Dhritiman Chaterji
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Dhritiman Chaterji 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 the 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 language
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.
Dhritiman pursues a parallel career in advertising
, social communications and documentary film
making.
Never a part of mainstream "Bollywood", he's made an astonishingly small number of films. In recent years he's wandered to assignments 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)
(Contributed by :- Gautam Moitra)
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
Pratidwandi (The Adversary). Most of his acting work has been in the India's "parallel", or independent, cinema with filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
, Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on 14 May 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh in a Hindu family. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the...
and Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
, among others. He has also worked in English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
films with well-known filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta
Deepa Mehta, LLD is a Genie Award-winning Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, most known for her Elements Trilogy, Fire , Earth , and Water , among which Earth was submitted by Indian government for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
and Jane Campion
Jane Campion
Jane Campion is a filmmaker and screenwriter. She is one of the most internationally successful New Zealand directors, although most of her work has been made in or financed by other countries, principally Australia – where she now lives – and the United States...
. He has received several acting awards in India and has been on the Jury of the Indian National film Awards.
Dhritiman pursues a parallel career in advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
, social communications and documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
making.
Never a part of mainstream "Bollywood", he's made an astonishingly small number of films. In recent years he's wandered to assignments 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)
(Contributed by :- Gautam Moitra)
Filmography
- Gorosthane Sabdhan (2010) (Released) .... Lead Negative Role
- Ekti Tarar KhonjeEkti Tarar KhonjeEkti Tarar Khonje is a 2010 Bengali-language film that was directed by National award winning cinematographer Abhik Mukhopadhyay. The film stars Shayan Munshi, Arpita Pal, Rudranil Ghosh, and veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee.-Plot:...
(2010) (Released) .... Land Lord uncle - Joy Lies (2009) (in production) .... Venkat
- ChaturangaChaturangaChaturanga is an ancient Indian game that is presumed to be the common ancestor of the games of chess, shogi, and makruk, and related to xiangqi and janggi.Chaturanga developed in Gupta India around the 6th century...
(2008) .... Uncle - GuruGuruA guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
(2007) .... Thapar Commission Member ... aka Gurukant (India: Telugu title) ... aka Mani Ratnam's Guru (India: English title: complete title) - 15 Park Avenue (2005) .... Psychiatrist Dr. Kunal Barua
- BlackBlackBlack is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
(2005) (as Dhritiman Chaterji) .... Paul McNally - Perfumed Garden (2000) .... Sage Vaisyzyana ... aka Tales of Kama Sutra (USA: video title)
- Holy SmokeHoly SmokeHoly Smoke may refer to:*"Holy Smoke" , a song by Iron Maiden*Holy Smoke!, a film directed by Jane Campion*Holy Smoke *Holy Smoke...
(1999) (as Dhritiman Chaterji) .... Chidaatma Baba aka Holy Smoke! (USA: video box title) - Kahini (1997)... aka Fiction
- Sunya Theke Suru (1993) .... Professor Bhishmadev Sharma ... aka A Return to Zero (India: English title)
- AgantukAgantukAgantuk is a 1991 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray. It was Ray's last film, and is based on one of his short stories, Atithi .-Plot summary:...
(1991) .... Prithwish Sen Gupta ... aka The Stranger... aka The Visitor (International: English title) ... aka Visiteur, Le (France) - GanashatruGanashatruGanashatru is a 1990 Indian film by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaption of Henrik Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People, and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj...
(1989) .... Nishrith Gupta... aka An Enemy of the People (UK) - 36 Chowringhee Lane36 Chowringhee Lane36 Chowringee Lane is a 1981 film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by Shashi Kapoor. The film was very well received upon release. It stars Jennifer Kendal in a critically acclaimed role and Debashree Roy.-Plot:...
(1981) .... Samaresh Moitra - Akaler SandhaneAkaler SandhaneAkaler Sandhane is a 1980 Indian Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen.- Plot :In September 1980, a film crew comes to a village to make a film about a famine, which killed five million Bengalees in 1943. It was a man made famine, a side- product of the war, and the film crew will create the tragedy...
(1980) .... Movie Director ... aka Akaler Sandhaney ... aka In Search of Famine - Jadu Bansha (1974)
- PadatikPadatikPadatik is a 1973 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen.This film is considered to be the third film of Mrinal Sen's Calcutta trilogy, the others being Interview, and Calcutta 71....
(1973) .... Political Activist ... aka The Guerilla Fighter - PratidwandiPratidwandiPratidwandi or Pratidandi is a 1971 Indian Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It is the first part of the Calcutta trilogy...
(1972) .... Siddhartha Chaudhuri ... aka Siddharta and the City ... aka The Adversary .