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| name              = Prosenjit Chatterjee
| name              = Prosenjit Chatterjee
| image              = Chtterjee at CCL Launch.jpg
| image              = Chtterjee at CCL Launch.jpg
| caption            = Chatterjee in 2014
| caption            = Prosenjit Chatterjee in 2014
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| birth_name        = Prosenjit Chatterjee
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| 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_date        = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|09|30}}
| birth_place        = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India
| birth_place        = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| years_active      = 1980–present
| years_active      = 1968–present
| works              = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee filmography|Full list]]  
| works              = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee filmography|Full list]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[Film producer|producer]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[Film producer|producer]]}}
| spouse            = {{ublist|{{married|[[Debashree Roy]]|1992|1995|reason=div.}}|{{married|Aparna Guhathakurta|1997|2002|reason=div.}}|{{married|[[Arpita Pal]]|2002}}}}
| spouse            = {{ublist|{{married|[[Debashree Roy]]|1994|1995|reason=div.}}|{{married|Aparna Guhathakurta|1997|2003|reason=div.}}|[[Arpita Pal]]}} (m. 2002-present)
| children          = 2
| children          = 2
| parents            = [[Biswajit Chatterjee]] (father)
| parents            = [[Biswajit Chatterjee]] (father)<br>Ratna Chatterjee (mother)
| relatives          = [[Pallavi Chatterjee]] (sister)
| relatives          = [[Pallavi Chatterjee]] (sister)
| website            = {{URL|http://www.prosenjit.in/}}
| website            = {{URL|http://www.prosenjit.in/}}
| awards            = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee#Awards and honours|Full list]]
| awards            = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee#Awards and honours|Full list]]
| nickname          = Bumba, Gurudev
| nickname          = Bumba Da
}}
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'''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 Chatterjee''' (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors in modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]] . He is the son of veteran [[Bollywood]] 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]]. But unable to concentrate on his studies, Prosenjit took a break from acting and returned after completing his graduation from Xavier's University and his first leading role came through [[Bimal Roy]]'s ''Duti Pata''.<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><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110216/jsp/telekids/story_13586416.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173745/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110216/jsp/telekids/story_13586416.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2015|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>
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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203224825/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/news/type/view/id/1176647 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2015 |title='Chokher Bali' is a hit &#124; Chokher Bali (2003) &#124; Latest Movie News |website=[[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>
In 2009, Prosenjit did once again collaborate 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 {{Lang|bn-latn|[[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]]'', the [[National Film Award]] winning dramas ''[[Mayurakshi]]'' and ''[[Jyeshthoputro]]'', the historical courtroom film ''[[Gumnaami]]'', the drama ''[[The Prologue|Nirontor]]'', the dark-comedy ''[[Kacher Manush]]'', the thriller ''[[Kaberi Antardhan]]'' 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>
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 the 60s 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>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Prosenjit lives in [[Kolkata]] with his wife, actress [[Arpita Pal]] and their son Trishanjit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calcuttaweb.com/cinema/prosenjit.shtm|title=prosenjit chatterjee|publisher=Calcuttaweb|access-date=2014-04-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195911/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/cinema/prosenjit.shtm|archive-date=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Prosenjit lives in [[Kolkata]] with his wife, actress [[Arpita Pal]] and their son Trishanjit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calcuttaweb.com/cinema/prosenjit.shtm|title=prosenjit chatterjee|publisher=Calcuttaweb|access-date=2014-04-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195911/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/cinema/prosenjit.shtm|archive-date=23 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</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 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023105555/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141224/jsp/t2/story_4926.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2015|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|language=bn}}</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>


==Film career==
==Film career==
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>
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109023148/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110104/jsp/entertainment/story_13387131.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2011|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.


