Who is that friend of Shahid?
Chandan Roy Sanyal
Everyone who saw Vishal Bhardwaj's recent flick Kaminey, wonders about who is that guy who played Shahid's friend Mikhail? His name is Chandan Roy Sanyal. He is a mathematics graduate and also played with theatre for seven years. To pursue acting career, Sanyal took tuitions in Delhi to give fees of his acting classes and also worked as lecturer in Mumbai.
On his tour to England he meets with world renowned actors like Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian Mckellen, Dame Judi Dench, and Cate Blanchett. However his favorites are Alyque Padamsee, Habib Tanvir, Tim Supple and Vishal Bhardwaj. "They're the ones who taught me acting," said Sanyal.
He made his debut with Kaminey, but earlier he had also auditioned for Delhi Belly of Aamir Khan. "As luck would have it, that one didn't start, but I screen-tested for Mikhail last year; and I got it," he adds.
No doubt that the actor has won notices with his natural acting skills in Kaminey. So what's next? "At the moment, I have no assignments," he admits. The actor feels that his journey to Bollywood has just started.
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