Saswata Chatterjee

Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor of television and films based in Kolkata. Born to actor Subhendu Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee began his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's Kaalpurush. He gained popularity by portraying the character of Topshe in a Feluda-based television series directed by Sandip Ray. His acting in many Bengali films has been praised by the critics, including his portrayal of a Ritwik Ghatak-inspired character in the 2013 film Meghe Dhaka Tara. He enjoyed success at the national level in Sujoy Ghosh's 2012 blockbuster Hindi film, Kahaani, where he played Bob Biswas, an assassin.

Saswata Chatterjee
Born (1970-12-19) 19 December 1970[1]
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Other namesApu[2]
OccupationActor
Years active1995 – present
Spouse(s)Mohua Chatterjee
Parent(s)

Personal life

Saswata Chatterjee was born on 19 December 1970 to Subhendu Chatterjee, a noted Bengali actor.[3] He lives in Kolkata and is married to Mohua, a teacher. They have a daughter together.[2]

Career

Chatterjee started his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's Kaalpurush.[4] Later, he acted in a television series directed by Sandip Ray, where he portrayed the character of Topshe, a sidekick of Feluda, the sleuth. After this television debut, his acting skills were appreciated and he gained popularity.[5]

Chatterjee's acting in several Bengali films were critically appreciated. Some of his notable appearances include Tiyasha, C/O Sir, Proloy (2013), Jekhane Bhuter Bhoy, Meghe Dhaka Tara, Bhooter Bhabishyat, Abar Bomkesh (Chitrachor), Rang Milanti, Byomkesh Bakshi (Adim Ripu), The Bong Connection, Abar Aranye. He worked in the blockbuster Hindi film, Kahaani (2012) directed by Sujoy Ghosh starring Vidya Balan. In that film, he played the role of a cold-blooded killer named Bob Biswas.[6] His role as Bob became so popular that Chatterjee describes it as:

Bob Biswas has most definitely exceeded the popularity of Kahaani. Poor Saswata has lost his identity. He is addressed as Bob wherever he goes.

— Saswata Chaterjee on his role on Bob Biswas.[2]

The character went viral on Facebook and Twitter with thousands of followers. A graphic novel is in the making was also inspired from Bob's character.[7]

Meghe Dhaka Tara was released in 2013, a film inspired by the life and works of Bengali film director Ritwik Ghatak and also depicts the socio-political environment of contemporary West Bengal during the Tebhaga and Naxalite movements. In this movie, he played the lead character as Nilkantha Bagchi.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNote
1996Baksho RahashyaTopsheBengali
1996Gosaipur Sargaram (TV)TopsheBengali
1996Sheyal Debota Rahasya (TV)TopsheBengali
1996Bosepukure Khunkharapi (TV)TopsheBengali
1996Joto Kando Kathmandute (TV)TopsheBengali
1997NayantaraBengali
1998AtmajaBengali
1999Jahangirer Swarnamudra (TV)TopsheBengali
1999Ghurghutiyar Ghotona (TV)TopsheBengali
1999Golapi Mukto Rahashya (TV)TopsheBengali
1999Ambar Sen Antardhan Rahashya (TV)TopsheBengali
1999Tumi Ele TaiBengali
1999KhelagharBengali
2000Ek Akasher Niche (TV)AkashBengali
2000Dr. Munshir Diary (TV)TopsheBengali
2000Shesh ThikanaBengali
2002Aamar BhuvanNurBengali
2003Abar AranyeSaswata BanerjeeBengali
2004Tin Ekke TinTinkoriBengali
2004Aabar Asibo PhireBengali
2005Karkat Rashi (TV)ProfessorBengali
2006Teen Yaari KathaAnilBengali
2006DosarKaushik's younger brotherBengali
2007Shudhu Tomar JonyoBengali
2007The Bong ConnectionBhai-DaEnglish
2008Chalo Let's GoAsimBengali
2009Cross ConnectionSwapnil BasuBengali
2009Brake FailBengali
2010Byomkesh Bakshi (Adim Ripu)Ajit BandyopadhyayBengali
2010Gaaner Oparey

