Saswata Chatterjee

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Saswata Chatterjee
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Born (1970-12-19) 19 December 1970 (age 54) [1]
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Other namesApu [2]
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
SpouseMohua Chatterjee
Father Subhendu Chatterjee

Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor known for his work in Bengali cinema and television, with appearances in Hindi films. The son of actor Subhendu Chatterjee, he began his career with a Hindi television series directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's Kaalpurush. He gained recognition for portraying Topshe in a Feluda -based television series directed by Sandip Ray.

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Chatterjee has received critical acclaim for his performances in several Bengali films, notably for his role in Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013), where he played a character inspired by Ritwik Ghatak. He achieved widespread recognition for his role as Bob Biswas, a contract killer, in Sujoy Ghosh's Hindi thriller Kahaani (2012).

Personal life

Saswata Chatterjee was born on 19 December 1970 to Subhendu Chatterjee, a noted Bengali actor. [3] He lives in Kolkata and is married to Mohua, a teacher. They have a daughter together. [2]

Career

Chatterjee started his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's Kaalpurush. [4] and a Hindi serial Krishnakant Ka Vasiyatnama on Doordarshan based on Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay's novel Krishnakanter Will. Later, he acted in a television series directed by Sandip Ray, where he portrayed the character of Topshe, a sidekick of Feluda, the sleuth. After this television debut, his acting skills were appreciated and he gained popularity. [5]

Chatterjee's acting in several Bengali films were critically appreciated. Some of his notable appearances include Tiyasha , C/O Sir , Proloy (2013) , Jekhane Bhuter Bhoy , Meghe Dhaka Tara , Bhooter Bhabishyat, Abar Bomkesh (Chitrachor), Rang Milanti , Byomkesh Bakshi (Adim Ripu), The Bong Connection, Abar Aranye . He worked in the blockbuster Hindi film, Kahaani (2012) directed by Sujoy Ghosh starring Vidya Balan. In that film, he played the role of a cold-blooded killer named Bob Biswas. [6] His role as Bob became so popular that Chatterjee describes it as:

Bob Biswas has most definitely exceeded the popularity of Kahaani. Poor Saswata has lost his identity. He is addressed as Bob wherever he goes.

— Saswata Chaterjee on his role on Bob Biswas. [2]

The character went viral on Facebook and Twitter with thousands of followers. A graphic novel is in the making was also inspired from Bob's character. [7]

Meghe Dhaka Tara was released in 2013, a film inspired by the life and works of Bengali film director Ritwik Ghatak and also depicts the socio-political environment of contemporary West Bengal during the Tebhaga and Naxalite movements. In this movie, he played the lead character as Nilkantha Bagchi.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguageNote
1996 Baksho Rahashya Topshe Bengali
1997NayantaraBengali
1998AtmajaBengali
1999Tumi Ele TaiBengali
KhelagharBengali
2000Shesh ThikanaBengali
2002 Aamar Bhuvan NurBengali
2003 Abar Aranye Saswata BanerjeeBengali
2004Tin Ekke TinTinkoriBengali
Aabar Asibo PhireBengali
2006 Teen Yaari Katha AnilBengali
Dosar Kaushik's younger brotherBengali
2007Shudhu Tomar JonyoBengali
The Bong Connection Bhai-DaEnglish
2008 Chalo Let's Go AsimBengali
2009 Cross Connection Swapnil BasuBengali
Madly Bangalee Bengali
Brake Fail Bengali
2010 Byomkesh Bakshi (Adim Ripu) Ajit Bandyopadhyay Bengali
Gaaner OpareyBengali
2011Get2GetherBengali
Uro ChithiManishBengali
Gosainbaganer Bhoot Bhelu DaktarBengali
Rang Milanti Deepjoy Mitra/Anupam GhatakBengali
The Forlorn (Short Film)Dr. Sambit ChaterjeeBengali
2012Goraay GondogolBengali
Sangsar Sukher Hoi Homonir GuneBideshBengali
Bhalobasha Off Route-eBengali
Nobel Chor HariBengali
Kahaani Bob BiswasHindiDebut in Hindi cinema
Abar Byomkesh (Chitrachor) Ajit Bandyopadhyay Bengali
Bhooter Bhabishyat Hathkata KartikBengali
Balukabela.com Advocate Subimal DattaGuptaBengali
Jekhane Bhuter Bhoy Pratap SarkarBengali
2013 Aborto Bengali
Meghe Dhaka Tara Nilkantha Bagchi Bengali
Damadol Papu BhaiBengali
Namte Namte Rana BasuBengali
Aschorjo Prodip Anilabha Gupto / AnildaBengali
Goynar Baksho ChandanBengali
Proloy Animesh DuttaBengali
C/O Sir Jayabrata RayBengali
Tiyasha SudiptoBengali
2014Bonku BabuBonku BabuBengali
Baari Tar Bangla Roopchand SenBengali
Byomkesh Phire Elo (Beni Sanghar) Ajit Bandyopadhyay Bengali
Chaar Sanjib Chatterjee & Mriganka Shekhar MukherjeeBengali
2015 Ebar Shabor Shabor Dasgupta Bengali
Natoker Moto - Like a Play PrasadBengali
89The Serial KillerBengali
Icchemotir GolpoNilBengali
Katmundu AiyoswamiBengali
Rajkahini Mr. Prafulla SenBengali
Byomkesh Bakshi Ajit Bandyopadhyay Bengali
MonchuriKartikBengali
2016 Praktan Special AppearanceBengali
Hemanta Kalyan SenBengali
Eagoler Chokh Shabor Dasgupta Bengali
Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana Ajit Bandyopadhyay Bengali
Monchora Manmatho / Raima's BrotherBengali
Cholai VariousBengali
BastavKamal RakshitBengali
Double Feluda Surajit Dasgupta, Dharanidhar SamaddarBengali
2017Black CoffeeTirthoraj RoyBengali
Mickey & MimiMimi's FatherBengaliShort film on Addatimes [8]
Byomkesh O Agnibaan Ajit Bandopadhyay Bengali
Jagga Jasoos "Tutti Futti" aka "Badol Bagchi" / Jagga's FatherHindi
2018RayBengali
Dwikhondito Koushik RoyBengali
Aschhe Abar Shabor Shabor Dasgupta Bengali
Hoichoi Unlimited Animesh ChakladarBengali
Good night cityDCP ChatterjeeBengali
2019Thai Curry-Bengali [9]
Network Abhijit GangulyBengali
Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan SpyderBengali
Basu Poribar -Bengali
Tokhon Kuasa Chilo Bengali
Tarikh Bengali
The Parcel SouvikBengali
2020 Tiki-Taka -Bengali/Hindi ZEE5 Release
Sannyasi Deshonayok-BengaliBased on Gumnami Baba myth
Dil Bechara Mr. BasuHindi Disney+ Hotstar Release
Chobiyal Bengali
Shironam Bengali
2021PratidwandiBengali
Hiralal Bengali
Habu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Montri Habuchandra RajaBengali
Shororipu 2: Jotugriho Bengali
Anusandhan IndraBengali [10]
2022 Swastik Sanket Subhas Chandra Bose Bengali
8/12 Binay Badal Dinesh Bengali
Dobaara Raja GhoshHindi
Dhaakad HandlerHindi
Tirandaj Shabor Shabor Dasgupta Bengali
Achena Uttam Uttam Kumar Bengali
MahisasurmarddiniPoliticianBengali
2023RahsymoyBengali
Bad Boy Shubhankar BannerjeeHindi
Eta Amader Golpo Praveen SharmaBengali
2024 Crew Vijay WaliaHindi
Kalki 2898 AD Commander ManasTeluguDebut in Telugu cinema
Shastri MadhabBengali
Metro...in dino†Hindi
Jomaloy Jibonto Bhanu† Bhanu Bandopadhyay Bengali

