Prosenjit Chatterjee

Prosenjit Chatterjee

at the set of porichoy
Born 30 September 1962[1][2]
Kolkata, India
Ethnicity Bengali
Spouse(s) Debashree Roy (1992–1995, divorced)
Aparna Guhathakurta (1997–2002, divorced)
Arpita Pal (2002–current)
Children Trishanjit Chatterjee
Parent(s) Biswajit Chatterjee
Ratna Chatterjee
Ira Chatterjee (Step-Mother)
Relatives Pallavi Chatterjee (Sister)
Shambhavi Chatterjee (Step-Sister)
Awards Best Actor 2007 Dosar
Website
prosenjit.in

Prosenjit Chatterjee (also Prosenjeet Chatterjee or Prosenjit Chattopadhyay Prosenjit Chôṭṭopaddhae; born 30 September 1962),[3] professionally known as Proshenjit, is an Indian film actor and producer who works in Bengali and Hindi cinema. His fans affectionately called him as Bumba Da.[4] In rural Bengal he is addressed as Poshenjit. His rural fan base led him to do many films which had rustic storylines, films intellectuals shied away from. But his popularity was undeniable. Since 2003 with Rituparno Ghosh's Chokher Bali (co-starring Aishwarya Rai) he has acted in numerous films that won critical acclaim. In 2007 he received the National Award Silver Lotus for his performance in Dosar.[5] He had acted in over 279 films as of October 2009. He is the Chief Mentor at International Institute of Photography in Kolkata to guide young talents.

Prosenjit has been the leading star of Tollywood commercial cinema for the past three decades.

Family Background

Prosenjit is the only son of Biswajit Chatterjee, the actor from Tollygunge who carved a niche in Hindi cinema in the 1960s, Prosenjit made his debut when he was just four years old in his father's Chhotto Jigyasa (The Tiny Question).[6] The film was a big hit and little Bumba’s fresh and natural performance warmed hearts in full theatres in 1969. It was back to school after that. His parents divorced; at age of sixteen, Prosenjit was left with the responsibility of his family consisting of his mother and little sister Pallavi Chatterjee, now an actress in her own right. Recently he hosted a family reality show in zee bangla 'Banglar Sera Paribar'. He also produced a Bengali serial as a producer with his wife Arpita which is telecasted in zee bangla. The name of the serial is 'kanakanjali'.

However due to his father's role in his parents' separation, he and his sister Pallavi have little or no contact, at least officially, with him.

Prosenjit also got a request from Shoojit to play the role of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Jaffna.

Personal life

He attended Calcutta Airport English High School (H.S.) up to class 10. He attended St. Xavier's Collegiate School and St. Xavier's College, Calcutta.[7] Prosenjit lives in Kolkata with his wife, actress Arpita Pal, and their son Trishanjit. He has had two previous marriages with Debashree Roy and Aparna Guhathakurta.[8][9][10][11]

Film career

He made his debut as hero in Ice Age (1983), a teenage romance along the lines of Bobby.

Amar Sangi (1987) opposite Vijayeta Pandit, Apon Amaar Apon (1990) directed by Tarun Majumdar and Buddhadev Dasgupta’s Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala (2007) are three films of his career. The song "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar" from Amar Sangi.

Satabdi Roy has acted with him in more than 50 films. He has done 35 films with Rachana Banerjee, 50 with Rituparna Sengupta, around 16 with Indrani Haldar and four with his wife Arpita Pal.

