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Abir Chatterjee
Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theatre personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. 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 a separate movie series. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian Bengali cinema along Jeet and Dev.
He won Best Villain Award for Kanamachi at Zee Bangla Gaurav Awards 2014 and Best Romantic Hero of the Year for Alaap at the Tele Cine Awards 2024. His performances in the critically acclaimed films Shah Jahan Regency, Bishorjan and Tritiya Adhyay have been praised. He has starred in National Award winning films like Bishorjan (2017) as well as commercially successful films including Bojhena Shey Bojhena (2012), Guptodhoner Sandhane (2018), Durgeshgorer Guptodhon (2019), Alaap (2024) and Bohurupi (2024), which are among the highest grossing Bengali films of all time.
He is the son of theatre artists Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He attended Laban Hrad Vidyapith. He then attended Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College for his plus 2. He was granted his B.Com degree from the Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration and his MBA degree from the ICFAI University, Kolkata branch.
Chatterjee married Nandini Chatterjee, his college friend, in 2007. The couple has a daughter named Mayurakshi Chatterjee. He is an avid East Bengal fan. He is highly influenced by Soumitra Chatterjee's performance.
After acting in the 2014 romantic tragedy movie Hrid Majharey, he went on to top the list of Calcutta Times Most Desirable Men of 2014 and 2019.
He debuted in the Bengali film industry through soap operas and telefilms. Before his film debut, he has acted in many Bengali soap operas and telefilms including Proloy Asche Ruposhi Bangla, Shasuri Zindabad, Khuje Berai Kacher Manush, Banhishikha, Sudhu Tomari Jonno, Somoy, Ek Akasher Niche and Janmobhumi.
Abir Chatterjee made his screen debut in the 2004 independent period drama Robibar Bikelbela, in which he portrays a disillusioned former Naxalite revolutionary in post-Emergency Bengal. But no copies of the film have been found yet and hence it is considered a lost film.
Cross Connection in 2009 marked his film debut in the lead role. In the following year, he made appearance in the role Byomkesh Bakshi in Byomkesh Bakshi directed by Anjan Dutt. In 2011, he acted in the critically acclaimed Baishe Srabon directed by Srijit Mukherji.
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Abir Chatterjee
Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theatre personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. 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 a separate movie series. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian Bengali cinema along Jeet and Dev.
He won Best Villain Award for Kanamachi at Zee Bangla Gaurav Awards 2014 and Best Romantic Hero of the Year for Alaap at the Tele Cine Awards 2024. His performances in the critically acclaimed films Shah Jahan Regency, Bishorjan and Tritiya Adhyay have been praised. He has starred in National Award winning films like Bishorjan (2017) as well as commercially successful films including Bojhena Shey Bojhena (2012), Guptodhoner Sandhane (2018), Durgeshgorer Guptodhon (2019), Alaap (2024) and Bohurupi (2024), which are among the highest grossing Bengali films of all time.
He is the son of theatre artists Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He attended Laban Hrad Vidyapith. He then attended Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College for his plus 2. He was granted his B.Com degree from the Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration and his MBA degree from the ICFAI University, Kolkata branch.
Chatterjee married Nandini Chatterjee, his college friend, in 2007. The couple has a daughter named Mayurakshi Chatterjee. He is an avid East Bengal fan. He is highly influenced by Soumitra Chatterjee's performance.
After acting in the 2014 romantic tragedy movie Hrid Majharey, he went on to top the list of Calcutta Times Most Desirable Men of 2014 and 2019.
He debuted in the Bengali film industry through soap operas and telefilms. Before his film debut, he has acted in many Bengali soap operas and telefilms including Proloy Asche Ruposhi Bangla, Shasuri Zindabad, Khuje Berai Kacher Manush, Banhishikha, Sudhu Tomari Jonno, Somoy, Ek Akasher Niche and Janmobhumi.
Abir Chatterjee made his screen debut in the 2004 independent period drama Robibar Bikelbela, in which he portrays a disillusioned former Naxalite revolutionary in post-Emergency Bengal. But no copies of the film have been found yet and hence it is considered a lost film.
Cross Connection in 2009 marked his film debut in the lead role. In the following year, he made appearance in the role Byomkesh Bakshi in Byomkesh Bakshi directed by Anjan Dutt. In 2011, he acted in the critically acclaimed Baishe Srabon directed by Srijit Mukherji.