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{{short description|Indian actor, producer, director, and politician (born 1936)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Biswajeet Chatterjee
| image = Biswajit Deb Chatterjee - Kolkata 2014-02-09 8719.JPG
| caption = Chatterjee at the 38th [[International Kolkata Book Fair]] in 2014
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1936|12|14}}<ref name="birthday"/>
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2019–present)}}<br/>[[Trinamool Congress]] {{small|(2014–2019)}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer|singer|politician}}
| years_active = 1958–present
| spouse = Ratna Chatterjee <small>(divorced) </small> <br />Ira Chatterjee
| children = 3, including {{ubl|[[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]|[[Pallavi Chatterjee]]}}
}}

'''Biswajeet Chatterjee''' (born 14 December 1936), known [[Mononymous person|mononymously]] as '''Biswajeet''' or '''Biswajit''' ({{IPA|bn|ˈbiʃodʒit̪|lang}}; {{IPA|hi|ˈʋɪʃʋədʒiːt̪|lang}}), is a veteran Indian actor, producer, director, singer and politician known for his work in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]] and [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]].<ref name="birthday">{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday Biswajit: ऐसा क्या हुआ था कि विश्वजीत के बेडरूम में ही तीन दिन तक पड़े रहे थे धर्मेंद्र |url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-happy-birthday-biswajit-chatterjee-as-his-tell-us-some-interesting-stories-about-his-life-18747168.html |website=[[Dainik Jagran]] |author=अनुप्रिया वर्मा |date=23 December 2018 |access-date=23 December 2018 |language=hi |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224023916/https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-happy-birthday-biswajit-chatterjee-as-his-tell-us-some-interesting-stories-about-his-life-18747168.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/to-me-soumitra-jethu-is-no-less-than-a-father-prosenjit/articleshow/62348533.cms|title=To me, Soumitra jethu is no less than a father: Prosenjit – Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|author=Ruman Ganguly|date=3 January 2018|access-date=23 December 2018|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710145331/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/to-me-soumitra-jethu-is-no-less-than-a-father-prosenjit/articleshow/62348533.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early career ==
He made his acting debut in the Bengali films with the legendary icon [[Uttam Kumar]] in ''[[Maya Mriga|Mayamrigo]]'' (1960) and ''Dui Bhai'' (1961), both superhits, then he relocated to [[Bombay]]. In 1962, he performed in the film ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'' which was actually offered first to Uttam Kumar but he rejected and was the first film produced by [[Hemant Kumar]], and then followed by ''[[Kohra (1964 film)|Kohraa]]'', ''[[Bin Badal Barsaat|Bin Badal Barsat]]'', ''[[Majboor (1964 film)|Majboor]]'', ''Kaise Kahoon,'' and ''[[Paisa Ya Pyaar]]''.

His filmography includes ''[[Mere Sanam]]'' (1965), ''[[Shehnai (film)|Shehnai]]'', ''[[Aasra]]'' (1964), ''[[Night in London]]'', ''[[Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi (1966 film)|Yeh Raat Phir Naa Aaygi]]'' (1966), ''[[April Fool (1964 film)|April Fool]]'' (1964), ''[[Kismat (1968 film)|Kismat]]'' (1968), ''[[Do Kaliyaan|Do Kaliyan]]'' (1968), ''[[Ishq Par Zor Nahin]]'' and ''Sharaarat'' (1972). He was usually paired with notable actresses such as [[Asha Parekh]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]], [[Mala Sinha]] and [[Rajshree]].

Biswajit appeared in [[Rekha]]'s debut film ''Anjana Safar'' (1969) (later re-titled ''[[Do Shikaari]]''). Though ''Anjana Safar'' was blocked by the censors and not released until 10 years later, a scene from the film which shows him kissing Rekha appeared on the pages of the Asian edition of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine.<ref>Screen Weekly, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20070403100405/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/01/23/2146/index.html The hero who was made up to look like a girl]", India FM, 23 January 2007.</ref> Rekha had complained that during the filming of one of the romantic scenes, Biswajit unexpectedly kissed her for 5 minutes against her will, and the entire crew started cheering and whistling while she was in tears.<ref>{{cite web|title=Smooch, Sindoor and Suicide: Rekha biography gives shocking details on the star's life|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/gossip/story/rekha-the-untold-story-smooch-suicide-amitabh-bachchan-vinod-mehra-339093-2016-09-04|website=www.indiatoday.in|access-date=7 September 2016|archive-date=7 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907011128/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rekha-the-untold-story-smooch-suicide-amitabh-bachchan-vinod-mehra/1/756487.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Between acting in [[Bollywood]] movies, Biswajit has returned to Calcutta to act in Bengali films, including ''[[Chowringhee (film)|Chowringhee]]'' (1968) and ''Garh Nasimpur'' with [[Uttam Kumar]] and ''Kuheli'' and much later, ''[[Srimaan Prithviraj]]'' (1973), ''Jai Baba Taraknath'' (1977) and ''Amar Geeti'' (1983).

