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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Saswata Chatterjee
| image =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|19|df=y}}<ref name="TOI2">{{cite news |last1=TNN |title=Saswata Chatterjee is flooded with birthday wishes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/saswata-chatterjee-is-flooded-with-birthday-wishes/articleshow/67158792.cms |access-date=15 April 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=19 December 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| othername = Apu<ref name="TOI"/>
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1995 – present
| spouse = Mohua Chatterjee
| children =
| father = [[Subhendu Chatterjee]]
| website =
| domesticpartner =
}}
'''Saswata Chatterjee''' (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor of [[Television in India|television]] and [[Indian cinema|films]] based in [[Kolkata]]. Born to actor [[Subhendu Chatterjee]], Saswata Chatterjee began his career with a [[Hindi language|Hindi]] serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on [[Samaresh Majumdar]]'s ''Kaalpurush''. He gained popularity by portraying the character of Topshe in a [[Feluda]]-based television series directed by [[Sandip Ray]]. His acting in many [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films has been praised by the critics, including his portrayal of a [[Ritwik Ghatak]]-inspired character in the 2013 film ''[[Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013 film)|Meghe Dhaka Tara]]''. He enjoyed success at the national level in [[Sujoy Ghosh]]'s 2012 blockbuster [[Hindi]] film, ''[[Kahaani]]'', where he played Bob Biswas, an assassin.

==Personal life==
Saswata Chatterjee was born on 19 December 1970 to [[Subhendu Chatterjee]], a noted Bengali actor.<ref name="toll">{{cite news |url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/jul/05/bengali_actor_subhendu_chatterjee_dead.html |title=Bengali actor Subhendu Chatterjee dead|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date= 5 July 2007 |access-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929031805/http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/jul/05/bengali_actor_subhendu_chatterjee_dead.html |archive-date=29 September 2011}}</ref> He lives in Kolkata and is married to Mohua, a teacher. They have a daughter together.<ref name="TOI" />

==Career==
Chatterjee started his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's ''Kaalpurush''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110609/jsp/entertainment/story_14088499.jsp |title=A Director's Actor|work=The Telegraph |date= 9 June 2011 |access-date= 27 September 2011}}</ref> Later, he acted in a television series directed by [[Sandip Ray]], where he portrayed the character of ''Topshe'', a sidekick of [[Feluda]], the sleuth. After this television debut, his acting skills were appreciated and he gained popularity.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14592868 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409163735/http://www.sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14592868 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 April 2019 |title=The legend of Feluda|author=Trans World Features |date= 22 January 2008 |access-date=12 March 2009}}</ref>

Chatterjee's acting in several [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali films]] were critically appreciated. Some of his notable appearances include ''[[Tiyasha]]'', ''[[C/O Sir]]'', ''[[Proloy (film)|Proloy (2013)]]'', ''[[Jekhane Bhuter Bhoy]]'', [[Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013 film)|''Meghe Dhaka Tara'']]'', [[Bhooter Bhabishyat]], [[Abar Byomkesh|''Abar Bomkesh (Chitrachor)'']], ''[[Rang Milanti]]'', [[Byomkesh Bakshi (2010 film)|''Byomkesh Bakshi (Adim Ripu)'']], [[The Bong Connection]], [[Abar Aranye]]''. He worked in the blockbuster Hindi film, [[Kahaani|''Kahaani'' (2012)]] directed by Sujoy Ghosh starring [[Vidya Balan]]. In that film, he played the role of a cold-blooded killer named Bob Biswas.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bose|first=Adrija |date=27 March 2012|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/bob-biswas-i-even-scared-my-wife-257264.html|title= Bob Biswas : I even scared my wife|work=Firstpost|access-date=5 April 2012}}</ref> His role as Bob became so popular that Chatterjee describes it as:

