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{{short description|Indian film actor and producer}}

| caption            = Chatterjee in 2014

| birth_name        = Prosenjit Chatterjee

| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1962|09|30}}<ref name="54fun">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/54-fun-facts-about-prosenjit-chatterjee-as-he-turns-54/story-FCKZ9gJt4KAgcezRkI36MK.html|title=54 fun facts about Prosenjit Chatterjee as he turns 54|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref>

| birth_place        = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India

| years_active      = 1980–present

| works              = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee filmography|Full list]]  

| spouse            = {{ublist|{{married|[[Debashree Roy]]|1992|1995|reason=div.}}|{{married|Aparna Guhathakurta|1997|2002|reason=div.}}|{{married|[[Arpita Pal]]|2002}}}}

| parents            = [[Biswajit Chatterjee]] (father)

| nickname          = Bumba, Gurudev

'''Prosenjit Chatterjee''' (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] and [[Hindi cinema]]. He is the son of actor [[Biswajit Chatterjee]]. He began his acting career as a child actor in [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s ''[[Chotto Jigyasa]]'', for which he won the [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Most Outstanding Work of the Year Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=With father Biswajit in 'Chotto Jigyasa' - Prosenjit Chatterjee: Rare childhood pictures of the Bengali superstar you shouldn't miss|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/prosenjit-chatterjee-rare-childhood-pictures-of-the-bengali-superstar-you-shouldnt-miss/with-father-biswajit-in-chotto-jigyasa/photostory/66416401.cms|access-date=21 October 2020|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Following this he appeared in other films as a [[child actor]]. His first leading role came through [[Bimal Roy]]'s ''Duti Pata''.<ref name="54fun" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110216/jsp/telekids/story_13586416.jsp|title=My Fundays|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=16 Feb 2011}}</ref>

Prosenjit's [[breakthrough role]] came opposite [[Vijeta Pandit]] in ''[[Amar Sangi]]'' (1987), a highly successful romantic drama directed by [[Sujit Guha]]. He made his debut in Hindi cinema with [[David Dhawan]] directed ''[[Aandhiyan]]'' (1990). Apart from appearing in a series of [[masala film]]s, he started doing middle-of-the-road cinema with ''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]'' which starred [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] in her debut [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[film]] and which met with critical and commercial success upon release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/news/type/view/id/1176647 |title='Chokher Bali' is a hit &#124; Chokher Bali (2003) &#124; Latest Movie News |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=2003-10-11 |access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> He again came back in doing [[Commerce|commercial]] films and in 2006, he again collaborated with [[Rituparno Ghosh]] for ''[[Dosar]]'' and received the [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award|Best Actor Award]] and [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)]] for his performance in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/111016/prosenjit-chatterjee-still-evergreen.html|title=Prosenjit Chatterjee: Still evergreen|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=11 Oct 2016}}</ref>

In 2009, Prosenjit once again collaborated with Ghosh for ''[[Shob Charitro Kalponik]]'', which starred [[Bipasha Basu]] in her Bengali debut, won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]. In 2010, Prosenjit got another breakthrough by portraying the lead character of ''Arun Chatterjee'' in debutant [[Srijit Mukherji]]'s ''[[Autograph (2010 film)|Autograph]]'', for which he was nominated at MIAAC (Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council) film festival, under the Best Actor category. He portrayed the role of [[Lalon]], a noted spiritual leader, poet and folk singer of Bengal in the 19th century in [[Goutam Ghose]] directorial ''[[Moner Manush]]'' and [[Anthony Firingee]] in the [[National Film Awards]] winning film, ''[[Jaatishwar]]''. He went to earn further recognition and wider appeal for his roles in the romantic thriller [[Khawto]], the drama ''[[Praktan]]'', the thriller ''[[Traffic (2016 film)|Traffic]]'', the drama ''[[Shankhachil]]'', the crime film ''[[Zulfiqar (film)|Zulfiqar]]'' and have committed to star in the [[Hindi language|Hindi]] films ''[[3 Dev]]'', alongside [[Kay Kay Menon]], [[Raima Sen]], [[Karan Singh Grover]] and ''Tabeer'' alongside Neeraj Kabi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Prosenjit-Raima-to-star-in-bolly-flick-3-Dev/articleshow/49088285.cms|title=Prosenjit, Raima to star in bolly flick 3 Dev|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 Sep 2014}}</ref>