Apart from acting, Biswajeet also sings and performs in concerts. In the 1970s, he cut a disc of two Bengali modern numbers ''Tomar Chokher Kajole''(1970) and ''Jay Jay Din''(1969), composed by [[Nachiketa Ghosh]] and [[Salil Chowdhury]] Respectively.

== Later career ==
In 1975, Biswajit produced and directed his own film, ''[[Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja|Kahte Hai Mujhko Raja]]''. The film besides him starred [[Dharmendra]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Shatrughan Sinha]], and [[Rekha]]. He had done one film ''Anjana Safar'' with Rekha previously. [[R.D. Burman]] composed the music. Later, he went back to acting. He will make a film on [[Netaji Subash Chandra Bose]]'s life (in Hindi, English and Bengali) and will act in a new untitled Hindi film (murder mystery) with his younger daughter actress Prima Chatterjee.<ref name="director">{{cite web |title=People will know real side of Netaji through my film: Biswajit |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/people-will-know-real-side-of-Netaji-through-my-film-biswajit_1539659.html |website=[[Zee News]] |author=PTI |date=1 February 2015 |access-date=23 December 2018 |archive-date=23 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223211510/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/people-will-know-real-side-of-netaji-through-my-film-biswajit_1539659.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He has also acted in a Hindi Stage Play, Ulta Seedha, produced directed written by wife Ira Chatterjee. In the play, he acted with his daughter Prima.

==Political career==
In the 2014 general elections, Biswajit contested from [[New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|New Delhi]] as an [[Trinamool Congress]] candidate. He finished 7th, securing only 909 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU054.htm?ac=4 |title=Constituencywise-All Candidates |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518005302/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU054.htm?ac=4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="KT"/>

In 2019, he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="KT">{{cite news |author=IANS |title=Veteran Indian actor joins BJP, praises Modi |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/entertainment/veteran-indian-actor-joins-bjp-praises-modi |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=[[Khaleej Times]] |date=19 February 2019 |archive-date=5 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505081049/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/entertainment/veteran-indian-actor-joins-bjp-praises-modi |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Biswajit has a son and a daughter by his first wife, the late Ratna Chatterjee. His son [[Prosenjit]] and elder daughter [[Pallavi Chatterjee]] are also actors in the [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali Film Industry]]. Biswajit lives in Mumbai with his second wife, Ira Chatterjee who is producer, director, writer of stage plays and is owner of Dream Theatre. Their daughter, Prima Chatterjee is a film actress, theatre actress and a dance performer.

