Chanchal had a fascination for acting since his childhood, but as a theatre activist his first appearance on stage was in 1996 in a play produced by Aranyak Natyadal. He joined Aranyak Natyadal in 1996 and, to date, has performed in acclaimed plays such as Prakritojon Kotha, Joyjoyonti, Ora Kodom Ali, Mayur Singhason, Songkranti, Rarang and Che-er Cycle. A great believer in the slogan of Aranayak, he says, "Theatre is not merely an entertainment tool but an active agent for social change." In this discipline, Mamunur Rashid is his guru and over the years he has worked with other distinguished directors such as Mannan Hira, Shah Alam Dulal and Faez Zahir. In his view, "If you must define me, say I am a theatre worker who sometimes does commercials or TV plays."

Having made his mark in theatre, Chanchal went on to do a TV commercial, which received much acclaim. His appearance in the commercial added a new dimension to his role as an actor.

In the last few years Chanchal has earned a name for himself on TV as well. His first small screen performance was in a TV play serial titled Sundori, written by Mamunur Rashid and the first major character played by him was in Grash by Faridur Rahman, a single-episode play that was aired about four years ago.

Chancal recalls that Fazlur Rahman Babu, a fellow member of Aranyak, introduced him to Mustafa Sarwar Farooki. Later, he worked with him in Talpatar Sipai, a special play that commemorated the Nazrul Anniversary. When Farooki began working for the Grameen Phone commercial which called for a professional actor, he picked Chanchal for the role.

Chanchal enjoys working in films. Tauqir Ahmed's Rupkothar Golpo is his only work in the film industry so far. With his passionate performance he managed to make the character he played come alive.

Comparing works in different media, he says, "Theatre is a completely different challenge, because it requires facing a live audience. I think it's very exciting for actors to be able to perform both in theatre and in films."

Apart from theatre, he is currently working on Salahuddin Lavlu's mega serial Ghor Kutum and some single-episode plays. TV serials Bhober Hath, Ebong Shamachar, featuring Chanchal, are currently being aired on TV.

Chanchal studied at the Institute of Fine Arts (IFA) and completed his Honours and Masters in Crafts. He worked for sometime as a lecturer at CODA and SODA. As he had to spend increasingly more time on media he could not continue his job. Being affiliated with the fine arts has always been his passion.