Jisshu Sengupta was on March 15, 1977, popularly known as Jisshu, is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter, who worked in both Hindi and Bengali cinema. Sengupta studied at Julien’s day school, where he was completely engrossed in cricket . He obtained a degree in economics from Heramba Chandra College, after which he started working in an advertising agency.

Jisshu made his debut in showbiz through a Bengali television series, Mahaprabhu, where he described the role of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The role overnight has propelled him to the rank of star. Subsequently, he debuted on the big screen with Priyojon (1999), which became a debacle at the box office. In 2002, he played against Tagore in Sukanta Roy’s ambitious project, Chelebela, alongside Debashree Roy and Kadambari Devi.

In addition to films, Jisshu is actively involved in the anchors of reality shows and awards, including Filmfare Awards East (2017). In 2011, he returned to television in the fiction category with Aparajito, which he produced for Star Jalsha.

He is the son of Ujjwal Sengupta, also an actor in Bengali films. Jisshu’s wife, Nilanjana Sharma, with whom he married in 2004, is the eldest daughter of Anjana Bhowmick, a Bengali film actress in the Bengali film industry.

Jisshu was ranked first in the 2015 edition of The Most Desirable Men of the Calcutta Times. He won the 49th position in Times Celebex in July 2015 for the buzz created around his 2015 comedy drama Piku. He also appeared in Dabboo Ratnani’s Bong 1422 calendar, a one-of-a-kind initiative and was featured at the launch ceremony of the calendar. With Paoli Dam, he launched the Times Food Guide 2017 at ITC Sonar.