Purnendu Bhattacharya Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Indian Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 150 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Career
Debut	Film: ‘No One Killed Jessica’ (2011)
Award	FOI Online Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast for a Hindi film titled ‘Thapad' (2020)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year 1965
Age (as of 2023)	59 Years
Birthplace	New Delhi
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	New Delhi
School	Vinay Nagar Bengali Senior Secondary School, New Delhi
College/University	Bengali Boys Senior Secondary School, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	Graduate [1]Purnendu Bhattacharya - LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year 1990
Family
Wife/Spouse	Runa Bhattacharya (Health Coach)
Children	Son- Rishabh Bhattacharya (Doctor), Imon Bhattacharya (Lawyer)
Parents	Father- Name Not Known (deceased) (Theatre Director and Actor) Mother- Name Not Known (Homemaker)
Favourites
Director	Imtiaz Ali
Actor	Shiv Kumar Subramaniam

Some Lesser Known Facts About Purnendu Bhattacharya

• When Purnendu Bhattacharya was around 4-5 years old, his father would hold rehearsals for theatre performances at his home, and Purnendu would watch all of the performers and memorise all of their dialogues. That is how his interest in acting grew.

• Purnendu did not want to pursue theatre acting at his father’s cost, therefore at the age of 18, he began tutoring young children. He used to earn 50 rupees every day and after saving for a while, he began his theatre acting journey.

• Purnendu has always acted in Bengali theatre and has never tried his hand in Hindi theatre.

• In 2008, he weighed 92.5 kg and shed 13 kg in three months through lots of exercise and dieting.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya’s Instagram post about his weight loss journey

• In 2010, Purnendu Bhattacharya began working as an independent health coach.

• Purnendu was 46 years old when he began acting in Bollywood films.

• He used to work at a corporate office while doing Bollywood films side by side during the initial years of his film journey.

• In 2011, when he was offered a role in the Hindi film titled ‘No One Killed Jessica’, he originally declined the offer because he was not interested in film and preferred to work in theatre. After some time, he agreed, and his passion for movies developed.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya in a still from the Hindi film titled ‘No One Killed Jessica’ (2011)

• In 2014, Purnendu was cast in the Hindi drama film titled ‘Children of War’, also known as ‘The Bastard Child’ which was based on the 1971 Bangladesh genocide and the Bangladesh Liberation War. He portrayed the character of Abbu in the film.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya (right) in a still from the Hindi film titled ‘Children of War’ (2014)

• In 2017, he starred in the Hindi comedy film titled ‘Fukrey Returns’ in which he played the character of Brijmohan, the Delhi Chief Minister.

• In 2018, Purnendu Bhattacharya appeared in the Hindi coming-of-age romance drama web series titled ‘Flames’ as Rajat’s father, Mr Bakshi. The Viral Fever (TVF) developed the series, which was released on Amazon Prime Video.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya in a still from the Hindi web series titled ‘Flames’ (2018)

• In 2019, Purnendu appeared in the Hindi action thriller film titled ‘Romeo Akbar Walter,’ playing General Jahangir Alam, the Chief of Army Staff.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya in a still from the Hindi film titled ‘Romeo Akbar Walter’ (2019)

• In 2021, Purnendu was cast as Mani in the Hindi romance comedy film titled  ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’. The film was released on Netflix.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya (extreme left) on the sets of the Hindi film titled ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar’ (2021)

• In 2022, he starred in the Hindi cricket-based web series titled ‘Sixer’ in which he portrayed 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 2022, Purnendu Bhattacharya was cast in the Hindi medical drama web series titled ‘Dr. Arora’ as Pawan. The series premiered on Sony LIV.
  

  The poster of the Hindi web series titled ‘Dr Arora’ (2022)

• In the same year, he was cast as DIG Gupta in season 2 of the Hindi crime drama web series titled ‘Bhaukaal’. The series was released on MX Player.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya in a still from the Hindi web series titled ‘Bhaukaal’ season 2 (2022)

• In 2023, Purnendu Bhattacharya was cast in the Hindi heist thriller film titled ‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ in which he portrayed the character of the Pilot.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya (right) in a still from the Hindi film titled ‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ (2023)

• In 2023, he was cast in the Hindi mystery thriller film titled ‘Murder Mubarak’ in which he played the character of Brigadier Balbir Dogra. The film is based on the novel titled ‘Club You To Death’ which was written by Anuja Chauhan. The film was released on Netflix.

• As a theatre director, he was responsible for handling all departments, and the decentralisation of labour and responsibility in the film industry attracted Purnendu Bhattacharya’s interest because it was more relaxed.

• Purnendu Bhattacharya does comic skits for the YouTube channel ‘Alright!.’
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya in a skit video for the YouTube channel titled ‘Alright!’

• He loves animals and often posts photos and videos of his pet dog on social media.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya with his pet dog

• He is a fitness enthusiast and makes sure he never leaves a day without going to the gym.
  

  Purnendu Bhattacharya during his workout session