Dev is a Bengali film actor. His original name is Deepak Adhikari. He was born in 'Mahisha' a small village near Keshpur, West Midnapur, West Bengal. He spent his childhood in Chandrakona at his maternal uncle's place.After finishing his primary education, he returned to Mumbai to his parents before coming back and settling down in Kolkata. His debut film was "Agnisapath", which did not run well at box-office. Later, he changed his name to 'Dev' and tried his luck again in the film industry. His first film as Dev 'I Love You'(2007),directed by Ravi Kinnagi, made him popular. It was one of the biggest hit in Bengali Film Industry in that year.

Film career

After finishing studies, he returned to Mumbai and started as an observer in Abbas-Mustan’s Taarzan: The Wonder Car

Taarzan: The Wonder Car

Taarzan: The Wonder Car is a 2004 thriller film directed by Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla. The film stars Vatsal Sheth, Ajay Devgn and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles, while Farida Jalal, Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Pankaj Dheer, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Gulshan Grover and Mukesh Tiwari play...

. He also did an acting course at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Academy.His first film as the lead was Agnishapath opposite Rachana Banerjee

Rachana Banerjee

Rachana Banerjee is a Bengali actress in Calcutta-based Bengali Cinema at Tollywood.She was born on October 2, 1978 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Apart from Bengali movies she has also done several Oriya movies, many along with Siddhanta Mahapatra...

, directed by Prabir Nandi. This film was a flop at box office. At that time, Shree Venkatesh Films

Shree Venkatesh Films

Shree Venkatesh Films is a Media and Entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films, SVF has distributed Bollywood and Hollywood films in eastern India. The other divisions of the company include Exhibition, TV Production, Digital...

 was looking for a fresh face for their next venture I Love You

I Love You (2007 film)

I Love You is a Bengali film by Ravi Kinagi. This movie is quie similar plot to Maine Pyar Kiya directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya...

. He met them and bagged the male lead role.

His Fourth film was director Raj Chakraborty

Raj Chakraborty

Raj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...

 directed Challenge in opposite of Subhashree Ganguly. With what is widely regarded as a handsome demeanor and respected dancing skills, Dev proved his mettle in an interesting action-romance genre in Challenge

Challenge (2009 film)

Challenge is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Raj Chakraborty.This is second directorial film After 2008 block buster Chirodini Tumi Je Amar. The film is starring Dev and Subhashree Ganguly. For a few scenes and songs pictured of this film in Dubai, Australia and New Zealand.-Plot:It is an action...

.The film Challenge was a huge hit in West Bengal and made Dev a very popular actor. Dev's recent films Dui Prithibi and Sedin Dakha Hoyechilo fared modestly in the box office. Towering at above six feet, lightning-feet Dev is the new Tollywood hit-machine.

Dev is also the only actor in Bengali cinema to do an item song. His first item song was from the film 'Chirodini Tumi je Amar' in the song "pante tali". The track as well the video went on to become a massive hit!
Dev's new item number is from the film 'Jackpot' directed by Kaushik Ganguly. In this film, he was seen dancing to the remade music track of 'Jibone ki Pabona', a track originally made famous by the presence of iconic Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay is an iconic Bengali actor from India, known among other things for his frequent collaborations with the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray and his constant comparison with the Bengali screen idol Uttam Kumar.-Background:Soumitra graduated from...

