Prosenjit Chatterjee

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Prosenjit Chatterjee
Chtterjee at CCL Launch.jpg
Cahtterjee at Launch of Celebrity Cricket League - Season 4
Born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 62)
Kolkata, India
Years active 1983–present
Spouse(s) Debashree Roy (1992–1995, divorced)
Aparna Guhathakurta (1997–2002, divorced)
Arpita Chatterjee (2002–current)
Children Trishanjit Chatterjee
Parent(s) Biswajit Chatterjee (father)
Ratna Chatterjee (mother)
Ira Chatterjee (Step-Mother)
Relatives Pallavi Chatterjee (Sister)
Shambhavi Chatterjee (Step-Sister)
Website prosenjit.in

Prosenjit Chatterjee (প্রসেনজিৎ চট্টোপাধ্যায়) (also Prosenjeet Chatterjee or Prosenjit Chattopadhyay Prosenjit Chôṭṭopaddhae; born 30 September 1962),professionally known as Proshenjit and Bumba Da, is an Indian film actor and producer who works in Bengali and Hindi cinema. His fans affectionately call him Bumba Da.[1] In rural Bengal he is addressed as Poshenjit. His rural fan base led him to do many films which had rustic storylines, films intellectuals shied away from. But his popularity was undeniable. Since 2003 with Rituparno Ghosh's Chokher Bali (co-starring Aishwarya Rai) he has acted in numerous films that won critical acclaim. In 2007 he received the National Award Silver Lotus for his performance in Dosar.[2] He had acted in over 279 films as of October 2009. He is the Chief Mentor at International Institute of Photography in Kolkata to guide young talents.

Personal life

He attended Calcutta Airport English High School (H.S.) up to class 10. He attended St. Xavier's Collegiate School and St. Xavier's College, Calcutta.[3] Prosenjit lives in Kolkata with his wife, actress Arpita Pal, and their son Trishanjit. He has had two previous marriages with Debashree Roy and Aparna Guhathakurta.[4][5][6][7] in 2015 Prosenjit Chatterjee owned a Cricket Team in Bengal Celebrity League Named Purulia Panthers [8] [9] [10]

Film career

He made his debut as hero in 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 Buddhadev Dasgupta’s Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala (2007) are three films of his career. The song "Chirodini Tumi Je Amar" from Amar Sangi.

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 when played the role of Mumtaz's son in her film Aandhiyan. It was directed by David Dhawan. The story revolves around aspirations where his ordinary wife would be a disturbing factor. The son (played by Prosenjit) grows up to take revenge and finally unites his parents. Prosenjit played the hero in the Mehul Kumar directed Meet Mere Man Ke (1991) alongside Ayesha Jhulka, Feroz Khan and Salma Agha. His other Bollywood films are Sone Ki Lanka and Veerta. After 21 years he made a comeback to Bollywood in Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai.His next upcoming Bollywood film Traffic.[11]

One of the works of Prosenjit is as Arun Chatterjee in Srijit Mukerji's Autograph. His first ever produced film Bapi Bari Jaa[12][13] was released on 7 December 2012.[14][15]

Awards and honours

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Awards won by Prosenjit Chatterjee
Award name Year Category Movie Result
BFJA Award 1998 Best Actor Tumi Ele Tai Won
Anandalok Awards 1999 Best Actor Ranokhetro[16] Won
BFJA Award 1999 Best Actor Ashray Won
BFJA Award 2000 Best Actor Utsab Won
BFJA Award 2003 Best Actor Chokher Bali Won
Kalakar Awards 2005 Best Actor Surya (film) Won
BFJA Award 2007 Best Actor Dosar Won
National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) 2007 Best Actor Dosar[17] Won
ABP Ananda 2011 Sera Bangali[18] Won
Big Bangla movie awards 2011 Best Actor Autograph (2010 film) Won
Zee Gaurav award for Best Actor 2011 Best Actor Autograph (2010 film) Won
Anandalok Awards 2011 Best Actor Moner Manush Won
Stardust Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor Shanghai (2012 film) Won
Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2013 Surochitrak Prosenjit Won
Mohanayak Somman by Government of West Bengal 2013 Mohanayak Somman Won
Filmfare Awards East 2014 Best Actor Mishawr Rawhoshyo Nominated
Filmfare Awards East 2014 Special Award Won
Zee Bangla Gaurav Samman 2014 Best Actor Mishawr Rawhoshyo Nominated
24 Ghanta 2015 Ananya Samman Won

Filmography

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Television presenter

Year Show Telecasting Channel
2013 Banglar Sera Paribar Zee Bangla
2014 Tumi Je Aamar[19][20] Zee Bangla

References

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