Chatterjee produced the Ghosh scripted the television series ''[[Gaaner Oparey]]'', which launched the careers of brothers [[Arjun Chakraborty]] and [[Gaurav Chakraborty]] and [[Mimi Chakraborty]] as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Rituparno-Prosenjit-kiss-and-makeup/articleshow/8770895.cms|title=Rituparno and Prosenjit kiss and makeup|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In 2016, he debuted on the [[non-fiction]] category of [[television]] with a 97-episode mini-series, titled ''[[Mahanayak (TV series)|Mahanayak]]''. Produced by [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] and directed by [[Birsa Dasgupta]], the show starred [[Paoli Dam]], [[Tanushree Chakraborty]] and [[Priyanka Sarkar]] in other pivotal roles and was based on the life of a superstar of 60's era — a life fraught with career highs and personal turbulences.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/my-character-in-mahanayak-bears-traces-of-uttam-prosenjit-116061900137_1.html|title=My character in Mahanayak bears traces of Uttam: Prosenjit|newspaper=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=19 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-first-look-of-mahanayak-prosenjit-chatterjee-stuns-as-uttam-kumar-2166315|title=First look of 'Mahanayak'|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=15 Jan 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/tv/news/bengali/from-hosting-kbc-bangla-to-playing-mahanayak-times-when-prosenjit-chatterjee-mesmerised-tv-audience-with-his-charisma/amp_etphotostory/78399554.cms|title=From Hosting KBC Bangla To Playing Mahanayak: Times When Prosenjit Chatterjee Mesmerised TV Audience With His Charisma|work=Times Of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/prosenjit-chatterjee-once-a-chocolate-boy-now-an-acting-phenomenon/amp_articleshow/78362821.cms|title=Prosenjit Chatterjee: Once a CHOCOLATE BOY, now an ACTING PHENOMENON|work=Times Of India}}</ref>

He has had two previous marriages with [[Debashree Roy]] and Aparna Guhathakurta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9-%E0%A6%AD-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AD-%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9C-1.18654|script-title=bn:আনন্দবাজার – আনন্দ plus – কমেলশ্বেরর মহাভারত ভীষ্ম প্রসেনিজৎ|publisher=Anandabazar |language=bn |access-date=2014-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%96-1.9797|script-title=bn:আনন্দবাজার – আনন্দ plus – বিপরীতমুখী|publisher=Anandabazar |language=bn |access-date=2014-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%A6-1.9815|script-title=bn:আনন্দবাজার – আনন্দ plus – বারো বছর বাদে|publisher= Anandabazar |language=bn |access-date=2014-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Prosenjit-as-Bhupen-Hazarika-in-biopic-by-Kalpana-Lajmi/etarticleshow/33662166.cms |title=Prosenjit as Bhupen Hazarika in biopic by Kalpana Lajmi –|newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=2014-04-14}}</ref> Prosenjit and Aparna have a daughter together, Prerona Chatterjee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1141224/jsp/t2/story_4926.jsp|title=Prosenjit The Fighter &#124; Published by The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Is Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee's Daughter Prerona Chatterjee Interested in Acting dgtl|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/is-actor-prosenjit-chatterjees-daughter-prerona-chatterjee-interested-in-acting-dgtl/cid/1269298|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.anandabazar.com}}</ref> In 2015, Prosenjit bought a Cricket Team in Bengal Celebrity League named ''Purulia Panthers''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bengal-celebrity-league-to-start-december-26-115122300976_1.html | title=Bengal Celebrity League to start December 26|newspaper=[[Business Standard]] | access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/tollywood-all-set-to-kick-off-bengal-celebrity-league/articleshow/49903352.cms|title=Tollywood all set to kick off Bengal Celebrity League | newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] | access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://echoofindia.com/kolkata-tolly-stars-launch-bcl-logo-team-jerseys-96277 | title=Tolly stars launch BCL logo, team jerseys | publisher=The Economic Times | access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

