Parambrata Chatterjee

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| image = Parambrata Chatterjee photo.jpg

| caption = Chatterjee at Kahaani success meet

| name = Parambrata Chattopadhyay

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|6|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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| nationality = Indian

| education = Jadavpur University (BA, MA)
University of Bristol (MA)

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director}}

| years_active = 2002–present

| works = Filmography

| spouse = {{married|Piya Chakraborty|2023}}

| relatives = Ritwik Ghatak
(maternal great uncle) Mahasweta Devi
(aunt)
Gita Ghatak
(aunt by marriage)

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}}

Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1980) is an Indian actor and director.{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080624/jsp/entertainment/story_9452132.jsp |title=Parambrata |publisher=www.telegraphindia.com |access-date=12 November 2008 |location=Calcutta, India |date=24 June 2008 |archive-date=26 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526010153/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080624/jsp/entertainment/story_9452132.jsp |url-status=dead }} Parambrata started his career with Bengali television and films. He has acted as the fictional character Topshe from Feluda under Sandip Ray's direction. His notable works include Bhalo Theko (2003), Baishe Srabon (2011), Sold (2014), Kadambari (2017), Anukul (2017), Pari (2018), Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2019), Dwitiyo Purush(2020), Bulbbul (2020) and Doctor Bakshi (2023).{{cite news|last=Nivas|first=Namita|title=I'm not thinking of future in Bollywood: Parambrata Chatterjee |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/im-not-thinking-of-future-in-bollywood-parambrata-chatterjee/927457 |newspaper=The Indian Express|date=23 March 2012}} He made his Hindi debut in Kahaani (2012), starring with Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Personal life

Parambrata was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. His father was a journalist and mother a renowned film critic. He is the son of Satinath Chatterjee and Sunetra Ghatak, maternal grandson of Ashish Chandra Ghatak and Indira

Ghatak, and grandnephew of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak.{{cite news|title=Direct action!|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051118/asp/etc/story_5484856.asp|access-date=10 November 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=18 November 2005|location=Calcutta, India|first1=Top|last1=Actor|archive-date=2 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194223/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051118/asp/etc/story_5484856.asp|url-status=dead}} Bengali author and activist Mahasweta Devi is Parambrata's aunt.

He has often been targeted by fundamentalists for his secularist views.{{Cite web|url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/tollywood-bengali-cinema/story/actor-parambrata-chattopadhyay-abused-and-trolled-sharing-post-communal-harmony-bangladesh-violence-rjk-306124-2021-10-18|title = Parambrata Chattopadhyay: বাংলাদেশ নিয়ে 'সম্প্রীতির' কথা লিখে 'মৌলবাদীদের' নিশানায় পরমব্রত|lang=bn}} He was previously in a relationship with actress Swastika Mukherjee. He had been in a relationship with Ike Schouten, a doctor from The Netherlands, for nearly a decade.{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/parambrata-chattopadhyay-his-story-748.html|title = Parambrata Chattopadhyay: His story}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/parambrata-celebrates-birthday/articleshow/76663452.cms|title = Parambrata celebrates his birthday a day early - Times of India|website = The Times of India}} Parambrata studied at Patha Bhavan School, Kolkata. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in English literature from Jadavpur University.{{Cite web |title=Parambrata Chatterjee - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/parambrata-chatterjee/1641 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=BookMyShow |language=en-IN}} He also obtained a master's degree in Film and Television from the University of Bristol.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5rswwBogdY |title="শ্রেণীগত নাকউঁচুপনার জন্য বিখ্যাত ছিলাম" Parambrata Chattopadhyay{{!}} SC PODCAST{{!}} EP #74 |date=2024-11-14 |last=Sondesh. tv |access-date=2025-01-25 |via=YouTube}}

On 27 November 2023, he married Piya Chakraborty, a singer-social worker in a private ceremony.{{Cite web |title=Parambrata Chatterjee’s Marriage: রেজিস্ট্রির পর মুখ খুললেন পরমব্রত, ‘বেশি বয়সে বিয়ে করলে...’ |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/photos/parambrata-chatterjee-talks-about-his-marriage-with-piya-chakraborty-post-wedding-photo-497395 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Zee24Ghanta.com}}

Career

Chatterjee has acted in many television series, tele-films, short films and films. His directorial debut feature film is Jiyo Kaka (2011) starring Rituparna Sengupta and Rudranil Ghosh. His second directorial venture was Hawa Bodol (2013). Seven months after the success of Kahaani, he was signed by Jeffrey D. Brown, who won an Academy Award for his debut short film in 1986, for his film Sold.{{cite news|last=K Jha|first=Subhas|title=Parambrata headed for Hollywood|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Parambrata-headed-for-Hollywood/articleshow/16445610.cms|agency=Mumbai Mirror|date=18 September 2012|access-date=7 November 2012|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060333/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-18/news-interviews/33924668_1_bengali-actor-parambrata-chatterjee-hindi-film-kahaani|newspaper=The Times of India|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080205/jsp/entertainment/story_8862665.jsp |title=Three boys & a babe |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=12 November 2008 |last=Nag |first=Kushali |location=Calcutta, India |date=5 January 2008 |archive-date=26 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526010231/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080205/jsp/entertainment/story_8862665.jsp |url-status=dead }}

On 30 May 2011, he became a producer along with colleague, Rudranil Ghosh, by launching their own production house, Workshop Productions Pvt. Ltd, in association with Dipak Raha of Durgandh Group.{{Cite web |url=http://calcuttatube.com/tollywood-celebs-at-parambrata-chatterjee-rudranil-ghosh-production-company-launch/151801/ |title=Workshop |access-date=6 July 2011 |archive-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314224348/http://calcuttatube.com/tollywood-celebs-at-parambrata-chatterjee-rudranil-ghosh-production-company-launch/151801/ |url-status=dead }}

Along with his business partner Aritra Sen, he currently runs their production house Roadshow Films.

For the movie Abhijaan Poulami Bose accused director Parambrata of blatant misrepresentations of original events, ignoring important people and aspects of his life and using her son's accident in the film. Parambrata said the depictions were endorsed by the actor himself.{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/abhijaan-parambrata-chattopadhyays-film-on-soumitra-chatterjee-faces-criticism-for-misrepresentation-of-original-events-5015149.html |title=Abhijaan: Parambrata Chattopadhyay's Film on Soumitra Chatterjee Faces Criticism for Misrepresentation of Original Events|access-date=7 April 2023 }}