1945-05-30 ( 79 years old ) in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
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.
Movies
The Puppet’s Tale
2025-05-16
Padatik
2024-08-15
The Keysmith
2022-03-22
Chehre
2021-08-27
Talking Head
2020-12-17
Professor Shanku O El Dorado
2019-12-20
Mission Mangal
2019-08-15
Stars for Baba
2019-07-19
If Not For You
2019-05-24
Kavacha
2019-04-05
Shobdo Kolpo Droom
2018-07-06
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
2018-06-01
Jai Simha
2018-01-12
Chilekotha
2017-09-01
Paisa Vasool
2017-09-01
Poorna
2017-03-31
The Bongs Again
2017-01-13
Double Feluda
2016-12-16
The Last Mural
2016-12-14
Majnu
2016-09-23
Pink
2016-09-16
Oppam
2016-09-08
Let Her Cry
2016-05-12
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016-04-08
Chauranga
2016-01-08
Wedding Pullav
2015-10-16
Naxal
2015-06-11
Shajarur Kanta
2015-03-20
Ek Phaali Rodh
2014-12-05
Teenkahon
2014-11-07
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
2013-08-09
Shunyo Awnko
2013-07-26
Midnight's Children
2012-08-31
Agent Vinod
2012-03-23
Kahaani
2012-03-08
Mayabazaar
2012-01-27
Noukadubi
2011-05-20
Gorosthane Sabdhan
2010-12-10
Ekti Tarar Khonje
2010-11-26
Hit List
2009-11-20
033
2009-06-19
Yavarum Nalam
2009-03-06
Four Chapters
2008-11-21
Guru
2007-01-12
Framed
2007-01-01
15 Park Avenue
2006-01-06
Black
2005-02-04
Holy Smoke
1999-09-04
Himghar
1996-07-18
Kahini
1996-01-04
Sunya Theke Suru
1993-07-15
The Stranger
1991-05-07
An Enemy of the People
1990-01-19
Sarisreep - The Reptile
1987-08-27
36 Chowringhee Lane
1981-08-29
In Search of Famine
1981-01-04
Jadu Bansha
1974-04-01
The Guerrilla Fighter
1973-04-01
Picnic
1972-09-01
The Adversary
1970-10-27
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