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Date of birth4 February
BirthplaceKolkata, West Bengal, India
ProfessionActor, Screenwriter, Producer, Director, Storyteller
NationalityIndian
Marital statusUnmarried
FamilyFather - Prasenjit; Mother - Malini Mukherjee Sarkar; Brother - Samrat Sarkar; Sister - Aakansha Sarkar
Utsav Sarkar Biography
Utsav Sarkar is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, producer and storyteller from Kolkata. Trained in theatre and performing arts, he has worked on á
Early life and backgroundUtsav Sarkar was born on 4 February in Kolkata, West Bengal. He grew up in a Bengali household and spent his formative years attending a boarding school in Panchgani, Maharashtra. His early interest in performance developed through school plays and drama competitions, and that passion carried him into collegiate and professional theatre.
Utsav completed a Bachelor of Mass Communication at Usha Pravin Gandhi College of Arts, Science, and Commerce in Vile Parle, Mumbai (2012–2015). He then pursued further training at the Academy of Theatre Arts, University of Mumbai (2015–2017), earning a Master of Performing Arts. His family includes his father Prasenjit, his mother Malini Mukherjee Sarkar, a brother Samrat Sarkar, and a sister Aakansha Sarkar. Samrat has worked as a regional growth manager at Smallcase.
Career
Utsav’s career spans acting, writing, directing, producing and editing, with a focus on Hindi web series and YouTube content. He began appearing on screen in supporting roles, making his web-series debut as the character Paglu in the ZEE5 series Bhram in October 2019. He followed that with a supporting film role as Bunty in Janhit Mein Jaari, released in June 2022.
Alongside acting, Utsav has an extensive background as a writer and creative professional. Early credited work includes writing and conceptualizing short videos for YouTube; in October 2017 he was featured in a video he had written titled Kya Phone Itna Zaroori Hai? He worked as a screenwriter for Mumbai-based production houses, including a stint at Happi Digital (December 2019–February 2020), and later served as an assistant screenwriter at Prakash Jha Productions from February to around May 2020. He subsequently joined BuddyBits as a creative producer and screenwriter and, in December 2020, was associated with Third Bell Productionz as a sanctioned writer.
Utsav has directed short films as well. His short film Chuski, released on YouTube in March 2021, received recognition at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival. He wrote, directed, produced and edited the short film My Last Vlog, in which he also acted as Nawab Malik; that film earned the Best Mobile Film award at the Maharashtra Times Short Film Festival in June 2022. In February 2021 he appeared in and wrote the concept for the YouTube web series The Lineup, portraying Shayantan Roy, a struggling poet.
Theatre has remained an important part of his background. During his college years he acted in productions including The Glass Menagerie, Baanjh, Khariya Ka Ghera, The Two of Us, A Doll’s House and Dhik Tam. His play The Two of Us was uploaded to YouTube in January 2022, where he performed the role of Nikhil.
Public profile
Utsav maintains a presence on YouTube through his channel Flush Off, where he posts humorous, relatable videos that he writes, directs and performs. One of his collaborative videos, Akela Hoon, Khush Hoon, released on the BuddyBits channel in September 2018, has accumulated millions of views. He has also appeared in commercial work, including a Hero Bangladesh advertisement in June 2019.
Throughout his development he has trained under and worked with established figures in Indian theatre and film, having been mentored by practitioners such as Sai Paranjpye, Prakash Jha, Nadira Babbar and Sanjay Upadhyay. In recognition of his theatre work, he was among a group of students awarded a national scholarship in theatre by India’s Ministry of Culture in July 2018.
Personal notes
Utsav is unmarried and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. He is of Indian nationality and Bengali ethnicity. He is known to have a pet dog named Posto. He has said in interviews that an early setback in theatre pushed him toward writing; that pivot helped him build a career across multiple creative roles.
Latest updates
Recent credits include his supporting film role in Janhit Mein Jaari (June 2022) and his award-winning short My Last Vlog (December 2021 release and June 2022 festival recognition). His short film Chuski and ongoing YouTube projects reflect a continued focus on creating, writing and directing short-form content for digital audiences.
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Recent Work
Supporting actor as Paglu on ZEE5 (October 2019)
2019Supporting actor as Bunty (June 2022)
2022Director; short film on YouTube (March 2021)
2021Director, producer, writer, editor and actor (Nawab Malik); won Best Mobile Film at Maharashtra Times Short Film Festival (2021–2022)
2021Career Highlights
- Received a national scholarship in theatre from the Ministry of Culture (July 2018)
- Directed Chuski, which earned recognition at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
- My Last Vlog won Best Mobile Film at the Maharashtra Times Short Film Festival
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