He made his debut as a protagonist with [[Bimal Roy]]'s ''Duti Pata'' (1983), a teenage romance along the lines of ''Bobby''. ''[[Amar Sangi]]'' (1987) opposite Vijayeta Pandit, ''Apon Amaar Apon'' (1990) directed by [[Tarun Majumdar]] and [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]'s ''[[Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala]]'' (2007) are three important films of his career. The song "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar" from ''Amar Sangi'' became a cult hit. [[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 debuted in [[Bollywood]] in 1990 with the [[David Dhawan]] directed ''[[Aandhiyan]]'' where he played the role of [[Mumtaz (actress)|Mumtaz]]'s son. After working in commercial films, Chatterjee started debuted in [[Parallel Cinema]] with [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s ''[[Chokher Bali (film)]]'' and since then have appeared in numerous art films, including ''[[Dosar]]'', ''[[Jaatishwar]]'', ''[[Shankhachil]]'', ''[[Shob Charitro Kalponik]]''. Chatterjee returned to [[Hindi cinema]] by playing the role of lead protagonist in [[Mehul Kumar]] directed ''Meet Mere Man Ke'' (1991) alongside [[Ayesha Jhulka]], [[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]] and [[Salma Agha]]. His other Bollywood films are ''Sone Ki Zanjeer'', ''[[Veerta]]'', ''[[Shanghai (2012 film)|Shanghai]]'' and more recently ''[[Traffic (2016 film)|Traffic]]'' which received critical acclaim upon release.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Ragini-MMS-2-Sunny-Leone-finds-Divya-Dutt-hot-for-the-psychiatrist-role/articleshow/30282609.cms|title=Divya will be seen as the wife of a superstar-played by Prosenjit Chatterjee inTraffic|access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref> One of the most important works of Prosenjit is as Arun Chatterjee in [[Srijit Mukherji]]'s ''[[Autograph (2010 film)|Autograph]]''. His first ever produced film [[Bapi Bari Jaa]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110104/jsp/entertainment/story_13387131.jsp|title=The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) – Entertainment – Producer Prosenjit celebrates his television outing. more applause for Goutam Ghose's Moner Manush|publisher=Telegraphs |access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Kolkata-applauds-Bapi-Bari-Jaas-first-look/etarticleshow/15515619.cms|title=Kolkata applauds Bapi Bari Jaa's first look |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref> was released on 7 December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailytech24.com/prosenjit-chatterjee-indian-actor-biography/ |title=Prosenjit Chatterjee Indian Actor Biography |publisher=Dailytech24.com |access-date=2014-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinejalsha.com/prosenjit-chatterjee-full-biography-and-filmography/ |title=Prosenjit Chatterjee Full Biography And Filmography |publisher=Cine Jalsha |access-date=2014-02-23}}</ref>

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| ''[[Moner Manush]]''

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| [[Mirchi Music Awards Bangla]]

|Best Actor

==Television presenter==

|2013 || '' '''Banglar Sera Paribar''' '' || [[Zee Bangla]]

| 2014 || '' '''[[Tumi Je Aamar]]''' ''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeebangla.com/shows/tumi-je-amar/|title=Tumi Je Amar: Zee Bangla Show- Watch Tumi Je Amar TV Serial Episodes and Videos Online at zeebangla.com|publisher=zee bangla|access-date=2014-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407223448/http://www.zeebangla.com/shows/tumi-je-amar/|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sholoanabangaliana.in/blog/2014/02/24/bengali-wedding-reality-show-tumi-j-amar-on-zee-bangla-with-prasenjit-chatterjee-starts-today/|title=Bengali Wedding Reality Show Tumi Je Amar on Zee Bangla with Prasenjit Chatterjee Starts Today|publisher=sholoanabangaliana|access-date=2014-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417182121/http://sholoanabangaliana.in/blog/2014/02/24/bengali-wedding-reality-show-tumi-j-amar-on-zee-bangla-with-prasenjit-chatterjee-starts-today/|archive-date=17 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[Zee Bangla]]

|2016 || '' '''[[Mahanayak |Mahanayak Uttam Kumar]]''' ''|| [[Star Jalsha]]

|2018 || '' '''[[Shubho Drishti]]''' ''|| [[Colors Bangla]]