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Chatterjee at the IFFI, 2012 | |
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Occupation(s) | Film, TV & Stage Actor, Ad & Short filmmaker, Literary Performer & Reciter |
Dhritiman Chatterjee is an Indian actor. He began his acting career in 1970 as the protagonist of Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi (The Adversary). [1] 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 and is noted for his acting skills. [2] [3] He has also worked in English films with well-known filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta and Jane Campion.
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. Chatterjee went on to pursue a parallel career in advertising, social communications and documentary filmmaking.
In 2019, Chatterjee lent his voice for narration in If Not for You, a documentary about Kolkata's long lasting love affair with legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. 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) [4]
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. [5] Dhritiman has received several acting awards in India and has been on the Jury of the Indian National film Awards.
He is currently the anchor of Pradhanmantri in Bengali on ABP Ananda from 14 December 2013.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | Pratidwandi | Siddhartha Chaudhuri - a.k.a. Siddharta and the City - a.k.a. The Adversary | |
1972 | Picnic | ||
1973 | Padatik | Political Activist - a.k.a. The Guerilla Fighter | |
1974 | Jadu Bansha | ||
1980 | Akaler Sandhane | a.k.a. Akaler Sandhaney - a.k.a. In Search of Famine | |
1981 | 36 Chowringhee Lane | Samaresh Moitra | |
1989 | Ganashatru | Nishrith Gupta - a.k.a. An Enemy of the People (UK) | |
1991 | Agantuk | Prithwish Sen Gupta - a.k.a. The Stranger - a.k.a. The Visitor (International: English title) - a.k.a. Visiteur, Le (France) | |
1993 | Sunya Theke Suru | Professor Bhishmadev Sharma - a.k.a. A Return to Zero (India: English title) | |
1997 | Kahini | ||
2005 | 15 Park Avenue | Psychiatrist Dr. Kunal Barua | |
2008 | Chaturanga | Uncle | |
2009 | Joy Lies | Venkat | |
Hitlist | |||
2010 | Ekti Tarar Khonje | Land Lord uncle | |
Gorosthaney Sabdhan | Mahadev Chowdhury | ||
2011 | Noukadubi | Hemnalni's father | |
2012 | Maya Bazaar | ||
2014 | Ek Phaali Rodh | Dr. Somshankar Roy | |
2015 | Naxal | Shiddhartha Chowdhury | |
Agantuker Pore | Prithwish Sen Gupta | ||
Shajarur Kanta | Byomkesh Bakshi | ||
2016 | Double Feluda | Dr. Nihar Dutta | |
2019 | Professor Shonku O El Dorado | Professor Shonku | [6] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Black | Paul McNally | |
2007 | Guru | Contractor Sahaab | |
2009 | 13B | Mr.Thyagarajan/ Mr.Kamdhar Yavarum Nalam | |
Ek: The Power of One | DIG Sheirgill | ||
2012 | Kahaani | Bhaskaran K, Director Intelligence Bureau | |
2012 | Agent Vinod | Sir Jagadishwar Metla | |
2014 | Kick | Raj Bhai | |
2015 | Wedding Pullav | Sid Kapoor | |
2016 | Pink | Judge Satyajit Dutt | |
Chauranga | Pandit | ||
Sanam Teri Kasam | Sanjay Pandit | ||
2017 | Poorna: Courage Has No Limit | Alexandar | |
2021 | Chehre | Justice Jagdish Acharya |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Holy Smoke | Chidaatma Baba - a.k.a. Holy Smoke! (USA: video box title) | |
2000 | Perfumed Garden | Sage Vaisyzyana - a.k.a. Tales of Kama Sutra (USA: video title) | |
2013 | Carnival | Master | |
2015 | The Man Who Knew Infinity | Narayana Iyer | |
If Not for You |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Let Her Cry | Professor |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Birmalda (Village head, Gouri's father) | |
2018 | Captain (2018 film) | Mr.Sinha |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Notes |
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2020 | Forbidden Love | Dr Harold Fernandez | Hindi | ZEE5 | |
2020 | Feluda Pherot | Mahesh Chowdhury | Bengali | Addatimes |
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