Subhendu Chatterjee
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Subhendu Chatterjee was an India
n actor of television
and films in Bengali
.
's Akash Kusum in 1965. He was appreciated for his restrained portrayal of the honest friend who would fail to prevent his go-getting friend (played by Soumitra) from the path of corruption and humiliation. He also worked with Satyajit Ray
in Chiriyakhana. He again shared the screen with versatile Soumitra in Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri (1969) which brought national and international fame. Chowringhee (1968), Hansa Mithun (1968), Panchasar (1968), Chaddabeshi (1972), Amrito Kumbher Sandhane are some of his noteworthy movies.
By the time,he acted with the legendary Uttam Kumar
in Chowringhee
and Chaddabeshi, he was already a heartthrob with his tall, dark, handsome, and intelligent looks. He acted in the sequel of Aranyer Din Ratri
, directed by Gautam Ghose
: Abar Aranye
in 2003.
He was involved with amateur theatre and started trying his luck in films. He was involved with the IPTA
. He had two sons, one of them the Bengali
actor
Saswata Chatterjee
and the other based in USA.
He died from respiratory tract complications.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actor of television
Television in India
Television is one of the major mass media of India and is a huge industry and has thousands of programmes in all the states of India. The small screen has produced numerous celebrities of their own kind some even attaining national fame. TV soaps are extremely popular with housewives as well as...
and films in Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
.
Career
He started his film career with Mrinal SenMrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on 14 May 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh in a Hindu family. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the...
's Akash Kusum in 1965. He was appreciated for his restrained portrayal of the honest friend who would fail to prevent his go-getting friend (played by Soumitra) from the path of corruption and humiliation. He also worked with Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
in Chiriyakhana. He again shared the screen with versatile Soumitra in Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri (1969) which brought national and international fame. Chowringhee (1968), Hansa Mithun (1968), Panchasar (1968), Chaddabeshi (1972), Amrito Kumbher Sandhane are some of his noteworthy movies.
By the time,he acted with the legendary Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar is one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema.Born Arun Kumar Chatterjee in 1926 at Ahiritola, North Calcutta he is widely known as Uttam Kumar and Mahanayak . He remains as much of a cultural icon as he had been in his lifetime...
in Chowringhee
Chowringhee
Chowringhee is a neighbourhood in central Kolkata, earlier known as Calcutta, in the Indian state of West Bengal. Jawaharlal Nehru Road runs on its western side...
and Chaddabeshi, he was already a heartthrob with his tall, dark, handsome, and intelligent looks. He acted in the sequel of Aranyer Din Ratri
Aranyer Din Ratri
Aranyer Din Ratri , is an Indian Bengali film released in 1970 and directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based upon the Bengali novel of the same name by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It was one of the earliest films to employ the literary technique of the carnivalesque...
, directed by Gautam Ghose
Gautam Ghose
Goutam Ghose is one of the most acclaimed film directors of modern India. Born in Calcutta. Graduated from Calcutta University....
: Abar Aranye
Abar Aranye
Abar Aranye is an award-winning Indian Bengali feature film directed by Goutom Ghosh.-Plot:...
in 2003.
Filmography
- Abar AranyeAbar AranyeAbar Aranye is an award-winning Indian Bengali feature film directed by Goutom Ghosh.-Plot:...
(2003) .... Sanjay Bannerjee - Desh (2002) .... The MLA
- DahanDahan (film)Dahan is an award-winning Indian Bengali feature film directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is based on Suchitra Bhattacharya's story of the same name.- Cast:*Indrani Halder as Srobona Sarkar,Jhinuk...
(1997) .... Jhinuk's father - Lal DarjaLal DarjaLal Darja is a 1997 Bengali allegorical drama film about a Kolkata dentist Dr. Nabin Dutta who fears becoming a cripple...
(1997) .... Nabin Datta - Asha-o-Bhalobasha (1989)
- GanashatruGanashatruGanashatru is a 1990 Indian film by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaption of Henrik Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People, and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj...
(1989) .... Biresh - Amor Sangi (1986)
- Chorus (1974) .... Photo-journalist
- Anindita (1972)
- Chhadmabeshi (1971) .... Subimal
- Kuheli (1971) .... Prashanto
- Aranyer Din RatriAranyer Din RatriAranyer Din Ratri , is an Indian Bengali film released in 1970 and directed by Satyajit Ray. It is based upon the Bengali novel of the same name by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It was one of the earliest films to employ the literary technique of the carnivalesque...
(1970) (as Subhendu Chatterji) .... Sanjoy - ChowringheeChowringhee (film)Chowringhee is a 1968 film by Pinaki Bhushan Mukherjee, starring Supriya Devi and Uttam Kumar. The film is based on the best-selling novelof the same name by Shankar and was a huge hit in its own right.-Plot:...
(1968) .... Shankar - Hangsa-Mithun (1968)
- ChiriyakhanaChiriyakhanaChiriakhana or Chiriyakhana is a 1967 Bengali film by Satyajit Ray. It is a whodunit suspense thriller, starring Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh Bakshi. The title means "The Zoo". The screenplay is by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.- Plot :...
(1967) .... Bijoy - Akash Kusum (1965) .... Ajay's friend
Personal
His father was Shailendra Chattopadhay and mother Manimala Devi. In 1953, he got admitted to Calcutta Medical College. In 1960, he completed his M.B.B.S. and became a doctor. He worked in Civil Defence and later joined Kolkata Municipal Corporation.He was involved with amateur theatre and started trying his luck in films. He was involved with the IPTA
Ipta
IPTA can refer to:* Indian People's Theatre Association* International Pulsar Timing Array...
. He had two sons, one of them the Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Saswata Chatterjee
Saswata Chatterjee
Saswata Chatterjee is a Bengali Indian male actor of television and films.-Career:Saswata started his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar’s Kaalpurush. He gained popularity by portraying the character of Topshe in a television series directed by Sandip...
and the other based in USA.
He died from respiratory tract complications.