Prosenjit made an attempt to make it in Bollywood in 1990 when played the role of Mumtaz's son in her film Aandhiyan. It was directed by David Dhawan. The story revolves around aspirations where his ordinary wife would be a disturbing factor. The son (played by Prosenjit) grows up to take revenge and finally unites his parents. Prosenjit played the hero in the Mehul Kumar directed Meet Mere Man Ke (1991) alongside Ayesha Jhulka, Feroz Khan and Salma Agha. His other Bollywood films are Sone Ki Lanka and Veerta. After 21 years he made a comeback to Bollywood in Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai.His next upcoming Bollywood film Traffic.[12]

One of the works of Prosenjit is as Arun Chatterjee in Srijit Mukerji's Autograph. His first ever produced film Bapi Bari Jaa[13][14] was released on 7 December 2012.[15][16]

Awards & Honours

Awards won by Prosenjit Chatterjee
Award name Year Category Movie Result
BFJA Award 1998 Best Actor Tumi Ele Tai Won
Anandalok Awards 1999 Best Actor Ranokhetro[17] Won
BFJA Award 1999 Best Actor Ashray Won
BFJA Award 2000 Best Actor Utsab Won
BFJA Award 2003 Best Actor Chokher Bali Won
Kalakar Awards 2005 Best Actor Surya (film) Won
BFJA Award 2007 Best Actor Dosar Won
National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) 2007 Best Actor Dosar[18] Won
ABP Ananda 2011 Sera Bangali[19] Won
Big Bangla movie awards 2011 Best Actor Autograph (2010 film) Won
Zee Gaurav award for Best Actor 2011 Best Actor Autograph (2010 film) Won
Anandalok Awards 2011 Best Actor Moner Manush Won
Stardust Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Shanghai (2012 film) Won
Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2013 Surochitrak Prosenjit Won
Mohanayak Somman by Government of West Bengal 2013 Mohanayak Somman Won
Filmfare Awards East 2014 Best Actor Mishawr Rawhoshyo Nominated
Filmfare Awards East 2014 Special Award - Won
Zee Bangla Gaurav Samman 2014 Best Actor Mishawr Rawhoshyo Nominated
24 Ghanta 2015 Ananya Samman Won

Filmography

Selected Filmography (1964-1974)

Year Movie Role
1964 Pratinidhi as a child actor
1968 Chhotto Jigyasa as a child actor
1974 Raktatilak as a child actor

(1983-2000)

