Jayanta Chattopadhyay Explained

Jayanto Chattopadhyay
Native Name:	জয়ন্ত চট্টোপাধ্যায়
Native Name Lang:	bn
Birth Date:	1946 7, df=yes^[1]
Birth Place:	Satkhira, Bengal, British India^[2]
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Years Active:	1971–present
Occupation:	Actor, Reciter, executive producer
Children:	2

Jayanto Chattopadhyay (born 28 July 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor and reciter. He studied English literature from Calcutta University. He portrayed the famous character Misir Ali in a television drama named Trishna.

Works

Films

• Adam Surat (1989)^[3]
• Kittonkhola (2000)
• Matir Moina (2002) (The Clay Bird)^[4]
• Adhiar (2003)^[5]
• Joyjatra (2004)
• Ontarjatra (2006)^[3]
• Nirontor (2006)
• Banshi (2007)
• Noy Number Bipod Sanket (2007)
• The Last Thakur (2008)
• Runway (2010)^[3]
• Opekkha (2010)
• Ghetuputra Komola (2012)
• Pita - The Father (2012)
• Shikhandi Kotha (2013)
• Sutopar Thikana (2015)^[6]
• Death of a Poet (2017)
• Matir Projar Deshe (2018)^[7]
• Padmar Prem (2019)^[8]
• Kagojer Phul (TBA)
• Amar Ache Jol (2008)
• Krishnopokkho (2016)
• Birotto (2022)

Drama serials

• Bishaash (2010)
• Kala Koitor (2012)

Dramas

• Trishna
• Lilaboti
• Khela

Web series

Year	Title	OTT	Character	Director	Notes
2020	Contract
2020	Ladies and Gentlemen
2022	Karagar	Hoichoi		Syed Ahmed Shawki

See also

• Cinema of Bangladesh
• Bangladeshi film actor

Notes and References

1. News: bn:দীপকদা বললেন ‘উঠে গেলি,উঠে গেলি!’ . Deepakada said, 'Get up, get up!'. https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/kothaikothai/2019/09/06/811325 . Kaler Kantho . 5 September 2019 . bn.
2. News: bn:এ সপ্তাহের সাক্ষাৎকার জয়ন্ত চট্টোপাধ্যায় . This week's interview is with Jayanta Chattopadhyay . https://www.bbc.com/bengali/multimedia/2013/10/131009_big_intv_jayanta_chattopadhyay . BBC News . 9 October 2013 . bn.
3. News: 19 August 2011 . "Kagojer Phool was to be the prequel to Matir Moina"- Jayanta Chattopadhyay . The Daily Star.
4. News: Siddiqua . Fayeka Zabeen . 14 November 2014 . 1 Minute Please! . The Daily Star.
5. News: Mallick . Sadya Afreen . A tapestry of joy and sorrow of our common man . The Daily Star . 25 September 2003.
6. News: Sutopar Thikana set to release today . Dhaka Tribune . 8 May 2015.
7. News: Ferdous . Fahmim . 30 March 2018 . Matir Projar Deshe . The Daily Star.
8. News: Local, Hollywood films to hit cinemas today . New Age . 1 November 2019.