Joy Sengupta is an Indian film and stage actor works Hindi and Bengali films and theatre. He is best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) directed by Govind Nihalani.
Sengupta was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and grew up in Delhi and Nepal. He completed his graduation in English Literature from Delhi University. During this period, he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi. Thereafter, he received a Diploma in Drama from the Living Theatre Academy, New Delhi, where he studied under Ebrahim Alkazi. After working in theatre, telefilms and television series in Delhi, Sengupta shifted to Mumbai in 1997.
Sengupta starred in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998), a film by Govind Nihalani. Thereafter, Sengupta starred in a number of films such as Good Boy Bad Boy (2007), Shakal Pe Mat Ja (2011), Hate Story (2012), and Deham, also directed by Govind Nihalani. Over the years, he has worked with theatre directors such as Habib Tanvir, Safdar Hashmi, Barry John, Feroz Abbas Khan, Ramu Ramanathan and Lillete Dubey.
He married former model, Tara in 2006.