{{quote
|text=Bob Biswas has most definitely exceeded the popularity of Kahaani. Poor Saswata has lost his identity. He is addressed as Bob wherever he goes.|sign=Saswata Chaterjee on his role on Bob Biswas.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/news-interviews/31324431_1_killer-kahaani-sujoy-ghosh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622050635/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/news-interviews/31324431_1_killer-kahaani-sujoy-ghosh |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 June 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title= Bob Biswas gets even bigger|access-date=15 June 2013}}</ref>}}

The character went viral on [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] with thousands of followers. A graphic novel is in the making was also inspired from Bob's character.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/kahaani-s-bob-biswas-a-rage-on-fb-twitter-193308 |title= Kahaani's Bob Biswas a rage on FB, Twitter|access-date=15 June 2013}}</ref>

''[[Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013 film)|Meghe Dhaka Tara]]'' was released in 2013, a film inspired by the life and works of Bengali film director [[Ritwik Ghatak]] and also depicts the socio-political environment of contemporary [[West Bengal]] during the Tebhaga and [[Naxalite]] movements. In this movie, he played the lead character as Nilkantha Bagchi.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Note

|-
| 1996 || ''[[Baksho Rahashya (film)|Baksho Rahashya]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Feluda in film|Gosaipur Sargaram (TV)]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Feluda in film|Sheyal Debota Rahasya (TV)]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Feluda in film|Bosepukure Khunkharapi (TV)]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Feluda in film|Joto Kando Kathmandute (TV)]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1997 || ''Nayantara'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 1998 || ''Atmaja'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Feluda in film|Jahangirer Swarnamudra (TV)]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Feluda in film|Ghurghutiyar Ghotona (TV)]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Feluda in film|Golapi Mukto Rahashya (TV)]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Feluda in film|Ambar Sen Antardhan Rahashya (TV)]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 1999 || ''Tumi Ele Tai'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 1999 || ''Khelaghar'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 2000 || ''Ek Akasher Niche (TV)'' || [[Akash]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Feluda in film|Dr. Munshir Diary (TV)]]'' || [[Feluda#Tapesh Ranjan Mitra|Topshe]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 2000 || ''Shesh Thikana'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Aamar Bhuvan]]'' || Nur || Bengali ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Abar Aranye]]'' || Saswata Banerjee || Bengali ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Tin Ekke Tin'' || Tinkori || Bengali ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Aabar Asibo Phire'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 2005 || ''Karkat Rashi (TV)'' || Professor || Bengali ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Teen Yaari Katha]]'' ||Anil || Bengali ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Dosar]]'' || Kaushik's younger brother || Bengali ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Shudhu Tomar Jonyo'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[The Bong Connection]]'' || Bhai-Da || English ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Chalo Let's Go]]'' || Asim || Bengali ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Cross Connection (film)|Cross Connection]]'' || Swapnil Basu || Bengali ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Brake Fail]]'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (2010 film)|Byomkesh Bakshi]] (Adim Ripu)'' || [[Byomkesh Bakshi#Meeting with Ajit|Ajit Bandyopadhyay]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Get2Gether'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Uro Chithi'' || Manish || Bengali ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Gosainbaganer Bhoot (film)|Gosainbaganer Bhoot]]'' || Bhelu Daktar || Bengali ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Rang Milanti]]'' || Deepjoy Mitra/Anupam Ghatak || Bengali ||
