Personal Info
Birth date
1936-11-29 (88 Years)
Day of death
2007-05-07
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Also known as
-Subhendu Chatterjee
Biography
His father was Shailendra Chattopadhyay and mother Manimala Devi. In 1953, he was admitted into Calcutta Medical College. In 1960, he completed his M.B.B.S. and became a doctor. He worked in Civil Defence and later joined Kolkata Municipal Corporation. He was involved with amateur theatre under the tutelage of Jnanesh Mukherjee, a stalwart of Bengali theatre and films, and started trying his luck on the silver screen. He was involved with the IPTA. The elder of his two sons is the Bengali actor Saswata Chatterjee and the other based in the USA.
Filmography
Up in the Clouds
7.5
Overview:
A young man still to find a place in the sun puts up an innocent bluff to a young girl he chances upon. They meet frequently since then. Bluffs continue to pile up. There is no way out. In a desperate bid the young man tries to break the wealth barrier. His friend, well placed in life, cautions him. He turns a deaf ear. The inevitable happens. The young man grows wiser but pays heavily for it.An Enemy of the People
7.2
Overview:
Ashoke Gupta is an idealistic doctor working in a town near Calcutta. He discovers that the water at a popular temple is the source of an outbreak of typhoid and hepatitis. In order to save lives, he risks his career to try and call attention to this polluted water source, while a local group of building contractors attempt to discredit him in various ways.Chiriyakhana
6
Overview:
When Byomkesh Bakshi's new client, Dr. Nishanath Sen, is murdered at Golap Colony, he decides to probe into the case with the help of his close aide, Ajit.Beder Meye Josna
NYR
Overview:
The movie is the story of a snake catcher, Josna who cures a prince from snake bite and their struggle to convince the king to allow them to marry each other.Rakhi Purnima
NYR
Overview:
Sisters Rakhi and Purnima share a strong bond and always have each other's backs. When one lands in trouble, the other tries to take on her problems.Chowringhee
6.5
Overview:
Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the hotel first choice of the upper class for socializing in the city, just got the taste of freedom from British rule. The movie revolves around different characters - hotel employees to page 3 personalities dealing different human emotions. Although Sata Bose (played by Uttam Kumar) is the central character of the film, he is not the protagonist in many ways, rather the movie can be described as "hyperlink movie" made long ago than the term is coined.In the Forest... Again
NYR
Overview:
The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with civilisation for a few days. However, the trip turns sour when Ashim and Aparna's daughter, Amrita, goes missing. It transpires that she is being held for ransom by local tribespeople. Police intervene and the kidnapped girl is returned to her parents, albeit against her own wishes.Dahan
10
Overview:
On her way home the newlywed Romita is molested by five men. The only one who has the courage to help is the young female teacher Jhinuk. Because of that she becomes a heroine and is on all papers' front page. But the page is turning: As not only the police but also neighbours begin to ask embarrassing questions the two women are eventually intimidated and the five men are getting free with the help of corruption and male domination.Teen Ekke Teen
NYR
Overview:
Teen Ekke Teen (2006) is an Indian Bengali comedy film directed by Malay Bhattacharjee.Kuheli
5
Overview:
A Middle-Aged Woman named Sheba comes to an Obscure town named Nijhumgarh to be the Governess of a Renowned Household called "Ray Kuthi". But little did she know about the Bungalow and the dwellers. She is startled to know that two murders took place there nearly seven years earlier. The Mist of the mysterious happenings get only thicker. Now Sheba could only pray for it to Go Away as incidents transcend the rules of our physical world.Days and Nights in the Forest
7
Overview:
Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to their new environment, reveals their characters more deeply.Sriman Bhootnath
NYR
Overview:
Bhootnath is an uneducated man but a good human being. Impressed by his good work, Binoy hires him as a caretaker. However, Binoy's daughter dislikes him and tries several ways to get him fired but later proposes him to marriage.Madhur Milan
NYR
Overview:
Sexy Sunita, who hails from a rich family, is mesmerised by Gopal's music. Their interactions over time compel them to believe they were lovers in their past lives.Manush Keno Beiman