Year Movie Director Co-stars Remarks
1981 Pratisodh Sukhen DasUttam Kumar, Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Savitri Devi, Sukhen DasThe only film with Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Prosenjit all enacting in a single scene.
1983 Duti Pata Bimal RoyHis first hit film as a lead actor
1986 Atanka Tapan SinhaFirst film with Tapan Sinha
1986 Pathbhola Tarun MajumdarFirst film with Tarun Majumdar
1987 Amar Sangi Sujit GuhaVijeta PanditHis first blockbuster film
1988 Ora Charjon Samit BhanjoDebashree Roy
1988 Choto Bou Anjan ChoudhuryDevika
1988 Debi Baran Srikanto GuhathakurataDebashree Roy
1988 Jyoti (1988 film) Sabdo kumarAnuradha Patel
1989 Pronomi Tomay Prabhat Roy Reshma Singh Reshma Singh debut heroine
1989 Asha O Bhalobasha Sujit GuhaDeepika Chikhalia
1989 Aamar Tumi Bimal RoyFarah Naaz
1989 Aakrosh (1989 film) Sujit GuhaDebashree Roy
1989 Jhankar (1989 film) Sujit GuhaDebashree Roy
1989 Amar Prem (1989 film) Sujit GuhaJuhi Chawla
1990 Apan Amar Apan Tarun MajumdarSatabdi Roy
1990 Aandhiyan David DhawanMumtaz, Shatrughan Sinha, Madhushree, Om Shivpuri
1990 Mandira (1990 film) Sujit GuhaIndrani Halder,Sonam
1990 Badnam (1990 film)Sibu MitraNeelam Kothari
1991Katha DilamRupat DasAyesha Jhulka
1991Meet Mere Man KeMehul KumarAyesha Jhulka,Feroz Khan,Salma Agha
1992 Rakte Lekha Ram MukherjeeDebashree Roy
1992 Apan Por Tapan SahaJuhi Chawla
1992Priya (film)Sibu MitraPallavi Joshi
1992Surer Bhubane (1992)Prabir MitraTapas Pal, Samit Bhanja, Rupa Ganguly
1992 Maa Prasanta NandaSatabdi Roy 1st film of Oriya director Prasad Nanda with Prosenjit - Double version film Oriya & Bengal.
1992 Purushottam Prosenjit ChatterjeeDebashree RoyDirectorial of Prosenjit - 1st full Bengali film in Cinemascope after 'Jyoti'- very hitech film-highly appreciated for technique
1992 Mon Mane Na Inder Sensilpa das Silpa das debut film
1993 Veerta Shibu MitraSunny Deol, Jaya Prada, Shakti Kapoor,Prem Chopra, neena gupta Hindi film
1993 Sradhanjali Srikanto Guha ThakurtaSatabdi Roy, Debashree Roy
1993 Sukher Sargo Biresh ChatterjeeSatabdi Roy
1993 Ghar Sansar (1993 film) Prasant NandaSatabdi RoyMulti starrer
1994 Ajana Path Srinivas ChakrabortyNita Puri/ PranBollywood heroine-experience with Pran
1994 Rakta Nadir Dhara Ram MukherjeeDebashree Roy
1994 Rajar Raja Samit BhanjaAbhishek Chatterjee, Rupa Ganguly,Debashree Roy
1994Biswas AbiswasSwapan SahaIndrani Halder
1994 Dhusar Godhuli Bimal RoyKoel (Bomby), Swati Sarkar, Vasant Choudhury
1994 Nag Panchami (film) Bijoy bhattRituparna SenguptaFirst film with Rituparna
1995 Sangharsa Haranath ChakrabortyRanjit Mallik, Tapas Pal
1995 Mohini Bimal DuttaRobi Ghosh, Samit Bhanja, Rachana BanerjeeFirst film with Rachana Banerjee
1995 Drishti Taba MullikMadhumita,Dipankar Dey, Samit Bhanja, Amjad Khan
1996 Bhai Amar Bhai Swapan SahaAnushree Das1st Venkatesh production from where Swapan Saha, PC & Venkatesh took off- 50 weeks running
1996 Unishe April Rituporno GhoshDeboshree RoyHis first hit
1996 Biyer Phool Ram MukherjeeRani MukherjeeRani Mukherjee Debut
1996 Sakhi Tumi Kar Swapan SahaSatabdi Roy
1996 Lathi (1996 film) Prabhat RoySatabdi Roy
1997 Moner Manush (1997 film) Sujit GuhaRituparna SenguptaRituparna-Prosenjit pair took off as the leading pair-business peak of Bengali cinema.
1997 Bakul Priya Swapan SahaSatabdi Roy
1997 Bhalobasa Samit BhanjaIndrani Haldar, Chinmoy Ray, Sabitri Chattopadhyay
1997 Mayar Badhon Swapan SahaSatabdi Roy, Rituparna Sengupta
1997 Pabitra Papi Anup SenguptaRituparna Sengupta
1998 Aami Sei Meye ProsenjitRituparna Sengupta2nd directorial of PC-guest role Prosenjit-pair Alamgir & Rituparna
1998 Baba Keno Chakar Swapan SahaRituparna Sengupta1st Bengali film of Rajjak with Prosenjit-Blockbuster,highest grosser movie of 1998
1998 Ranokhetro Haranath ChakrabortySatabdi Roy
1999 Agni Shikha Sujit Guha Rituparna Sengupta, Ronit Roy
1999 Khelaghar Prabhat RoyRituparna Sengupta
1999 Sei To Abar Kachhe Ele Varsha UsgaonkarBollywood heroine
1999 Tumi Ele Tai Prabhat RoyRituparna Sengupta
1999 Dai Daitya Haranath ChakrabortyRituparna Sengupta, Indrani Halder
1999 Sudhu Ekbar Bolo Prabhat RoyRituparna SenguptaBlockbuster
2000 Sasurbari Zindabad Haranath ChakrabortyRituparna SenguptaMade business of 3-4 crores-trend set for Cinemascope-turning point of Bengali films technically and financially.
2000 Ei Ghar Ei Sansar Swapan SahaRituparna Sengupta
2000 Aasroy Haranath ChakrabortyRituparna Sengupta
2000 Madhur Milan Tushar MajumdarRituparna Sengupta
2000 Apon Holo Por Ratan AdhikaryIndrani Halder

