Honey Bafna

Honey Bafna
Honey Bafna
Born	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present
Notable work	Bokul Kotha; Prothoma Kadambini; Gramer Rani Binapani; Sohag Jol;

Honey Bafna is an Indian television actor who appears in Bengali TV shows, OTT and films.

Career

Coming from a completely non-acting background, Honey started his acting career in Bengali serials as a junior artist with non-credited roles. His first credited television appearance was in Star Jalsha's Bengali serial Tumi Ashbe Bole (2015), where he played the negative character of Dr. Vivaan Chakraborty. He came to be known for playing the role of 'Balaram' in Star Jalsha's mythological serial Bhakter Bhagobaan Shri Krishna, and as Rishi^[1] in Zee Bangla's popular family drama Bokul Kotha.^[2]^[3]^[4] He appeared as Dwarakanath Ganguly,^[5] in the Star Jalsha period drama Prothoma Kadambini,^[6]^[7] based on the life of Bengal's first practising lady doctor Kadambini Ganguly.^[8]^[9] Honey moved into the OTT space with a role in Hoichoi's Bodhon.^[10] Honey is marking his big screen debut with 'Swapnouraan'.^[11]

Personal life

Honey is currently single.^[12]^[13] He is a self confessed foodie and an ardent sports enthusiast.^[14]^[15] He graduated in Mathematics^[16] from Ashutosh College, and worked as a Medical Representative before joining the television industry. He also conducts acting workshops at a private acting school, when time permits.^[17]

Television

List of Honey Bafna television credits
Year	Title	Role	Channel	Production House	Notes
2015	Ishti Kutum		Star Jalsha		Supporting Role
2015	Tumi Ashbe Bole	Dr. Vivaan Chakraborty	Star Jalsha	Vandana Films and Enterprises	Supporting Role
2016	Goyenda Ginni (Sheel Rohoshyo)	Samrat	Zee Bangla	Shree Venkatesh Films	Episodic role
2016–2017	Bhakter Bhogobaan Shri Krishna	Balram	Star Jalsha	Surinder Films	2nd Male Lead
2017–2020	Bokul Kotha	Rishi Roy	Zee Bangla	Acropoliis Entertainment	Lead Role
2020–2021	Prothoma Kadambini	Dwarkanath Ganguly	Star Jalsha	Shree Venkatesh Films
2021–2022	Gramer Rani Binapani	Shatadru Raychaudhuri	Star Jalsha	Boyhood Productions
2022–2023	Sohag Jol	Shubhrojeet Chatterjee	Zee Bangla	Bangla Talkies
2023	Shyama^[18]	Joy Banerjee	Sun Bangla	Surinder Films
2024–Present	Shubho Bibaho	Tej Basu Mallick	Star Jalsha	Acropoliis Entertainment

Over The Top platform

List of Honey Bafna OTT credits
Year	Title	Streaming Platform	Role
2022	Bodhon	Hoichoi	Som
2022	Seven – Adoption		Dr. Bharat Roy
2022	Eken Babu – Ebar Kolkatay	Hoichoi	Bikash Sen
2023	Nikhoj	Hoichoi	Joydeep Mitra

Awards and recognition

List of awards and recognition received by Honey Bafna
Year	Award Name	Category	Notes
2019	Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar	Sera Nayok	Bokul Kotha
2019	Kolkata Glitz Fashion Awards	Glitz Icon of the Year	Bokul Kotha
2019	18th Tele Cine Awards	Best Actor in Television	Bokul Kotha
2021	Star Jalsha Parivar Award 2021	Banglar Gorbo	Prothoma Kadombini
2021	Kolkata Glitz Awards 2021	Notable Performance Male (Jury's Choice)	Prothoma Kadambini
2022	Telly Adda Awards	All Time Favorite Actor

