Parambrata Chatterjee

Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1980) is an Indian actor and director.[1] Parambrata started his career with Bengali television and films. He has acted as the fictional character Topshe from Feluda under Sandip Ray's direction. He made his Hindi debut in Kahaani (2012), starring with Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. His notable works include Bhalo Theko (2003), Baishe Srabon(2011), Sold (2014) directed by Jeffrey D. Brown , Kadambari (2017), Anukul (2017), Traffic (2018), Pari (2018), Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2019), Dwitiyo Purush(2020), Bulbbul (2020) .[2]

Parambrata Chattopadhyay
Chatterjee in 2017
Born (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor, director
Years active2002–present
Works
Filmography
RelativesRitwik Ghatak
(maternal great uncle) Mahasweta Devi
(aunt) Gita Ghatak
(maternal grandmother)

Personal life

Parambrata was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to parents who worked as film critics. He is the son of Satinath Chatterjee and Sunetra Ghatak, maternal grandson of Ashish Chandra Ghatak and Gita Ghatak, and grandnephew of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak[3] and renowned Bengali author and activist Mahasweta Devi is Parambrata's aunt. He has often been targeted by the members of the BJP for his anti-Hindu views.[4] He was previously in a relationship with actress Swastika Mukherjee. He has been in a relationship with Ike Schouten, a doctor from The Netherlands, for nearly a decade.[5][6] Parambrata graduated from Patha Bhavan, Kolkata.

Career

Chatterjee has acted in many television series, tele-films, short films and films. His directorial debut feature film is Jiyo Kaka, starring Rituparna Sengupta and Rudranil Ghosh. His second directorial venture was Hawa Bodol. Seven months after the success of Kahaani, he was signed by Jeffrey D. Brown, who won an Academy Award for his debut short film in 1986, for his film Sold.[7][8]

On 30 May 2011, he became a producer along with colleague, Rudranil Ghosh, by launching their own production house, Workshop Productions Pvt. Ltd, in association with Dipak Raha of Sambandh Group.[9]

Filmography
Main article: Parambrata Chatterjee filmography

References
  1. "Parambrata". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  2. Nivas, Namita (23 March 2012). "I'm not thinking of future in Bollywood: Parambrata Chatterjee". The Indian Express.
  3. Actor, Top (18 November 2005). "Direct action!". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. "Parambrata Chattopadhyay: বাংলাদেশ নিয়ে 'সম্প্রীতির' কথা লিখে 'মৌলবাদীদের' নিশানায় পরমব্রত".
  5. "Parambrata Chattopadhyay: His story".
  6. "Parambrata celebrates his birthday a day early - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. K Jha, Subhas (18 September 2012). "Parambrata headed for Hollywood". The Times of India. Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  8. Nag, Kushali (5 January 2008). "Three boys & a babe". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  9. "Workshop". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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