Abir Chatterjee

Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theater personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee.^[1] He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut in Bengali cinema in 2009 as a lead with Cross Connection. He is well known for appearing as famous Detective Byomkesh Bakshi in separate movie series.He has starred in 33 consecutive box-office successes between 2010 and 2022.^{[citation needed]}

Abir Chatterjee
Chatterjee in 2018
Born	(1980-11-18) 18 November 1980 (age 42)
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India
Occupations	Actor anchor
Years active	2009–present
Works	Full list
Spouse	Nandini Chatterjee ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	Mayurakshi Chatterjee

Early life and education

He is the son of theatre artists Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee.^[1] He was granted his B.Com degree from the Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration and his MBA degree from the ICFAI Business School, Kolkata.^[2]

Personal life

Chatterjee is married to Nandini Chatterjee, his college friend in 2007. The couple has a daughter named Mayurakshi Chatterjee. He is an avid East Bengal fan.^[3]

Career

He has acted in many Bengali serials including Proloy..asche^[4] Ruposhi Bangla, Shasuri Zindabad, Khuje Berai Kacher Manush, Banhishikha, Sudhu Tomari Jonno, Somoy, Ek Akasher Niche, and Janmobhumi.^[5][6][7]

He has appeared in Bengali movies as Byomkesh Bakshi and Feluda.^[8] The Indian Express said he brought "elegant élan and confidence" to his role in The Royal Bengal Tiger.^[9]

Abir has appeared as Byomkesh Bakshi in two different series, one helmed by Anjan Dutt and the other by Arindam Sil. He appeared as Feluda in the 2014 film Badshahi Angti.^[10]

Abir Chatterjee's great lost film is his screen debut in the 2004 independent period drama Robibar Bikelbela, in which he portrays a disillusioned former Naxalite revolutionary in post-Emergency Bengal.^[11] No copies of the film have been found yet.

2014 saw his emergence in a solo leading role in the critically acclaimed film Hrid Majharey by debutant director Ranjan Ghosh.^[12][13][14] After acting in this film, he went on to top the list of Calcutta Times Most Desirable Men of 2014 and 2019.^[15] Since 2020, he hosts Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

In 2018 Abir worked in Flat No 609 as a lead role.^[16] In 2022, he debuted in the Hindi industry with Season 2 of the SonyLIV original Avrodh.^[17]

Filmography

Main article: Abir Chatterjee filmography

Awards

2016 – International Bangla Film Awards (NABC) – Best Actor (Popular Choice) for Bastushaap^{[citation needed]}

2017 – International Bangla Film Awards (NABC) – Best Actor (Critics's Choice) for Byomkesh Pawrbo^{[citation needed]}

2017 – Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards – Best Jodi (with Sohini Sarkar) for Byomkesh Pawrbo^{[citation needed]}

2018 – Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards – Best Actor for Shob Bhooturey^{[citation needed]}

2018 – Borsho Sera Chalachitra Samman by Information & Cultural Affairs Department, West Bengal

2019 – ABP Ananda Sera Bangali for Outstanding contribution to Cinema^{[citation needed]}

2019 – Zee 24 Ghanta Ananya Samman for Contributions to cinema in West Bengal

2019 – Kalakar Awards – Best Actor for Byomkesh Gowtro^{[citation needed]}

2019 – Tele Cine Awards – Best Jodi (with Jaya Ahsan) for Bijoya

2020 – WBJFA – Most Popular Actor for Byomkesh Gotro (Joint Winner)^{[citation needed]}

2020 – West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Best Actor In A Negative Role – Abir Chatterjee for Asur^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Indian film actors

References

1. "My IQ makes me hot: Abir Chatterjee". The Times of India. 2012. from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
2. "Complete family man". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
3. "How does it feel to be an East Bengal fan?". The Times of India. 13 March 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
4. "Junior Horlicks SOMOY (SAMAY,SHOMOY) Bengali TV Show on Rupashi Bangla". Washington Bangla Radio. 19 July 2010. from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
5. . Washington Bangla Radio. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
6. . The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
7. . The Times of India. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
8. . NDTV. September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
9. "The Royal Bengal Tiger (Bengali) / The turnaround". The Indian Express. February 2014. from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
10. "Abir Chatterjee the best actor to play Feluda now: Sandip Ray-Bollywood News". Firstpost. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
11. "Credits". TV Guide.
12. . Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
13. "Love, and jealousy, 450 years after the Bard". The Times of India. from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
14. "Hrid Majharey (Bengali) / Dark but honest". 24 July 2014. from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
15. "Calcutta Times Most Desirable Man: Abir Chatterjee". The Times of India. from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
16. "Abir Chatterjee explains what's unique in the 'Flat No. 609' story – Times of India". The Times of India.
17. "Abir Chatterjee on his Hindi debut in Avrodh 2, how playing Byomkesh Bakshi helped his character Pradeep & more". Firstpost. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

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