![]() He went to Mumbai, and, dedicated to improving himself, learned dance and trained under fight choreographer Aejaz Gulab (of Shootout at Lokhandwala and Mission Istaanbul fame).Ģ008–10: Comeback and success Dev at Shree Venkatesh Films's office in 2010ĭev made a comeback to acting in director Raj Chakraborty's action-romance Challenge, opposite Subhashree Ganguly. Despite the financial success of I Love You, Dev did not take on any other roles for about 14 months. Dev met with the producers and gained the male lead role. By this point, the film I Love You, directed by Ravi Kinnagi, was in development at Shree Venkatesh Films. The film did not perform well at the box office. Film career 2005–09: Debut, early career Dev with producer Nispal Singh Rane during shooting of Mon Mane Naĭev made his acting debut with the 2005 film Agnishapath, directed by Prabir Nandi, opposite Rachana Banerjee. ĭev is in a relationship with fellow actress Rukmini Maitra. After receiving his diploma from Bharatiya Vidyapeeth University, in Pune, in Computer Engineering, Dev returned to Mumbai and started his film career as an observer on the set of Abbas–Mustan's Taarzan: The Wonder Car. He also said there were times when he washed plates and served food. Though he could not cook, he would do the groceries and supervise on his father's behalf. There were times when his father would keep busy with other things and he had to chip in. The family was based in Mumbai and Dev would often accompany his father to the sets of Abbas–Mustan and Prakash Jha, among several others. Though that was his first, life continued to be the same for the next couple of years. As a child, that was the first time he got a taste of cinema. He described it as more of a family vacation for them and work did not feel like work. In an interview with The Times of India, Dev recalled that when his school was closed for summer, he went to the outdoors of Prahaar: The Final Attack with his father, where Nana Patekar was shooting. He also did an acting course at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Academy. His sister, Deepali Adhikari, was married on 9 August 2015 to Anirban. Later in his childhood, he moved to Mumbai and attended Purushottam High School in Bandra, where he was a good student. He spent his childhood living with his maternal uncle in Chandrakona and his sister, Deepali. His father used to have a food-catering service and his mother is a housewife. Life and backgroundĭev was born on 25 December 1982, in Mahisha, a small village near Keshpur, to Gurudas Adhikari and Mousumi Adhikari. He is also a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing Ghatal constituency since 2014, as a candidate from the party All India Trinamool Congress. ĭev had also been a mentor on the Bengali dance reality show Dance Bangla Dance, replacing Mithun Chakraborty. Though he has delivered some critically acclaimed performances, Dev is often trolled for his poor accent, average acting skills, his winning of the Mahanayak Samman from the Government of West Bengal. His accomplishments have made him one of the highest paid and sought out actors of Bengali cinema. ![]() He had been a recipient of numerous awards, namely Tele Cine Awards, Kalakar Awards, Filmfare Awards East, Filmfare Awards East (2017) and NABC International Bangla Film Award 2017. He continued to garner commercial success and wider attention through his successful films, including Le Chakka (2010), Dui Prithibi (2010), Paglu (2011), Challenge 2 (2012), Khoka 420 (2013), Rangbaaz (2013) and Chander Pahar (2013). He received the Anandalok Awards for Best Actor and Best Action Hero for his performance in the film. ![]() Dev got another breakthrough in Challenge (2009) which opened to critical and commercial success. A remake of the 2006 Kannada hit Mungaru Male, the film was moderately successful. He made a comeback on the silver screen with Premer Kahini (2008), opposite Koel Mallick, his first with whom he went on to star with in numerous films. Despite the success, Dev did not get any work for the next fourteen months. Directed by Ravi Kinagi, the film was critically unsuccessful, but was commercially successful and was quick to resurrect his career. His starring role in I Love You (2007) opposite Payal Sarkar was his breakthrough. Dev faced flak after the film was released, and it turned out to be a critical and commercial flop. ![]() He owns the production house Dev Entertainment Ventures.īorn in Keshpur, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film Agnishapath opposite Rachna Banerjee. Deepak Adhikari (born 25 December 1982), known by his stage name Dev, is an Indian actor, producer, singer and screenwriter, known for his works in Bengali cinema and more recently, a politician.
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