Prosenjit Chatterjee

For other uses, see Prasenjit (disambiguation).
In this Bengali name, the surname is Chatterjee.
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Chatterjee_at_CCL launch
Prosenjit Chatterjee in 2014
Born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 62)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Other namesBumba Da
Occupations
Years active1981–present
WorksFull list
Spouses
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    (m. 1994; div. 1995)​
  • Aparna Guhathakurta
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    (m. 1997; div. 2003)​
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Children2
Parents
RelativesPallavi Chatterjee (sister)
AwardsFull list
Websitewww.prosenjit.in

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

He entered the film industry as a child artist in Chotto Jigyasa (1968). He made his debut as a lead hero in Duti Pata (1983). His breakthrough role came in Amar Sangi (1987). He went on to work on several hit films — Amar Prem (1989), Shraddhanjali (1993), Unishe April (1994), Bhai Amar Bhai (1996), Sasurbari Zindabad (2000), Deva (2002), Chokher Bali (2003), Dosar (2006), Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009), Autograph (2010), Jaatishwar (2014), Khawto (2016), Praktan (2016), Traffic (2016), Shankhachil (2016), Zulfiqar (2016), Mayurakshi (2017), Jyeshthoputro (2019), Gumnaami (2019), Nirontor (2019), Kacher Manush (2022), Kaberi Antardhan (2023) and has committed to star in the Hindi films 3 Dev and Tabeer alongside Neeraj Kabi.[1]

Personal life

Prosenjit lives in Kolkata with his wife, actress Arpita Pal and their son Trishanjit.[2]

He has had two previous marriages with Debashree Roy and Aparna GuhaThakurta.[3][4][5][6] Prosenjit and Aparna have a daughter together, Prerona Chatterjee.[7][8] In 2015, Prosenjit bought a Cricket Team in Bengal Celebrity League named Purulia Panthers.[9][10][11]

Film career

Chatterjee had a successful on-screen collaboration with Satabdi Roy.

He began his acting career as a child actor in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Chotto Jigyasa, for which he won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Most Outstanding Work of the Year Award.[12] Following this he appeared in other films as a child actor. But unable to concentrate on his studies, Prosenjit took a break from acting and returned after completing his graduation from Xavier's University and his first leading role came through Bimal Roy's Duti Pata.[13][14]

Prosenjit's breakthrough role came opposite Vijeta Pandit in Amar Sangi (1987), a highly successful romantic drama directed by Sujit Guha. He made his debut in Hindi cinema with David Dhawan directed Aandhiyan (1990). Apart from appearing in a series of masala films, he started doing middle-of-the-road cinema with Chokher Bali which starred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in her debut Bengali film and which met with critical and commercial success upon release.[15] He again came back in doing commercial films and in 2006, he again collaborated with Rituparno Ghosh for Dosar and received the Best Actor Award and National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for his performance in the film.[16]

In 2009, Prosenjit did once again collaborate with Ghosh for Shob Charitro Kalponik, which starred Bipasha Basu in her Bengali debut, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. In 2010, Prosenjit got another breakthrough by portraying the lead character of Arun Chatterjee in debutant Srijit Mukherji's Autograph, for which he was nominated at MIAAC (Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council) film festival, under the Best Actor category. He portrayed the role of Lalon, a noted spiritual leader, poet and folk singer of Bengal in the 19th century in Goutam Ghose directorial Moner Manush and Anthony Firingee in the National Film Awards winning film, Jaatishwar. He went to earn further recognition and wider appeal for his roles in the romantic thriller Khawto, the drama Praktan, the thriller Traffic, the drama Shankhachil, the crime film Zulfiqar, the National Film Award winning dramas Mayurakshi and Jyeshthoputro, the historical courtroom film Gumnaami, the drama Nirontor, the dark-comedy Kacher Manush, the thriller Kaberi Antardhan and have committed to star in the Hindi films 3 Dev, alongside Kay Kay Menon, Raima Sen, Karan Singh Grover and Tabeer alongside Neeraj Kabi.[1]

