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{{Short description|Indian actor (1929–1993)}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anil Chatterjee
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|10|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Balagarh]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date ={{Death date and age|1996|03|17|1929|10|25|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Anil Chattopadhyay
| known_for =
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1952–1996
}}
'''Anil Chatterjee''' (also '''Chattopadhyay''',<ref name="Anil Chatterjee @ IMDB">{{cite web|title=Anil Chatterjee (I)|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0154110/reference|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref> {{langx|bn|অনিল চট্টোপাধ্যায়}}; 25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was an Indian actor<ref name="Anil Chatterjee Gom">{{cite web|title=Anil Chatterjee|url=http://www.gomolo.com/about-anil-chatterjee/61|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=4 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624020234/http://www.gomolo.com/about-anil-chatterjee/61|archive-date=24 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> in the [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]] during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} He acted or performed in about 150 movies, including a few in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]].

== Career ==
Born at [[Balagarh]], in [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]], [[India]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=ওর মতো ছেলেমানুষ খুব একটা দেখিনি |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/patrika/some-unknown-stories-of-actor-anil-chatterjee-1.589792 |access-date=2021-05-25 |website=www.anandabazar.com |language=bn}}</ref> he hailed from [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]], and graduated from [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata]]. Prior to that, he completed his schooling from [[Delhi]], having stood first in entire the North India, in the Senior Cambridge Examinations. In his college days, he became associated with [[Utpal Dutt]] and acted in a number of plays. He was also a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly]], having won the by-election from the erstwhile [[Chowringhee]] Assembly Constituency as a [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] supported Independent candidate.

Chatterjee played different shades, though mostly as a character actor, as well as in leading roles and at times as an antagonist, despite the limited opportunities he received. Irrespective of the roles, he left an indelible impression on the viewers and the critics. He also acted in the leading role in a tele-serial named ''Naqab'' in the national network of Doordarshan. He is one of the very few selected actors who worked with [[Satyajit Ray]], [[Ritwik Ghatak]], [[Tapan Sinha]], Tarun Majumdar and [[Mrinal Sen]]; with the first three directors, he performed with on more than a number of occasions. His performance in the title role of the film ''[[Deshbandhu Chittaranjan]]'' [a biopic on [[Chittaranjan Das]]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> won the appreciation of [[Basanti Devi]], the wife of the "Deshbandhu".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anil Chattopadhyay - the man who enlivened every character that he played - GetBengal story |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/anil-chattopadhyay-the-man-who-enlivened-every-character-that-he-played-getbengal-story |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Get Bengal |language=en}}</ref>

