Saswata Chatterjee

Saswata Chatterjee was born on 19 December 1970 to Subhendu Chatterjee, a noted Bengali actor.{{cite news |url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/jul/05/bengali_actor_subhendu_chatterjee_dead.html |title=Bengali actor Subhendu Chatterjee dead|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date= 5 July 2007 |access-date=15 April 2019 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929031805/http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/jul/05/bengali_actor_subhendu_chatterjee_dead.html |archive-date=29 September 2011}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110609/jsp/entertainment/story_14088499.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311163717/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110609/jsp/entertainment/story_14088499.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 March 2014 |title=A Director's Actor|work=The Telegraph |date= 9 June 2011 |access-date= 27 September 2011}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14592868 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409163735/http://www.sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14592868 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 April 2019 |title=The legend of Feluda|author=Trans World Features |date= 22 January 2008 |access-date=12 March 2009}}

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.{{cite news|last=Bose|first=Adrija |date=27 March 2012|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/bob-biswas-i-even-scared-my-wife-257264.html|title= Bob Biswas : I even scared my wife|work=Firstpost|access-date=5 April 2012}} His role as Bob became so popular that Chatterjee describes it as:

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|text=Bob Biswas has most definitely exceeded the popularity of Kahaani. Poor Saswata has lost his identity. He is addressed as Bob wherever he goes.|sign=Saswata Chaterjee on his role on Bob Biswas.{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/news-interviews/31324431_1_killer-kahaani-sujoy-ghosh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622050635/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-11/news-interviews/31324431_1_killer-kahaani-sujoy-ghosh |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 June 2012 |work=The Times of India |title= Bob Biswas gets even bigger|access-date=15 June 2013}}}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/kahaani-s-bob-biswas-a-rage-on-fb-twitter-193308 |title= Kahaani's Bob Biswas a rage on FB, Twitter|access-date=15 June 2013}}

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.

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• 2021 : West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actor for Chobiyal{{cite web | url=https://wbfja.com/award-2022.php | title=Award 2022 - WBFJA: Welcome to the official website of West Bengal Film Journalists' Association }}
• 2019 : Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film at Madrid International Film Festival for Shironam.{{Cite news|title=International recognition for Saswata|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/international-recognition-for-saswata/articleshow/70875448.cms|access-date=9 February 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en|date=28 August 2019}}
• 2014 : Zee Bangla Gaurav Samman - Best Comedian for Bhooter Bhabishyat
• 2012 : Anandalok Award - Best Supporting Actor for Bhooter Bhabishyat{{Cite news|date=29 November 2012|title='Bhooter Bhabishyat' sweeps Anandalok Purashkar|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bhooter-bhabishyat-sweeps-anandalok-purashkar-524234.html|access-date=9 February 2021|work=News18|series=Saswata Mukherjee and Mumtaz Sircar also won the award for best supporting actors, male and female respectively.|language=en}}
• 2011 : Tele Cine Awards - Best Supporting Actor for Byomkesh Bakshi{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
• 2011 : Imphal International Short Film Festival 2012 - Best Supporting Actor for THE FORLORN'{{Cite web|url=http://imphalfest.blogspot.com/2012/04/award-winners-of-first-iisff-2012.html|title=Award Winners of First IISFF 2012|access-date=6 January 2020}}

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