NYR
Overview:
L. Chowdhury, a simple villager, who lives with his sister, finds his life turned upside down because of an unexpected accident.Baro Bou
2
Overview:
Tapan is a devout lover of honesty and integrity. He and his wife together does a lot of good for the society for example provide contracts to the jobless men in the neighbourhood. Tapan's wife, the Barobou of the house takes care of everyone at home. She also ensures that her brother-in-law gets a job in a company however does not reveal this to anyone. As Tapan's younger brother Swapan gets a job and marries the only daughter of his employer, he starts becoming an arrogant man. His wife, a divorcee, also turns out to be a woman of similar characteristics. She is not willing to keep her son from her previous marriage and therefore Barobou adopts him and takes care of him as her own son. The elder couple, soon lose their respect in the house when Tapan's company is shut down. However, the greatness to of the elderly couple is brought to light by Tapan's student and his sister. The younger brothers beg for forgiveness from the elder brother and the family is united once againPratham Kadam Phool
NYR
Overview:
Kakoli and Sukanto meet in a library reading room. They gradually grow closer to each other and start meeting frequently. One day, she visits Sukanto at his home and her appearance moves everyone in his family. Sukanto's mother wants them to marry but Kakoli's parents refuse the proposal. So, Kakoli leaves the home of her father and begins working as a receptionist. However, misunderstandings soon develop between her and Sukanto.Loafer
NYR
Overview:
The story is based on a boy called Bikram who was locally knows as Loafer. Once he helped one of his friend Bhashkar to get marry to his lover for which he was intitially arrsted. But his elder brother Rajib gave him bail. Loafer Bikram was a very helpful person but due to his attitude he was hated his entire family. Rajib's wife was always against him but she forgot that once when Loafer Bikram brought medicine at midnight breaking down the shutters of the store for her child, for which Loafer Bikram was arrested. In the mean while he fell in love with a girl called Tina whose father was a rich businessman. He disagreed with the realtionship of Tina with Loafer Bikram. Meanwhile Bikram's sister's marriage was fixed and an amount of rupees two lakh was needed. Loafer Bikram was offered some money by Tina's father to break his relationship with his daughter.Nidhiram Sardar
NYR
Overview:
Suddenly a thief named "Nidhiram Sardar" totally changed the life of Kolkata police. He theft from the dishonest businessman and distributed them to the poor. Mr. Gangaram an importer-exporter also faced the same at Hotel Love Bird. The owner of the hotel Sitesh Pyne a whimsical, high profile criminal become very anxious about the incident. On the other side Jamini, a young, smart girl is the only earning member of a middle class family suddenly faces some problem. Some unknown antisocial follows her regularly. In such a situation, she asks for help from Ram Prasad Singha. Ram Prasad who is a reputed singer as well as a bold man with his own values tries to reveal the problem. He puts his every effort and solves the case with the help of his relative Mallik and old friend Sanjay.Badnaam
NYR
Overview:
Haranath is led to committing suicide due to the atrocities of Mathur Ghosh, an evil and corrupt man. However, Haranath's son, Shankar, grows up with the sole aim of avenging the wrongs done to his father.Indrajit
NYR
Overview:
Biswajit is a renowned barrister. He has two younger brothers, named Indrajit and Abhisek. He along with his two younger brothers creates a very happy family. Indrajit joins the police force by the recommendation of MLA Suprakash Sanyal. Indrajit is a honest, sincere and brave police officer, on the other hand Abhisek slowly enters into a wrong path. Indrajit does not concentrate properly in family. So he has some conflicts and differences with his wife. At this juncture a rape case investigation is handed over to him. A member of the Sanyal's gang named Raja has done that crime. So Indrajit arrested him and placed the file before court. When the trial is almost at the end of its proceedings, then Sanyal's men kidnapped Indrajit's son. Release of Raja is their only demand and they convey it to Indrajit. On the other hand Sanyal's daughter Rupa loves Abhisek. So she helps Indrajit. After refusing the demand of Sanyal, Indrajit defeats all evil forces and reveals Sanyal in front of ...Ashirbad