== Filmography ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
|-
| 1958
| ''Kangsa''
| [[Krishna]]
|-
| 1959
| ''Daak Harkaraa''
|
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 1960
| ''[[Maya Mriga]]''
| Rajatshubhra
|-
| ''Natun Fasal''
|
|-
| ''Shesh Paryantra''
|
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 1961
| ''Ashay Bandhinu Ghar''
|
|-
| ''Dui Bhai''
| Kamal Chatterjee
|-
| ''Kathin Maya''
|
|-
| rowspan = "8" | 1962
| ''Mayar Sansar''
|
|-
| ''Badhu''
|
|-
| ''Aamar Desh''
|
|-
| ''Sorry Madam''
|
|-
| ''Nav Diganta''
|
|-
| ''Dhoop Chhaya''
|
|-
| ''[[Dada Thakur (1962 film) | Dada Thakur]]''
| Darpanarayan
|-
| ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film) | Bees Saal Baad]]''
| Vijay "Kumar" Singh Thakur
|-
| rowspan = "5" | 1963
| ''Akashpradip''
|
|-
| ''Ek Tukro Agun''
|
|-
| ''Tridhara''
| Premadri Lahiri
|-
| ''Hasi Shudhu Hasi Noy''
|
|-
| ''Bin Badal Barsaat''
| Prabhat Thakur
|-
| rowspan = "8" | 1964
| ''Agnibanya''
|
|-
| ''Kaise Kahoon''
| Amar
|-
| ''[[Kohra (1964 film) | Kohra]]''
| Amit Kumar Singh
|-
| ''Godhuli Belaye''
|
|-
| ''Prabhater Rang''
|
|-
| ''[[April Fool (1964 film) | April Fool]]''
| Ashok
|-
| ''[[Shehnai (1964 film) | Shehnai]]''
| Deepak
|-
| ''[[Majboor (1964 film) | Majboor]]''
| Ravi
|-
| rowspan = "6" | 1965
| ''Trishna''
|
|-
| ''Pratham Prem''
|
|-
| ''Ektuku Chhoan Lage''
|
|-
| ''Gulmohar''
|
|-
| ''Do Dil''
| Manu / Badal
|-
| ''[[Mere Sanam]]''
| Kumar
|-
| rowspan = "5" | 1966
| ''Monihar''
|
|-
| ''[[Aasra]]''
| Amar Kumar
|-
| ''[[Biwi Aur Makan]]''
| Arun
|-
| ''[[Sagaai]]''
| Rajesh
|-
| ''[[Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi (1966 film) | Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi]]''
| Surajprakash
|-
| rowspan = "5" | 1967
| ''Night In London''
| Jeevan "Vijay"
|-
| ''[[Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan]]''
| Ravi Kumar Mehra
|-
| ''[[Jaal (1967 film) | Jaal]]''
| Inspector Shankar
|-
| ''[[Nai Roshni (1967 film) | Nai Roshni]]''
| Prakash
|-
| ''Ghar Ka Chirag''
|
|-
| rowspan = "8" | 1968
| ''Vaasna''
| Dr. Shekhar
|-
| ''Kahin Din Kahin Raat''
| Suraj "Robbie"
|-
| ''Krishna Bhakt Sudaama''
| [[Krishna]]
|-
| ''Chhotto Jignasa''
|
|-
| ''Do Kaliyan''
| Shekhar
|-
| ''[[Chowringhee (film) | Chowringhee]]''
| Anindya Pakrashi
|-
| ''Garh Nasimpur''
|
|-
| ''[[Kismat (1968 film) | Kismat]]''
| Vicky
|-
| rowspan = "4" | 1969
| ''[[Pyar Ka Sapna]]''
|
|-
| ''Paisa Ya Pyar''
| Shekhar
|-
| ''Tamanna''
|
|-
| ''[[Rahgir]]''
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1970
| ''[[Pardesi (1970 film) | Pardesi]]''
| Ajay
|-
| ''[[Ishq Par Zor Nahin]]''
| Amar Doraiswami
|-
| rowspan = "4" | 1971
| ''Pratibad''
|
|-
| ''Chahat''
| Ashok
|-
| ''Main Sundar Hoon''
| Amar
|-
| ''[[Kuheli]]''
| Shankar
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 1972
| ''Chaitali''
|
|-
| ''Shararat''
| Harry
|-
| ''Roktakto Bangla''
| Shaheed
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 1973
| ''[[Ami Sirajer Begam]]''
| Nawab [[Siraj ud-Daulah]]
|-
| ''[[Mehmaan (film) | Mehmaan]]''
| Rajesh
|-
| ''[[Shriman Prithviraj]]''
| Akhil Mitra
|-
| rowspan = "4" | 1974
| ''[[Do Aankhen]]''
|
|-
| ''Prantarekha''
|
|-
| ''Raktatilak''
| Roop Singh
|-
| ''[[Phir Kab Milogi]]''
| Rajesh Sharma
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1975
| rowspan = "2" | ''[[Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja]]''
| Raja Thakur
|-
| Rajaram "Raja"
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Bajrangbali (film) | Bajrangbali]]''
| [[Rama]]
|-
| rowspan = "4" | 1977
| ''Chhotto Nayak''
|
|-
| ''Bhola Moira''
|
|-
| ''Baba Taraknath''
| Scientist
|-
| ''[[Naami Chor]]''
|
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 1978
| ''Saat Bhai Champa''
|
|-
| ''Karunamoyee''
|
|-
| ''Ranger Saheb''
|
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 1979
| ''Jai Baba Baidyanath''
|
|-
| ''Bhagyalipi''
|
|-
| ''[[Do Shikaari]]''
| Ranjeet
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1980
| ''Gori Dian Jhanjran''
| Kasturilal
|-
| ''Humkadam''
| Mr. Dutt
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1981
| ''Abichar''
|
|-
| ''Meghmukti''
|
|-
| 1982
| ''Sonar Bangla''
|
|-
| 1983
| ''Amar Geeti''
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1984
| ''[[Anand Aur Anand]]''
| Mr. Thakur
|-
| ''Shorgol''
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1985
| ''[[Saaheb]]''
| Mr. Sharma
|-
| ''[[Harishchandra Shaibya]]''
| Maharaj [[Harishchandra]]
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1986
| ''[[Krishna-Krishna]]''
| [[Krishna]]
|-
| ''[[Allah Rakha (film) | Allah Rakha]]''
| Inspector Anwar
|-
| rowspan = "4" | 1987
| ''Micha Mayara Sansar''
|
|-
| ''Nishibasar''
|
|-
| ''Radha Rani''
|
|-
| ''[[Sadak Chhap]]''
| Lakshman
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 1988
| ''Shiv Ganga''
| [[Kamadeva | Kamdev]]
|-
| ''Rater Kuheli''
|
|-
| ''Be Lagaam''
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1989
| ''Hal Aur Bandook''
|
|-
| ''Sansar''
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1990
| ''Kayedi''
|
|-
| ''[[Zimmedaaar]]''
| Chief Inspector
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1991
| ''[[Jigarwala]]''
| Ranjeet Singh
|-
| ''[[Kaun Kare Kurbanie]]''
| Police Commissioner
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1992
| ''Mehboob Mere Mehboob''
| Maharaj
|-
| ''Rupban Kanya''
| Ekabbar Badshah
|-
| 1993
| ''Dil Apna Aur Preet Paraee''
| B. N. Sharma
|-
| 1995
| ''Pyar Do Pyar Lo''
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1998
| ''Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat''
|
|-
| ''Ek Tha Dil Ek Tha Dhadkhan''
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 1999
| ''Sar Ankhon Par''
| Vishwajeet Chatterjee
|-
| ''[[Kichhhu Sanlap Kichhu Pralap]]''
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Bharat India Hindustan''
| James Bond
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2001
| ''Dark Night''
|
|-
| ''Mera Saaya''
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2002
| ''Great Target''
|
|-
| ''Inth Ka Jawab Patthar''
| Devendra's Adopted Father
|-
| 2003
| ''Adorini''
|
|-
| 2004
| ''Birsa Munda – The Black Iron Man''
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Aa Dekhen Zara]]''
| Mr. Acharya
|-
| 2012
| ''Baarood – A Love Story''
|
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2013
| ''Kajra Mohabbat Wala''
| Anita's Father
|-
| ''[[Rangbaaz (2013 film) | Rangbaaz]]''
|
|-
| 2014
| ''Sondhey Namaar Aagey''
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Phir Aaya Satte Pe Satta''
| Mamaji
|-
|}

