Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors in modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Bengali cinema . He is the son of veteran Bollywood actor

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. He began his acting career as a child actor in

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's ''

Chotto Jigyasa ''Chotto Jigyasa'' is a 1968 film directed by the Bengali film director Hrisikesh Mukherjee. This was Prosenjit Chatterjee's first role as a child. Cast * Biswajit Chatterjee * Prosenjit Chatterjee * Haradhan Bandopadhyay * Gita Dey * Anup K ...

'', for which he won the

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. Following this he appeared in other films as a

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. His first leading role came through

Bimal Roy Bimal Roy (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films such as '' Do Bigha Zamin'', '' Parineeta'', '' Biraj Bahu'', ''Devdas'', ''Madhumati'', '' Sujata'', '' ...

's ''Duti Pata''. Prosenjit's breakthrough role came opposite

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in ''

Amar Sangi ''Amar Sangee'' () is a 1987 Indian Bengali-language film directed by Sujit Guha and produced by Dipti Pal. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Vijayeta Pandit in the lead roles. The musics of the film was composed by Bappi Lahir ...

'' (1987), a highly successful romantic drama directed by

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. He made his debut in Hindi cinema with

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directed ''

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'' (1990). Apart from appearing in a series of

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s, he started doing middle-of-the-road cinema with '' Chokher Bali'' which starred

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in her debut

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and which met with critical and commercial success upon release. He again came back in doing

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films and in 2006, he again collaborated with

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for ''

Dosar ''Dosar'' ( bn, দোসর; ) is a 2006 Bengali language Indian drama film. It was produced by Arindam Chaudhuri (Planman Motion Pictures) and directed by Rituparno Ghosh, the black-and-white film won the National Film Award – Special Jury A ...

'' and received the Best Actor Award and National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for his performance in the film. In 2009, Prosenjit did once again collaborate with Ghosh for ''

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'', which starred

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in her Bengali debut, won the

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. In 2010, Prosenjit got another breakthrough by portraying the lead character of ''Arun Chatterjee'' in debutant Srijit Mukherji's ''

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'', for which he was nominated at MIAAC (Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council) film festival, under the Best Actor category. He portrayed the role of

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, a noted spiritual leader, poet and folk singer of Bengal in the 19th century in

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directorial ''

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'' and

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in the National Film Awards winning film, ''

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''. He went to earn further recognition and wider appeal for his roles in the romantic thriller Khawto, the drama ''

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'', the thriller ''

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'', the drama ''

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'', the crime film ''

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'' and have committed to star in the

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films ''

3 Dev ''3 Dev'' is an unreleased Indian Hindi-language comedy film written and directed by Ankoosh Bhatt. The film stars Karan Singh Grover, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Ravi Dubey, Tisca Chopra and Raima Sen in the prominent roles while Prosenjit Chatterjee an ...

'', alongside

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and ''Tabeer'' alongside Neeraj Kabi. Chatterjee produced the Ghosh scripted the television series ''

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'', which launched the careers of brothers Arjun Chakraborty and Gaurav Chakraborty and

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as well. In 2016, he debuted on the

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category of

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with a 97-episode mini-series, titled '' Mahanayak''. Produced by

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and directed by

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, the show starred

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and

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in other pivotal roles and was based on the life of a superstar of the 60s era — a life fraught with career highs and personal turbulences.

Personal life

Prosenjit lives in

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with his wife, actress

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and their son Trishanjit. He has had two previous marriages with

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and Aparna Guhathakurta. Prosenjit and Aparna have a daughter together, Prerona Chatterjee. In 2015, Prosenjit bought a Cricket Team in Bengal Celebrity League named ''Purulia Panthers''.

Film career

He made his debut as a protagonist with

's ''Duti Pata'' (1983), a teenage romance along the lines of ''Bobby''. ''

'' (1987) opposite Vijayeta Pandit, ''Apon Amaar Apon'' (1990) directed by

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and

Buddhadeb Dasgupta Buddhadeb Dasgupta (11 February 1944 – 10 June 2021) was an Indian filmmaker and poet best known for his Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali-language films like ''Bagh Bahadur'', ''Tahader Katha'', ''Charachar'' and ''Uttara (film), Uttara''. Five ...

's ''

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'' (2007) are three important films of his career. The song "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar" from ''Amar Sangi'' became a cult hit.

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has acted with him in more than 50 films. He has done 35 films with

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, 50 with

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, around 16 with

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and four with his wife

. Prosenjit debuted in

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in 1990 with the

directed ''

'' where he played the role of

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's son. After working in commercial films, Chatterjee started debuted in

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with

's '' Chokher Bali (film)'' and since then have appeared in numerous art films, including ''

'', ''

''. Chatterjee returned to Hindi cinema by playing the role of lead protagonist in

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, Feroz Khan and

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. His other Bollywood films are ''Sone Ki Zanjeer'', ''

Veerta ''Veertaa'' is a 1993 Indian film directed by Shibu Mitra. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Jaya Prada, Shantipriya, Neena Gupta, Shakti Kapoor, Prem Chopra in pivotal roles. Plot Balwant Roy (Pradeep Kumar) is a big industr ...

'', ''

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'' and more recently ''

'' which received critical acclaim upon release. One of the most important works of Prosenjit is as Arun Chatterjee in Srijit Mukherji's ''

''. His first ever produced film

Bapi Bari Jaa ''Bapi Bari Jaa'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha. The movie is jointly produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Idea Creations, and stars Arjun Chakrabarty and Mimi Chakraborty in lead ro ...

was released on 7 December 2012.

Awards and honours

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatterjee, Prosenjit Indian male film actors Living people Male actors from Kolkata Bengali male actors Male actors in Bengali cinema Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award winners 1962 births Kalakar Awards winners 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Film producers from Kolkata Bengali film producers Special Mention (feature film) National Film Award winners University of Calcutta alumni