==Awards and honours==
==Awards and honours==
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| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Most Outstanding Work of the Year Award]]
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| ''[[Chotto Jigyasa]]''
| ''[[Chotto Jigyasa]]''
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| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award|Best Actor]]
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| ''[[Tumi Ele Tai]]''
| ''[[Tumi Ele Tai]]''
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| [[Anandalok Awards]]
| [[Anandalok Awards]]
| 1999
| 1999
| Best Actor
| Best Actor
| ''[[Ranokhetro]]''<ref name="ref-1789462898">{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ranakshetra-movie-awards/15050|title=Ranakshetra (1998) Awards &#124; Award Winners Of Ranakshetra bengali Movie|publisher=gomolo.com|access-date=2014-02-11}}</ref>
| ''[[Ranokhetro]]''<ref name="ref-1789462898">{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ranakshetra-movie-awards/15050|title=Ranakshetra (1998) Awards &#124; Award Winners Of Ranakshetra Bengali Movie|publisher=gomolo.com|access-date=2014-02-11}}</ref>
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| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Award]]
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Award]]
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| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award|Best Actor]]
| ''[[Ashray]]''
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| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Award]]
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| ''[[Utsav]]''
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| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Award]]
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| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award|Best Actor]]
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| ''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]''
| ''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]''
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| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Award]]
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Award]]
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| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award|Best Actor]]
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award|Best Actor]]
| [[Dosar]]
| [[Dosar]]
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| [[Anandalok Awards]]
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| Best Actor
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| [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)]]
| [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)]]
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| Best Actor
| Best Actor
| ''[[Dosar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/ |title=Public Screening of India Panorama 2013 Films in New Delhi 10th −18th February, 2014 |publisher=Dff.nic.in |access-date=2014-02-23}}</ref>
| ''[[Dosar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/ |title=Public Screening of India Panorama 2013 Films in New Delhi 10th −18th February, 2014 |publisher=Dff.nic.in |access-date=2014-02-23}}</ref>
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|Zee Banglar Gourab Samman Awards
|2011
|Best Actor
|[[Autograph (2010 film)]]
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| [[Anandalok Awards]]
| [[Anandalok Awards]]
| 2011
| 2011
| Best Actor
| Best Actor
| ''[[Moner Manush]]''
| {{Lang|bn-latn|[[Moner Manush]]}}
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|Zee Banglar Gourab Samman Awards
|2012
|Best Actor (Jury)
|{{Lang|bn-latn|[[Baishe Srabon]]}}
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| [[Stardust Awards]]
| [[Stardust Awards]]
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| [[Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Shanghai (2012 film)]]''
| ''[[Shanghai (2012 film)]]''
| {{Won}}
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| [[Mirchi Music Awards Bangla]]
| Mirchi Music Awards Bangla
| 2013
| 2013
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| Surochitrak Prosenjit
| Surochitrak Prosenjit
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| Mohanayak Somman by [[Government of West Bengal]]
| Mohanayak Somman by [[Government of West Bengal]]
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| Mohanayak Somman
| Mohanayak Somman
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| [[Filmfare Awards East]]
| [[Filmfare Awards East]]
| 2014
| 2014
| Special Award
| Special Award
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|Best Actor
|Best Actor
|''[[Lorai: Play to Live]]''
|''[[Lorai: Play to Live]]''
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| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
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|''[[Shankhachil]]''
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| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
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|Best Actor
|''[[Shankhachil]]''
|''[[Shankhachil]]''
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|| [[West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|WBFJA Award]]
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| [[West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| [[West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| ''[[Khawto]]''
| ''[[Khawto]]''
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| [[Filmfare Awards East]]
| [[Filmfare Awards East]]
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|Best Actor
|Best Actor
|''[[Shankhachil]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-prosenjit-gets-best-actor-award-in-jio-filmfare-awards-east-2335290|title=Prosenjit gets best actor award in Jio Filmfare Awards East|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=26 Feb 2017}}</ref>
|''[[Shankhachil]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-prosenjit-gets-best-actor-award-in-jio-filmfare-awards-east-2335290|title=Prosenjit gets best actor award in Jio Filmfare Awards East|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=26 Feb 2017}}</ref>
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| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
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|Best Actor
|''[[Yeti Obhijaan]]''
|''[[Yeti Obhijaan]]''
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|| [[West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|WBFJA Award]]
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| [[West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
| ''[[Mayurakshi]]''
| ''[[Mayurakshi]]''
| {{Won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allaboutbanglacinema.org/winners-wbfja-awards-2018/|title=Winners of WBFJA (West Bengal Film Journalists' Association) Awards 2018|date=15 January 2018}}</ref>
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| [[3rd Filmfare Awards East|Filmfare Awards East]]
| [[3rd Filmfare Awards East|Filmfare Awards East]]
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|Best Actor
|''[[Mayurakshi]]''
|''[[Mayurakshi]]''
|{{Won}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-east-2018/winners|title=Filmfare Award East 2018 Winners - List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners|website=filmfare.com}}</ref>
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| [[Banga Bibhushan]] by [[Government of West Bengal]]
| [[Banga Bibhushan]] by [[Government of West Bengal]]
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| [[West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|WBFJA Award]]
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| Most Popular Actor
| Most Popular Actor
| ''[[Kishore Kumar Junior]]''
| ''[[Kishore Kumar Junior]]''
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|[[4th Filmfare Awards Bangla|Filmfare Awards Bangla]]
|[[4th Filmfare Awards Bangla|Filmfare Awards Bangla]]
|2021
|2021
|Best Actor
|Best Actor in a Leading Role
|''[[Gumnaami]]''
|''[[Gumnaami]]''
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{{main|Prosenjit Chatterjee filmography}}
{{main|Prosenjit Chatterjee filmography}}


