Abhishek Chatterjee is an Indian television and film actor known for his work in the Bengali film industry. Some of his most popular films include Indrajit (1992), Sangharsha (1995), Coolie (2004), Dadar Adesh (2005), and Sleeper Cell (2021).
Wiki/Biography
Abhishek Chatterjee was born on Thursday, 30 April 1964 (age 57 years; at death) in Baranagar, West Bengal, India. Hs zodiac sign is Taurus. He attended Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School, Baranagar, West Bengal for primary and secondary education. Later, he enrolled himself in Seth Anandram Jaipuria College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata to obtain a bachelor’s degree.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his family.
Abhishek Chatterjee with his father
Abhishek Chatterjee with his family
Wife & Children
Abhishek Chatterjee’s wife name is Sanjukta Chatterjee, and she is a housewife. The Bengali film actor met his wife through a website. During the interview, he revealed,
When I was living alone, I realized that I needed a partner. With which everything can be shared. At that time, he likes to see Alka (wife) at the wedding site. I called him. We are seen. After that I decided to get married.”
Abhishek Chatterjee wedding pictures
The couple is blessed with a daughter named Saina Chatterjee.
Abhishek Chatterjee with his wife and daughter
Signature/Autograph
Abhishek Chatterjee’s signature
Career
Movie
Abhishek started his acting career with the Bengali film ‘Pathbhola,’ in 1986. The film was directed by Tarun Majumder and featured Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul, Utpal Dutta, Sandhya Roy, and Shakti Thakur in the lead roles. He received great reviews for his performance in his debut film, and later in the film ‘O Charjon’, and later in the film ‘O Charra 1988′. The film featuring Abhishek Chatterjee along with Prosenjit Chatterjee and Debashree Roy is directed by Samit Bhanja and produced by Ranja Film Enterprise. Following that, he was a part of two other films, Tumi Koto Sundar and Surer Akashe, in the same year. Abhishek Chatterjee refined his skills with each passing role and became one of the most popular directors’ choice to work with. In 1999, he acted in films like Toofan, Maryada, and Amar Prem. He played Abhijit opposite Ranjit Mallick, Anil Chatterjee, Subhendu Chatterjee, Ruma Guha Thakurta, and Dilip Royand got a breakthrough in his career with this drama film directed by Anjan Choudhury Indrajit.
Television
Abhishek Chatterjee marked his Bengali television debut in 2013 with the Star Jalsha television series ‘Tapur Tipur.’ The series depicts the story of two sisters who have completely opposite views on life. He marked his television debt after talking about taking a break from films for some time. While talking about his choice to do a television series, he said,
The current system has changed a lot. The production house has a dedicated lobby. They work with a set of artists. Most actors of yesteryear are Brahmins today. Deepakada (Chiranjit) is still working. Tapasada (Friend), Arjunda (Chakravarti) no one works.”
Death
Abhishek Chatterjee died after suffering a massive heart attack on March 24, 2022 in Kolkata, West Bengal. Reportedly, he was filming for a television series at the time. The day before, he also complained of an upset stomach during the shoot. After learning about the sudden death of Abhishek Chatterjee, the entire Bengali film fraternity is in mourning. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also paid tributes to the veteran actor. She took to Twitter to offer her condolences to Abhishek’s family, and she tweeted,
Sad to learn of the untimely death of young actor Abhishek Chatterjee. Abhishek is talented and versatile in his performances, and we will miss him. It is a great loss for our TV series and film industry. My condolences to his family and friends.”
Mamata Banerjee’s Twitter post
Facts/Trivia
- He follows a diet of non-vegetarian food.
Abhishek Chatterjee eats non-vegetarian food
- Her hobbies include traveling and singing.
- During one of his interviews, Abhishek Chatterjee revealed that despite being a leading Tollywood actor in the 90s he didn’t get any jobs in the industry and he suffered from depression because of it. He blamed actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta for his condition. He said,
Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta! In ’96 -’98, they formed an alliance and excluded me from about 30-32 pictures. At that time I was number one in Tollywood. I haven’t worked in almost a year. I sat down and got depressed. After a few years I joined the journey. After that the communication with the industry became completely cut off. Then I heard people saying, ‘Abhishek is over’. It’s hard to hear all this. But I am confident.”
He added,
I have always been Prosenjit’s main rival. I noticed many times, he makes a little noise. But I always consider him as a friend. So I didn’t take any serious steps. And I said some things about Rituparna in the interview, which she didn’t like. After that he decided not to work with me anymore. Swapnada (Saha) told me, you solved the matter. But I didn’t do anything wrong, so there’s no question of apologizing. After that I started the journey.”
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