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{{Short description|Indian actor (1936–2007)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_suffix = [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|M.B.B.S.]]
| image = Actor Subhendu Chatterjee.jpg
| name = Shubhendu Chatterjee
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|11|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] (now [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|07|05|1936|11|29|df=y}}
| death_place = [[AMRI Hospital]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| education = [[Calcutta Medical College]] ([[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|M.B.B.S.]])
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Physician]]
| years_active = 1965–2006
| website =
| parents =
| spouse = Anjali Chatterjee
| children = [[Saswata Chatterjee]]
}}

'''Shubhendu Chattopadhyay''' (29 November 1936 – 5 July 2007) was an Indian [[physician]] and [[actor]], who is known for acting in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Television in India|television]] and [[Indian cinema|films]]. A contemporary of actors [[Uttam Kumar]] and [[Soumitra Chatterjee]], with whom he played second hero in many films, Chatterjee graduated into character roles.

== Personal life ==
His father was Shailendra Chattopadhay and mother was Manimala Devi. In 1953, he was admitted into [[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Calcutta Medical College]]. In 1960, he completed his [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|M.B.B.S.]] and became a [[physician]]. He worked in Civil Defence and later joined [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-11-29 |title=Birth anniversary special! Subhendu Chatterjee and his 5 priceless reel moments |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/birth-anniversary-special-subhendu-chatterjee-and-his-5-priceless-reel-moments/photostory/72278207.cms |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

He was involved with amateur theatre under the tutelage of Jnanesh Mukherjee, a stalwart of Bengali theatre and films. He was involved with the [[Indian People's Theatre Association|IPTA]]. Chatterjee had two sons; [[Saswata Chatterjee]], the eldest son, is a [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali actor]].<ref name="toll" />

==Career==
He started his film career with [[Mrinal Sen]]'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 Chatterjee]]) from the path of falsehood which would lead to utter humiliation.<ref name="toll">{{cite news |url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/jul/05/bengali_actor_subhendu_chatterjee_dead.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929031805/http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/jul/05/bengali_actor_subhendu_chatterjee_dead.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=29 September 2011 |title=Bengali actor Subhendu Chatterjee dead|author=IANS |date= 5 July 2007 |accessdate=12 March 2009}}</ref> He worked with [[Satyajit Ray]] in ''[[Chiriyakhana]]'' (1967) where he first shared the screen with [[Uttam Kumar]]; he then worked with the versatile [[Soumitra Chatterjee|Soumitra]] in ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]'' (1969) that brought national and international fame. He is mostly remembered for his portrayal of Sankar in ''[[Chowringhee]]'' in 1968 where alongside the matinee idol Uttam Kumar, he carved his niche as the straight and compassionate apprentice (the author's character) of a five-star hotel on the brink of changing ownership. He then starred as the leading actor in ''Hansa Mithun'' (1968), ''Panchasar'' (1968), ''Arogya Niketon'' (1969), ''Nayikar Bhumikay'', ''Anindita'', along with playing second lead in ''Chaddabeshi (''1972''), ''and'' Ekhoni. ''He also played the protagonist in'' [[Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant]]. ''Some of his other noteworthy movies include ''[[Pratham Kadam Phool]]'', ''Kuheli'', ''Kaach Kata Hire'', ''Aandhar Periye'', ''Bigolito Karuna Jahnabi Yamuna'', ''Jibon Rahasya'', ''Bahurupi'', [[Amrita Kumbher Sandhane|''Amrito Kumbher Sandhane'']], ''Ganasatru'', ''Lal Darwajaa''.

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.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Subhendu Chatterjee movies, filmography, biography and songs – Cinestaan.com |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/subhendu-chatterjee-82237 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330184428/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/subhendu-chatterjee-82237 |url-status=live |archive-date=30 March 2019 |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An actor and a gentleman |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/an-actor-and-a-gentleman/cid/1008915 |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

Chatterjee also was a stage actor and the play "Bilkish Begum" staged during the 1980s was a hit.{{cn|date=June 2024}} He also played a role in the play "Amar Kantak" which also ran many nights. He acted in a number of tele-films as well; including as Dr. Munshi in "Dr. Munshi's diary" based on a short story by Satyajit Ray. He was a singer as well and cut a disc on composition of Hemanta Mukhopadhyay.

== Death ==
He died from respiratory tract complications.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070706/asp/calcutta/story_8022855.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917162917/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070706/asp/calcutta/story_8022855.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 September 2012 |title=An actor and a gentleman |author=Staff Reporter |date= 6 July 2007 |accessdate=12 March 2009}}</ref> The Bengali film industry went into a state of mourning as the news of his death spread.

==Filmography==
* ''Amar Mayer Shapath'' (2003) as Debendranath
* ''[[Abar Aranye]]'' (2003) as Sanjay Bannerjee
* ''[[Desh (film)|Desh]]'' (2002) as The MLA
* ''[[Dahan (1997 film)|Dahan]]'' (1997) as Jhinuk's father
* ''[[Moner Manush (1997 film)|Moner Manush]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Lal Darja]]'' (1997) as Nabin Datta
* ''[[Apan Por]]'' (1992) as Doctor
* ''[[Jamaibabu]]''
* ''Aakrosh'' (1989)
* ''[[Asha O Bhalobasha]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Ganashatru]]'' (1989) as Biresh
* ''Aagoon'' (1988)
* ''[[Amar Sangi|Amar Sangee]]'' (1987) as Indranil
* ''Ekanta Apan'' (1987)
* ''[[Rajnandini]]'' (1980)
* Chorus (1974) as Photo-journalist
* Anindita (1972)
* Chhadmabeshi (1971) as Subimal
* Kuheli (1971) as Prashanto
* [[Aranyer Din Ratri]] (1970) (as Subhendu Chatterji) as Sanjay Bannerjee
* [[Arogya Niketan (film)|Arogya Niketan]] (1967) as (Subhendu Chatterji)
* [[Chowringhee (film)|Chowringhee]] (1968) as Shankar
* Hangsa-Mithun (1968)
* [[Chiriyakhana]] (1967) as Bijoy
* Akash Kusum (1965) as Ajay's friend
* Kaach Kata Hirey as friend of Subroto and brother of Uma
* Bhalobasa as Doctor

==Awards==
* Anandalok Award – Best Actor for [[Lal Darja]] in 1998

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0154166}}

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[[Category:Bengali male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Bengali cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kolkata]]
[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:Indian male stage actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]

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