Abhishek Banerjee is an actor and casting director from India. He was born on May 5, 1985. You might recognize him from movies like Stree and Bhediya, or from his role as Hathoda Tyagi in the Amazon Prime Video show Paatal Lok.
Abhishek was born in Kharagpur, West Bengal, to Aloke Kumar Banerjee and Sumira Banerjee. His dad used to work for the Central Industrial Security Force. Abhishek went to school in Delhi. He first studied computer science but later switched to English honors at Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. There, he got into acting and was part of the college’s drama club.
Abhishek started his acting journey in Delhi’s theater scene. He appeared in a TV show called School Days. His first movie role was in Rang De Basanti. He moved to Mumbai in 2008. He worked as a casting director for the movie Knock Out in 2010. He also acted in a film called Soul of Sand the same year.
In the following years, he continued to work as a casting director for various films like The Dirty Picture, No One Killed Jessica, and Bajatey Raho. He acted in movies like Bombay Talkies, Phillauri, and Stree. Abhishek also appeared in web series like TVF Pitchers and Mirzapur.
Apart from acting and casting, Abhishek co-owns “Casting Bay” with his friend Anmol Ahuja. They cast actors for ads, movies, and web series. The company was started in 2017.
Abhishek gained a lot of recognition for his role as Hathoda Tyagi in the web series Paatal Lok. He also worked as the casting director for the show. In 2021, he appeared in the movie Bhediya.
In the future, he will be seen in a movie called Apurva, starring Tara Sutaria.