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Top 10 Fascinating Facts about Chanchal Chowdhury

Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal professionally known as Chanchal Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi actor. He was born on 1st June 1974 in the village of Kamarhaat in Pabna, Bangladesh.

Chowdhury was raised in a Hindu family. His father鈥檚 name is Gobinda Chowdhury and his mother鈥檚 name is Nomita Chowdhury.

Chowdhury received the best education as he passed his SSC examination at Udaypur High School in 1990. He also did his HSC examination at Rajbari government college, Rajbari in 1992.

His parents wanted him to become an engineer but he changed his mind and became an actor. He moved to Dhaka in 1993 where he applied for admission in the Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka.

Chowdhury is critically acclaimed for his performances in Rupkothar Golpo, Monpura, Television, Aynabaji, Debi and Hawa. He has several awards and accolades in his career. Chowdhury received two Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Actor and three Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best Actor.

His career started in theatres before he moved on to the big stages where he became a prominent and popular actor. Other than being a popular person, Chowdhury is also a family man who is married to one wife and has one son known as Shoishob Roddur Shuddho.

Below are the top 10 Fascinating Facts about Chanchal Chowdhury:

1. Chowdhury was Born and Raised in a Hindu Family in a Village

Chanchal Chowdhury was born on the 1st day of June 1974. He was born and raised in a Hindu family living in the village of Kamarhaat in Pabna, Bangladesh.

The father of Chanchal Chowdhury is known as Radha Gobinda Chowdhury and his mother Nomita Chowdhury. Nothing is known about his siblings.

2. His Parents wanted him to become an Engineer

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Growing up in the village, Chowdhury was given the best education by his family. He studied and passed his SSC examination at Udaypur High School in 1990.

Chowdhury then passed his HSC examination from Rajbari government college located in Rajbari in 1992. In 1993, Chowdhury moved to Dhaka to apply for his university studies.

His parents wanted him to be an engineer but an innate urge for art and culture made him become an actor. He joined the University of Dhaka where he joined the Department of Fine Arts.

3. He worked for Ten Years on Stage after joining a Theatre Group in the Third Year

After getting his admission to the University of Dhaka, Chanchal Chowdhury relocated and settled in Dhaka in 1993. He then got himself into activities related to as much culture as possible.

While in the third year of his university studies, Chowdhury joined 鈥楢ronyak鈥�, a Theatre group of legendary actor, director and scriptwriter Mamunur Rashid. This was the beginning of his career as he continued working on stage for ten consecutive years.

4. Chowdhury gained more Success in commercials at the start of his Career

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As Chowdhury continued working in minor roles and television series, his work was appreciated by several people. In 2004, Fazlur Rahman Babe who is also an actor introduced Chowdhury to Gias Uddin Selim and Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.

After the introduction, Chanchal Chowdhury began working more and more in television dramas. He initially began working with Gias Uddin Selim in various roles.

Chowdhury also worked on a television commercial, Maa with Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. This is where his career took an upward surge.

He became more successful through the commercial. Chowdhury also gained immense popularity through these commercials.

5. He is a Talented Singer who never had any Formal Singing Classes

Chanchal Chowdhury is multi-talented in various areas. People never knew that he could sing.

In the advertisement鈥檚 jingle, Chowdhury was the one who sang it. The funny thing is that he never had any formal lessons in singing. He has a gift and talent for singing.

Chowdhury explained his singing talent by stating 鈥淚 always listened to Hemanta Mukhopadhdhay and Bhupen Hajarika and sang those songs to myself; I told Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Bhai to give me a chance to sing the jingle because I thought that my voice would suit the song. Ayub Bachchu and Mostofa Sarwar Farooki then listened to my singing and later let me know that my song had been selected.鈥�

6. Chowdhury is also a Talented Model

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Other than singing and acting, Chowdhury is also gifted in other areas. He is also a model who is never shy about expressing himself.

Chanchal Chowdhury came into the spotlight for the first time as a model in the commercial for Grameenphone. These commercials became immensely popular during this time.

7. Chanchal has Won several Major Awards in Acting and Modelling

Chowdhury has been a success in his career since he made his debut. The success he has gained has also earned him several awards and accolades.

He has won several major awards in acting and modelling. Some of the awards that Chanchal Chowdhury has won include Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Actor which he won twice.

He also won the Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Actor in Public Choice and Meril-Prothom Alo Award for Best Actor in Critics Choice which he got twice. Chowdhury also won the Meril-Prothom Alo Award as the Best Model in 2006 and RTV Awards.

8. Chowdhury has one Wife and One Son

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Chanchal Chowdhury is also a committed family man other than being a career man. He is married to one wife and has one son.

Chowdhury married Santwana Saha in 2006. The couple welcomed their son Shoishob Roddur Shuddho some years after their marriage.

9. He Encouraged Harmony in all Faiths after Mother鈥檚 Day Backlash

In 2020, Chanchal Chowdhury received backlash on mother鈥檚 day. He posted a picture of himself with his mother which drew criticism.

People made derogatory remarks on getting to know about Chowdhury鈥檚 Hindu faith from the customary sindur on his mother鈥檚 forehead. Chowdhury responded calmly with poetry and encouraged harmony between all faiths.

10. His Favourite Accessories are the Watches he Wears

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 Chanchal Chowdhury is a stylish person who loves being fashionable and presentable at all events. On a one-on-one question-and-answer chat with the Daily Nation, Chowdhury revealed his favourite accessories.

He revealed that his favourite accessories are his watches. Chowdhury claimed that he never goes anywhere without having his watches on.