Purnendu Bhattacharya is an Indian actor, health coach and theater artist. He gained recognition for his performance in a Hindi film called ‘Thappad’ (2020).
Wiki/Biography
Purnendu Bhattacharya was born in 1965 in New Delhi. He completed his schooling from Vinay Nagar Bengali High School, New Delhi. Purnendu earned his bachelor’s degree from Bengali Boys High School, New Delhi.
physical appearance
Height (approx.): 5 feet 8 inches
Weight (approx.): 70kg
Hair Color: salt and pepper
Eye Color: dark brown
family
parents
Purnendu Bhattacharya’s father was a theater artist who directed and acted in plays. He passed away when Purnendu was very young. Purnendu Bhattacharya’s mother is a housewife.
Mother of Purnendu Bhattacharya
wife and children
Purnendu Bhattacharya married health coach Runa Bhattacharya in 1990. The couple is blessed with two sons named Rishabh Bhattacharya and Imon Bhattacharya. Rishabh Bhattacharya is a doctor and Imon Bhattacharya is a lawyer.
Purnendu Bhattacharya (second from right) with his family.
job
movie
In 2011, Purnendu Bhattacharya made his Bollywood debut in the Hindi crime drama film titled ‘No One Killed Jessica’ where he played the character of Nigam.
Stills from Purnendu Bhattacharya’s debut Bollywood film ‘No One Killed Jessica’ (2011)
In 2014, Purnendu was cast in the Hindi drama film ‘Children of War’, also known as ‘The Bastard Child’, based on the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide and the Bangladesh Liberation War. He played the role of Abu in the movie.
Purnendu Bhattacharya (right), still from the Hindi film ‘Children of War’ (2014)
In 2017, he appeared in the Hindi comedy film ‘Fukri Returns’, playing the role of Delhi Chief Minister Brijmohan.
Poster for Hindi movie ‘Fukri Return’ (2017)
In 2019, Purnendu was cast in the Hindi action thriller film ‘Romeo Akbar Walter’, playing the character of General Jahangir Alam, Chief of Army Staff.
Purnendu Bhattacharya in a still from the Hindi film ‘Romeo Akbar Walter’ (2019).
In 2020, he was cast in the Hindi drama film ‘Thappad’ where he played the role of Thapar.
Poster for Hindi movie ‘Thapad’ (2020)
In 2021, Purnendu was cast in the Hindi romantic comedy film ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’, playing the role of Mani. The movie was released on Netflix.
Purnendu Bhattacharya (second from right) in a still from the Hindi film titled ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’ (2021).
In 2023, Purnendu Bhattacharya appeared in a Hindi heist thriller film titled ‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’, playing the character of a pilot.
Purnendu Bhattacharya (right) in a still from the Hindi film ‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ (2023).
web series
In 2018, Purnendu Bhattacharya was cast in a Hindi adult romantic drama web series titled ‘Flames’ where he played the role of Mr Bakshi, Rajat’s father. The series is produced by The Viral Fever (TVF) and released on Amazon Prime Video.
In 2019, he was cast in the Hindi drama web series ‘MOM – Mission Over Mars’, playing the role of Mayank. The series has been released on platforms like ALTBalaji and ZEE5.
Poster for Hindi movie ‘MOM-Mars Mission’ (2019)
In 2022, Purnendu was cast in a Hindi cricket-based web series titled ‘Sixer’ where she played the character of KK Shukla. The series was released on Amazon miniTV.
Purnendu Bhattacharya (right) in a still from the Hindi web series titled ‘Sixer’ (2022).
In the same year, Purnendu Bhattacharya starred in ‘Dr. He played the role of Pawan in ‘Arora’. The series was released by Sony LIV.
Web series ‘Doctor Arora’ (2022) poster
In 2022, Purnendu was cast in season 2 of a Hindi crime drama web series titled ‘Bhaukaal’ where he played the character of DIG Gupta. The series was released on MX Player.
Purnendu Bhattacharya in Stills from Web Series ‘Bhaukaal’ Season 2 (2022)
Favorites
Facts/Quiz
- When Purnendu Bhattacharya was about four or five years old, his father used to conduct theater rehearsals at home and Purnendu would watch all the artists and learn all their dialogues to his amazement. That’s how much my interest in acting grew.
- Purnendu did not want to pursue theater acting at his father’s expense and at the age of 18, he began giving tuition to younger children. At that time, he earned 50 rupees and after saving his money for some time, he started acting in plays.
- Purnendu has always been a Bengali theater artiste and never tried his hand at Hindi theatre.
- In 2008, he weighed 92.5 kg and through hard work, he lost 13 kg in 3 months.
- In 2010, he began working as a freelance health coach.
Purnendu Bhattacharya’s Instagram post about his fitness program
- He made his Bollywood debut at the age of 46.
- When she was offered a role in the Hindi film ‘Nobody Killed Jessica’ (2011), she initially turned down the part because she had no interest in film work and only wanted to do theatre. After some time he agreed and his interest in the film grew.
- As a theater director, he managed all the departments single-handedly and the distribution of work and responsibilities in the field of films impressed Purnendu Bhattacharya and made him interested as it was much more comfortable for him.
- Purnendu Bhattacharya presents comedy skits on his YouTube virtual channel called ‘Alright!’
Purnendu Bhattacharya featured in a YouTube video from a virtual channel called ‘Alright!’
- During his early Bollywood days, he worked corporate jobs while shooting films.
- Purnendu loves dogs and often shares photos and videos of his dogs on social media.
Purnendu Bhattacharya with his wife and pet dog Ginger
- He loves going to the gym and never misses a day of exercise.
Purnendu Bhattacharya during a workout session
- In 2020, Purnendu Bhattacharya received the FOI Online Award.
