Dhritiman Chatterjee

Dhritiman Chatterjee

1945-05-30 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India] 61 Credits

Biography

Dhritiman Chatterjee (Bengali: ধৃতিমান চট্টোপাধ্যায়) is an Indian actor. He began his acting career in 1970 as the protagonist of Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi (The Adversary). Most of his acting work has been in India's "parallel", or independent, cinema with filmmakers such as Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Aparna Sen, among others. He has also worked in English films with well-known filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta and Jane Campion. He has received several acting awards in India and has been on the...

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Dear Maa

2025

Acting

Is love thicker than blood?

The Keysmith

The Keysmith

2025

as Sudhanshu

Acting

The Sanyals, a wealthy family with a communication gap, meet Chabiwalah, a strange man who claims to own a key that can open any lock.

The Puppet’s Tale

The Puppet’s Tale

2025

as Jadav Pundit

Acting

Shashi, an urbane doctor, returns to his native village, a place seemingly mired in a backward way of life, for a short visit. As he becomes closely i...

Padatik

Padatik

2024

as file footage

9.0
Acting

The film follows Mrinal Sen in his early days around the time of India’s independence, where he is a struggling idealist with an all-consuming hunger ...

Chehre

Chehre

2021

as Justice Jagdish Acharya

6.6
Acting

An ad agency executive takes shelter at an old man's home in mountains amid a dangerous snow storm, but soon finds himself trapped with no way out whe...

Talking Head

Talking Head

2020

as (Self)

Acting

An elusive actor is a rarity. Talking Head is about the actor Dhritiman Chaterji. In October 1970, Pratidwandi (The Adversary) one of Satyajit Ray’s m...

Professor Shanku O El Dorado

Professor Shanku O El Dorado

2019

as Professor Shanku

6.0
Acting

Based on Satyajit Rayʼs iconic character, this film portrays the story of Trilokeshwar Shanku - a respected scientist and inventor who travels to Braz...

Mission Mangal

Mission Mangal

2019

6.7
Acting

A team of Indian scientists at ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) take on the extraordinary task of successfully sending a satellite into the o...

Stars for Baba

2019

as Baba

Acting

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If Not For You

If Not For You

2019

as Narrator

Acting

A tribute film on Bob Dylan, depicting Calcutta's affinity with Dylan through cityscape and interviews of notable Indian musicians who were inspired b...

Kavacha

Kavacha

2019

7.0
Acting

An unfortunate young girl becomes the target of a vengeful serial killer who is on the loose. The only person standing between the killer and the girl...

Shobdo Kolpo Droom

Shobdo Kolpo Droom

2018

as Dr. Amlan

Acting

Four terrorists take shelter in a hostel for specially-abled children during their summer vacation. Five children, who stay back during vacation, unco...

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero

2018

as Nandu Don

7.4
Acting

A young man who stands for the right discovers that he's destined to do bigger things, which will transform him from a common man into a Superhero.

Jai Simha

Jai Simha

2018

4.0
Acting

Narasimha is a man on the run with his one-year-old son. He reaches Kumbakonam and stays at the house of the village temple's dharma karta's house. Bu...

Chilekotha

Chilekotha

2017

Acting

A Premangshu Roy film.

Paisa Vasool

Paisa Vasool

2017

as jailor

4.9
Acting

A self-proclaimed criminal Theda Singh who’s just been released from Tihar Jail is recruited by India’s premier intelligence agency RAW (Research and ...

Poorna

Poorna

2017

as Alexander

6.3
Acting

An Adivasi 13-year-old from Telangana becomes the youngest girl in history to climb Mount Everest.

The Bongs Again

The Bongs Again

2017

as Jishu's uncle

Acting

10 years after The Bong Connection, The Bongs Again is a journey of two young women. Sara, in her 20s, comes to Kolkata from the UK to look for her bi...

Double Feluda

Double Feluda

2016

as Nihar Ranjan Dutta

Acting

The movie consists of two Feluda stories by Satyajit Ray, Samaddar-er-Chabi and Golokdham Rahashya, shown on either half of the film. It was a tribute...

The Last Mural

2016

as Bijan Bose

8.0
Acting

The story of the bond between an aged blind artist, about to create his last masterpiece and a rebellious young artist girl who comes to assist him.

Majnu

Majnu

2016

as Aditya's Grandfather

6.2
Acting

The film is about the romantic life of an assistant director Aditya (Nani) and his relationships with 2 women (Anu Emmanuel and Priya Shri) while he a...

Pink

Pink

2016

as Judge Satyajeet Dutt

7.4
Acting

A sexual assault victim, unjustly tried for the attempted murder of her attacker, is defended by a retired lawyer who challenges India's rape culture.

Oppam

Oppam

2016

as Anupam Ram

7.2
Acting

Jayaraman (Mohanlal) is born as a blind man but with heightened senses of smell, sound and touch. He is trained in the martial art of Kalaripayattu. H...

Let Her Cry

Let Her Cry

2016

6.5
Acting

When an alluring young undergrad becomes infatuated with her nearly retired professor, she stirs up the man's humdrum home life in a most unusual way.

The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016

as Narayana Iyer

7.2
Acting

Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathe...

Chauranga

Chauranga

2016

as Pandey

6.3
Acting

A fourteen year old Dalit (lower caste) boy in rural India is killed for writing a love letter.

Wedding Pullav

Wedding Pullav

2015

as Sid Kapoor

3.0
Acting

Wedding Pullav shows the story of two best friends Adi (Diganth) and Anushka (Anushka Ranjan) who are in love but they themselves are unaware of it. W...

Naxal

Naxal

2015

as Shiddhartha Chowdhury

10.0
Acting

After nearly 42 years one fine morning a FAX arrives at the Kolkata Metro Railways Headquarters. It says that today Anirban will commit suicide under ...

