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{{Infobox person
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'''Dhritiman Chatterjee''' is an Indian actor. He began his acting career in 1970 as the protagonist of [[Satyajit Ray]]'s {{Lang|bn-latn|[[Pratidwandi]]}} (''The Adversary'').<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhritiman Chatterjee: I never wanted to be an actor|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/dhritiman-chatterjee-i-never-wanted-to-be-an-actor/articleshow/72454434.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625235654/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/dhritiman-chatterjee-i-never-wanted-to-be-an-actor/articleshow/72454434.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=25 June 2021 }}</ref> 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 and is noted for his acting skills.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Satyajit Ray’s actors remember his genius|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/satyajit-ray-100-years-actors-genius-barun-chanda-mamata-shankar-dhritiman-chatterjee-madhabi-mukherjee-6424276/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531212515/https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/satyajit-ray-100-years-actors-genius-barun-chanda-mamata-shankar-dhritiman-chatterjee-madhabi-mukherjee-6424276/ |archive-date=31 May 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Satyajit Ray in 100 Anecdotes|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/14/20269/Satyajit-Ray-in-100-Anecdotes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428085036/https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/14/20269/Satyajit-Ray-in-100-Anecdotes |archive-date=28 April 2021 }}</ref> He has also worked in [[English language|English]] films with well-known filmmakers such as [[Deepa Mehta]] and [[Jane Campion]].

== Early life ==
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. Chatterjee went on to pursue a parallel career in [[advertising]], social communications and [[documentary film]]making.

== Career ==
In 2019, Chatterjee lent his voice for narration in ''If Not for You'', a documentary about [[Kolkata]]'s long lasting love affair with legendary singer-songwriter [[Bob Dylan]]. 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'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhritiman Chatterjee finds Satyajit Ray’s film relevant during ongoing second surge|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/dhritiman-chatterjee-finds-satyajit-rays-films-relevant-in-current-times-of-religious-polarisation/cid/1815893|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518030248/https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/dhritiman-chatterjee-finds-satyajit-rays-films-relevant-in-current-times-of-religious-polarisation/cid/1815893 |archive-date=18 May 2021 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhritiman Chatterjee: 5 iconic roles of the actor in Bengali cinema|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/dhritiman-chatterjee-5-iconic-roles-of-the-actor-in-bengali-cinema/photostory/64663981.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625222539/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/dhritiman-chatterjee-5-iconic-roles-of-the-actor-in-bengali-cinema/photostory/64663981.cms |archive-date=25 June 2021 }}</ref> Dhritiman has received several acting awards in India and has been on the Jury of the Indian National film Awards.

He is currently the anchor of ''[[Pradhanmantri (TV Series)|Pradhanmantri]]'' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] on [[ABP Ananda]] from 14 December 2013.

