Bhaswar Chattopadhyay
Bhaswar Chattopadhyay or Bhaswar Chatterjee (born 8 March 1975) is a Bengali film and television actor.[1][2] He attended high school at South Point School and graduated in bioscience from Asutosh College. Before getting his first job in GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals in 1996, he obtained a diploma in marketing and sales management from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
Bhaswar Chattopadhyay | |
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Chatterjee in 2012 | |
| Born | 8 March 1975 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Graduated in bio-science |
| Alma mater | Ashutosh College Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan South Point School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Playing Batukeshwar Dutt in The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) |
| Spouse | Nabamita Chatterjee(2014-2020) |
| Parents |
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In 1998, his first appearance on television was in Jaltaranga followed by Bishnu Pal Chowdhury's Kanakanjali. Chatterjee established himself in the Bollywood industry with The Legend of Bhagat Singh in 2002 by playing Batukeshwar Dutt, and with the daily soap Janmobhumi in 2003. As of 2020[update], he has appeared in 57 daily soaps and a total of 111 serials in the Bengali language.
He was a member of Indian censor board from 2014 to 2017.[3][better source needed]
Early life
He was a student of South Point School for his high school years, and graduated in bioscience from Asutosh College.[citation needed] Before getting his first job in GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals in 1996, he obtained a diploma in marketing and sales management from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.[4]
Family
Bhaswar's great grandfather, the late Bhimchandra Chatterjee, though an electrical engineer, was the architect of the Benares Hindu university (on insistence of the late Madan Mohan Malviya). His Elements of applied electricity books were in circulation a few years back. He was the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Benaras Hindu University in 1936.[5]
Though he belongs to a family of four generations of engineers, he always wanted to be an actor. Probably his acting genes comes from his mother's side whose uncle Devi Mukherjee was a star actor in the 1940s.[citation needed]
Filmography and television
Some of the major daily soaps featuring Chattopadhyay which garnered high "TRPs"[a] (ratings) are Joy Baba Loknath,[7] Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera,[8] as well as:
- Janmobhumi
- Ek Akasher Niche
- Sonar Horin
- Maa....Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena (Maa)
- Agnipariksha
- Ishti Kutum
- Keya Patar Nouko
- Bhakter Bhogobaan Shri Krishna
- O m Sai Ram
- Binni Dhaner Khoi
- Kache Aye Shoi
- Potol Kumar Gaanwala
- Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni
Films
- The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
- Alo (2003)
- Raj Mahal (2005)
- Rabibarer Bikalbel (2006)
- Shakal Sandhya (2006)
- Ballygunge Court (2007)
- Krishnakanter Will (2007)
- Ratbhor (2007)
- Blood (2008)
- Chirosathi (2008)
- Eti (2008)
- Takkar (2008)
- Royal Bengal Rahasya (2011)
- Teen Tanaya (2011)
- Chupkatha (2012)
- Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (2012)
- Shudhu Tomake Chai (2012)
- Namte Namte (2013)
- Bhoot Bhooturey Samuddurey (2014)
- Gogoler Kirti (2014)
- Abby Sen (2015)
- Amar Prithivi (2015)
- Bhrasto Taara (2015)
- Binodoner Du Adhyay (2015)
- Goraa (2015)
- Onnyo Apola (2015)
- Manabpremi Mahapurush (2016)
- Adhunik (2017)
- Comrade (2017)
- Tumi Robe Nirobe (2017)[9]
- Aha Re (2019)
- Bobbyr Bondhura (2019)
- Mahalaya (2019)
- Micchil (2020)[10]
Television
- Agnipariksha (2008)
- Maa....Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena (Maa) (2009 - 2014)
- Potol Kumar Gaanwala (2015 - 2017)
- Jai Kali Kalkattawali (2017 - 2019)
- Binni Dhaner Khoi (2009)
- Ishti Kutum (2011 - 2015)
- Keya Patar Nouko (2011)
- Kache Aye Shoi (2012)
- Bhakter Bhogobaan Shri Krishna (2017)
- Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni (2019-2021)
- Joy Baba Loknath (2019)
- Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera (2021)
- Gouri Elo (2022-Present)
- Godhuli Alap (2022-Present)
- Ek Akasher Niche (2002-2005)
Philanthropy
Bhaswar Chatterjee runs an NGO, "Aparna Foundation" in his mother's name, which assists the poor and needy. The foundation started collecting used clothes and accessories and distributed them to different parts of Kolkata and its outskirts. Later in 2021 during pandemic, it worked extensively in Kolkata where it fed the pavement dwellers for continuous 22 days along with Puri, Katra and specially Kashmir.The Ngo supplied a month’s ration to ghorawalas and pitthuwalas of Vaishnodevi Temple, to the houseboat caretakers in Srinagar, helped in marriage of a Kashmiri girl, build a house for a poor family. It also helps a number of girl children with studies in Kashmir.[11]
Notes
- ^ TRPs are "Television Ratings Points", a viewing audience metric used in India.[6]
References
- ^ . Tolly World. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Bhaswar Chattopadhyay filmography". Gomolo. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Ganguly, Ruman (19 October 2019). "Are Bhaswar and Nabamita headed for a split? - Times of India". The Times of India.
But, we were only friends at that time. Then, in 2013, I joined the Censor Board ...
- ^ ভট্টাচার্য, স্বরলিপি (8 May 2018). "'পুরস্কারের জন্য আমি কাউকে বোতল দিতে পারব না'". www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika.
- ^ Chatterjee, Bhim Chandra (1931). The Elements of Applied Electricity. Ravindra Narayan Chatterjee.
- ^ India Today Web Desk (9 October 2020). "What is TRP and how it is calculated: Check here". India Today. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "ধারাবাহিকে লোকনাথ ব্রহ্মচারীর ভূমিকায় এবার ভাস্বর". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). The Indian Express. 11 November 2019.
- ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব (5 July 2021). "Krishna Bhakta Mira: ভাস্বর এ বার রাজ পুরোহিত ভৈরবনাথ, চরিত্রের স্বার্থে মাথা মুড়িয়ে ফেললেন?". www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika.
- ^ কাল মুক্তি পাচ্ছে তিন ছবি [Three pictures will be released tomorrow]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Basabdatta Chatterjee in a political thriller 'Michil' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Ruman, Ganguly (27 May 2021). "Bhaswar Chatterjee is helping feed the poor during the lockdown - Times of India". The Times of India.
External links
- Bhaswar Chattopadhyay at IMDb