References

^ "TV serial 'Bokul Kotha' tops on the TRP charts – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^ "নায়িকা তো উষসী, কে হবেন 'বকুলকথা'-র নায়ক". ebela.in. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^ "Actor Honey Bafna to feature in 'Rannaghar' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^ বিলকিস, মৌসুমী. "টিআরপি বাড়ল, ফের প্রথম পাঁচে 'বকুল কথা'". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Honey Bafna joins the cast of 'Prothoma Kadambini' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ "শ্যুটিংয়ে পূর্ববঙ্গের টানে কথা বলছে গোটা ইউনিট!". bartamanpatrika.com (in Bengali). Bartaman. 24 June 2020.
^ "বিনির হাত ধরতে আসছেন তিনি, তবে বাংলা রপ্তে নাজেহাল 'দ্বারকানাথ' হানি!". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ বিলকিস, মৌসুমী. "'বকুল কথা'র হানি এ বার সিনেমার হিরো". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^ "টেলিপর্দার নতুন জুটি! 'কাদম্বিনী'-প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নতুন সমীকরণ". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
^ "Actor Honey Bafna forays into OTT platform; plays a meaty role in web series 'Bodhon' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^ "Honey Bafna teams up with Debleena Dutt for a project". The Times of India.
^ "মেয়েটি দৌড়ে এসে আমাকে জড়িয়ে ধরল: হানি 'ঋষি' বাফনা". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^ "হানি বাফনাকে ঘিরে ফেলল হাজার হাজার মানুষ! কেন?". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ Glitz, Kolkata. ""I'm half Marwari half Jain"- Honey Bafna". Kolkata GlitZ. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^ "'Bokul Kotha' actor Honey Bafna enjoys his day out; See pic – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "মেকআপ রুমে অঙ্কের ক্লাস! অবসরে অঙ্ক নিয়ে মুখোমুখি দ্বারকানাথ, সতীশচন্দ্র". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ "Honey Bafna on 'Gramer Rani Binapani'". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ "Tumpa Ghosh and Honey Bafna starrer 'Shyama' to launch soon". The Times of India. 3 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

External links

Honey Bafna at IMDb
Honey Bafna on Facebook

[1] "TV serial 'Bokul Kotha' tops on the TRP charts – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[2] "নায়িকা তো উষসী, কে হবেন 'বকুলকথা'-র নায়ক". ebela.in. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[3] "Actor Honey Bafna to feature in 'Rannaghar' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[4] বিলকিস, মৌসুমী. "টিআরপি বাড়ল, ফের প্রথম পাঁচে 'বকুল কথা'". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[5] "Honey Bafna joins the cast of 'Prothoma Kadambini' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[6] "শ্যুটিংয়ে পূর্ববঙ্গের টানে কথা বলছে গোটা ইউনিট!". bartamanpatrika.com (in Bengali). Bartaman. 24 June 2020.

[7] "বিনির হাত ধরতে আসছেন তিনি, তবে বাংলা রপ্তে নাজেহাল 'দ্বারকানাথ' হানি!". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[8] বিলকিস, মৌসুমী. "'বকুল কথা'র হানি এ বার সিনেমার হিরো". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[9] "টেলিপর্দার নতুন জুটি! 'কাদম্বিনী'-প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নতুন সমীকরণ". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[10] "Actor Honey Bafna forays into OTT platform; plays a meaty role in web series 'Bodhon' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[11] "Honey Bafna teams up with Debleena Dutt for a project". The Times of India.

[12] "মেয়েটি দৌড়ে এসে আমাকে জড়িয়ে ধরল: হানি 'ঋষি' বাফনা". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[13] "হানি বাফনাকে ঘিরে ফেলল হাজার হাজার মানুষ! কেন?". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[14] Glitz, Kolkata. ""I'm half Marwari half Jain"- Honey Bafna". Kolkata GlitZ. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[15] "'Bokul Kotha' actor Honey Bafna enjoys his day out; See pic – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[16] "মেকআপ রুমে অঙ্কের ক্লাস! অবসরে অঙ্ক নিয়ে মুখোমুখি দ্বারকানাথ, সতীশচন্দ্র". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[17] "Honey Bafna on 'Gramer Rani Binapani'". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[18] "Tumpa Ghosh and Honey Bafna starrer 'Shyama' to launch soon". The Times of India. 3 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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