.He got STAR ANANDA (a Bengali news channel) Shera notun Protibha Award 2010 award. his superhit film in 2010 was sedin dekha hoyechilo.
His latest film is PAGLU, released on 3 June, 2011. His co-actress in this film is Koyel Mullick and the film was directed by Rajib Kumar Biswas
He is now working with Shrabonti Chattergee in an untitled film which is being derected by Rajib.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director	Co-Artist	Notes
2006	Agnishapoth		Prabir Nandi	Rachana Banerjee Rachana Banerjee Rachana Banerjee is a Bengali actress in Calcutta-based Bengali Cinema at Tollywood.She was born on October 2, 1978 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Apart from Bengali movies she has also done several Oriya movies, many along with Siddhanta Mahapatra...
2007	I Love You I Love You (2007 film) I Love You is a Bengali film by Ravi Kinagi. This movie is quie similar plot to Maine Pyar Kiya directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya...		Rabi Kinagi Rabi Kinagi Rabi Kinagi is a Bengali and Oriya film diector, editor,scripwriter.-Director:* Poran Jaye Jolia Re * Bhalobasa Bhalobasa 2008* Premer Kahini 2008* I Love You 2007...	Payel Sarkar
2008	Premer Kahini Premer Kahini -Critical reception:The DDLJ sameness doesn’t end there. The lovebirds romance on the terrace, night after night, like Raj and Simran did. They sing and dance in the rain, around trees and on mountains sporting trendy jackets and chiffon saris.Dev is a show stealer from the start. He woos Koel —...		Rabi Kinagi Rabi Kinagi Rabi Kinagi is a Bengali and Oriya film diector, editor,scripwriter.-Director:* Poran Jaye Jolia Re * Bhalobasa Bhalobasa 2008* Premer Kahini 2008* I Love You 2007...	Koyel Mallick
2008	Mon Mane Na Mon Mane Na (2008 film) Mon Mane Na is a Bengali romance Movie was released in 2008,directed by Sujit Guha, the movie featured Dev, Koyel Mullick. This movie is adopted from the 1995 American romantic comedy movie French Kiss.-Plot:...		Sujit Guha Sujit Guha Sujit Guha ) is a Bengali film diector and scriptwriter.-Director:* Mon Maane Naa 2008* Sangharsha 2007* Eri Naam Prem 2006* Nayak 2006* Agnipath 2005* Deba 2002* Tak Misti Jiban 2002* Prem Pratigya 2001...	Koyel Mallick
2008	Chirodini Tumi Je Aamar		Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...	Rahul Banerjee Rahul Banerjee Arunoday Banerjee A.K.A. "Rahul" is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. He made his first stage appearance at the age of three years with his father’s theatre troupe Bijoygarh Atmaprakash in a play titled Raj Darshan...  & Priyanka Sarkar
2009	Jackpot Jackpot (2009 film) Jackpot is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Koushik Ganguly. The film is starring Hiran Chatterjee, Koyel Mallick, Rahul Banerjee, Sohini Pal...		Koushik Ganguly	Hiran Chatterjee Hiran Chatterjee Hiran Chatterjee is a Bengali Indian male actor.-Early life:Hiran has done School Final from Uluberia High School, Master degree in English Literature from Rabindra Bharati University and is also an MBA.-Filmography:...  & Koyel Mallick
2009	Challange		Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...	Subhashree Ganguly
2009	Poran Jaye Jolia Re Poran Jaye Jolia Re Poran Jai Jolia Re is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Ravi Kinnagi. This film stars Dev and Subhashree Ganguly. It is a remake of the 2007 Hindi film, Namastey London.-Plot:...		Rabi Kinagi Rabi Kinagi Rabi Kinagi is a Bengali and Oriya film diector, editor,scripwriter.-Director:* Poran Jaye Jolia Re * Bhalobasa Bhalobasa 2008* Premer Kahini 2008* I Love You 2007...	Subhashree Ganguly
2009	Du jone		Rajib Biswas	Srabanti
2010	Bolo na tumi amar		Sujit Mondal	Koyel Mallick
2010	Le chakka Le Chakka The film score of the film as well as the soundtrack was scored by Indradeep Dasgupta. The soundtrack, featuring 5 tracks overall, was released on 14 May 2010 in India...		Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...	Payel Sarkar
2010	Ekti Tarar Khonje Ekti Tarar Khonje Ekti Tarar Khonje is a 2010 Bengali-language film that was directed by National award winning cinematographer Abhik Mukhopadhyay. The film stars Shayan Munshi, Arpita Pal, Rudranil Ghosh, and veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee.-Plot:...		Avik Sarkar	Shayan Munshi Shayan Munshi Shayan ShayaMunshi is an Indian model turned actor who made his debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Jhankaar Beats. Haylinwho is from KolkzimiVJ and actress Peeya Rai Chowdhary in 2006. Shayan has also been seen in music videos and films like My Brother Nikhil....  & Arpita Chatterjee Arpita Pal Arpita Pal is an actress in the Tollywood Bangla language film industry of India. She is the present wife of Prosenjit.-External links:...
2010	Dui Prithibi Dui Prithibi (2010 film) Dui Prithibi is a 2010 Bengali film directed by Raj Chakraborty. It is a Bengali remake of the 2008 film Sharwanand-Allari Naresh starring Gamyam, a Telugu film. It was a hit at the box-office.- Plot :...		Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film director. A person from middle class family background. Born in Halisahar of West Bengal. His first directorial debut film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar was released in 2008...	Jeet Jeet Jeet is a Hindi term meaning "victory" or "win". It may refer to:* Jeet , Indian* Jeet , Bengali actor* Jeet , a Hindi film by Raj Kanwar...  & Koyel Mullick Koyel Mullick Koyel Mallick is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali and Tollywood films. She is a daughter of Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick.-Early life:Mallick was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick and his wife Deepa. Mallick has a B.Sc...  & Barkha Bisht Sengupta Barkha Bisht Sengupta Barkha Bisht Sengupta is an Indian television actress. She is married to co-star Indraneil Sengupta in real life.- Career :...
2010	Bastav Bastav Bastav is a village situated in Obrenovac municipality in Serbia....		Rajshekhar Basu	Srabanti	upcoming
2010	Sedin dekha hoyechilo		Sujit Guha Sujit Guha Sujit Guha ) is a Bengali film diector and scriptwriter.-Director:* Mon Maane Naa 2008* Sangharsha 2007* Eri Naam Prem 2006* Nayak 2006* Agnipath 2005* Deba 2002* Tak Misti Jiban 2002* Prem Pratigya 2001...	Srabanti
2011	Paglu Paglu Paglu is a 2011 Tollywood Romantic film. Directed by Rajib Biswas. The films title flows on Dev-Koyel's popular one of Bolona Tumi Amar hit-song Le Paglu. Starring Dev, Koyel Mallick and Rajatava Dutta.It is the remake of telugu movie Devadasu-Synopsis:The movie begins with Paglu , a college...		Rajib Biswas	Koyel Mallick
2011	Khokababu Khokababu Khokababu is an upcoming Bengali film directed by Shankar Aiyya. The films title flows on Dev's popular one of Shedin Dekha Hoyechilo hit-song Khokababu released was last of the year 2010. The film stars Dev, Subhashree Ganguly, Ferdous, Laboni Sarkar, Biswajit Chakraborty and many...		Shankar Aiyya	Subhashree Ganguly	upcoming releases
2011	Romeo		Sujit Mondol	Subashree Ganguly	upcoming releases