Anil Chatterjee

Acting

Anil Chatterjee

Born October 24, 1929 · Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

Died March 16, 1996 · aged 66

Anil Chatterjee (Bengali: অনিল চ্যাটার্জী) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor. He acted or performed in about 150 movies, including a few in Hindi.

Known For

The Big CityThe Big City · 1963
The Big City
★ 7.81963
MovieDrama
Arati takes a job as a door-to-door saleswoman in Calcutta's wealthy neighbourhoods, in defiance of her traditionally-minded husband, Subrata, and his live-in parents. Emulating her Anglo-Indian friend Edith, who speaks equal to the men she encounters on the job, Arati quickly becomes her firm's top salesperson. When Subrata loses his job, the power dynamic begins to shift.
DeviDevi · 1960
Devi
★ 7.51960
MovieDrama
A devout upper-class Hindu has a vision in a dream that his daughter-in-law is the human incarnation of the Goddess Kali and begins worshipping her.
SaginaSagina · 1974
Sagina
★ 8.01974
MovieComedyDrama
Sagina a factory laborer,an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the Tea gardens of North-Eastern India.
Three DaughtersThree Daughters · 1961
Three Daughters
★ 7.61961
MovieComedyDrama
Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. The second one is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. The final one follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family.
DhooliDhooli · 1954
Dhooli
1954
MovieDrama
Parasar was very fond of music from his childhood. He wanted to learn music, but his grandfather Kunja was not so interested about his passion. Later Parasar forcefully went to music teacher and became a good singer. After few years, he went to Ramlochan Sharma in Calcutta to learn more music. Ratri was the only child of Ramlochan babu. She had a soft corner for Parasar. After completion of learning, Parasar started to teach Minati. She was child of a rich family and not so interested to learn music. Minati's family friend Pulak did not like Parasar. Day by day Parasar was becoming more popular in Minati's family and as a result, Pulak took Parasar for a musical show in outside Bengal. However, Pulak hated Parasar. Pulak made a conspiracy and put Parasar in such a place from where Parasar was unable to come back. After a lot of effort, Ratri found Parasar in a very poor condition. He was very ill.
The Cloud-Capped StarThe Cloud-Capped Star · 1960
The Cloud-Capped Star
★ 7.21960
MovieDrama
A selfless young woman, the daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan, sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.
ParamaParama · 1985
Parama
★ 8.01985
MovieDramaRomance
The journey of a woman from a mere homemaker to a woman seeking her self identity. This search for self identity is sparked off by a young bohemian photographer, with whom she falls in love while he photographs her for a magazine doing her daily chores.
PalatakaPalataka · 1991
Palataka
1991
MovieRomance
Ranjit and Shimool fall in love and cannot part.

Filmography

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DhooliDhooli · 1954
Dhooli
1954
MovieDrama
Parasar was very fond of music from his childhood. He wanted to learn music, but his grandfather Kunja was not so interested about his passion. Later Parasar forcefully went to music teacher and became a good singer. After few years, he went to Ramlochan Sharma in Calcutta to learn more music. Ratri was the only child of Ramlochan babu. She had a soft corner for Parasar. After completion of learning, Parasar started to teach Minati. She was child of a rich family and not so interested to learn music. Minati's family friend Pulak did not like Parasar. Day by day Parasar was becoming more popular in Minati's family and as a result, Pulak took Parasar for a musical show in outside Bengal. However, Pulak hated Parasar. Pulak made a conspiracy and put Parasar in such a place from where Parasar was unable to come back. After a lot of effort, Ratri found Parasar in a very poor condition. He was very ill.
IndrajitIndrajit · 1992
Indrajit
1992
MovieAction
Biswajit is a renowned barrister. He has two younger brothers, named Indrajit and Abhisek. He along with his two younger brothers creates a very happy family. Indrajit joins the police force by the recommendation of MLA Suprakash Sanyal. Indrajit is a honest, sincere and brave police officer, on the other hand Abhisek slowly enters into a wrong path. Indrajit does not concentrate properly in family. So he has some conflicts and differences with his wife. At this juncture a rape case investigation is handed over to him. A member of the Sanyal's gang named Raja has done that crime. So Indrajit arrested him and placed the file before court. When the trial is almost at the end of its proceedings, then Sanyal's men kidnapped Indrajit's son. Release of Raja is their only demand and they convey it to Indrajit. On the other hand Sanyal's daughter Rupa loves Abhisek. So she helps Indrajit. After refusing the demand of Sanyal, Indrajit defeats all evil forces and reveals Sanyal in front of ...