Chandan Kar

Early life

Chandan Kar was born in Cuttack, Odisha. His father, Er Ramakant Kar, is a retired government mechanical engineer. Chandan completed his schooling from D.A.V. Public School, UNIT-VIII, Bhubaneswar. He acquired his bachelor's degree in technology BTech in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Orissa Engineering College in 2003.

Film career

Chandan, a software engineer by profession, was working in a multinational corporate IT firm when he was first spotted by Sudhanshu Shekhar working as assistant director under film maker Sanjay Nayak of Oriya Film Industry. Chandan was offered a part in an Oriya movie which then needed a fresh face. Camera shy and restrained Chandan refused initially but finally agreed when pursued. Chandan had no acting experience or knowledge of film making nor had he seen a movie being shot before acting in his first movie, Babu I Love You, in 2006.

He was also featured in the movie De Maa Shakti De in the same year. The actor is known for performing action scenes. Chandan has been able to portray both positive and negative characters and has been recognized as a versatile actor in the Oriya Film Industry.

Television

Chandan has also made appearances in TV shows such as:

Chandan is an avid sports lover and regularly appears on TV channels analysing cricket matches along with providing expert analysis on various topics related to movies, politics and social awareness

Patents

Chandan has filed 4 patents in the field of information technology and science. The patents relate to improvisations in software testing project management methodologies/processes and automation of internationalization testing. The processes can be easily adopted and implemented across software testing projects. He also has a list of External Publications on Upcoming technologies & trends list of which have been provided below in the External Links section.

Off-screen work

Chandan is an active member and counselor of the NGO named Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) since the year 2007. SIFF is a registered, non-funded, non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) headquartered at Bangalore that conducts research on social trends affecting men.

On 16 September 2012, Chandan adopted a White Tigress named "Bijaya" through the "Adopt an Animal" program of Nandankanan Zoological Park located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. To draw public attention and create awareness on adopting animals the actor has popularized the program of adopting animals through various TV channels and web forums.

Later, Chandan also joined the organization People For Animals PFA, Bhubaneswar started in 1998 by Jiban B. Das under the advice of Smt. Maneka Gandhi to campaign for animal rights and extend services to the animals in distress in Odisha. To widespread the message for stopping cruelty towards animals Chandan regularly feeds stray dogs and cows in public and appeals the mass to protect animals against cruelty during his public appearances and interviews.

To promote eye donation in the State and raise awareness, Chandan has donated his eyes with the help of Drushti Daan eyebank.