Bengali

2011Get2GetherBengali
2011Uro ChithiManishBengali
2011Gosainbaganer BhootBhelu DaktarBengali
2011Rang MilantiDeepjoy Mitra/Anupam GhatakBengali
2011The Forlorn (Short Film)Dr. Sambit ChaterjeeBengali
2012Goraay GondogolBengali
2012Bhalobasha Off Route-eBengali
2012Nobel ChorHariBengali
2012KahaaniBob BiswasHindi
2012Abar Byomkesh (Chitrachor)Ajit BandyopadhyayBengali
2012Bhooter BhabishyatHathkata KartikBengali
2012Balukabela.comAdvocate Subimal DattaGuptaBengali
2012Jekhane Bhuter BhoyPratap SarkarBengali
2013AbortoBengali
2013Meghe Dhaka TaraNilkantha BagchiBengali
2013DamadolPapu BhaiBengali
2013Namte NamteRana BasuBengali
2013Aschorjo ProdipAnilabha Gupto / AnildaBengali
2013Goynar BakshoChandanBengali
2013ProloyAnimesh DuttaBengali
2013C/O SirJayabrata RayBengali
2013TiyashaSudiptoBengali
2014Bonku BabuBonku BabuBengali
2014Baari Tar BanglaRoopchand SenBengali
2014Byomkesh Phire Elo (Beni Sanghar)Ajit BandyopadhyayBengali
2014ChaarSanjib Chatterjee & Mriganka Shekhar MukherjeeBengali
2015 Ebar ShaborShabor DasguptaBengali
2015 Natoker Moto - Like a Play PrasadBengali
2015 89The Serial KillerBengali
2015 Icchemotir GolpoNilBengali
2015 KatmunduAiyoswamiBengali
2015 RajkahiniMr. Prafulla SenBengali
2015 Byomkesh Bakshi Ajit BandyopadhyayBengali
2015 Monchuri Kartik Bengali
2016 Praktan Special Appearance Bengali
2016 Hemanta Kalyan SenBengali
2016 Eagoler Chokh Shabor DasguptaBengali
2016 Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana Ajit BandyopadhyayBengali
2016 Monchora Manmatho / Raima's BrotherBengali
2016 Cholai Various Bengali
2016 Bastav Kamal RakshitBengali
2016 Double Feluda Surajit Dasgupta, Dharanidhar Samaddar Bengali
2017 Black Coffee Tirthoraj RoyBengali
2017 Mickey & Mimi Mimi's FatherBengaliShort film on Addatimes[8]
2017 Byomkesh O Agnibaan Ajit BandopadhyayBengali
2017 Jagga Jasoos "Tutti Futti" aka "Badol Bagchi" / Jagga's FatherHindi
2017 Dhimaner Dinkaal Dhiman DuttaBengaliWeb series on ALT Balaji
2018 Ray Bengali
2018 Dwikhondito Koushik RoyBengali
2018 Aschhe Abar Shabor Shabor DasguptaBengali
2018 Hoichoi Unlimited Animesh ChakladarBengali
2018 Good night city DCP ChatterjeeBengali
2018 Shei Je Holud Pakhi Bengali Web Series
2019 Thai Curry -Bengali [9]
2019 Network Abhijit GangulyBengali
2019 Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan SpyderBengali
2019 Basu Poribar -Bengali
2019 Tokhon Kuasa Chilo Bengali
2019 Tarikh Bengali
2019 The Parcel SouvikBengali
2020 Tiki-Taka -Bengali/Hindi ZEE5 Release
2020 Sannyasi Deshonayok -Bengali Based on Gumnami Baba myth
2020 Dil Bechara Mr. Basu (Kizie's father)Hindi Hotstar Movie
2020 Chobiyal Bengali
2020 Shironam Bengali
2021 Pratidwandi Bengali
2021 Hiralal Bengali
2021 Shei Je Holud Pakhi Season 2 Bengali Web Series
2021 Habu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Montri Habuchandra RajaBengali
2021 Shororipu 2: Jotugriho Bengali
2021 Anusandhan Indra Bengali [10]
2021 Swastik Sanket Subhas Chandra Bose Bengali
2021 8/12 (film) Bengali
2021 Bad Boy Hindi
2021 Dobaara Hindi
2021 Dhaakad Hindi
2022 Tirandaj Shabor Shabor Dasgupta Bengali

Awards
  • 2019 : Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film at Madrid International Film Festival for Shironam.[11]
  • 2014 : Zee Bangla Gaurav Samman - Best Comedian for Bhooter Bhabishyat
  • 2012 : Anandalok Award - Best Supporting Actor for Bhooter Bhabishyat[12]
  • 2011 : Tele Cine Awards - Best Supporting Actor for Byomkesh Bakshi
  • 2011 : Imphal International Short Film Festival 2012 - Best Supporting Actor for THE FORLORN'[13]

References
  1. TNN (19 December 2018). "Saswata Chatterjee is flooded with birthday wishes". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. "Bob Biswas gets even bigger". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. "Bengali actor Subhendu Chatterjee dead". Indo-Asian News Service. 5 July 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. "A Director's Actor". The Telegraph. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. Trans World Features (22 January 2008). "The legend of Feluda". Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  6. Bose, Adrija (27 March 2012). "Bob Biswas : I even scared my wife". Firstpost. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  7. "Kahaani's Bob Biswas a rage on FB, Twitter". Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  8. "Addatimes – Watch Original Web Series & Bengali Short Film online". addatimes.com.
  9. Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (23 February 2019). "Soham Chakraborty, Hiraan Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee, Trina Saha, Bidya Sinha Mim and Rachel White... First look poster of #Bengali film #ThaiCurry... Directed by Ankit Aditya... 1 March 2019 release... Distribution by SSR Cinemas P Ltd. t.co/RYtmWcacfe" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. Ruman Ganguly (2 September 2020). "Paayel and Saswata set to fly to London for Kamaleswar's film shoot". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. "International recognition for Saswata". The Times of India. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. "'Bhooter Bhabishyat' sweeps Anandalok Purashkar". News18. Saswata Mukherjee and Mumtaz Sircar also won the award for best supporting actors, male and female respectively. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  13. "Award Winners of First IISFF 2012". Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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