Shajarur Kanta

2015

as Byomkesh Bakshi

6.0
Acting

Sajarur Kanta is about a series of mysterious murders where the quill of a porcupine pierces the heart of the victim, killing him or her instantly. On...

Ek Phaali Rodh

Ek Phaali Rodh

2014

as Dr. Roy

10.0
Acting

Dr. Somshankar Roy, a social scientist, engages Swagato and Anwesha to create 'mock' crisis on the streets. The aim was to observe reactions of people...

Teenkahon

Teenkahon

2014

as Dr. Banerjee

5.2
Acting

Three stories show the changing face of morality, the degeneration of values, the increasing pollution of the spoken language, and the changing social...

Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi

Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi

2013

as Bimalda

7.0
Acting

Kasi and Suni are close friends who studied together in an engineering college. Assi, who comes to Kerala to study engineering under the North East qu...

Shunyo Awnko

Shunyo Awnko

2013

as Dr. Probal Roy

Acting

A citified executive meets an idealistic journalist who challenges his values as he negotiates with tribal peoples to acquire their land for mining.

Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children

2012

as Mian Abdullah

5.5
Acting

The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their p...

Agent Vinod

Agent Vinod

2012

as Sir Jagadishwar Metla

5.5
Acting

Agent Vinod sets out on a secret mission to find the reason behind the death of Rajan, his colleague. Terror strikes when he unfolds an even bigger co...

Kahaani

Kahaani

2012

as Bhaskaran K.

7.2
Acting

Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.

Mayabazaar

Mayabazaar

2012

Acting

Three different stories Smriti (Memories), Satwa (Soul) and Bhobiswot (Future) get interwoven in one complex plot, creating a world of illusion.

Noukadubi

Noukadubi

2011

as Annodababu, Hemnalini's Father

7.0
Acting

Rameshchandra Chaudhry, a lawyer by profession, is in love with Hemnalini, and is displeased when he finds that his father wants him to marry Sushilla...

Gorosthane Sabdhan

Gorosthane Sabdhan

2010

6.1
Acting

By accident, more than anything else, the three find themselves beside the grave of Thomas Godwin. The grave was dug up by some miscreants for unknown...

Ekti Tarar Khonje

2010

Acting
Hit List

Hit List

2009

Acting

When the employees of an ad agency start getting killed off one by one, Detective Prabhat is tasked with finding the person responsible for the murder...

033

033

2009

Acting

his Bengali film is about the increasing migrations of young people outside the city of Calcutta, looking for better opportunities.

Yavarum Nalam

Yavarum Nalam

2009

as Mr.Thyagarajan / Mr.Kamdhar

6.2
Acting

Manohar and his family move into a new apartment on the 13th floor. However, their peace is disturbed by a spirit that uses the television set as a me...

Four Chapters

Four Chapters

2008

as Uncle

Acting

Defying his father’s wishes by following his rebellious uncle’s example, a young Bengali from an upper caste tries to help those on the lower end of t...

Guru

Guru

2007

as Contractor Sahaab

6.8
Acting

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.

Framed

2007

as Inspector

Acting

Six college students try to play a prank on the Dean. When he ends up dead and the trail leads to them, they need to explain what happened.

15 Park Avenue

15 Park Avenue

2006

as Dr. Kunal Barua

6.2
Acting

An exploration of the impact of schizophrenia on a young woman and her family in today's Calcutta.

Black

Black

2005

as Paul McNally

7.7
Acting

Unable to see, hear, or speak after a childhood illness, a young woman grows up prone to violent outbursts until an eccentric tutor changes her life.

Holy Smoke

Holy Smoke

1999

as Chidaatma Baba

5.7
Acting

While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate ...

Himghar

Himghar

1996

Acting

Barun Banerjee, a middle-class bank employee, gets in trouble after the head office sets up an enquiry about previous transactions. However, he soon s...

Kahini

Kahini

1996

Acting

One day Rajat decides to kidnap a child. But before he can work out a proper plan, a mysterious stranger gives him old documents, court transcripts an...

Sunya Theke Suru

Sunya Theke Suru

1993

as Professor Bhishmadev Sharma

Acting
The Stranger

The Stranger

1991

as Prithwish Sen Gupta

7.6
Acting

A well-off Indian family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long lost uncle. The initial suspicion ...

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

1990

as Nishith Gupta

7.2
Acting

Ashoke Gupta is an idealistic doctor working in a town near Calcutta. He discovers that the water at a popular temple is the source of an outbreak of ...

Sarisreep - The Reptile

Sarisreep - The Reptile

1987

Acting

An award winning film by Nabyendu Chatterjee

36 Chowringhee Lane

36 Chowringhee Lane

1981

as Samaresh Moitra

7.1
Acting

After the marriage of her niece, an Anglo-Indian school-teacher, Violet Stoneham, lives a lonely life in her single room flat located at 36 Chowringhe...

In Search of Famine

In Search of Famine

1981

as Movie Director

6.9
Acting

A young, idealistic director arrives in a village to make a picture set during the Great Bengal Famine. It’s a film that he hopes will reveal the prob...

Jadu Bansha

1974

Acting

A political film reflecting the turbulent times of the '60s and '70s.

The Guerrilla Fighter

The Guerrilla Fighter

1973

6.6
Acting

A political activist escapes the prison van and is sheltered in a posh apartment owned by a sensitive young woman. Both are rebels: the activist again...

Picnic

Picnic

1972

as Dipak Dey

Acting

Three couples go on a picnic date to a riverside unbeknownst to their families. On the way back their car breaks down, forcing them to spend the night...

The Adversary

The Adversary

1970

as Siddhartha Chaudhuri

7.2
Acting

Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the...