
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Biography
Dhritiman Chatterjee (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.
Chatterjee pursues a parallel career in advertising, social communications and documentary filmmaking. In 2019, he lent his voice for narration in If Not for You[1], a documentary about Kolkata's long lasting love affair with legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
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 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.
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)
Dhritiman is currently the anchor of Pradhanmantri in Bengali on ABP Ananda from 14 December 2013.
Acting (56 movies)

Black
2005

Kahaani
2012

Yavarum Nalam
2009

The Puppet’s Tale
2025

36 Chowringhee Lane
1981

Sarisreep - The Reptile
1987

Sunya Theke Suru
1993

Act Zero
2013

Agent Vinod
2012

The Bongs Again
2017

Hit List
2009

Kahini
1996

In Search of Famine
1981

Himghar
1996

The Guerrilla Fighter
1973

Chilekotha
2017

Picnic
1972

Chauranga
2016

Gorosthane Sabdhan
2010

Dear Maa
2025

Naxal
2015

An Enemy of the People
1990

The Adversary
1970

The Stranger
1991

Padatik
2024

Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
2013

15 Park Avenue
2006

Pink
2016

Let Her Cry
2016

Guru
2007

Poorna
2017

Midnight's Children
2012

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
2018

Majnu
2016

Noukadubi
2011

Kavacha
2019

Mission Mangal
2019

Jai Simha
2018

Professor Shanku O El Dorado
2019

Chehre
2021

033
2009

The Keysmith
2025

Four Chapters
2008

Ek Phaali Rodh
2014

Teenkahon
2014

Mayabazaar
2012

Talking Head
2020

Holy Smoke
1999

The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016

Wedding Pullav
2015

If Not For You
2019

Oppam
2016

Shobdo Kolpo Droom
2018

Paisa Vasool
2017

Double Feluda
2016

Ekti Tarar Khonje
2010
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