|-
| 2011 || ''The Forlorn (Short Film)'' || Dr. Sambit Chaterjee || Bengali ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Goraay Gondogol'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Bhalobasha Off Route-e'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Nobel Chor]]'' || Hari || Bengali ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Kahaani]]'' || Bob Biswas || Hindi ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Abar Byomkesh]] (Chitrachor)'' || [[Byomkesh Bakshi#Meeting with Ajit|Ajit Bandyopadhyay]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Bhooter Bhabishyat]]'' || ''Hathkata'' Kartik || Bengali ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Balukabela.com]]'' ||Advocate Subimal DattaGupta || Bengali ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Jekhane Bhuter Bhoy]]'' || Pratap Sarkar || Bengali ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Aborto]]'' || || Bengali ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013 film)|Meghe Dhaka Tara]]'' || [[Nilkantha Bagchi]] || Bengali ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Damadol]]'' || Papu Bhai || Bengali ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Namte Namte]]'' || Rana Basu || Bengali ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Aschorjo Prodip]]'' || Anilabha Gupto / Anilda || Bengali ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Goynar Baksho]]'' || Chandan || Bengali ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Proloy (film)|Proloy]]'' || Animesh Dutta || Bengali ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[C/O Sir]]'' || Jayabrata Ray || Bengali ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Tiyasha]]'' || Sudipto || Bengali ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Bonku Babu'' || Bonku Babu || Bengali ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Baari Tar Bangla]]'' || Roopchand Sen || Bengali ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Chaar (film)|Chaar]]'' || Sanjib Chatterjee & Mriganka Shekhar Mukherjee || Bengali ||
|-
|2015
| ''[[Ebar Shabor]]'' || [[Shabor Dasgupta]] || Bengali ||
|-
|2015
| ''[[Natoker Moto - Like a Play]] ''|| Prasad || Bengali ||
|-
|2015
| ''89'' || The Serial Killer || Bengali ||
|-
|2015
| ''Icchemotir Golpo'' || Nil || Bengali ||
|-
|2015
| ''[[Katmundu]]'' || Aiyoswami || Bengali ||
|-
|2015
|''[[Rajkahini]]''|| Mr. Prafulla Sen || Bengali ||
|-
|2015
|''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (2015 film)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]''
| [[Byomkesh Bakshi#Meeting with Ajit|Ajit Bandyopadhyay]] || Bengali ||
|-
|2015
|''Monchuri''
|Kartik
|Bengali
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Praktan]]''
|Special Appearance
|Bengali
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Hemanta (film)|Hemanta]]''
| Kalyan Sen || Bengali||
|-
|2016
|''[[Eagoler Chokh]]''
| [[Shabor Dasgupta]] || Bengali ||
|-
|2016
|''[[Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana]]''
| [[Byomkesh Bakshi#Meeting with Ajit|Ajit Bandyopadhyay]] || Bengali ||
|-
|2016
|''[[Monchora]]''
| Manmatho / Raima's Brother || Bengali ||
|-
|2016
|''[[Cholai (film)|Cholai]]''
|[[Minister (government)|Minister]]
| Bengali
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Bastav (film)|Bastav]]''
| Kamal Rakshit || Bengali ||
|-
|2016
|''[[Double Feluda]]''
|Surajit Dasgupta, Dharanidhar Samaddar
|Bengali
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Black Coffee (2017 film)|Black Coffee]]''
| Tirthoraj Roy|| Bengali ||
|-
|2017
|''Mickey & Mimi''
| Mimi's Father || Bengali || Short film on [[Addatimes]]<ref name="Mickey & Mimi Short Film">{{Cite web|url=https://www.addatimes.com/show/dil-se/mickey-mimi|title=Addatimes – Watch Original Web Series & Bengali Short Film online|website=addatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''[[Byomkesh O Agnibaan]]''
| [[Byomkesh Bakshi#Meeting with Ajit|Ajit Bandopadhyay]] || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ||
|-
|2017
|''[[Jagga Jasoos]]''
| "Tutti Futti" aka "Badol Bagchi" / Jagga's Father|| Hindi ||
|-
|2017
|''[[Dhimaner Dinkaal]]''
| Dhiman Dutta || Bengali || Web series on [[ALT Balaji]]
|-
|2018
|''[[Ray (2018 film)|Ray]]''
| || Bengali ||
|-
|2018
|''[[Dwikhondito]]''
| Koushik Roy || Bengali ||
|-
|2018
|''[[Aschhe Abar Shabor]]''
|[[Shabor Dasgupta]] || Bengali ||
