Saswata Chatterjee is an Indian film and television actor. He mainly appears in Bengali films.
Wiki/Biography
Saswata Chatterjee was born in Kolkata on Saturday, December 19, 1970 (53 years old as of 2023). His star sign is Sagittarius.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 7″
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
He was born into a Bengali family.
Parents and siblings
His father Subhendu Chatterjee is a famous Bengali actor. His mother’s name is Anjali Chatterjee. He has a brother who settled in the United States. His grandfather’s name is Shailendra Chattopadhay and grandmother’s name is Manimala Devi.
Saswata Chatterjee’s Father
Relationships, Wife and Children
He married Mohua Chatterjee, a teacher in Calcutta, and had a daughter, Hiya Chatterjee.
Saswata Chatterjee and his wife
Saswata Chatterjee with his wife and daughter
Profession
Before acting in films, he worked with Jochhon Dastidar’s troupe Charbak for nearly six years. He then joined his father’s troupe Biswarupa. He started his career as an actor in a Hindi television serial directed by Saibal Mitra, which was an adaptation of Samaresh Majumdar’s Kaalpurush. He played the role of Topshe in a TV series directed by Sandip Ray.
Ambar Sen Antadan Rahasa
He has appeared in many Bengali films, including “Aamar Bhuvan” (2002), “Abar Aranye” (2003), “Aabar Asibo Phire” (2004), “Teen Yaari Katha” (2006), “Rang Milanti” (2011) , “Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana” (2016), “Basu Poribar” (2019), “Sannyasi Deshonayok” (2020) and “Habuchandra Raja Gabuchandra Mantri” (2020).
He gained immense popularity after playing the role of hitman ‘Bob Biswas’ in Sujoy Ghosh’s 2012 Hindi film ‘Kahaani’.
He played the role of “Tutti Futti” aka “Biplab Bagchi” in the Bollywood film “Jagga Jasoos” (2017).
Saswata Chatterjee as Jagga Jasoos
In 2017, he acted in the short film Mickey and Mimi. In the same year, he acted in ALT Balaji’s Bengali web series Dhimaner Dinkaal.
He acted in the 2020 Hindi film Dil Bechara, which starred the late Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjana Sanghi.
Awards and Honors
2011: Tele Cine Awards – Best Supporting Actor (Byomkesh Bakshi)
2011: Imphal International Short Film Festival 2012 – Best Supporting Actor (Desperate Housewives)
2014: Zee Bangla Gaurav Samman – Bhooter Bhabishyat Best Comedy Actor
2012: Ananda Lok Award – Best Supporting Actor Bhooter Bhabishyat
Facts/Trivia
- He is also known as Saswata, Apuda and Apu.
- During college, he used to play cricket and football.
- In an interview, when asked if he was similar to the character he played in the Bollywood film Kahaani (2012), he said
Even though Bob’s life revolves around his phone, I don’t even have one. I never have. They’re too distracting. Acting is my job. It has to be learned.”
- His hobbies include reading and watching movies.
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