Jisshu Sengupta: Six facts every superfan should know!

As an actor, Jisshu Sengupta has proved his mettle not just in the Bengali film industry but also in Bollywood and down south. We bet you didn’t know these things about the dashing actor, so we’re here to tell you.

You may be surprised to know that the dashing Bengali actor’s real name is Biswaroop Sengupta. However, the actor is widely known as Jisshu, his nickname. He was born in Kolkata in 1977. Jisshu studied at the Julian day School, where he was addicted to playing cricket. He graduated from Heramba Chandra College in economics, following which his professional career started in an advertising agency.

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Before starting his journey as an actor, he was a talented cricketer. He even represented Bengal in some state-level sub-junior league matches. Being an avid sportsperson, Jisshu is currently the captain of the Bengal Tigers team in the Celebrity Cricket League. He has even participated in many charity football matches over the years and Kolkata Marathon.

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After a few initial failures, a major breakthrough came in his big-screen career when the actor collaborated with national award-winning director Rituparno Ghosh for the 2010 hit Abohoman, which earned Jisshu raved review. There is another interesting story from the sets of Abohoman. Rumour has it that Rituparno Ghosh made Jisshu stand in front of a wall for one hour because the actor made a mistake during the shoot.

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Srijit Mukherji’s 2015 film Rajkahini portrayed Jisshu in a negative character named Kabir. His brilliant acting in this negative role gave him a round of applause and the Rajkahini negative role is also the actor’s one of the most favourite. In August 1947, the British rulers passed a bill to divide Bengal. Going deep into the dark history of Partition, Mukherji's movie Rajkahini revolved around a border between the two countries running through a brothel sheltering 11 women.

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Jisshu made his debut in Bollywood through Shyam Benegal’s 2005 film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero. The popular Bengali actor was cast as Sisir Bose, Netaji’s nephew. Since then he has appeared in many Bollywood hits such as Barfi, Mardaani, Piku. He was also part of the historical drama Manikarnika starring Kangana Ranaut. The dashing Bengal actor was seen as Rani Laxmibai’s husband Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar.

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Jisshu and Nilanjana had to go through a lot before finally getting married in 2004. They have so many cute and adorable stories to share but one of them will no doubt leave you speechless. After the marriage, the couple used to sleep on the floor as they didn’t have a wooden bed at their place. However, it finally came when his wife Nilanjana was first time pregnant!

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