==Television presenter==
==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Show !! Telecasting Channel
! Year !! Show !! Telecasting Channel
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|2013 || '' '''Banglar Sera Paribar''' '' || [[Zee Bangla]]
|2013 || ''Banglar Sera Paribar'' || [[Zee Bangla]]
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| 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]]
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|2016 || '' '''[[Mahanayak |Mahanayak Uttam Kumar]]''' ''|| [[Star Jalsha]]
|2016 || ''[[Mahanayak (TV series)|Mahanayak Uttam Kumar]]''|| [[Star Jalsha]]
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Prosenjit Chatterjee
Chtterjee at CCL Launch.jpg
Prosenjit Chatterjee in 2014
Born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 62)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Other namesBumba Da
Occupation
Years active1968–present
Works
Full list
Spouse(s)
(m. 2002-present)
Children2
Parent(s)Biswajit Chatterjee (father)
Ratna Chatterjee (mother)
RelativesPallavi Chatterjee (sister)
AwardsFull list
Websitewww.prosenjit.in

Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors in modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Bengali cinema . He is the son of veteran Bollywood 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.[1] Following this he appeared in other films as a child actor. But unable to concentrate on his studies, Prosenjit took a break from acting and returned after completing his graduation from Xavier's University and his first leading role came through Bimal Roy's Duti Pata.[2][3]

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 films, he started doing middle-of-the-road cinema with Chokher Bali which starred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in her debut Bengali film and which met with critical and commercial success upon release.[4] He again came back in doing commercial films and in 2006, he again collaborated with Rituparno Ghosh for Dosar and received the Best Actor Award and National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for his performance in the film.[5]

In 2009, Prosenjit did once again collaborate 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, 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, the drama Shankhachil, the crime film Zulfiqar, the National Film Award winning dramas Mayurakshi and Jyeshthoputro, the historical courtroom film Gumnaami, the drama Nirontor, the dark-comedy Kacher Manush, the thriller Kaberi Antardhan and have committed to star in the Hindi films 3 Dev, alongside Kay Kay Menon, Raima Sen, Karan Singh Grover and Tabeer alongside Neeraj Kabi.[6]

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.[7] In 2016, he debuted on the non-fiction category of television with a 97-episode mini-series, titled 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 the 60s era — a life fraught with career highs and personal turbulences.[8][9][10][11]

Personal life[edit]

Prosenjit lives in Kolkata with his wife, actress Arpita Pal and their son Trishanjit.[12]

He has had two previous marriages with Debashree Roy and Aparna Guhathakurta.[13][14][15][16] Prosenjit and Aparna have a daughter together, Prerona Chatterjee.[17][18] In 2015, Prosenjit bought a Cricket Team in Bengal Celebrity League named Purulia Panthers.[19][20][21]

Film career[edit]

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'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 and Salma Agha. His other Bollywood films are Sone Ki Zanjeer, Veerta, Shanghai and more recently Traffic which received critical acclaim upon release.[22] One of the most important works of Prosenjit is as Arun Chatterjee in Srijit Mukherji's Autograph. His first ever produced film Bapi Bari Jaa[23][24] was released on 7 December 2012.

Awards and honours[edit]

