| Saswata Chatterjee | |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1970[1] |
| Birth Place: | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Othername: | Apu |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1995–present |
| Spouse: | Mohua Chatterjee |
| Father: | Subhendu Chatterjee |
Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor of television and films based in Kolkata. Born to actor Subhendu Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee began his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's Kaalpurush. He gained popularity by portraying the character of Topshe in a Feluda-based television series directed by Sandip Ray. His acting in many Bengali films has been praised by the critics, including his portrayal of a Ritwik Ghatak-inspired character in the 2013 film Meghe Dhaka Tara. He enjoyed success at the national level in Sujoy Ghosh's 2012 blockbuster Hindi film, Kahaani, where he played Bob Biswas, an assassin.
Saswata Chatterjee was born on 19 December 1970 to Subhendu Chatterjee, a noted Bengali actor.[2] He lives in Kolkata and is married to Mohua, a teacher. They have a daughter together.
Chatterjee started his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar's Kaalpurush.[3] and a Hindi serial Krishnakant Ka Vasiyatnama on Doordarshan based on Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay's novel Krishnakanter Will. Later, he acted in a television series directed by Sandip Ray, where he portrayed the character of Topshe, a sidekick of Feluda, the sleuth. After this television debut, his acting skills were appreciated and he gained popularity.[4]
Chatterjee's acting in several Bengali films were critically appreciated. Some of his notable appearances include Tiyasha, C/O Sir, Proloy (2013), Jekhane Bhuter Bhoy, Meghe Dhaka Tara, Bhooter Bhabishyat, Abar Bomkesh (Chitrachor), Rang Milanti, Byomkesh Bakshi (Adim Ripu), The Bong Connection, Abar Aranye. He worked in the blockbuster Hindi film, Kahaani (2012) directed by Sujoy Ghosh starring Vidya Balan. In that film, he played the role of a cold-blooded killer named Bob Biswas.[5] His role as Bob became so popular that Chatterjee describes it as:
The character went viral on Facebook and Twitter with thousands of followers. A graphic novel is in the making was also inspired from Bob's character.[6]
Meghe Dhaka Tara was released in 2013, a film inspired by the life and works of Bengali film director Ritwik Ghatak and also depicts the socio-political environment of contemporary West Bengal during the Tebhaga and Naxalite movements. In this movie, he played the lead character as Nilkantha Bagchi.
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Baksho Rahashya | Bengali | ||
| 1997 | Nayantara | Bengali | ||
| 1998 | Atmaja | Bengali | ||
| 1999 | Tumi Ele Tai | Bengali | ||
| Khelaghar | Bengali | |||
| 2000 | Shesh Thikana | Bengali | ||
| 2002 | Aamar Bhuvan | Nur | Bengali | |
| 2003 | Abar Aranye | Saswata Banerjee | Bengali | |
| 2004 | Tin Ekke Tin | Tinkori | Bengali | |
| Aabar Asibo Phire | Bengali | |||
| 2006 | Teen Yaari Katha | Anil | Bengali | |
| Dosar | Kaushik's younger brother | Bengali | ||
| 2007 | Shudhu Tomar Jonyo | Bengali | ||
| The Bong Connection | Bhai-Da | English | ||
| 2008 | Chalo Let's Go | Asim | Bengali | |
| 2009 | Cross Connection | Swapnil Basu | Bengali | |
| Madly Bangalee | Bengali | |||
| Brake Fail | Bengali | |||
| 2010 | Byomkesh Bakshi (Adim Ripu) | Bengali | ||
| Gaaner Oparey | Bengali | |||
| 2011 | Get2Gether | Bengali | ||
| Uro Chithi | Manish | Bengali | ||
| Gosainbaganer Bhoot | Bhelu Daktar | Bengali | ||
| Rang Milanti | Deepjoy Mitra/Anupam Ghatak | Bengali | ||
| The Forlorn (Short Film) | Dr. Sambit Chaterjee | Bengali | ||
| 2012 | Goraay Gondogol | Bengali | ||
| Sangsar Sukher Hoi Homonir Gune | Bidesh | Bengali | ||
| Bhalobasha Off Route-e | Bengali | |||
| Nobel Chor | Hari | Bengali | ||
| Kahaani | Bob Biswas | Hindi | Debut in Hindi cinema | |
| Abar Byomkesh (Chitrachor) | Bengali | |||
| Bhooter Bhabishyat | Hathkata Kartik | Bengali | ||
| Balukabela.com | Advocate Subimal DattaGupta | Bengali | ||
| Jekhane Bhuter Bhoy | Pratap Sarkar | Bengali | ||
