Dhritiman Chatterjee
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.
Filmography
Padatik
as file footage
Padatik
as file footage
Chehre
as Justice Jagdish Acharya
Chehre
as Justice Jagdish Acharya
Professor Shanku O El Dorado
as Professor Shanku
Professor Shanku O El Dorado
as Professor Shanku
If Not For You
as Narrator
If Not For You
as Narrator
Kavacha
Kavacha
Shobdo Kolpo Droom
as Dr. Amlan
Shobdo Kolpo Droom
as Dr. Amlan
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
as Nandu Don
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
as Nandu Don
Captain
as Mr. Sinha
Captain
as Mr. Sinha
Jai Simha
Jai Simha
Paisa Vasool
as jailor
Paisa Vasool
as jailor
The Bongs Again
as Jishu's uncle
The Bongs Again
as Jishu's uncle
Double Feluda
as Nihar Ranjan Dutta
Double Feluda
as Nihar Ranjan Dutta
The Last Mural
as Bijan Bose
The Last Mural
as Bijan Bose
Majnu
as Aditya's Grandfather
Majnu
as Aditya's Grandfather
Oppam
as Anupam Ram
Oppam
as Anupam Ram
The Man Who Knew Infinity
as Narayana Iyer
The Man Who Knew Infinity
as Narayana Iyer
Naxal
as Shiddhartha Chowdhury
Naxal
as Shiddhartha Chowdhury
Teenkahon
as Dr. Banerjee
Teenkahon
as Dr. Banerjee
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
as Bimalda
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
as Bimalda
Act Zero
as Dr. Probal Roy
Act Zero
as Dr. Probal Roy
Agent Vinod
as Sir Jagadishwar Metla
Agent Vinod
as Sir Jagadishwar Metla
Kahaani
as K. Bhaskaran
Kahaani
as K. Bhaskaran
Mayabazaar
Mayabazaar
Noukadubi
as Annodababu, Hemnalini's Father
Noukadubi
as Annodababu, Hemnalini's Father
Ekti Tarar Khonje
Ekti Tarar Khonje
Hit List
Hit List
033
033
Yavarum Nalam
as Mr.Thyagarajan / Mr.Kamdhar
Yavarum Nalam
as Mr.Thyagarajan / Mr.Kamdhar
Four Chapters
as Uncle
Four Chapters
as Uncle
Black
as Paul McNally
Black
as Paul McNally
Holy Smoke
as Chidaatma Baba
Holy Smoke
as Chidaatma Baba
Kahini
Kahini
An Enemy of the People
as Nishith Gupta
An Enemy of the People
as Nishith Gupta