== Director ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
|-
| 1974
| ''Raktatilak''
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja]]''
|-
| 1981
| ''Abichar''
|-
| 1984
| ''Shorgol''
|-
|}

== Producer ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja]]''
|-
| 2013
| ''Sorry Madam Maaf Karo''
|-
|}

==Awards and honors==
* [[8th Filmfare Awards Bangla|Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025]] – Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-bangla-and-glamour-style-awards-2025/bangla-winners|title=Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025 Winners: Complete List Out|work=Filmfare}}</ref>
* Indian Personality of the year at 51st [[International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI)<ref>{{cite news |title=IFFI: Biswajit Chatterjee awarded 'Indian Personality of the Year' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/iffi-biswajit-chatterjee-awarded-indian-personality-of-the-year-7149445/ |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lifetime Achievement award at 5th Dehradun International Film Festival]] (DIFF) in 2019<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Debolina |title=Another Lifetime Achievement award for Biswajit Chatterjee |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/another-lifetime-achievement-award-for-biswajit-chatterjee/articleshow/71077270.cms |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=11 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* Guest of Honour [[24th Kolkata International Film Festival]] (KIFF)<ref>{{cite news |title=24th Kolkata International Film Festival celebrates 100 years of Bengali cinema |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/nov/10/24th-kolkata-international-film-festival-celebrates-100-years-of-bengali-cinema-1896512.html |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=10 November 2018}}</ref>
* On 88th birthday of Mohammed Rafi, Chatterjee received [[Mohammed Rafi Award]] in Mumbai.
* In 1963, Biswajit received [[President Gold Medal]] for film ''[[Dada Thakur]]'' from President [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Roshmila |title=This Week That Year: Biswajeet Chatterjee and a dream that died with Guru Dutt |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/this-week-that-year-biswajeet-and-a-dream-that-died-with-guru-dutt/articleshow/76899685.cms |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=11 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061223/cth2.htm#10 Biswajit:44 Saal Baad - Devinder Bir Kaur's interview for The Tribune, Chandigarh]

==External links==
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