2001 – present

Year Movie Director Co-stars Remarks
2001 Utsav Rituporno GhoshRituparna Sengupta
2001Guru Shisya(2001 film)Swapan SahaRituparna Sengupta
2001 Pratibad Haranath ChakrabortyArpita PalArpita debut heroine - action packed,blockbuster
2001 Jamaibabu Jindabad Ratan AdhikaryRituparna Sengupta
2002 Inquilaab (2002 film) Anup SenguptaArpita Pal
2002 Annadaata Ravi KinagiSreelekha Mitra
2002 Devdas Shakti SamantaArpita Pal
2002 Deva (2002 film) Sujit GuhaArpita Pal
2002 Kurukshetra (2002 film) Swapan SahaRachna Banerjee
2003 Sabuj Saathi Swapan SahaRachna BanerjeeAfter release of Sathi of Jeet, PC was challenged that he might not be successful as a romantic lover boy but this film was bumper hit.
2003 Rakto Bandhan Joydeb Chakraborty Rachna Banerjee
2003 Mayer Aanchal Anup SenguptaRachna BanerjeeBlockbuster - 50 weeks.
2003 Chokher Bali Rituporno GhoshAishwarya Rai, Raima SenBollywood Heroine
2003 Rakhe Hari Mare Ke Ratan Adhikari Rachana Banerjee
Raima Sen
2003 Adorini Biswajit ChatterjeeShambhavi Chatterjee,
Bikash
Bikash & Shambhavi debut Film
2003 Kartavya (2003 film) Swapan SahaRachna Banerjee
2004 Agni (2004 film) Swapan SahaRachna Banerjee
2004 Paribar Anup SenguptaRachna BanerjeeAgni & Paribaar same day release
2004 Surya (film) Haranath ChakrabortyAnu Chowdhury
2004 Gyarakal Haranath ChakrabortyRachna Banerjee
2004 Sudhu Tumi Abhijit Guha/Sudeshna RoyKoel Mallick
2004 Tyaag (film) Swapan SahaRachna Banerjee
2004 Badsha The King Khudiram ChakrabortyKoel Mallick
2004 Sajani (2004 film) Swapan SahaRimi Sen
2005 Tobu Bhalobashi Biresh Chattopadhyay Swastika Mukherjee
2005 Sangram (2005 film) Haranath ChakrabortyArunima GhoshPC played as 12 different character,blockbuster
2005 Bazi (2005 film) ShyamaRachna Banerjee
2005 Nayak- the Real Hero Sujit GuhaSwastika Mukherjee
2005 Shakal Sandhya Swapan SahaRachna Banerjee
2005 Rajmohol Swapan SahaRachna Banerjee
2005 Sathi Amar Gobindadeb Krishna Haldar Rachna Banerjee
2006 Refugee (2006 film) Haranath ChakrabortyRambha (actress)
2006 Raju Uncle Haranath ChakrabortySayantani Ghosh
2006 Criminal (2006 film) Sankar RoyRachana Banerjee
2006 Dosar Rituporno GhoshKonkona Sen SharmaHe won national award for best actor for the film Dosar
2006 Swapno Haranath ChakrabortySayantani Ghosh
2006 Agni Pariksha (2006 film) Ravi KinagiPriyanka Trivedi
2006 Sangharsha Sayantani GhoshSayantani Ghosh
2007 Bandhu (2007 film) Prasant NandaSwastika Mukherjee
2007 Kalishankar (2007 Bengali film) Prasant NandaAnu ChowdhuryDouble version - Bengali & Oriya.
2007The Last Lear Rituparno GhoshPreity Zinta Cameo appearance
2007 Greptar Swapan SahaSwastika Mukherjee
