Aditi Chatterjee

Aditi Chatterjee (also known as Adetee Chatterjee) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television.

When she was in her fifth standard in South Point School, Chatterjee appeared in a water ballet directed by Meenakshi Goswami. It was organised by ILSS (formerly Anderson Club) and broadcast by Doordarshan. It was followed by a string of roles in Television. She made her Bollywood debut with her role as Shrutakirti in ''Lav Kush'' (1997). She portrayed Trina in Rituparno Ghosh's '' Dahan'' (1997). Her first starring role was opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Swapan Saha's Bengali drama film ''Nayaner Alo'' (1998). She was catapulted to stardom after she starred as Nandini opposite Saswata Chatterjee in Ravi Ojha's ''Ek Akasher Niche''. At the peak of her career she abruptly quit her career and went abroad. She made her comeback with a role in Babu Banik's Bengali TV series ''Raashi'', in 2011. She has also appeared in popular Bengali TV series such as ''Trishna'', ''Rupkatha'', ''Akashchoyan'', '' Kiranmala'', ''Goyenda Ginni'', ''Jai Kali Kalkattawali'', ''Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni'', '' Ki Kore Bolbo Tomay'', '' Mithai'' to name few.

Career

Chatterjee was in her fifth standard in South Point School, when she was spotted by Meenakshi Goswami who offered her a small role in a water ballet directed by Goswami. It was organised by Indian Life Saving Society, formerly known as Anderson Club, and broadcast by Doordarshan. She, later became a deft actress when she hit her teenage. Sanjib Dey cast her as Kabita in Bengali drama film ''Bhalobasar Ashroy'' (1994). In 1997, She appeared in a host of films landing prominent roles. She starred as Mukta opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Swapan Saha's love triangle film ''Tomake Chai'' (1997). She accepted the role of Shrutakirti in ''Lav Kush'' (1997). Rituparno Ghosh cast her as Trina in his National Award winning film '' Dahan'' (1997), alongside Rituparna Sengupta portraying Romita and Indrani Haldar portraying Shrabana. It is based on Suchitra Bhattacharya's novel of the same name. The film bespeaks the contemporary social affliction that the women underwent. Trina wants to quit her engagement with her fiancé as he is accused of molesting a woman. Anyway her mother says that such accusations are often made against people who are financially very successful.

She once again collaborated with Swapan Saha and Prosenjit Chatterjee in the romantic drama film ''Nayaner Alo'' (1998). It is based on Belal Ahmed's ''Noyoner Alo'' (1984) which itself was a major financial success. She portrayed Alo whereas Chatterjee portrayed the role of Jiban. She has been interrogated for numerous times as to why she did not feature opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee any more. Chatterjee did not unfurl anything in this regard. Instead, she said that she was satisfied with her roles in small screen.

In 2000, she was offered to portray Nandini opposite Saswata Chatterjee in Rabi Ojha's megaserial ''Ek Akasher Niche''. The role catapulted her to stardom. Anyway she was later replaced by Debolina Dutta as she abruptly quit her acting career in 2000.

After she separated from her husband, she made her acting comeback with the role of Paroma in Babu Banik's Bengali TV series ''Raashi'', in 2011. The series attained major popularity and ran till 2015. She portrayed Nandini Mitra in ''Goyenda Ginni''. Her role as Reboti Roy in '' Mithai'' received wider attention from viewers. She accepted a role in Jit Chakraborty's ''Kathamrita'' (2022). She received viewer's adulation for her role in ''Panchami''. Chatterjee was cast in the role of a shapeshifting nagin in ''Panchami''.

Filmography

Films

Telefilms

TV series

Mahalaya

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Living people
Actresses from Kolkata
Actresses in Bengali cinema
Indian film actresses
Indian television actresses
Indian soap opera actresses
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Bengali Hindus
Year of birth missing (living people)