, as of 2012, currently hosting musical-reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Gane Gane Tomar Mone on Zee Bangla.
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Jishu's wife Nilanjana Sharma, whom he married in 2004, is the elder daughter of Anjana Bhowmick, another Bengali film actress in the Bengali film industry; her debut Bengali film was Swapner Feriwala (2002) directed by Subrata Sen.
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Films :
2013 Golemale Pirit Koro Na
2012 Barfi!
2012 Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish
2011 Takhan Teish
2011 Noukadubi
2010 Arekti Premer Golpo
2010 Abohoman
2010 Kache acho Tumi
2010 Khono Bidai Bolo Na
2009 Neel Akasher Chadni
2008 Kakatua
2008 The Last Lear
2008 Bangal Ghoti Phataphati
2008 Shob Charitro Kalponik
2008 90 Ghanta
2008 Bor Asbe Ekhuni
2008 Golmaal
2008 Janatar Aadalat
2008 Janmadata
2008 Love
2008 Premer Kahini
2007 Chakra
2007 Kalishankar
2007 Mahaguru
2007 Rudra The Fire
2007 Shapmochon
2006 Amra
2006 Bhumiputra
2006 Hangama
2006 Pita
2006 Swarthopar
2006 Tapasya
2005 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
2005 Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai
2005 Debi
2005 Mayer Raja
2005 Sangram
2005 Shudhu Bhalobasa
2005 Swapna
2004 Anyay Atyachar
2004 Gerakal
2004 Premi
2004 Raja Babu[disambiguation needed]
2004 Sajani
2004 Samudra Sakshi
2003 Abar Aranye
2003 Biswasghatak
2003 Guru
2003 Memsaheb
2003 Sneher Protidan
2002 Chhelebela
2002 Debdas
2002 Ektu Chhoa
2002 Kurukshetra
2002 Manush Amanush
2002 Moner Majhe Tumi
2001 Bidhatar Khela
2000 Rin Mukti
2000 Shesh Thikana
1999 Priyojon
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