2008 Hochcheyta Ki Basu ChatterjeePaoli Dam, Arunima Ghosh
2008Mahakaal Swapan Ghosal Indira Dhar
2008 Golmaal (2008 film) Swapan SahaPriyanka Trivedi
2008 Fantoosh Raj MukherjeeRachana Banerjee
2008 Takkar Swapan SahaRachana Banerjee
2008 Khela Rituporno GhoshManisha Koirala, Raima SenBollywood heroine.
2008 Swapner Din Buddhadev DasguptaRimi Sen, Raima Sen
2008 Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala Buddhadev DasguptaSameera ReddyBollywood heroine.
2009 Shob Charitro Kalponik Rituporno GhoshBipasha Basu
2009 Houseful (2009 Bengali film) Bappaditya BandopadhyayRimjhim Gupta, Nitya ganguly, Rwita Datta Chakraborty, Sreelekha Mitra
2009 Mama Bhagne (film) Anup SenguptaAnanya Chatterjee
2010Soldier (2010 Bengali film) Dulal BhowmikSoham Chakraborty, Sreelekha Mitra
2010 Moner Manush Goutam GhosePaoli DamBlockbuster, remarkable flim in his career and also Bengali flim industry
2010 Autograph (2010 film) Srijit MukherjiNandana SenDirectorial debut of Srijit Mukherjee, Blockbuster
2010 Hangover (2010 film) Prabhat RaySayantika Bannerjee
2011 Noukadubi Rituporno GhoshRaima Sen, Riya Sen
2011 Kashmakash (Hindi) Rituporno GhoshRaima Sen, Riya Sen
2011 Chalo Paltai Haranath ChakrabortyMouli Ganguly
2011 Baishe Srabon Srijit MukherjiRaima Sen2nd flim with Sriijit Mukherjee,blockbuster
2012 Aparajita Tumi Aniruddha Roy ChowdhuryPadmapriya Janakiraman, Kamalinee Mukherjee
2012 Shanghai (2012 film) Dibakar BanerjeeKalki Koechlin
2012 Bikram Singha : The Lion Is Back Rajib BiswasRicha GangopadhyayDouble version - Bengali & Hindi.
2013 Mishawr Rahasya Srijit MukherjiSwastika MukherjeeBlockbuster
2013 Paapi Aziz SejawalAarya Babbar, Rajesh Sharma, Pooja Bharathi Double version - Bengali & Hindi.
2013 Hanuman.com Gaurav PandeyMousumi
2014 Jaatishwar Srijit MukherjiSwastika Mukherjee
2014 Force (2014 film)Raja ChandaArpita Pal
2015Lorai:Play to LiveParambrata ChatterjeePayel Sarkar

Upcoming films

Years Film Cast Director
2015 Traffic (2014 film) Divya Dutta, Manoj Bajpayee, Parambrata Chatterjee Rajesh Pillai
2015 Porichoi Ferdous Ahmed, Indrani Chakraborty, Rupali
2015 Untitled Jeet, Nusrat Jahan Raja Chanda
2015 Ringtone Vidya Balan Sujoy Ghosh
2015 Sankhachil Kusum Sikder Goutam Ghosh
2015 Pahachuray Atonko (Kakababu 2) Srijit Mukherji
2015 Mahabharat komoleswhar Mukherjee
2016 Tong Ling

Television

Prosenjit has also appeared in many Bengali television serials like Tomay Amay Mile and Ishti Kutum.

As An Anchor

Year Show Telecasting Channel
2013 Banglar Sera Paribar Zee Bangla
2014 Tumi Je Aamar[20][21] Zee Bangla

Most successful films

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