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguagePlatform
2017 Dhimaner Dinkaal Dhiman DuttaBengali ALT Balaji
2018 Shei Je Holud Pakhi Somnath MaitraBengaliHoichoi
2021Shei Je Holud Pakhi Season 2Somnath MaitraBengaliHoichoi
2022 Mahabharat Murders Pabitra ChatterjeeBengaliHoichoi
2023
Kaantay KaantayPrashanna Kumar BasuBengali ZEE5
Abar Proloy Animesh DuttaBengaliZEE5
The Night Manager Brij Paul alias BJHindi Disney+ Hotstar
Tooth Pari: When Love Bites DavidHindi Netflix
2024 Kaantaye Kaantaye P. K. Basu BengaliZEE5
2025Khakee:The Bengal Chapter†HindiNetflix

Television

YearShowRoleLanguage
1996 Gosaipur Sargaram Topshe Bengali
Sheyal Debota Rahasya Topshe Bengali
Bosepukure Khunkharapi Topshe Bengali
Joto Kando Kathmandute Topshe Bengali
1999 Jahangirer Swarnamudra Topshe Bengali
Ghurghutiyar Ghotona Topshe Bengali
Golapi Mukto Rahashya Topshe Bengali
Ambar Sen Antardhan Rahashya Topshe Bengali
2000 Ek Akasher Niche AkashBengali
Dr. Munshir Diary Topshe Bengali
2005Karkat RashiProfessorBengali

Awards

References

  1. ↑ TNN (19 December 2018). "Saswata Chatterjee is flooded with birthday wishes". The Times of India . Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bob Biswas gets even bigger". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bengali actor Subhendu Chatterjee dead". Indo-Asian News Service. 5 July 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "A Director's Actor". The Telegraph. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Trans World Features (22 January 2008). "The legend of Feluda". Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  6. ↑ Bose, Adrija (27 March 2012). "Bob Biswas : I even scared my wife". Firstpost. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Kahaani's Bob Biswas a rage on FB, Twitter" . Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Addatimes – Watch Original Web Series & Bengali Short Film online". addatimes.com.
  9. ↑ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (23 February 2019). "Soham Chakraborty, Hiraan Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee, Trina Saha, Bidya Sinha Mim and Rachel White... First look poster of #Bengali film #ThaiCurry... Directed by Ankit Aditya... 1 March 2019 release... Distribution by SSR Cinemas P Ltd. https://t.co/RYtmWcacfe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Ruman Ganguly (2 September 2020). "Paayel and Saswata set to fly to London for Kamaleswar's film shoot". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Award 2022 - WBFJA: Welcome to the official website of West Bengal Film Journalists' Association".
  12. ↑ "International recognition for Saswata". The Times of India. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "'Bhooter Bhabishyat' sweeps Anandalok Purashkar". News18. Saswata Mukherjee and Mumtaz Sircar also won the award for best supporting actors, male and female respectively. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Award Winners of First IISFF 2012" . Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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