Prosenjit Chatterjee
The son of actor Biswajeet Chatterjee, Prosenjit started his career at the age of 5 in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1968 Bengali film Chotto Jigyasa, which earned him the BFJA Award for Most Outstanding Work of the Year. After playing a few supporting roles, he progressed to lead role in the romantic drama Duti Pata (1983). Despite having widespread recognition for his portrayal of an unemployed man in Tarun Majumdar's Pathbhola (1986), he reached the height of superstardom with the 1987 blockbuster Amar Sangee. Besides starring in top-grossing romantic films including Chhoto Bou (1988), Jyoti (1988), Aamar Tumi (1989), Amar Prem (1989), Apan Amar Apan (1990), Mandira (1990), Mon Mane Na (1992), Biyer Phool (1996) and Mayar Badhon (1997), he had further box-office hits in action films such as Ora Charjon (1988), Asha O Bhalobasha (1989), Badnam (1990), Sangharsha (1995), Bhai Amar Bhai (1997) and Ranokhetro (1998). He made his directorial debut with Purushottam (1992), which inaugurated the Best Asian Film Award at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea. His next Sasurbari Zindabad (2000) became the first Bengali film to have CinemaScope technology, while his portrayal of a volatile police officer in Pratibad (2001) was selected by Forbes India as one of the 25 greatest acting performances of Indian cinema. During this period, Prosenjit gained critical acclaim for his performances as an alcoholic in Devdas (2002), a medical practitioner in Chokher Bali (2003), a disabled person in Dosar (2006), a surveillance specialist in Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala (2007), a film director in Khela (2008), a film screener in Swapner Din (2008), and a thespian poet in Shob Charitro Kalponik (2009). Dosar earned him National Award in the Special Mention category.
In 2010, Prosenjit transitioned to parallel cinema through Srijit Mukherji's Autograph, for which he was nominated at MIAAC Film Festival, under the Best Actor category. His another author-backed performance came in Moner Manush (2010), the biopic of Lalon, a noted spiritual leader, poet and folk singer of the 19th century Bengal. He got wider appeal for his roles of a troubled father in the sports drama Cholo Paltai (2011), a retired police officer in the psychological thriller Baishe Srabon (2011), a doctor in the political thriller Shanghai (2012), a football coach in the sports drama Lorai (2015), a gangster in the crime drama Zulfiqar (2016), a scientist in the action thriller One (2017), a serial killing specialist in Dawshom Awbotaar (2023), and a businessman in the thriller Ajogyo (2024), and went to earn further recognition in the psychological drama Jaatishwar (2014), erotic thriller Khawto (2015), the romantic drama Praktan (2016), the drama Shankhachil (2016), the National Award-winning dramas Mayurakshi (2017) and Jyeshthoputro (2019), the historical courtroom film Gumnaami (2019), the drama Nirontor (2019), the dark-comedy Kacher Manush (2022), the romantic thriller Kaberi Antardhan (2023), the drama Shesh Pata (2023), the historical actioner Devi Chowdhurani (2025), with expansion to action-adventures in Mishawr Rawhoshyo (2013), Yeti Obhijaan (2017), Kakababur Protyaborton (2021) and Vijaynagar'er Hirey (2026), each ranking among the highest-grossing Bengali films.
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