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Dhritiman Chatterjee ধৃতিমান চট্টোপাধ্যায়
Chatterjee, at IFFI, 2012
Born	(1945-05-30) 30 May 1945 (age 79) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)	Film, TV & Stage Actor, Ad & Short filmmaker, Literary Performer & Reciter

Dhritiman Chatterjee (Template:Lang-bn) 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, 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.

Filmography

Bengali

Professor Shonku O El Dorado as Professor Shonku
The Man who knew Infinity (2016) as Narayan Iyer
Double Feluda (2016) as Dr. Nihar Dutta
Naxal (2015) as Shiddhartha Chowdhury
Agantuker Pore (2015) as Prithwish Sen Gupta
Shajarur Kanta (2015) as Byomkesh Bakshi
Ek Phaali Rodh (2014) as Dr, Somshankar Roy
Maya Bazaar (2012)
Noukadubi (2011) as Hemnalni's father
Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2010) as Mahadev Chowdhury
Ekti Tarar Khonje (2010) as Land Lord uncle
Hitlist (2009)
Joy Lies (2009) as Venkat
Chaturanga (2008) as Uncle
15 Park Avenue (2005) as Psychiatrist Dr. Kunal Barua
Kahini (1997)
Sunya Theke Suru (1993) as Professor Bhishmadev Sharma - a.k.a. A Return to Zero (India: English title)
Agantuk (1991) as Prithwish Sen Gupta - a.k.a. The Stranger - a.k.a. The Visitor (International: English title) - a.k.a. Visiteur, Le (France)
Ganashatru (1989) as Nishrith Gupta - a.k.a. An Enemy of the People (UK)
36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) as Samaresh Moitra
Akaler Sandhane (1980) - a.k.a. Akaler Sandhaney - a.k.a. In Search of Famine
Jadu Bansha (1974)
Padatik (1973) as Political Activist - a.k.a. The Guerilla Fighter
Picnic (1972)
Pratidwandi (1970) as Siddhartha Chaudhuri - a.k.a. Siddharta and the City - a.k.a. The Adversary

Hindi

Mission Mangal (2019)
Poorna: Courage Has No Limit (2017) as Alexandar
Pink (2016) as Judge Satyajit Dutt
Chauranga (2016) as Pandit
Sanam Teri Kasam (2016) as Sanjay Pandit
Wedding Pullav (2015) as Sid Kapoor
Kick (2014) as Raj Bhai
Agent Vinod (2012) as Sir Metla
Kahaani (2012) as Bhaskaran K
Ek: The Power of One (2009) as DIG Sheirgill
13B Fear Has a New Address (2009) as Mr.Thyagarajan/ Mr.Kamdhar Yavarum Nalam
Guru (2007) as Contractor Sahaab
Black (2005) as Paul McNally

English

The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) as Narayana Iyer
Carnival (2013) as Master
Perfumed Garden (2000) as Sage Vaisyzyana - a.k.a. Tales of Kama Sutra (USA: video title)
Holy Smoke (1999) as Chidaatma Baba - a.k.a. Holy Smoke! (USA: video box title)
If Not for You (2019)