==Filmography==

=== Bengali ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1970
|{{Lang|bn-latn|[[Pratidwandi]]}}
|Siddhartha Chaudhuri
| ''Siddharta and the City'' - a.k.a. ''The Adversary''
|-
|1972
|''[[Picnic (1972 film)|Picnic]]''
|
|
|-
|1973
|[[Padatik (1973 film)|''Padatik'']]
|Political Activist || ''The Guerilla Fighter''
|-
|1974
|''Jadu Bansha''
|
|
|-
|1980
|''[[Akaler Sandhane]]''
|
|''Akaler Sandhaney'' - a.k.a. ''In Search of Famine''
|-
|1981
|''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]''
|Samaresh Moitra
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Ganashatru]]''
|Nishrith Gupta
| ''An Enemy of the People'' (UK)
|-
|1991
|''[[Agantuk]]''
|Prithwish Sen Gupta
| ''The Stranger'' - a.k.a. ''The Visitor'' (International: English title) - a.k.a. ''Visiteur, Le'' (France)
|-
|1993
|''Sunya Theke Suru''
|Professor Bhishmadev Sharma
|''A Return to Zero'' (India: English title)
|-
|1997
|[[Kahini (film)|''Kahini'']]
|
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Chaturanga]]''
|Uncle
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
|''Joy Lies''
|Venkat
|
|-
|''[[Hitlist (2009 film)|Hitlist]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''[[Ekti Tarar Khonje]]''
|Land Lord uncle
|
|-
|[[Gorosthaney Sabdhan (film)|''Gorosthaney Sabdhan'']]
|Mahadev Chowdhury
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Noukadubi]]''
|Hemnalni's father
|
|-
|2012
|''Maya Bazaar''
|
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Ek Phaali Rodh]]''
|Dr. Somshankar Roy
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
|[[Naxal (2015 film)|''Naxal'']]
|Shiddhartha Chowdhury
|
|-
|''[[Agantuker Pore]]''
|Prithwish Sen Gupta
|
|-
|[[Shajarur Kanta (2015 film)|''Shajarur Kanta'']]
|[[Byomkesh Bakshi]]
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Double Feluda]]''
|Dr. Nihar Dutta
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Professor Shonku O El Dorado]]''
|[[Professor Shonku]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhritiman Chatterjee to play Professor Shonku, a Satyajit Ray hero|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/dhritiman-chatterjee-to-play-professor-shonku-a-satyajit-ray-hero/story-K5a5N4cWds5JOuS0boLlHN.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803150223/https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/dhritiman-chatterjee-to-play-professor-shonku-a-satyajit-ray-hero/story-K5a5N4cWds5JOuS0boLlHN.html |archive-date=3 August 2018 }}</ref>
|}

===Hindi===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2005
|''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]''
|Paul McNally
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]''
|Contractor Sahaab
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
|''[[Yavarum Nalam|13B]]''
| Mr.Kamdhar
|
|-
|''[[Ek: The Power of One]]''
|DIG Sheirgill
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012
|''[[Kahaani]]''
|Bhaskaran K, Director Intelligence Bureau
|
|-
|''[[Agent Vinod (2012 film)|Agent Vinod]]''
|Sir Jagadishwar Metla
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]''
|Raj Bhai
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Wedding Pullav]]''
|Sid Kapoor
|Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016
|''[[Pink (2016 film)|Pink]]''
|Judge Satyajit Dutt
|
|-
|''[[Chauranga]]''
|Pandit
|
|-
|''[[Sanam Teri Kasam (2016 film)|Sanam Teri Kasam]]''
|Sanjay Pandit
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Poorna: Courage Has No Limit]]''
|Alexandar
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Chehre]]''
| Justice Jagdish Acharya
|
|}

===English===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1999
|''[[Holy Smoke!|Holy Smoke]]''
|Chidaatma Baba || ''Holy Smoke!'' (USA: video box title)
|-
|2000
|''[[Tales of The Kama Sutra: The Perfumed Garden]]''
|Sage Vaisyzyana || ''Tales of Kama Sutra'' (USA: video title)
|-
|2005
|''[[15 Park Avenue]]''
|Psychiatrist Dr. Kunal Barua
|
|-
|2007
|''Framed''
|Inspector
|''Sapno Ke Desh Mein'' (Hindi title)
|-
|2013
|''Carnival''
|Master
|
|-
|2015
|''[[The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)|The Man Who Knew Infinity]]''
|Narayana Iyer
|
|-
|2019
|''If Not for You''
|
|Documentary; voice role
|}

=== Other language films ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
|-
|2009
|''[[Yavarum Nalam]]''
|Mr.Thyagarajan
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Let Her Cry (film)|Let Her Cry]]''
|Professor
|Sinhala
|}

===Malayalam===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2013
|''[[Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi]]''
|Birmalda (Village head, Gouri's father)
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Captain (2018 film)|Captain]]''
|Mr.Sinha
|
|}

=== Streaming television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Network
!Notes
|-
|2020
|''[[Forbidden Love (2020 web series)|Forbidden Love]]''
|Dr Harold Fernandez
|Hindi
|[[ZEE5]]
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Feludar Goyendagiri|Feluda Pherot]]''
|Mahesh Chowdhury
|Bengali
|Addatimes
|
|}

==See also==
* [[Barun Chanda]]
* [[Pradhanmantri (TV Series)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0154122}}
* {{Twitter}}

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