Date: 7 June 2025  

Time: 6:30 PM onwards 

Venue: KCC Amphitheatre  

KCC presents একেনবাবুর সঙ্গে কিছুক্ষণ – an evening with actor Anirban Chakrabarti, best known for his portrayal of the Bengali police detective Ekendra Sen or Ekenbabu – a fictional character created by author Sujan Dasgupta. Chakrabarti has played the role of the eccentric and quintessentially Bengali Ekenbabu in the web series Eken Babu (2018), and films like The Eken (2022) and The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (2023).  

This special conversation with Shyamali Acharjya will delve into Chakrabarti’s rise as an actor, his popularity, his plans for the future, the dreams he has as an actor, and all the unheard stories of hard work behind his success. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS 

Anirban Chakrabarti is an Indian Bengali film actor best known for portrayal of the character of Ekenbabu in a film franchise and separate web series under the same name.[1] He has acted in several other thriller films including Kakababur Protyaborton (2022), Khadaan, and Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale (2024). He has played the character of Jatayu in a web series directed by Srijit Mukherji and also acted in the internationally multiple award winner film Once Upon a Time in Calcutta directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. He is popular for his portrayal of the role of "Ekenbabu" in the films The Eken (2022) and The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan (2023).    

Shyamali Acharjya is an Assistant Manager at Aajkaal Publishing House Private Ltd. She has been a regular Bengali talk-show presenter at FM Rainbow and FM Gold broadcasts by All India Radio, Kolkata since 1998, and has worked as a voice-over artist for Doordarshan Kolkata. Acharjya has a passion for writing fiction and has published short stories and novels.