Alok Chatterjee (1960 or 1961 – 6 January 2025) was an Indian theatre actor and director known for his theatre productions like ''

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'', ''Nat Samrat and #Anandmath latest play 2022''. He has been teaching at NSD and Pune based FTII. He also taught acting in the institute of

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, Actor Prepress in Mumbai. At present, Chatterjee, in Madhya Pradesh Natya Vidyalaya Bhopal, is known for his vast range of

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(teaching) with deep

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understanding. He is a gold medalist from the

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, Delhi for best acting. At present Alok Chatterjee does theatre in his hometown at Bhopal. He was also awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2019 by the president of

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at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

Life and career

Alok Chatterjee was born in

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, to a

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family. He earned a scholarship to study at

(NSD) in New Delhi in 1987. Actor Irfan Khan was his batchmate in NSD. When he was in Mumbai alcohol and some other chaos pushed them into oblivion. "It's hard to walk home In the words of Chatterjee who worshiped both times, Mahakal (

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), "It was the effect of fifty-seven years ago." (वह साढ़े साती का असर था)" Chatterjee died on 6 January 2025, at the age of 64.

Plays

Notable students

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatterjee, Alok 1960s births Year of birth uncertain 2025 deaths Indian male stage actors Male actors from Madhya Pradesh 21st-century Indian male actors Indian drama teachers National School of Drama alumni Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award