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Kalyan Chatterjee

Acting Born Jul 31, 1944 24 credits

Biography

Kalyan Chatterjee (Bengali: কল্যাণ চ্যাটার্জী; 31 July 1944 – 7 December 2025) was an Indian actor recognized for his work in Bengali cinema, and considered to be one of the most famous character actors of Bengali Cinema. Chatterjee's student film '37 Down Manmad Passenger' was released in 1967. He acted in Satyajit Ray's ‘Pratidwandi', Tapan Sinha's ‘Apanjan', ‘Sagina Mahato', ‘Sabuj Dwiper Raja', ‘Safed Hati', MS Sathyu's ‘Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaye', Arabinda Mukhopadhyay ‘Dhonni Meye', Basu Chatterjee's ‘Byomkesh Bakshi', Goutam Ghose's ‘Paar' and ‘Antarjali Jatra', Sujoy Ghosh's ‘Kahaani' and Sanjiban Nath's ‘The Waltz'.

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Known for

Film

Kahaani

as Paresh Pal

Full filmography

  • Kahaani (2012) as Paresh Pal
  • The Middleman (1976) as Somnath's friend
  • Baishe Srabon (2011)
  • Epitaph (2026)
  • The Waiting City (2010) as Pharmacist
  • The Adversary (1970) as Shiben
  • The Voyage Beyond (1987) as Sitaram's son
  • Sagina (1974)
  • Dui Prithibi (2010)
  • Byomkesh Bakshi (2010) as Keshto
  • Apon Par (1992)
  • Bada Din (1998)
  • Paar (1984)
  • Bhagya Debata (1997)
  • Bhootpori (2024) as Noru
  • Ek Je Chhilo Desh (1977)
  • Alor Thikana (1974) as Singer in the Party
  • Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979) as Jasbeer
  • Aparna (1972)
  • Apanjan (1968)
  • Ekhane Pinjar (1971)
  • Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya (1986)
  • Chirutha (1981) as Chacko
  • 37 Down Manmad Passenger (1967)