Born in the Shankar family on 30 July 1979, Ratul was exposed to the various forms of performing arts at a very young age.
He has been touring with his illustrious parents Mamata Shankar and Chandrodoy Ghosh from the age of 2 years.
A Major in Mass Communication and Videography from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Shankar made his debut in acting with Rituporno Ghosh in the National Award winning film Utsab in 2000.
Bickram Ghosh, Pete Lockett, Tilmann Dienhart, Niladri Kumar, Carl Peters, Ranajit Sengupta, Wolfgang Netzer, Soweto Kinch, Jesse Bannister, Attab Hadad and many more.
His main interest lies in collaborating with musicians from all over and believes in the Cultural Exchange that takes place fluently.