Personal Info
Birth date
1946-10-16 (78 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Also known as
Victor Bannerji
Victor Bannerjee
Partho Sarathi Banerjee
পার্থসারথি ব্যানার্জী
Victor Banerjee
Biography
Victor Banerjee (born Partho Sarathi Banerjee, 15 October 1946) is an Indian actor who appears in English, Hindi, Bengali and Assamese language films. He has worked for directors including Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Sir David Lean, Jerry London, Ronald Neame, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Montazur Rahman Akbar and Ram Gopal Varma.
Filmography
Tryst With Destiny
NYR
Overview:
A billionaire learns there is something money can't buy, a lower-caste couple attempts to build a new life, and a corrupt city cop finds himself far outside of the law in Nair's slyly biting triptych on class in contemporary India.
Bitter Moon
7.114
Overview:
A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
Ta Ra Rum Pum
6.1
Overview:
the narrative follows Rajveer Singh, a professional stock car racer whose career takes a downturn following an accident, and his journey of personal and professional redemption with the support of his wife Radhika and their two children.
High Life
5.744
Overview:
A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.
Gunday
4.9
Overview:
The lives of Calcutta's most powerful gangsters - Bikram and Bala, changes when Nandita enters it. Then a counter-force takes charge and a thriller unfolds.
A Passage to India
6.816
Overview:
Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.
Fever
4.25
Overview:
An assassin takes on the identity of a writer to escape the law. He has two mysterious and sensuous women masquerading around him - Rhea and Kaavya. Suspense builds as they both uncover the lie.
Aladin
6.2
Overview:
Based in the municipality of Khwaish, abused by his classmates, Aladin Chatterjee, who was orphaned when his parents, Arun and Riya, died in an accident in Siachen Valley, lived with his paternal grandfather until the later's passing. Now alone, grown up, studying in Khwaish University, and still being abused by fellow-college mates, he finds himself smitten by the lovely US Exchange Student, Jasmine. Unable to express his feelings for her, he rubs a lamp that was gifted to him on his birthday, which summons a genie named Genius. He gets 3 wishes, but wastes 2 of them, but on the 3rd one he insists that Genius assist him to win Jasmine's heart without any magical tricks. Hilarious chaos result when everything seems to fail while an immortal and deadly entity, Ringmaster, and his hordes, prepares to confront Genius and Aladin so that he can acquire more magical powers with the help of the lamp on the day of the sighting of a rare comet and the truth behind the death of Aladin's parents.
Sarkar Raj
6.488
Overview:
When Anita Raja, CEO of Sheppard power plant, brings a power plant proposal to set up in rural Mahrashtra before the Nagres, insightful Shankar is quick to realise the benefits the power plant can bring to the people.
The Chess Players
7.1
Overview:
In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
Biporjoy
NYR
Overview:
Pratik Choudhury is a young engineer, tasked with constructing a dam across a river in Suryanagar, a fictitious village in Bengal. Along the way he has to deal with wicked people, trying to amass wealth by constructing a cheap dam using low end products. Apart from this, Pratik has another secret task- to clear his dead father's name from slanderous allegations.
Tor Naam
NYR
Overview:
Tor Naam is a 2012 Bengali movie directed by Jaya Sankar and produced by Weird Industries. The film is a remake of the Telegu movie Kotha Bangaru Lokam.
Bow Barracks Forever
NYR
Overview:
As the modern world hustles toward never-ending changes, the residents of a small Anglo-Indian community in the lively metropolis of Kolkata try to preserve their unique identity in this moving drama from India. A host of characters, including Emily (Lillete Dubey), her son Bradly (Clayton Rodgers) and the woman he loves, Anne (Neha Dubey) -- who's stuck in an abusive marriage -- deal with personal struggles and pressure to give up their homes.
Apne
5.9
Overview:
An ex-boxer Baldev Choudhary (Dharmendra) has had a stain in his boxing career. He wanted to wash it with his son Angad's (Sunny Deol) success, but times were hard and a financial crunch kept him from achieving this dream. Though Angad pulled through fine, Baldev never forgot who ruined his chance to wash the stain. An opportunity strikes Baldev in the form of a T.V. Show. He trains a local boy to get into this media hyped boxing show, but is ditched for a better coach at the last minute. Baldev's younger son Karan (Bobby Deol) has just launched his first music album. Realizing his father is in crises of his life, he gives up his dream of a musical career to get into the game of boxing.
Bhoot
5.788
Overview:
A Mumbai businessman and his wife are looking for a new flat. Apartment 1201 has been vacant since its previous occupant jumped to her death. Undeterred, the couple still decides to move in, but before long, the wife starts to have visions.
Tumi Eley Tai
NYR
Overview:
Tumi Eley Tai is a family movie about moral values in society. A strong-willed Akash shares a special bond with his grandfather. When a dejected Arundhati faces failure in her relationships, Akash and his family come forward to support her. Why has fate brought Arundhati to Akash and his family?
Dadah Is Death
4
Overview:
On 9th of November 1983 two Australians, Kevin Barlow and Geoff Chambers were arrested at Penang Airport in Malaysia carrying 179 grams of Heroin. A crime which in Malaysia carries a mandatory sentence of death... Dadah Is Death (A Long Way From Home) is the true story of Barbara Barlow's desperate attempt to save her son from the Hangmans rope - a courageous effort that involved impassioned pleas to President Reagan, The British Prime Minister, and even the Pope. By July 1986 this international struggle had seemed to reach a hopeless conclusion and all that was left was a mother's love for her son.
Unfreedom
5.278
Overview:
A Muslim fundamentalist in New York kidnaps a liberal Muslim scholar with intent to kill. A closeted lesbian in New Delhi kidnaps her activist bisexual lover with intent to marry. The resulting torture and violence evokes a brutal struggle of identities against unfreedom.
