Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1980) is an Indian actor and director. Parambrata started his career with

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television and films. He has acted as the fictional character Topshe from Feluda under

Sandip Ray Sandip Ray (born 8 September 1953) is an Indian film director and music director who mainly works in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is the only child of the famous Indian director Satyajit Ray and Bijoya Ray. Life and education San ...

's direction. His notable works include ''

Bhalo Theko ''Bhalo Theko'' (; ''Take Care'') is a 2003 Indian Bengali movie based on Leena Gangopadhaya's story ''Janmadin'' released in 2003. Directed by Goutam Halder, it featured Soumitra Chatterjee, Joy Sengupta, Debshankar Halder, Parambrata Cha ...

'' (2003), ''

Baishe Srabon ''Baishey Srabon'' () (''22 Shey Srabon'') is a 2011 Indian Bengali neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Srijit Mukherji. It is the first installment of the Srijit Mukherji Cop Universe. It was his second film. The cast consists ...

'' (2011), '' Sold'' (2014), '' Kadambari '' (2017), ''

Anukul ''Anukul'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language science fiction drama short film directed by Sujoy Ghosh with Parambrata Chatterjee and Saurabh Shukla in the lead roles. It is based on the eponymous short story written by Satyajit Ray. Plot Nikunj ...

'' (2017), '' Pari'' (2018), '' Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi'' (2019), '' Dwitiyo Purush''(2020), '' Bulbbul'' (2020) and ''Doctor Bakshi'' (2023). He made his Hindi debut in ''

Kahaani ''Kahaani'' (; ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman looking for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festiv ...

'' (2012), starring with

Vidya Balan Vidya Balan (pronounced ; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Fil ...

and

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui (; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a National Film Award, an IIFA Award, and two Filmfare Awards, as well as a nomination for an ...

Personal life

Parambrata was born in

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, 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 Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright. Widely considered as one of the greatest film makers of all time, his works remained largely underrated and ignored during hi ...

. Bengali author and activist

Mahasweta Devi Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016)
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is Parambrata's aunt. He has often been targeted by fundamentalists for his secularist views. He was previously in a relationship with actress

Swastika Mukherjee Swastika Mukherjee (born 13 December 1980) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bengali and Hindi films and television. She is the daughter of actor Santu Mukhopadhyay. Throughout her career, she received various accolades including fou ...

, and also with Ike Schouten, a doctor from The

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, for nearly a decade. Parambrata studied at Patha Bhavan School, Kolkata. He holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University ( abbr. JU) is a public state funded research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 July in 1906 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into ...

. He also obtained a master's degree in Film and Television from the

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. On 27 November 2023, he married Piya Chakraborty, a singer-social worker in a private ceremony.On 1st June,2025,they were blessed with a baby boy.

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 Rituparna Sengupta is Indian actress and producer and model who is known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she rode the crest of her box office success in the late 1990s. She has w ...

and

Rudranil Ghosh Rudranil Ghosh is an Indian actor who works primarily in Bengali films. Education Rudranil Ghosh completed his early education at Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah under West Bengal State Board. He graduated from the Narasinha Dutt ...

. His second directorial venture was '' Hawa Bodol'' (2013). Seven months after the success of ''

'', he was signed by Jeffrey D. Brown, who won an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

for his debut short film in 1986, for his film ''Sold''. On 30 May 2011, he became a producer along with colleague,

, by launching their own production house, Workshop Productions Pvt. Ltd, in association with Dipak Raha of Durgandh Group. 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.

Filmography

References

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BFJA Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards commonly referred as BFJA Awards, is given by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism ...

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