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Dhritiman Chatterjee
Actor

Dhritiman Chatterjee

30 May 1945Born
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64Credits
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]Birthplace

Biography

Dhritiman Chatterjee (Bengali: ধৃতিমান চট্টোপাধ্যায়) is an Indian actor. He began his acting career in 1970 as the protagonist of Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi (The Adversary). Most of his acting work has been in India's "parallel", or independent, cinema with filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Aparna Sen, among others. He has also worked in English films with well-known filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta and Jane Campion. He has received several acting awards in India and has been on the Jury of the Indian National film Awards.

Chatterjee pursues a parallel career in advertising, social communications and documentary filmmaking.

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In 2019, he lent his voice for narration in If Not for You[1], a documentary about Kolkata's long lasting love affair with legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.

Never a part of mainstream "Bollywood", he's made an astonishingly small number of films. In recent years he's taken roles with filmmakers as diverse as Jane Campion and hugely successful Mumbai directors Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Mani Ratnam.

Dhritiman is his screen name. He is otherwise known as Sundar Chatterjee and is quite active on the English stage in Chennai. Born on 30 May 1945, he was educated at Kolkata's St Xavier's Collegiate School and Presidency College, and the Delhi School of Economics.

About his acting qualities, Satyajit Ray once remarked, "I do not know what definition of a star these filmmakers have been using, but mine goes something like this. A star is a person on the screen who continues to be expressive and interesting even after he or she has stopped doing anything. This definition does not exclude the rare and lucky breed that gets lakhs of rupees per film; and it includes everyone who keeps his calm before the camera, projects a personality and evokes empathy. This is a rare breed too but one has met it in our films. Dhritiman Chatterjee of Pratidwandi is such a star." - (Our Films Their Films)

Dhritiman is currently the anchor of Pradhanmantri in Bengali on ABP Ananda from 14 December 2013.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2025The Puppet’s TaleFilm: Jadab Pundit
  2. 2025Dear MaaFilm
  3. 2025The KeysmithFilm: Sudhanshu
  4. 2024PadatikFilm: file footage
  5. 2021ChehreFilm: Justice Jagdish Acharya
  6. 2020Feluda Pherot - Chhinnomostar ObhishapSeries: Mahesh Chowdhuriy (6 episodes)
  7. 2020Talking HeadFilm: (Self)
  8. 2020Forbidden LoveSeries: Dr. Harold Fernandez (1 episode)
  9. 2019Professor Shanku O El DoradoFilm: Professor Shanku
  10. 2019Mission MangalFilm
  11. 2019Stars for BabaFilm: Baba
  12. 2019If Not For YouFilm: Narrator
  13. 2019KavachaFilm
  14. 2018Shobdo Kolpo DroomFilm: Dr. Amlan
  15. 2018Bhavesh Joshi SuperheroFilm: Nandu Don
  16. 2018CaptainFilm: Mr. Sinha
  17. 2018Jai SimhaFilm
  18. 2017ChilekothaFilm
  19. 2017Paisa VasoolFilm: jailor
  20. 2017PoornaFilm: Alexander
  21. 2017The Bongs AgainFilm: Jishu's uncle
  22. 2016Double FeludaFilm: Nihar Ranjan Dutta
  23. 2016The Last MuralFilm: Bijan Bose
  24. 2016MajnuFilm: Aditya's Grandfather
  25. 2016PinkFilm: Judge Satyajeet Dutt
  26. 2016OppamFilm: Anupam Ram
  27. 2016Let Her CryFilm
  28. 2016The Man Who Knew InfinityFilm: Narayana Iyer
  29. 2016ChaurangaFilm: Priest
  30. 2015Wedding PullavFilm: Sid Kapoor
  31. 2015NaxalFilm: Shiddhartha Chowdhury
  32. 2015Shajarur KantaFilm: Byomkesh Bakshi
  33. 2014Ek Phaali RodhFilm: Dr. Roy
  34. 2014TeenkahonFilm: Dr. Banerjee
  35. 2013Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna BhoomiFilm: Bimalda
  36. 2013Act ZeroFilm: Dr. Probal Roy
  37. 2012Midnight's ChildrenFilm: Mian Abdullah
  38. 2012Agent VinodFilm: Sir Jagadishwar Metla
  39. 2012KahaaniFilm: K. Bhaskaran
  40. 2012MayabazaarFilm
  41. 2011NoukadubiFilm: Annodababu, Hemnalini's Father
  42. 2010Gorosthane SabdhanFilm
  43. 2010Ekti Tarar KhonjeFilm
  44. 2009Hit ListFilm
  45. 2009033Film
  46. 2009Yavarum NalamFilm: Mr.Thyagarajan / Mr.Kamdhar
  47. 2008Four ChaptersFilm: Uncle
  48. 2007GuruFilm: Contractor Sahaab
  49. 2007FramedFilm: Inspector
  50. 200615 Park AvenueFilm: Dr. Kunal Barua
  51. 2005BlackFilm: Paul McNally
  52. 1999Holy SmokeFilm: Chidaatma Baba
  53. 1996HimgharFilm
  54. 1996KahiniFilm
  55. 1993Sunya Theke SuruFilm: Bishwadev Sharma
  56. 1991The StrangerFilm: Prithwish Sen Gupta
  57. 1990An Enemy of the PeopleFilm: Nishith Gupta
  58. 1987Sarisreep - The ReptileFilm
  59. 198136 Chowringhee LaneFilm: Samaresh Moitra
  60. 1981In Search of FamineFilm: Movie Director
  61. 1974Jadu BangshaFilm
  62. 1973The Guerrilla FighterFilm
  63. 1972PicnicFilm: Dipak Dey
  64. 1970The AdversaryFilm: Siddhartha Chaudhuri

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