|-
|2018
|''[[Hoichoi Unlimited]]''
|Animesh Chakladar || Bengali ||
|-
|2018
|''Good night city''
| DCP Chatterjee|| Bengali ||
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Thai Curry (film)|Thai Curry]]''
| - || Bengali
|<ref>{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=23 February 2019|number = 1099241727552937984 |title=Soham Chakraborty, Hiraan Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee, Trina Saha, Bidya Sinha Mim and Rachel White... First look poster of #Bengali film #ThaiCurry... Directed by Ankit Aditya... 1 March 2019 release... Distribution by SSR Cinemas P Ltd. https://t.co/RYtmWcacfe}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
|''[[Network (2019 film)|Network]]''
| Abhijit Ganguly || Bengali
|
|-
| 2019
|''[[Basu Poribar (2019 film)|Basu Poribar]]''
| - || Bengali
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Dwikhandito]]''
|
| Bengali
| <ref name="ToI film details">{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Zinia |title=Dwikhondito Movie Review {1.0/5}: Critic Review of Dwikhondito by Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/dwikhondito/movie-review/68644262.cms |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=30 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''[[Tokhon Kuasa Chilo]]''
| || Bengali
|
|-
|2020
|''[[The Parcel (Bengali Movie)|The Parcel]]''
| Souvik || Bengali
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Tiki-Taka (film)|Tiki-Taka]]''
| - || Bengali/Hindi
| [[ZEE5]] Release
|-
|2020
|''[[Sannyasi Deshonayok]]''
| - || Bengali
| Based on Gumnami Baba myth
|-
|2020
|''[[Dil Bechara]]''
| Mr. Basu (Kizie's father) || [[Hindi]]
| [[Hotstar]] Movie
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Chobiyal]]''
|
|
| Bengali
|-
|2020
|''[[Shironam]]''
|
|Bengali
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Habu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Montri]]''
|Habuchandra Raja|| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ||
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Pratidwandi (film)|Pratidwandi]]''{{dagger}}
|
| Bengali
| <ref>{{cite news |title='Pratidwandi' teaser out now, promises to deliver a dark thriller - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/pratidwandi-teaser-out-now-promises-deliver-a-dark-thriller/articleshow/79244701.cms |access-date=21 November 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=16 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Anusandhan (film)|Anusandhan]]''{{dagger}}
|
| Bengali
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Paayel and Saswata set to fly to London for Kamaleswar's film shoot|author=Ruman Ganguly|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/paayel-and-saswata-set-to-fly-to-london-for-kamaleswars-film-shoot/articleshow/77894319.cms |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=2 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Awards==
* 2019 : ''Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film'' at ''Madrid International Film Festival'' for ''[[Shironam]].''<ref>{{Cite news|title=International recognition for Saswata|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/international-recognition-for-saswata/articleshow/70875448.cms|access-date=9 February 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en|date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
* 2014 : [[Zee Bangla]] Gaurav Samman - Best Comedian for ''[[Bhooter Bhabishyat]]''
* 2012 : ''Anandalok Award'' - Best Supporting Actor for ''Bhooter Bhabishyat''<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 November 2012|title='Bhooter Bhabishyat' sweeps Anandalok Purashkar|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bhooter-bhabishyat-sweeps-anandalok-purashkar-524234.html|access-date=9 February 2021|work=News18|series=Saswata Mukherjee and Mumtaz Sircar also won the award for best supporting actors, male and female respectively.|language=en}}</ref>
* 2011 : Tele Cine Awards - Best Supporting Actor for [[Byomkesh Bakshi]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
* 2011 : Imphal International Short Film Festival 2012 - Best Supporting Actor for ''THE FORLORN'''<ref name="forlornaward">{{Cite web|url=http://imphalfest.blogspot.com/2012/04/award-winners-of-first-iisff-2012.html|title=Award Winners of First IISFF 2012|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1384413}}

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