NYR
Overview:
Brijlal, a cunning entrepreneur, plots to kill his partner and his son (Tapas Paul). However, the son survives and years later, ends up falling in love with Brijlal's beautiful daughter (Mahua Roy Choudhury).Memsaheb
NYR
Overview:
It is a love story where a tourist guide Akash falls in love with a halfwit rich girl Irani who is out on vacation with her college friends. Irani hates him initially but gradually falls in love with him. Irani's maternal uncle eyes her wealth and plans to get her married to his relative who is a criminal but love wins at last.Chorus
6.5
Overview:
A small company advertises for 100 vacancies and 30,000 apply. The applicants are all from the ranks of the poor and there is a virtual riot. Everyone around is seeking for opportunities. Among them are the applicants who desperately need the job, the photographer who is busy seeking a scoop, the village moneylender who is busy exploiting the poor, the ineffective police, the employers who are advertising posts even while a six month old strike has nearly caused the workmen to become destitute. It is a story of society captured in a tiny framework of a small business. Ultimately, the workmen, the unemployed and the farmers all get to gether to protest against this exploitation.Gariber Samman
NYR
Overview:
Being the eldest daughter, Madhavi takes up the responsibility to unite the family during hard times. She sacrifices her love and happiness to protect the honour of the family.Barood
6
Overview:
A corrupt politician bribes an honest and courageous police officer to get his way. However, little does he know that the policeman joins hands with him only to ruin his politicalActing
2008Janatar Adalat as Unknown
2006Teen Ekke Teen as Unknown
2004Barood as Unknown
2004Annaye Atyachar as Unknown
2003Memsaheb as Unknown
2003Subho Mahurat as Self
2003In the Forest... Again as Unknown
2002Pratarak as Unknown
2002Phool Aur Pathor as Unknown
2002Chandramallika as Unknown
2002Streer Maryada as Unknown
2001Guru Sishya as Unknown
2001Jamaibabu Zindabad as Unknown
2001Rakhi Purnima as Unknown
2000Aasroy as Unknown
2000Kalankini Badhu as Soumick's elder brother
2000Satbhai as Unknown
2000Madhur Milan as Unknown
2000Dr. Munshir Diary as Dr. Rajen Munshi
1999Manush Keno Beiman as Unknown
1999Gariber Samman as Unknown
1999Mayurkanthi Jelly as Prof. Bagchi
1999Prem Priti Bhalobasha as Unknown
1999Tomai Pabo Bole as Unknown
1999Lovely Wife as Unknown
1999Yugabatar Lokenath as Unknown
1998Ranokhetro as Ashok Bose, Editor of Dainik Janagan, Jhuma's father
1998Banglar Bodhu as Unknown
1998Sundari as Unknown
1998Chowdhury Paribar as Unknown
1998Dahan as Romita's Father
1997Joyee as Unknown
1997Tomake Chai as Unknown
1997Sriman Bhootnath as Unknown
1997Moner Manush as Unknown
1997Loafer as Unknown
1997Baro Bou as Unknown
1997Kamalar Banabas as Unknown
1997The Red Door as Unknown
1997Saptami as Unknown
1997Adarer Bon as Unknown
1997Mayer Bandhan as Unknown
1996Abujh Mon as Unknown
1996Sithir Sindoor as Unknown
1996Beadap as Unknown
1996Bhai Amar Bhai as Unknown
1995Sansar Sangram as Unknown
1994Uttoran as Unknown
1994Abbajaan as Unknown
1993Prithibir Sesh Station as Unknown
1992Daan Pratidaan as Unknown
1992Apon Par as Unknown
1992Indrajit as MLA Sanyal
1991Beder Meye Josna as Unknown
1991Neelimay Neel as Unknown
1990Jwar Bhata as Unknown
1990Badnaam as Unknown
1990Mon Mayuree as Unknown
1990Alingan as Unknown
1990Apon Amar Apon as Unknown
1990An Enemy of the People as Biresh Guha (as Subhendu Chattopadhyay)
1989Mone Mone as Unknown
1989Chokher Aloye as Unknown
1988Surer Sathi as Unknown
1988Apon Gharey as Unknown
1988Surer Akashe as Unknown
1988Tumi Kato Sundar as Unknown
1987Amar Sangi as Unknown
1987Ekanta Apan as Unknown
1986Ashirbad as Unknown
1982Preyashi as Unknown
1982Quest for the Pitcher of Nectar as Unknown
1981Father as Unknown
1981Nyay Anyay as Unknown
1981Pratisodh as Unknown
1980Gharer Baire Ghar as Unknown
1979Sunayani as Unknown
1976Nidhiram Sardar as Unknown
1974Chorus as Unknown
1973Crossing the Darkness as Unknown
1972Bigalito Karuna Janhabi Jamuna as Kumar Roy
1972Aparna as Ajay
1972Naikar Bhumikay as Unknown
1971Chhadmabeshi as Subimal (as Subhendu Chattopadhyay)
1971Kuheli as Prashanto
1971Ekhonee as Unknown
1971Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant as Anjan Mukherjee
1970Pratham Kadam Phool as Baren Ray
1970Days and Nights in the Forest as Sanjoy
1968Hangshamithun as Unknown
1968Chowringhee as Shankar
1967Chiriyakhana as Bijoy
1967Arogya Niketan as Unknown
1965Up in the Clouds as Satyen Mitra (Shotu)
1965Kanch Kata Hire as Unknown