About

Known credits:
63
Birthday:
1945-05-30
Place of birth:
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
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Dhritiman Chatterjee

Overview

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.

Known for

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2025 The Puppet’s Tale Actor N/A
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2024 Padatik Actor file footage 58
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2022 The Keysmith Actor N/A
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2021 Chehre Actor Justice Jagdish Acharya 59
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2020 Feluda Pherot Actor Mahesh Chowdhuriy 69
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2020 Talking Head Actor (Self) N/A
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2019 Professor Shanku O El Dorado Actor Professor Shanku 58
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2019 Mission Mangal Actor 59
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2019 Stars for Baba Actor Baba N/A
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2019 If Not For You Actor Narrator N/A
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2019 Kavacha Actor 59
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2018 Shobdo Kolpo Droom Actor Dr. Amlan N/A
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2018 Bhavesh Joshi Superhero Actor Nandu Don 60
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2018 Jai Simha Actor 58
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2017 Chilekotha Actor N/A
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2017 Paisa Vasool Actor jailor 58
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2017 Poorna Actor Alexander 59
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2017 The Bongs Again Actor Jishu's uncle N/A
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2016 Double Feluda Actor Nihar Ranjan Dutta N/A
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2016 The Last Mural Actor Bijan Bose 59
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2016 Majnu Actor Aditya's Grandfather 58
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2016 Pink Actor Judge Satyajeet Dutt 63
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2016 Oppam Actor Anupam Ram 59
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2016 Let Her Cry Actor 59
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2016 The Man Who Knew Infinity Actor Narayana Iyer 68
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2016 Chauranga Actor Pandey 59
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2015 Wedding Pullav Actor Sid Kapoor 58
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2015 Naxal Actor Shiddhartha Chowdhury 59
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2015 Shajarur Kanta Actor Byomkesh Bakshi 59
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2014 Ek Phaali Rodh Actor Dr. Roy 59
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2014 Teenkahon Actor Dr. Banerjee 58
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2013 Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi Actor 59
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2013 Shunyo Awnko Actor Dr. Probal Roy N/A
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2012 Midnight's Children Actor Mian Abdullah 58
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2012 Agent Vinod Actor Sir Jagadishwar Metla 58
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2012 Kahaani Actor Bhaskaran K. 63
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2012 Mayabazaar Actor N/A
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2011 Noukadubi Actor Annodababu, Hemnalini's Father 59
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2010 Gorosthane Sabdhan Actor 59
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2010 Ekti Tarar Khonje Actor N/A
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2009 Hit List Actor N/A
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2009 033 Actor N/A
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2009 Yavarum Nalam Actor Mr.Thyagarajan / Mr.Kamdhar 59
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2008 Four Chapters Actor Uncle N/A
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2007 Guru Actor Contractor Sahaab 60
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2007 Framed Actor Inspector N/A
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2006 15 Park Avenue Actor 59
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2005 Black Actor Paul McNally 58
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2005 Black Actor Paul McNally 64
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1999 Holy Smoke Actor Chidaatma Baba 58
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1996 Himghar Actor N/A
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1996 Kahini Actor N/A
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1993 Sunya Theke Suru Actor Professor Bhishmadev Sharma N/A
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1991 The Stranger Actor Prithwish Sen Gupta 60
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1990 An Enemy of the People Actor Nishith Gupta 59
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1987 Sarisreep - The Reptile Actor N/A
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1981 36 Chowringhee Lane Actor Samaresh Moitra 59
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1981 In Search of Famine Actor Movie Director 59
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1974 Jadu Bansha Actor N/A
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1973 The Guerrilla Fighter Actor 59
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1972 Picnic Actor Dipak Dey N/A
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1970 The Adversary Actor Siddhartha Chaudhuri 59
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Dear Maa Actor N/A
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