Dhritiman Chatterjee
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
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. 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.
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Filmography
The Puppet’s Tale
Movie · as Jadab Pundit
Dear Maa
Movie
The Keysmith
Movie · as Sudhanshu
Padatik
Movie · as file footage
Chehre
Movie · as Justice Jagdish Acharya
Talking Head
Movie · as (Self)
Feluda Pherot - Chhinnomostar Obhishap
TV · as Mahesh Chowdhuriy · 6 eps
Forbidden Love
TV · as Dr. Harold Fernandez · 1 ep
Kavacha
Movie
Mission Mangal
Movie
Professor Shanku O El Dorado
Movie · as Professor Shanku
If Not For You
Movie · as Narrator
Stars for Baba
Movie · as Baba
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
Movie · as Nandu Don
Jai Simha
Movie
Shobdo Kolpo Droom
Movie · as Dr. Amlan
Captain
Movie · as Mr. Sinha
The Bongs Again
Movie · as Jishu's uncle
Chilekotha
Movie
Poorna
Movie · as Alexander
Paisa Vasool
Movie · as jailor
Pink
Movie · as Judge Satyajeet Dutt
Let Her Cry
Movie
The Last Mural
Movie · as Bijan Bose
Majnu
Movie · as Aditya's Grandfather
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Movie · as Narayana Iyer
Oppam
Movie · as Anupam Ram
Double Feluda
Movie · as Nihar Ranjan Dutta
Chauranga
Movie · as Priest
Naxal
Movie · as Shiddhartha Chowdhury
Shajarur Kanta
Movie · as Byomkesh Bakshi
Wedding Pullav
Movie · as Sid Kapoor
Ek Phaali Rodh
Movie · as Dr. Roy
Teenkahon
Movie · as Dr. Banerjee
Act Zero
Movie · as Dr. Probal Roy
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
Movie · as Bimalda
Kahaani
Movie · as K. Bhaskaran
Agent Vinod
Movie · as Sir Jagadishwar Metla
Midnight's Children
Movie · as Mian Abdullah
Mayabazaar
Movie
Noukadubi
Movie · as Annodababu, Hemnalini's Father
Gorosthane Sabdhan
Movie
Ekti Tarar Khonje
Movie
Yavarum Nalam
Movie · as Mr.Thyagarajan / Mr.Kamdhar
Hit List
Movie
033
Movie
Four Chapters
Movie · as Uncle
Framed
Movie · as Inspector
Guru
Movie · as Contractor Sahaab
15 Park Avenue
Movie · as Dr. Kunal Barua
Black
Movie · as Paul McNally
Holy Smoke
Movie · as Chidaatma Baba
Kahini
Movie
Himghar
Movie
Sunya Theke Suru
Movie · as Bishwadev Sharma
The Stranger
Movie · as Prithwish Sen Gupta
An Enemy of the People
Movie · as Nishith Gupta
Sarisreep - The Reptile
Movie
36 Chowringhee Lane
Movie · as Samaresh Moitra
In Search of Famine
Movie · as Movie Director
Jadu Bangsha
Movie
The Guerrilla Fighter
Movie
Picnic
Movie · as Dipak Dey
The Adversary
Movie · as Siddhartha Chaudhuri