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Dhritiman Chaterji (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.
Chaterji pursues a parallel career in advertising, social communications and documentary filmmaking.
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 Chaterji 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 Chatterji of Pratidwandi is such a star." - (Our Films Their Films)
Dhritiman is currently anchor of Pradhanmantri in Bengali on ABP Ananda from 14 December 2013.
Filmography
- Double Feluda (2016) ... Dr. Nihar Gupta
- Pink (2016) ... Judge Satyajit Dutt
- Let Her Cry (2016) ... Sinhala Movie
- Chauranga (2016) ... Pandit
- Naxal (2015) ... Shiddhartha Chowdhury
- The Man Who Knew Infinity (Hollywood film) (2015) ... Narayana Iyer
- Agantuker Pore (2015)...Prithwish Sen Gupta
- Shajarur Kanta (2015)...Byomkesh Bakshi
- Ek Phaali Rodh (2014)...Dr, Somshankar Roy
- Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (2013) (Malayalam)
- Maya Bazaar (2012)
- Agent Vinod (2012)...Sir Metla
- Kahaani (2012)...Bhaskaran K
- Noukadubi (2011)...Hemnalni's father
- Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2010)...Lead Negative Role
- Ekti Tarar Khonje (2010)...Land Lord uncle
- Hitlist (2009)
- Yavarum Nalam (2009) (Tamil)...Kamdhar
- Joy Lies (2009)... Venkat
- Hitlist (2009)... Ex-homicide detective Prabhat Ranjan Banerjee
- Chaturanga (2008)...Uncle
- Guru (2007)...Bade (Senior) Contractor sahaab - a.k.a. Gurukant (India: Telugu title) - a.k.a. Mani Ratnam's Guru (India: English title: complete title)
- 15 Park Avenue (2005)...Psychiatrist Dr. Kunal Barua
- Black (2005)... Paul McNally
- Perfumed Garden (2000)...Sage Vaisyzyana - a.k.a. Tales of Kama Sutra (USA: video title)
- Holy Smoke (1999)...Chidaatma Baba - a.k.a. Holy Smoke! (USA: video box title)
- Kahini (1997)
- Sunya Theke Suru (1993)...Professor Bhishmadev Sharma - a.k.a. A Return to Zero (India: English title)
- Agantuk (1991)...Prithwish Sen Gupta - a.k.a. The Stranger - a.k.a. The Visitor (International: English title) - a.k.a. Visiteur, Le (France)
- Ganashatru (1989)...Nishrith Gupta - a.k.a. An Enemy of the People (UK)
- 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)...Samaresh Moitra
- Akaler Sandhane (1980) - a.k.a. Akaler Sandhaney - a.k.a. In Search of Famine
- Jadu Bansha (1974)
- Padatik (1973)...Political Activist - a.k.a. The Guerilla Fighter
- Pratidwandi (1970)...Siddhartha Chaudhuri - a.k.a. Siddharta and the City - a.k.a. The Adversary