==Limited filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> !! Film !! Director
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Nagarik]]'' || [[Ritwik Ghatak]]
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Jog Biyog]]''||
|-
| 1954|| ''[[Moyla Kagaj]]''|| [[Premendra Mitra]]
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Grihaprabesh]]''||
|-
| 1955 || ''[[Sajghar]]''||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Asabarna]]''||
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Garer Math]]''||
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Punar Milan]]''||
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Ulka (1957 film)|Ulka]]''||
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Ajantrik]]'' || [[Ritwik Ghatak]]
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Daktar Babu]]''||
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Kalamati]]''||
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Priya (1958 film)|Priya]]''||
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Rajlakshmi O Srikanta]]''||
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Louha Kapat]]'' || [[Tapan Sinha]]
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Chaowa Pawa (1959 film)|Chaowa Pawa]]'' || [[Yatrik]]
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Deep Jweley Jai]]'' || [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Marutirtha Hinglaj]]'' || [[Bikash Roy]]
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Devi (1960 film)|Devi]]'' || [[Satyajit Ray]]
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Dui Bechara]]'' ||
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960 film)|Meghe Dhaka Tara]]'' || [[Ritwik Ghatak]]
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Smriti Tuku Thak]]'' ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Agni Sanskar]]''||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Ahwan]]''||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Kanchanmulya]]''||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Komal Gandhar]]'' || [[Ritwik Ghatak]]
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Megh (film)|Megh]]''||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Choudhury]]''||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Teen Kanya]]'' - Postmaster || [[Satyajit Ray]]
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Bandhan (1962 film)|Bandhan]]''||
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Kanchenjungha]]'' || [[Satyajit Ray]]
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Kancher Swarga]]'' ||
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Rakta Palash]]''||
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Shesh Chinha]]'' ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Barnachora]]'' ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Dui Bari]]''||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[High Heel]]''||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Mahanagar]]'' || [[Satyajit Ray]]
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Nirjan Saikate]]'' || [[Tapan Sinha]]
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Ashanata Ghoorni]]'' ||
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Jatugriha]]'' || [[Tapan Sinha]]
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Sandhya Deeper Sikha]]''||
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Faraar (1965 film)|Faraar]]''||
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Ghoom Bhangar Gaan]]''||
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Jaya (1965 film)|Jaya]]''||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Natun Jiban]]''||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Sannata (1966 film)|Sannata]]''||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Mahashweta]]''||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Baluchari]]''||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Boudi]]''||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Jiban Sangeet]]''||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Panchashar]]''||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Protidan]]''||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Muktisnan]]''||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Deshbandhu Chittaranjan]]''||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Sagina Mahato]]'' || [[Tapan Sinha]]
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Samantaral]]''||
|-
| 1971 || ''Khunjey Berai''||
|-
| 1971 || ''Pratham Basanta''||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Bon Palashir Padabali]]''||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Duranta Joy]]''||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Aalor Thikana]]''||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Chhanda Patan]]''||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Phulu Thakurma]]''||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Sagina (film)|Sagina]]'' || Tapan Sinha
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Amanush (1975 film)|Amanush]]''||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Chameli Memsaab]]'' || Abdul Majid
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Phool Sajya]]''||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Ajasra Dhanyabad]]''||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Harmonium]]'' || [[Tapan Sinha]]
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Ek Je Chhilo Desh]]'' || Tapan Sinha
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Kabita]]''||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Pratima (1977 film)|Pratima]]''||
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Dhanraj Tamang]]''||
|-
| 1978 || ''Man Abhiman''||
|-
| 1978 || ''Striker''||
|-
| 1978 || ''Tusi''||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Dooratwa (film)|Dooratwa]]''||
|-
| 1979 || ''Heerey Manik''||
|-
| 1979 || ''Lattu''||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Neem Annapurna]]''||
|-
| 1981 || ''Upalabdhi''||
|-
| 1982 || ''Troyee''||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Chokh]]'' || Utpalendu Chakrabarty
|-
| 1982 || ''Jay Parajay''||
|-
| 1982 || ''Sagar Balaka''||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Agradani]]'' || Palash Banerjee
|-
| 1984 || ''Didi'' || Tapan Sinha
|-
| 1984 || ''Mohanar Dike'' ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Paroma]]'' || Aparna Sen
|-
| 1984 || ''Surya Trishna''||
|-
| 1985 || ''Aloy Phera''||
|-
| 1985 || ''Amar Prithibi''||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Ankahee (1985 film)|Ankahee]]'' || Amol Palekar
|-
| 1985 || ''Putulghar''||
|-
| 1985 || ''Sonar Sansar''||
|-
| 1986 || ''Ashirwad''||
|-
| 1986 || ''Muktapran''||
|-
| 1987 || ''Mahamilan''||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Aaj Ka Robin Hood]]'' || Tapan Sinha
|-
| 1988 || ''Agun''||
|-
| 1988 || ''Boba Sanai''||
|-
| 1988 || ''Etwa''||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Paar (film)|Paar]]''||
|-
| 1988 || ''Tumi Koto Sundar''||
|-
| 1989 || ''Aakhri Badla''||
|-
| 1989 || ''Aamar Shapath''||
|-
| 1989 || ''Aghatan Ajo Ghate''||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Ek Din Achanak]]'' || Mrinal Sen
|-
| 1989 || ''Jaa Devi Sarva Bhuteshu''||
|-
| 1990 || ''Agni Beena'' ||
|-
| 1991 || ''Bourani''||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Ek Doctor Ki Maut]]'' || Tapan Sinha
|-
| 1991 || ''Kagojer Nouka''||
|-
| 1992 || ''Indrajit''||
|-
| 1992 || ''Rupaban Kanya''||
|-
| 1995 || ''Mejo Bou''||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Himghar]]''||
|}

==Awards==
* [[BFJA Awards]]-Best Actor In Supporting Role for Agni Sanskar in 1962.
* [[BFJA Awards]]-Best Actor In Supporting Role for Sandhya Deeper Sikha in 1965.
* [[BFJA Awards]]-Best Actor In Supporting Role for Sagina Mahato in 1971.
* [[BFJA Awards]]-Best Actor In Supporting Role for Raja in 1976.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0154110}}

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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:1996 deaths]]
[[Category:Male actors in Bengali cinema]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]

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Anil Chatterjee - Revision history

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