Dhritiman Chatterjee
Born: 1945-05-30 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Puppet’s Tale as Jadab Pundit
- Dear Maa
- The Keysmith as Sudhanshu
2024
- Padatik as file footage
2021
- Chehre as Justice Jagdish Acharya
2020
- Forbidden Love as Dr. Harold Fernandez
- Feluda Pherot - Chhinnomostar Obhishap as Mahesh Chowdhuriy
- Talking Head as (Self)
2019
- Mission Mangal
- Kavacha
- Professor Shanku O El Dorado as Professor Shanku
- If Not For You as Narrator
- Stars for Baba as Baba
2018
- Bhavesh Joshi Superhero as Nandu Don
- Jai Simha
- Shobdo Kolpo Droom as Dr. Amlan
2017
- Paisa Vasool as jailor
- The Bongs Again as Jishu's uncle
- Poorna as Alexander
- Chilekotha
2016
- The Man Who Knew Infinity as Narayana Iyer
- Pink as Judge Satyajeet Dutt
- Majnu as Aditya's Grandfather
- Oppam as Anupam Ram
- Double Feluda as Nihar Ranjan Dutta
- Chauranga as Pandey
- The Last Mural as Bijan Bose
- Let Her Cry
2015
- Wedding Pullav as Sid Kapoor
- Naxal as Shiddhartha Chowdhury
- Shajarur Kanta as Byomkesh Bakshi
2014
- Teenkahon as Dr. Banerjee
- Ek Phaali Rodh as Dr. Roy
2013
- Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi as Bimalda
- Act Zero as Dr. Probal Roy
2012
- Kahaani as Bhaskaran K.
- Agent Vinod as Sir Jagadishwar Metla
- Midnight's Children as Mian Abdullah
- Mayabazaar
2011
- Noukadubi as Annodababu, Hemnalini's Father
2009
- Yavarum Nalam as Mr.Thyagarajan / Mr.Kamdhar
- 033
- Hit List
2008
- Four Chapters as Uncle
2006
- 15 Park Avenue as Dr. Kunal Barua
2005
- Black as Paul McNally
1999
- Holy Smoke as Chidaatma Baba
1993
- Sunya Theke Suru as Professor Bhishmadev Sharma
1991
- The Stranger as Prithwish Sen Gupta
1990
- An Enemy of the People as Nishith Gupta
1981
- In Search of Famine as Movie Director
- 36 Chowringhee Lane as Samaresh Moitra
1974
1972
- Picnic as Dipak Dey
1970
- The Adversary as Siddhartha Chaudhuri