The Bong Connection
7
Overview:
The film is based on the lives of Bengali's across the world, especially on those settled abroad. It attempts to delineate the pain and dilemma of Bengali's estranged from their places of origin. It seeks to explore sensitive souls singing to the tunes of Tagore.
Dada Thakur
NYR
Overview:
Gita tries to reunite with her father while he awaits the return of his younger daughter, from America. Will everyone reunite?
Land of the Gods
5.714
Overview:
After a long exile, Rahul returns to his village in the Himalayas. It causes commotion amongst the villagers, who have never forgiven him for his sins in the past.
Joggers Park
4
Overview:
The film opens at a Rotary Club function to honor the recently retired Justice Jyotin Chatterjee. The judge has served the profession all his life with honor and spotless integrity. As he is about to retire, he recognizes there will now be a void in his life. His wife remarks to reporters that neither he nor she knows what he would do after he retires. Retired life is not easy for the aging judge. The younger generation is bolder and quicker than he was in his time.
Bandhan
6.2
Overview:
Mina narrates the story to the audience. She is no more and her husband stays with their son in Singapore. They have no contact with her family as she had married against her family's wish.
David Lean: A Life in Film
6
Overview:
A documentary video that profiles the life of David Lean, the director of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.
Foreign Body
4.1
Overview:
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from his father in order to afford a passage to Britain and while there, falls in love with a white woman.
Love Express
6
Overview:
In a family that's equal parts strict and strange, a young man is allowed to make up to a hundred mistakes. Once he reaches that magic number, he will be disowned. The story begins when he is on the verge of making his hundredth mistake.
Raktabeej
NYR
Overview:
A thriller revolving around a sudden blast in a Khagragarh firecracker unit, some 70 km away from then president of India's house, ahead of Durga Puja in 2014. Is there more than meets the eye?
Tahaan
7
Overview:
A tender fable about childhood innocence amid the realities of war is set against the rugged landscape of Kashmir, so long a flash point for the territorial claims of neighboring India and Pakistan. The title character, an eight year old mountain boy, often hears distant gunfire. But it is not until he goes on a quest to reclaim his beloved donkey, which has been confiscated as payment of his poor family's debts, that he is drawn toward a violence he has no capacity to understand.
Acting
2025Raktabeej 2 as Animesh Chatterjee
2024City of Small Blessings as Unknown
2023Raktabeej as President Animesh Chatterjee
2022Sannyasi Deshonayok as Unknown
2022Akorik as Unknown
2022Thinking of Him as Rabindranath Tagore
2021Tryst With Destiny (4 Episodes) as Mr. Ashwa
2019Josef - Born in Grace as Father O'Hara
2019E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey as Self (archive footage)
2019Rainbow Fields as Unknown
2018High Life as Indian Professor
2018The Answer as Paramhansa Yogananda
2018Alifa as Unknown
2017Biporjoy as Unknown
2016Love Express as Unknown
2016Land of the Gods as Unknown
2016Fever as Dr. David Roy
2015Unfreedom as Fareed Rahmani
2014Children of War as Baba
2014Jeeya Jurir Xubax as Dhon
2014Gunday as SP of Calcutta
2013Sound as Professor Dr. Sen
2013Kagojer Nouka as Unknown
2012Tor Naam as Swapna's father
2012As the River Flows as grandfather of Sudakshina
2012Delhi in a Day as Dhanbir
2011Gosain Baganer Bhoot as Ram Kabiraj
2011Meherjaan as Khwaja Saheb
2010Bondhu Eso Tumi as Unknown
2009Aladin as Grandfather
2009Chowrasta Crossroads of Love as Unknown
2008Tahaan as Grandfather
2008Sarkar Raj as Mike Rajan
2007Kali Shankar as Unknown
2007Chaurahen as Dr Bose
2007Apne as Unknown
2007Bandhu as Unknown
2007Ta Ra Rum Pum as Shubho Shekhar Rai Banerjee
2007Aloy Phera as Unknown
2006The Bong Connection as Unknown
2006Bradford Riots as Azad
2006Ho Sakta Hai! as Dadaji
2005My Brother... Nikhil as Navin Kapoor
2005Bhalobashi Tomake as Unknown
2004Bow Barracks Forever as Unknown
2004Bandhan as Pratap Narayan Chowdhury
2004Abar Asbo Phire as Unknown
2003Joggers Park as Justice J.P. Chatterjee
2003Bhoot as Dr. Rajan
2002Deva as Unknown
2002Chandramallika as Unknown
2001Dada Thakur as Unknown
1999Manush Keno Beiman as Unknown
1999Rajdanda as Unknown
1999Tumi Eley Tai as Unknown
1997Danab as Unknown
1996Lathi as Atimdranath
1996Mahaan as Unknown
1992Bitter Moon as Mr. Singh
1991World Within, World Without as Elder Son
1990Debota as Unknown
1990Byabodhan as Unknown
1989Aakrosh as Samrat
1988Dadah Is Death as Karpal Singh
1987Ekanta Apan as Unknown
1986Foreign Body as Ram Das
1985The Home and the World as Nikhilesh Choudhury
1985David Lean: A Life in Film as Self
1984A Passage to India as Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed
1983Protidan as Unknown
1983Doosri Dulhan as Anil
1983Arohan as Jotdar Bibhutibhushan Ganguly
1983Madhuban as Unknown
1981Pikoo as The Lover
1980Dui Prithibi as Kunal Dutta
1978Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures as Georgie
1977The Chess Players as Prime Minister
Writing
2016Land of the Gods ... Writer