Anil Chatterjee
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Anil Chatterjee (25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was a Bengali
actor in the Bengali cinema
during the early fifties through to the late eighties and was mostly remembered as a character actor. He acted in about 45 movies, both as a character actor and in leading roles with the limited opportunities he received during his time. He was born in Calcutta, West Bengal
, India.
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
actor in the Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
during the early fifties through to the late eighties and was mostly remembered as a character actor. He acted in about 45 movies, both as a character actor and in leading roles with the limited opportunities he received during his time. He was born in Calcutta, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India.
Filmography
- Ek Din AchanakEk Din AchanakEk Din Achanak is a 1989 art film directed by Mrinal Sen, based on a Bengali novel, Beej by Ramapada Chowdhury..- Synopsis :...
(1989) - Jaa Devi Sarva Bhuteshu (1989)
- Aaj Ka Robin Hood (1987)
- Ankahee (1985)
- PaarPaar (film)Paar is a 1984 Hindi movie directed by Goutam Ghose. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri. Naseeruddin Shah won a Volpi Cup for his role as Naurangia.- Plot :...
(1984) - ParomaParomaParoma or is an award-winning Indian Bengali feature film directed by Aparna Sen.-Plot:The movie is about a 40-year-old married woman, Paroma who falls in love with Rahul , an expatriate photo-journalist working for glossy magazines who photographs her making her look glamorous...
(1984) - Chokh (1983)
- Troyee (1982)
- Heerey Manik (1979)
- Tusi (1978)
- AmanushAmanushAmanush is a 1975 Indian film made in both Hindi and Bengali produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Uttam Kumar, Utpal Dutta and Asit Sen....
(1975) - Aalor Thikana (1974)
- Chhanda Patan (1974)
- SaginaSagina (film)Sagina is a 1974 Hindi movie. Produced by the Late Shri J.K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Aparna Sen and Om Prakash. It was a remake of a Bengali version called Sagina Mahato which was released in 1970 with the same lead pair in the cast...
(1974) - Bon Palashir Padabali (1973)
- Khunjey Berai (1971)
- Sagina MahatoSagina MahatoSagina Mahato is a 1970 Bengali movie. Produced by the late Shri J.K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu. The movie was remade as a Hindi movie titled Sagina in 1974.-Plot:...
(1970) - Samantaral (1970)
- Baluchari (1968)
- Panchashar (1968)
- Mahashweta (1967)
- Sannata (1966)
- Faraar (1965)
- Jaya (1965)
- Sandhya Deeper Sikha (1964)
- Ashanata Ghoorni (1964)
- Jotugriha (1964)
- MahanagarMahanagarMahanagar is a 1963 film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is sometimes released as The Big City in the English-speaking world. Based on a short story, Abataranika written by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting a job as a salesperson...
(1963) - Nirjan SaikateNirjan SaikateNirjan Saikate is a Bengali film directed by Tapan Sinha. It was released in 1963. This movie is an adaptation of the novel with the same name by eminent Bengali writer Samaresh Basu, who wrote this travelogue under his pen name 'Kalkut'.-Plot:The writer is himself the protagonist...
(1963) - Bandhan (1962)
- KanchenjunghaKanchenjunghaKanchenjungha is a 1962 Bengali film by Bengali film director Satyajit Ray. It was Ray's first original screenplay and his first colour film....
(1962) - Rakta Palash (1962)
- Komal GandharKomal GandharKamol Gandhar is a 1961 Bengali film written and directed by noted film maker Ritwik Ghatak...
(1961) - Teen KanyaTeen KanyaTeen Kanya is a 1961 film directed by Satyajit Ray, and based upon short stories by Rabindranath Tagore.The title means "Three Daughters", and the film's original Indian release contained three stories. However, the international release of the film contained only two stories, missing out the second...
(1961) - Devi (1960)
- Meghe Dhaka TaraMeghe Dhaka TaraMeghe Dhaka Tara is a 1960 film by written and director Ritwik Ghatak, based on a novel Shaktipada Rajguru. It stars Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gita Dey, Bijan Bhattacharya, Niranjan Roy, and Gyanesh Mukherjee...
(1960) - Chaowa PawaChaowa Pawa (1959 film)Chaowa Pawa is a 1959 Bengali film directed by Yatrik. The film is starring Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen.-Cast:* Uttam Kumar* Suchitra Sen* Chhabi Biswas* Tulsi Chakraborty* Jiben Bose* Bharati Debi* Anil Chatterjee* Amar Mullick* Rajlakshmi...
(1959) - Deep Jweley Jai (1959)
- Marutirtha Hinglaj (1959)
- Rajlakshmi O Srikanta (1958)
- AjantrikAjantrikAjantrik is a 1958 Indian Bengali film written and directed by parallel filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak...
(1958) - Punar Milan (1957)
- Ulka (1957)
- Asabarna (1956)
- Sajghar (1955)
- Jog Biyog (1953)
- NagarikNagarikNagarik ,also spelled as Nagorik, The Citizen in English, was the first feature-length film directed by Indian director Ritwik Ghatak. Completed in 1952, it preceded Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali as perhaps, the first example of an art film in Bengali cinema, but is deprived of that honor, since...
(1952)