He shot to fame and popularity with his debut film "Dadar Kirti" (1980), a romantic drama by Tarun Majumdar, and sustained his fame with films like "Saheb" (1981), "Parabat Priya" (1984), "Bhalobasa Bhalobasa" (1985), "Anurager Choyan" (1986), "Amar Bandhan" (1986), "Guru Dakshina" (1987) to name few. He was awarded the Filmfare Award for his role in "Saheb" (1981). He made his Bollywood debut in Hiren Nag's "Abodh" (1984) opposite Madhuri Dixit. He collaborated with Tarun Majumdar for the second time in his romantic flick "Bhalobasa Bhalobasa" (1985) where he was paired with Debashree Roy. The film achieved a roaring success and established his pairing with Roy as the most bankable one of the nineteen eighties. His other major hits with Roy include "Arpan" (1987), "Surer Sathi" (1988), "Surer Akashe" (1988), "Nayanmani" (1989), "Chokher Aloy" (1989), "Shubha Kamana" (1991), "Mayabini" (1992), "Tobu Mone Rekho" (1994). He collaborated with Buddhadeb Dasgupta in "Uttara" (2000) and "Mondo Meyer Upakhyan" (2002). He was arrested by C.B.I for alleged link to Rose Valley chit fund scam in December 2016, and was given bail after 13 months. He died on Tuesday, the 18th of February 2020, at 3:35 AM IST, as he was suffering from cardiological disorders, which lastly led to a sudden cardiac arrest.