Prosenjit Chatterjee
Prosenjit Chatterjee | |
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![]() Prosenjit Chatterjee at the launch of Celebrity Cricket League - Season 4 | |
Born | |
Other names | Bumba Da |
Years active | 1980 – Present |
Notable work | Amar Sangi Chokher Bali Jaatishwar Praktan Shankhachil Mayurakshi |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Biswajit Chatterjee (father) Ratna Chatterjee (mother) |
Honours | Banga Bibhushan (2018) |
Website | prosenjit.in |
Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian film actor and producer who works predominantly in Bengali and Hindi cinema. The son of actor Biswajit Chatterjee, he is a well-known actor himself. 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. Following this he had appeared in some other films as a child actor. Prosenjit's first leading role came through Bimal Roy's Duti Pata, which couldn't take off his career.[1][2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
In 2009, Prosenjit once again collaborated with Rituparno Ghosh for Shob Charitro Kalponik, which 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 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.[5]
Chatterjee produced the Rituparno Ghosh scripted the television series Gaaner Oparey, which launched the careers of brothers Arjun Chakraborty and Gaurav Chakraborty and Mimi Chakraborty as well.[6] 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 60's era — a life fraught with career highs and personal turbulences.[7][8]
Personal life
He attended Calcutta Airport English High School (H.S.) up to class 10. He attended St. Xavier's Collegiate School and St. Xavier's College, Calcutta.[9] Prosenjit lives in Kolkata with his wife, actress Arpita Pal, and their son Trishanjit.
He has had two previous marriages with Debashree Roy and Aparna Guhathakurta.[10][11][12][13] Prosenjit and Aparna have a daughter together, Prerona Chatterjee.[14] In 2015, Prosenjit bought a Cricket Team in Bengal Celebrity League named Purulia Panthers [15][16][17]
Film career
He made his debut as a hero 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 Buddhadev 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 (2012 film) and more recently Traffic which received critical acclaim upon release.[18] 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[19][20] was released on 7 December 2012.[21][22]
Awards and honours[23]
Filmography
Television presenter
Year | Show | Telecasting Channel |
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2013 | Banglar Sera Paribar | Zee Bangla |
2014 | Tumi Je Aamar [32][33] | Zee Bangla |
2016 | Mahanayak Uttam Kumar | Star Jalsha |
2018 | Shubho Drishti | Star Jalsha |
2018 | Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti | Colors Bangla |
References
- ^ "My Fundays". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 16 February 2011.
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(help) - ^ "54 fun facts about Prosenjit Chatterjee as he turns 54". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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(help) - ^ "'Chokher Bali' is a hit | Chokher Bali (2003) | Latest Movie News". Bollywood Hungama. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee: Still evergreen". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Prosenjit, Raima to star in bolly flick 3 Dev". the Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Rituparno and Prosenjit kiss and makeup". The Times of India.
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(help) - ^ "My character in Mahanayak bears traces of Uttam: Prosenjit". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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(help) - ^ "First look of 'Mahanayak'". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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(help) - ^ "prosenjit chatterjee". Calcuttaweb. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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- ^ "আনন্দবাজার – আনন্দ plus – বিপরীতমুখী". Anandabazar. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "আনন্দবাজার – আনন্দ plus – বারো বছর বাদে". Anandabazar. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Prosenjit as Bhupen Hazarika in biopic by Kalpana Lajmi – TOI Mobile – The Times of India Mobile Site". TOI. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Prosenjit The Fighter | Published by The Telegraph
- ^ "Bengal Celebrity League to start December 26". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Tollywood all set to kick off Bengal Celebrity League". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Tolly stars launch BCL logo, team jerseys". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Divya will be seen as the wife of a superstar-played by Prosenjit Chatterjee inTraffic". Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) – Entertainment – Producer Prosenjit celebrates his television outing. more applause for Goutam Ghose's Moner Manush". Telegraphs. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Kolkata applauds Bapi Bari Jaa's first look – TOI Mobile – The Times of India Mobile Site". Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee Indian Actor Biography". Dailytech24.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee Full Biography And Filmography". Cine Jalsha. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.prosenjit.in/awards
- ^ a b c d e "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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- ^ "PUBLIC SCREENING OF INDIA PANORAMA 2013 FILMS IN NEW DELHI 10th −18th February, 2014". Dff.nic.in. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Rituparna Sengupta receives best actress award at 2008 Kalakar Awards". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110722/jsp/entertainment/story_14270632.jsp
- ^ "Prosenjit gets best actor award in Jio Filmfare Awards East". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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(help) - ^ http://allaboutbanglacinema.org/news/winners-wbfja-awards-2018/
- ^ https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-east-2018/winners
- ^ "Tumi Je Amar: Zee Bangla Show- Watch Tumi Je Amar TV Serial Episodes and Videos Online at zeebangla.com". zee bangla. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Bengali Wedding Reality Show Tumi Je Amar on Zee Bangla with Prasenjit Chatterjee Starts Today". sholoanabangaliana. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
External links
- Profile at Calcuttaweb.com
- Prosenjit Chatterjee at IMDb
- Personal Website: prosenjit.in
- Best Actor National Film Award winners
- Indian male film actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Kolkata
- Bengali male actors
- Male actors in Bengali cinema
- Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award winners
- 1962 births
- Kalakar Awards winners
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Film producers from Kolkata
- Bengali film producers
- Special Mention (feature film) National Film Award winners