Dhritiman Chatterjee

DOB: 1945-05-30

DOD: -

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.

Starred In

2005
Movie

Black

2012
Movie

Kahaani

2007
Movie

Framed

2009
Movie

Yavarum Nalam

1993
Movie

Sunya Theke Suru

2013
Movie

Shunyo Awnko

2012
Movie

Agent Vinod

2017
Movie

The Bongs Again

2009
Movie

Hit List

1996
Movie

Kahini

1996
Movie

Himghar

2017
Movie

Chilekotha

1972
Movie

Picnic

2016
Movie

Chauranga

2010
Movie

Gorosthane Sabdhan

NaN
Movie

Dear Ma

2015
Movie

Naxal

2015
Movie

Shajarur Kanta

1970
Movie

The Adversary

1991
Movie

The Stranger

2024
Movie

Padatik

2006
Movie

15 Park Avenue

1974
Movie

Jadu Bansha

2016
Movie

Pink

2016
Movie

Let Her Cry

2016
Movie

The Last Mural

2007
Movie

Guru

2017
Movie

Poorna

2016
Movie

Majnu

2011
Movie

Noukadubi

2019
Movie

Kavacha

2019
Movie

Mission Mangal

2018
Movie

Jai Simha

2021
Movie

Chehre

2009
Movie

033

2025
Movie

The Keysmith

2008
Movie

Four Chapters

2014
Movie

Ek Phaali Rodh

2014
Movie

Teenkahon

2012
Movie

Mayabazaar

2020
Movie

Talking Head

1999
Movie

Holy Smoke

2019
Movie

Stars for Baba

2018
Movie

Shobdo Kolpo Droom

2017
Movie

Paisa Vasool

2019
Movie

If Not For You

2016
Movie

Double Feluda

2016
Movie

Oppam

2015
Movie

Wedding Pullav

2010
Movie

Ekti Tarar Khonje

2020
Tv

Feluda Pherot