Chatterjee produced the Ghosh scripted the television series Gaaner Oparey, which launched the careers of brothers Arjun Chakraborty and Gaurav Chakraborty and Mimi Chakraborty as well.[17] In 2016, he debuted on the non-fiction category of television with a 97-episode mini-series, titled Mahanayak. Produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and directed by Birsa Dasgupta, the show starred Paoli Dam, Tanushree Chakraborty and Priyanka Sarkar 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.[18][19][20][21]

He made his debut as a protagonist with Bimal Roy's Duti Pata (1983), a teenage romance along the lines of Bobby. Amar Sangi (1987) opposite Vijayeta Pandit, Apon Amaar Apon (1990) directed by Tarun Majumdar and Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala (2007) are three important films of his career. The song "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar" from Amar Sangi became a cult hit. Satabdi Roy has acted with him in more than 50 films. He has done 35 films with Rachana Banerjee, 50 with Rituparna Sengupta, around 16 with Indrani Haldar and four with his wife Arpita Pal. Prosenjit debuted in Bollywood in 1990 with the David Dhawan directed Aandhiyan where he played the role of Mumtaz's son. After working in commercial films, Chatterjee started debuted in Parallel Cinema with Rituparno Ghosh's Chokher Bali (film) and since then have appeared in numerous art films, including Dosar, Jaatishwar, Shankhachil, Shob Charitro Kalponik. Chatterjee returned to Hindi cinema by playing the role of lead protagonist in Mehul Kumar directed Meet Mere Man Ke (1991) alongside Ayesha Jhulka, Feroz Khan and Salma Agha. His other Bollywood films are Sone Ki Zanjeer, Veerta, Shanghai and more recently Traffic which received critical acclaim upon release.[22] One of the most important works of Prosenjit is as Arun Chatterjee in Srijit Mukherji's Autograph. His first ever produced film Bapi Bari Jaa[23][24] was released on 7 December 2012.

Awards and honours

Awards won by Prosenjit Chatterjee[25]
No. Award name Year Category Movie
1 BFJA Award 1969 Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Most Outstanding Work of the Year Award Chotto Jigyasa
2 BFJA Award 1999 Best Actor Tumi Ele Tai
3 Anandalok Awards 1999 Best Actor Ranokhetro[26]
4 BFJA Award 2000 Best Actor Aashroy
5 BFJA Award 2001 Best Actor Utsav
6 BFJA Award 2003 Best Actor Chokher Bali
7 BFJA Award 2006 Best Actor Dosar
8 Anandalok Awards 2006 Best Actor Dosar
99 National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) 2007 Best Actor Dosar[27]
10 Zee Banglar Gourab Samman Awards 2011 Best Actor Autograph (2010 film)
11 Anandalok Awards 2011 Best Actor Moner Manush
12 Zee Banglar Gourab Samman Awards 2012 Best Actor (Jury) Baishe Srabon
13 Stardust Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Shanghai (2012 film)
14 Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2013 Surochitrak Prosenjit
15 Mohanayak Somman by Government of West Bengal 2013 Mohanayak Somman
16 Filmfare Awards East 2014 Special Award
17 Zee Cine Awards 2016 Best Actor Lorai: Play to Live
18 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali 2016 Best Bengali Film Shankhachil
19 Zee Cine Awards 2017 Best Actor Shankhachil
20 WBFJA Award 2017 Best Actor in a Leading Role Khawto
21 Filmfare Awards East 2017 Best Actor Shankhachil[28]
22 Zee Cine Awards 2018 Best Actor Yeti Obhijaan
23 WBFJA Award 2018 Best Actor in a Leading Role Mayurakshi
24 Filmfare Awards East 2018 Best Actor Mayurakshi
25 Banga Bibhushan by Government of West Bengal[29] 2018
26 WBFJA Award 2019 Most Popular Actor Kishore Kumar Junior
27 Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021 Best Actor Gumnaami

Filmography

Main article: Prosenjit Chatterjee filmography

Television

No. Year Show Telecasting Channel
1 2013 Banglar Sera Paribar Zee Bangla
2 2014 Tumi Je Aamar[30][31] Zee Bangla
3 2016 Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Star Jalsha
4 2018 Shubho Drishti Colors Bangla
5 2018 Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti Colors Bangla
6 2019 Aloukik Na Loukik Star Jalsha
7 2023 Alor Kole Zee Bangla
8 2024 Amar Sangee Zee Bangla

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