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Father's Name
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Late Dr. Gajendra Chandrapal
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Mira Pal
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Date of Birth
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29 Sep 1958
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Place of Birth
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Chander Nagore, Distt. Hooghly (West Bengal)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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16 Jan 1985
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Nandini Paul
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.Sc. (Bio Science)
Educated at Hooghly Mohsin College, University of Burdwan, West Bengal
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Profession
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Film Artist
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Permanent Address
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74, Golf Club Road, Sapphire Court, Flat No. 1-J,
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Kolkata-700 033, West Bengal
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Tel : (033) 24223232, 09433003232, 09013180060 (M)
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Present Address
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B-704, M.S.Flats,
B.K.S. Marg,
Opp. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital,
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New Delhi - 110 001
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09013180060 (M)
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Positions Held
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2001-09
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Member, West Bengal Legislative Assembly (Two terms)
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Chairman, Standing Committee for Information & Culture, Youth and Sports, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
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Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
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23 Sep. 2009
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Member, Rules Committee
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24 Dec. 2009
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Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Lok Sabha
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Member, Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1 Sep. 2014 - 31 Aug. 2016
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Member, Standing Committee on Defence
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Sep. 2014
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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1 Sept. 2016 - 31 Aug. 2018
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Member, Standing Committee on Industry
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1 Sept. 2018 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Started professional career in 1979 as a film artist in a Bengali film; completed more than 400 films in Bengali, Hindi & Oriya; awarded B.F.J.A. Filmfare Award, Uttam Kumar Award, Pranotesh Barua Award and many more; H.M.V. has launched music album; Film Uttara has been Internationally acknowledged and received many Awards
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Actively taken part in Thalassemia and blood donation camps; Looked after Old Age Home and Orphange and vagrancy Home; and Took part in fund raising for relief causes in West Bengal & other States as well
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Special Interests
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Acting, sports, music and social work
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Watching movies, reading books, listening to music and attending various social functions
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Sports and Clubs
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Loves to play hockey, football and golf; Played hockey for Chandernagore Boys Sporting Club; and President, Atlanta Club in Golf Club, West Bengal; Member, (i) Kolkatta Golf Club; (ii) Prinston Club; and Honorary Member, Lions Club, Kolkata
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Countries Visited
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France, Italy, Singapore, Thailand (Bangkok), U.K., and U.S.A.
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