Awards won by Prosenjit Chatterjee[25]
Award name Year Category Movie
BFJA Award 1969 Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Most Outstanding Work of the Year Award Chotto Jigyasa
BFJA Award 1999 Best Actor Tumi Ele Tai
Anandalok Awards 1999 Best Actor Ranokhetro[26]
BFJA Award 2000 Best Actor Ashray
BFJA Award 2001 Best Actor Utsav
BFJA Award 2003 Best Actor Chokher Bali
BFJA Award 2006 Best Actor Dosar
Anandalok Awards 2006 Best Actor Dosar
National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) 2007 Best Actor Dosar[27]
Zee Banglar Gourab Samman Awards 2011 Best Actor Autograph (2010 film)
Anandalok Awards 2011 Best Actor Moner Manush
Zee Banglar Gourab Samman Awards 2012 Best Actor (Jury) Baishe Srabon
Stardust Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Shanghai (2012 film)
Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2013 Surochitrak Prosenjit
Mohanayak Somman by Government of West Bengal 2013 Mohanayak Somman
Filmfare Awards East 2014 Special Award
Zee Cine Awards 2016 Best Actor Lorai: Play to Live
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali 2016 Best Bengali Film Shankhachil
Zee Cine Awards 2017 Best Actor Shankhachil
WBFJA Award 2017 Best Actor in a Leading Role Khawto
Filmfare Awards East 2017 Best Actor Shankhachil[28]
Zee Cine Awards 2018 Best Actor Yeti Obhijaan
WBFJA Award 2018 Best Actor in a Leading Role Mayurakshi
Filmfare Awards East 2018 Best Actor Mayurakshi
Banga Bibhushan by Government of West Bengal 2018
WBFJA Award 2019 Most Popular Actor Kishore Kumar Junior
Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021 Best Actor in a Leading Role Gumnaami

Filmography[edit]

Main article: Prosenjit Chatterjee filmography

Television[edit]

Year Show Telecasting Channel
2013 Banglar Sera Paribar Zee Bangla
2014 Tumi Je Aamar[29][30] Zee Bangla
2016 Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Star Jalsha
2018 Shubho Drishti Colors Bangla
2018 Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti Colors Bangla
2019 Aloukik na Loukik Star Jalsha

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "With father Biswajit in 'Chotto Jigyasa' - Prosenjit Chatterjee: Rare childhood pictures of the Bengali superstar you shouldn't miss". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "54 fun facts about Prosenjit Chatterjee as he turns 54". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "My Fundays". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "'Chokher Bali' is a hit | Chokher Bali (2003) | Latest Movie News". Bollywood Hungama. 11 October 2003. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Prosenjit Chatterjee: Still evergreen". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Prosenjit, Raima to star in bolly flick 3 Dev". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rituparno and Prosenjit kiss and makeup". The Times of India.
  8. ↑ "My character in Mahanayak bears traces of Uttam: Prosenjit". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "First look of 'Mahanayak'". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "From Hosting KBC Bangla To Playing Mahanayak: Times When Prosenjit Chatterjee Mesmerised TV Audience With His Charisma". Times Of India.
  11. ↑ "Prosenjit Chatterjee: Once a CHOCOLATE BOY, now an ACTING PHENOMENON". Times Of India.
  12. ↑ "prosenjit chatterjee". Calcuttaweb. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  13. ↑ আনন্দবাজার – আনন্দ plus – কমেলশ্বেরর মহাভারত ভীষ্ম প্রসেনিজৎ (in Bengali). Anandabazar. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  14. ↑ আনন্দবাজার – আনন্দ plus – বিপরীতমুখী (in Bengali). Anandabazar. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  15. ↑ আনন্দবাজার – আনন্দ plus – বারো বছর বাদে (in Bengali). Anandabazar. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Prosenjit as Bhupen Hazarika in biopic by Kalpana Lajmi –". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "Prosenjit The Fighter | Published by The Telegraph". Archived from the original on 23 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Is Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee's Daughter Prerona Chatterjee Interested in Acting dgtl". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "Bengal Celebrity League to start December 26". Business Standard. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Tollywood all set to kick off Bengal Celebrity League". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Tolly stars launch BCL logo, team jerseys". The Economic Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  22. ↑ "Divya will be seen as the wife of a superstar-played by Prosenjit Chatterjee inTraffic". Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) – Entertainment – Producer Prosenjit celebrates his television outing. more applause for Goutam Ghose's Moner Manush". Telegraphs. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  24. ↑ "Kolkata applauds Bapi Bari Jaa's first look". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  25. ↑ "List of Awards". Prosenjit Chatterjee. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2016.[self-published source]
  26. ↑ "Ranakshetra (1998) Awards | Award Winners Of Ranakshetra Bengali Movie". gomolo.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  27. ↑ "Public Screening of India Panorama 2013 Films in New Delhi 10th −18th February, 2014". Dff.nic.in. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "Prosenjit gets best actor award in Jio Filmfare Awards East". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  29. ↑ "Tumi Je Amar: Zee Bangla Show- Watch Tumi Je Amar TV Serial Episodes and Videos Online at zeebangla.com". zee bangla. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  30. ↑ "Bengali Wedding Reality Show Tumi Je Amar on Zee Bangla with Prasenjit Chatterjee Starts Today". sholoanabangaliana. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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