| 2013 | Aborto | Bengali | ||
| Meghe Dhaka Tara | Bengali | |||
| Damadol | Papu Bhai | Bengali | ||
| Namte Namte | Rana Basu | Bengali | ||
| Aschorjo Prodip | Anilabha Gupto / Anilda | Bengali | ||
| Goynar Baksho | Chandan | Bengali | ||
| Proloy | Animesh Dutta | Bengali | ||
| C/O Sir | Jayabrata Ray | Bengali | ||
| Tiyasha | Sudipto | Bengali | ||
| 2014 | Bonku Babu | Bonku Babu | Bengali | |
| Baari Tar Bangla | Roopchand Sen | Bengali | ||
| Byomkesh Phire Elo (Beni Sanghar) | Bengali | |||
| Chaar | Sanjib Chatterjee & Mriganka Shekhar Mukherjee | Bengali | ||
| 2015 | Ebar Shabor | Bengali | ||
| Natoker Moto - Like a Play | Prasad | Bengali | ||
| 89 | The Serial Killer | Bengali | ||
| Icchemotir Golpo | Nil | Bengali | ||
| Katmundu | Aiyoswami | Bengali | ||
| Rajkahini | Mr. Prafulla Sen | Bengali | ||
| Byomkesh Bakshi | Bengali | |||
| Monchuri | Kartik | Bengali | ||
| 2016 | Praktan | Special Appearance | Bengali | |
| Hemanta | Kalyan Sen | Bengali | ||
| Eagoler Chokh | Bengali | |||
| Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana | Bengali | |||
| Monchora | Manmatho / Raima's Brother | Bengali | ||
| Cholai | Various | Bengali | ||
| Bastav | Kamal Rakshit | Bengali | ||
| Double Feluda | Surajit Dasgupta, Dharanidhar Samaddar | Bengali | ||
| 2017 | Black Coffee | Tirthoraj Roy | Bengali | |
| Mickey & Mimi | Mimi's Father | Bengali | Short film on Addatimes[7] | |
| Byomkesh O Agnibaan | Bengali | |||
| Jagga Jasoos | "Tutti Futti" aka "Badol Bagchi" / Jagga's Father | Hindi | ||
| 2018 | Ray | Bengali | ||
| Dwikhondito | Koushik Roy | Bengali | ||
| Aschhe Abar Shabor | Bengali | |||
| Hoichoi Unlimited | Animesh Chakladar | Bengali | ||
| Good night city | DCP Chatterjee | Bengali | ||
| 2019 | Thai Curry | - | Bengali | [8] |
| Network | Abhijit Ganguly | Bengali | ||
| Spyder | Bengali | |||
| Basu Poribar | - | Bengali | ||
| Tokhon Kuasa Chilo | Bengali | |||
| Tarikh | Bengali | |||
| The Parcel | Souvik | Bengali | ||
| 2020 | Tiki-Taka | - | Bengali/Hindi | ZEE5 Release |
| Sannyasi Deshonayok | - | Bengali | Based on Gumnami Baba myth | |
| Dil Bechara | Mr. Basu | Hindi | Disney+ Hotstar Release | |
| Chobiyal | Bengali | |||
| Shironam | Bengali | |||
| 2021 | Pratidwandi | Bengali | ||
| Hiralal | Bengali | |||
| Habu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Montri | Habuchandra Raja | Bengali | ||
| Bengali | ||||
| Anusandhan | Indra | Bengali | [9] | |
| 2022 | Swastik Sanket | Subhas Chandra Bose | Bengali | |
| 8/12 Binay Badal Dinesh | Bengali | |||
| Dobaara | Raja Ghosh | Hindi | ||
| Dhaakad | Handler | Hindi | ||
| Tirandaj Shabor | Bengali | |||
| Achena Uttam | Uttam Kumar | Bengali | ||
| Mahisasurmarddini | Politician | Bengali | ||
| 2023 | Rahsymoy | Bengali | ||
| Bad Boy | Shubhankar Bannerjee | Hindi | ||
| Eta Amader Golpo | Praveen Sharma | Bengali | ||
| 2024 | Crew | Vijay Walia | Hindi | |
| Kalki 2898 AD | Commander Manas | Telugu | Debut in Telugu cinema | |
| Shastri | Madhab | Bengali | ||
| Hindi | ||||
| Bhanu Bandopadhyay | Bengali | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dhimaner Dinkaal | Dhiman Dutta | Bengali | ALT Balaji | |
| 2018 | Shei Je Holud Pakhi | Somnath Maitra | Bengali | Hoichoi | |
| 2021 | Shei Je Holud Pakhi Season 2 | Somnath Maitra | Bengali | Hoichoi | |
| 2022 | Mahabharat Murders | Pabitra Chatterjee | Bengali | Hoichoi | |
| 2023 | |||||
| Kaantay Kaantay | Prashanna Kumar Basu | Bengali | ZEE5 | ||
| Abar Proloy | Animesh Dutta | Bengali | ZEE5 | ||
| The Night Manager | Brij Paul alias BJ | Hindi | Disney+ Hotstar | ||
| David | Hindi | Netflix | |||
| 2024 | Kaantaye Kaantaye | P. K. Basu | Bengali | ZEE5 |
| Year | Show | Role | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Gosaipur Sargaram | Bengali | ||
| Sheyal Debota Rahasya | Bengali | |||
| Bosepukure Khunkharapi | Bengali | |||
| Joto Kando Kathmandute | Bengali | |||
| 1999 | Jahangirer Swarnamudra | Bengali | ||
| Ghurghutiyar Ghotona | Bengali | |||
| Golapi Mukto Rahashya | Bengali | |||
| Ambar Sen Antardhan Rahashya | Bengali | |||
| 2000 | Ek Akasher Niche | Akash | Bengali | |
| Dr. Munshir Diary | Bengali | |||
| 2005 | Karkat Rashi | Professor | Bengali |