Dhritiman Chaterji (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 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 Jane Campion. He has received several acting awards in India and has been on the Jury of the Indian National film Awards. Bangla redirects here. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Satyajit Ray (Bengali:  ) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was a Bengali Indian filmmaker and polymath. ... Satyajit Ray (Bengali:  ) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was a Bengali Indian filmmaker and polymath. ... Mrinal Sen (Bangla: মৄণাল সেন) is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. ... Aparna Sen (née Dasgupta) (Bengali: অপর্ণা সেন Ôporna Shen) (October 25, 1945 - ) is a Bengali Indian actress and film director and mother of actress Konkona Sen Sharma. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Jane Campion (born April 30, 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an Academy Award-winning film maker. ...

Dhritiman pursues a parallel career in advertising, social communications and documentary filmmaking. // Advert redirects here. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ...

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 May 30, 1945, he was educated at Kolkata's St Xavier's Collegiate School and Presidency College, and the Delhi School of Economics.

Selected Filmography

By Satyajit Ray: Satyajit Ray (Bengali:  ) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was a Bengali Indian filmmaker and polymath. ...

• Pratidwandi (The Adversary)
• Ganashatru (Enemy of the People)
• Agantuk (The Visitor)

By Mrinal Sen: Pratidwandi or Pratidandi is a 1972 film directed by Satyajit Ray. ... Plot Spoiler warning: External links satyajitray. ... The Stranger (Bengali: Agantuk, আগন্তুক) is a 1991 film directed by Satyajit Ray. ... Mrinal Sen (Bangla: মৄণাল সেন) is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. ...

• Padatik (The Foot Soldier)
• Akaler Sandhane (In Search of Famine)

By Aparna Sen: Aparna Sen (née Dasgupta) (Bengali: অপর্ণা সেন Ôporna Shen) (October 25, 1945 - ) is a Bengali Indian actress and film director and mother of actress Konkona Sen Sharma. ...

• 36 Chowringhee Lane
• 15, Park Avenue

By Jane Campion: 36 Chowringee lane is a movie produced by Shashi Kapoor. ... 15 Park Avenue is a 2005 film made by the Bengali director Aparna Sen. ...

• Holy Smoke

By Jagmohan Mundhra: Holy Smoke! is a 1999 Australian film directed by Jane Campion. ...

• The Perfumed Garden

By Rajshri Ojha:

• Badger (At the American Film Institute)

By Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Devanagari:संजय लीला भंसाली) is a highly acclaimed Indian film director. ...

• Black

By Mani Ratnam: Black (Hindi: ब्लॅक) is a Hindi and Indian English film released in 2005 and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. ... Mani Ratnam (Tamil: ) (born June 2, 1956) is a critically acclaimed Tamil Indian film director, writer and producer. ...

• Guru

Guru is a forthcoming Hindi/English bilingual film to be directed by Mani Ratnam. ...

External Links

• IMDB page on Dhritiman Chaterjee