Parambrata Chatterjee
Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1981) is an Indian film actor, director, producer, and television personality.[1] He has a significant following in West Bengal, India. Parambrata started his career with Bengali television and films. He made his Hindi debut in Kahaani (2012), starring with Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. He also acted in Bhalo Theko (2003), which is Vidya Balan's debut film.[2] He has a very good knowledge of world music and has sung for a few Bengali films like Chaya Manush (2014) and Samantaral (2017).
Parambrata Chattopadhyay | |
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Chatterjee in 2012 | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Jadavpur University, University of Bristol |
Occupation | Actor, director |
Years active | 2002 – Present |
Home town | Kolkata |
Parent(s) | Satinath Chatterjee (father) Sunetra Ghatak Chattopadhyay (mother) |
Relatives | Ritwik Ghatak (maternal grandfather) Mahasweta Devi (aunt) |
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, the grandson of Ashish Chandra Ghatak and grandnephew of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak[3] and renowned Bengali author and activist Mahasweta Devi is Parambrata's aunt. He is left-wing and used to call his late mother 'Comrade'. He admitted to previously being in a relationship with actress Swastika Mukherjee, [4] and his current girlfriend is Ike Schouten.
Education
He went to Dolna Day School, Assembly of God Church School, and Patha Bhavan, Kolkata for schooling and Jadavpur University for Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English Literature. He also obtained a Master's in Film and TV Production from University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
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.[5][6]
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.[7]
Filmography
Awards
Year | Awards | Category | Nomination for | Status |
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2006 | Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Most Promising Actor Award | Nishijapon | Won |
2012 | Anandalok Puraskar | Best Actor (Male) | Hemlock Society | Won |
2013 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) | Kahaani | Nominated |
Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
2014 | Zee Bangla Gaurav Samman Awards | Rituparno Ghosh Memorial Award | Hawa Bodol | Won |
References
- "Parambrata". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- Nivas, Namita (23 March 2012). "I'm not thinking of future in Bollywood: Parambrata Chatterjee". The Indian Express.
- Actor, Top (18 November 2005). "Direct action!". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Ma-and-I-shared-our-fight-for-survival-Parambrata/articleshow/37248742.cms
- K Jha, Subhas (18 September 2012). "Parambrata headed for Hollywood". Times of India. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- Nag, Kushali (5 January 2008). "Three boys & a babe". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- Workshop
External links
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Awards and achievements | ||
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BFJA Awards | ||
Preceded by Silajit Majumder for Mahulbanir Sereng |
Most Promising Actor Award for Nishi Japan 2006 |
Succeeded by Rishi Kaushik for Kranti |