Dibyendu Bhattacharya is an Indian actor who works in Hindi, and Bengali cinema and has also been seen in famous web series. After finishing his studies at Behala Arya Vidya Mandir High School, he went on to attend Vivekananda College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. Dibyendu is also a proud holder of a certificate from the prestigious National School of Drama.
In 2001, Bhattacharya entered the film industry with the comedy-drama
Monsoon Wedding (2001), in which he co-starred with
Naseeruddin Shah and
Lillete Dubey. In 2005, Bhattacharya was cast alongside
Aamir Khan and
Rani Mukerji in the historical drama
Mangal Pandey (2005) (2005), directed by
Ketan Mehta.
Since then, he has acted in several Bengali and Hindi films and television shows. He is recognised for his role as Chunni in the movie
Dev.D (2009) and the Hotstar web series
Criminal Justice (2019) (2019), in which he plays Layak Talukdar. He has also appeared in cameos for popular mainstream movies like
Black Friday (2004) (2004),
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007) (2007), and
Chittagong (2012) (2012).
In the following years, he made appearances in films, including
Ab Tak Chhappan (2004) (2004),
Maqbool (2003) (2003),
Robber (2013) (2013),
B.A. Pass (2012) (2012), and
Guddu Rangeela (2015) (2015). Bhattacharya also starred in the Emmy-nominated Netflix thriller
Sacred Games (2018) (2018) alongside
Saif Ali Khan and
Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
He also appeared in the Netflix anthology drama
Ray (2021) (2021), starring
Manoj Bajpayee,
Ali Fazal, and
Kay Kay Menon. The same year, Bhattacharya accepted the role of inspector Biswa in the TV drama
Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega (2020) (2021), directed by
Soumendra Padhi. Bhattacharya was nominated for Most Popular Supporting Actor in a Web Series in the IWM Digital Awards for this role.
He has also appeared in the following web series:
Selection Day (2018) (2018),
Criminal Justice (2019) (2019),
The Gone Game (2020) (2020),
Mirzapur (2018) (2020),
Rocket Boys (2022) (2022), and
24: India (2013) (2013).
Bhattacharya has also worked in movies like
Incomplete (2017) (2017),
Do Writers ki Maut (2018),
Section 375 (2019) (2019), and
Doll's House (Based on a play by Henrik Ibsen) (2018) (2019), and TV shows including
Aar Ya Paar (2022) (2022),
Thinkistan (2019) (2019),
Maharani (2021) (2021) and
Code Name: Tiranga (2022).