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Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
About Anil Chatterjee
- Anil Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay) Bengali: ???? ?????????? (?????????????) (25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor.
- He acted or performed in about 150 movies, including a few in Hindi.
- He played different shades, though mostly as a character actor, as well as in leading roles and at times as an antagonist, despite the limited opportunities he received.
- Irrespective of the roles, he left an indelible impression on the viewers and the critics.
- He also acted in the leading role in a tele-serial named Naqab in the national network of Doordarshan.
- He is one of the very few selected actors who worked with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen; with the first three directors, he performed with on more than a number of occasions.
- His performance in the title role of the film Deshbandhu Chittaranjan [a biopic on the noted and revered freedom-fighter and barrister Chittaranjan Das (1870-1925), who was conferred the title of "Deshbandhu (Friend of the Country)"] won the appreciation of Basanti Devi, the wife of the "Deshbandhu" (she is said to have personally blessed the actor). Born in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, he graduated from St.
- Xavier's College, Kolkata - the institution to which he remained attached all through as an office-bearer and member of The Alumnoram Soceitas (Alumni Society) of the College.
- Prior to that, he completed his schooling from Delhi, having stood first in entire North India in the Senior Cambridge Examinations.
- In his college days, he became associated with Utpal Dutt and acted in a number of plays.
- He was also a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly [MLA], having won the by-election from the erstwhile Chowringhee Assembly Constituency as a Left Front supported Independent candidate.
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