Biswajeet Chatterjee
Also Known As: Bishwajit Chatterjee, Bishwajit Chattopadhyay, Biswajeet Chatterjee, Biswajeet Chattopadhyay, Biswajit, বিশ্বজিৎ, বিশ্বজিৎ চ্যাটার্জী
Biography: Biswajit Chatterjee known mononymously as Biswajit, is an Indian actor, producer, director, singer, and politician known for his work in Hindi and Bengali cinema. His son Prosenjit Chatterjee is an actor.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
Birthday: December 14, 1936
Adult: No
Gender: Other
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Sondhey Namaar Aagey
Overview: A young woman sets out to find the truth behind her mother's death after she receives a letter from her father, 16 years after his execution for her murder, claiming he was framed.
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Original Language: bn
Release Date: 2014-11-28
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Naami Chor
Overview: Naami Chor is a 1977 Bollywood action film directed by Kamal Mehra
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-08-09
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Dada Thakur
Overview: The film is based closely on the life of the real-life Dada Thakur, and was made in his lifetime. Dada Thakur (Chhabi Biswas) starts his career with a hand-operated press, with his wife as his assistant. Later he is joined by Nalini Kanta Sarkar, an underground freedom-fighter. Dada Thakur brings out the newspaper Jangipur Sangbad. He campaigns against social evils and earns the ire of the ruling classes. He saves a girl, Lata, from the unwanted advances of Darpanarayan (Biswajeet), scion of the local zamindar. Lata joins the ranks of freedom fighters working with Sarkar. Subsequently, a reformed Darpanarayan too becomes an ardent follower of Dada Thakur and joins the struggle for India's freedom. Dada Thakur's greatest success is when he helps an ordinary man, a petty shopkeeper, get elected as the Municipal Commissioner of Jangipur.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-25
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Dada Thakur
Overview: The film is based closely on the life of the real-life Dada Thakur, and was made in his lifetime. Dada Thakur (Chhabi Biswas) starts his career with a hand-operated press, with his wife as his assistant. Later he is joined by Nalini Kanta Sarkar, an underground freedom-fighter. Dada Thakur brings out the newspaper Jangipur Sangbad. He campaigns against social evils and earns the ire of the ruling classes. He saves a girl, Lata, from the unwanted advances of Darpanarayan (Biswajeet), scion of the local zamindar. Lata joins the ranks of freedom fighters working with Sarkar. Subsequently, a reformed Darpanarayan too becomes an ardent follower of Dada Thakur and joins the struggle for India's freedom. Dada Thakur's greatest success is when he helps an ordinary man, a petty shopkeeper, get elected as the Municipal Commissioner of Jangipur.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-25
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Sriman Prithviraj
Overview: Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1973-09-28
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Raktatilak
Overview: Master Roop Singh in disguise leads a band of dacoits in Madhya Pradesh. He has a change of heart at one point while hiding from the police and after a series of incidents involving his humanitarian feelings, he tries to surrender to the police but in the process many of his men die and Roop Singh survives.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1974-02-15
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Garh Nasimpur
Overview: Depicted on the backdrop of 1651 when the emperor was Shahjahan and the subadar of Bengal was Shajada Suja. Amidst the conspiracies of the royalty, a young man decides to expose the schemes and reunite with his lover after the Nasimpur territory of Bengal gets occupied by a Mughal prince.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1968-11-01
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Nai Roshni
Overview: The film is a social drama, with its plot around university professor Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar), who lives with his wife Padma (Bhanumati), his drunkard son Jyoti (Raaj Kumar), outgoing daughter Chitra (Tanuja) and his friend's daughter Rekha (Mala Sinha). Dr. Kumar and his wife have a different outlook towards life, with him preferring books and philosophy, while his wife Padma prefers social gatherings and society clubs. Padma never considered Jyoti her son, who works as a mill designer, a profession she considers too poor to acknowledge. Chitra is encouraged by her mother to mingle freely in high society, much to the disappointment of her worried father.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Night in London
Overview: When her father is taken hostage, a woman is forced into a life of crime; and soon, everyone is after the priceless necklace in her possession.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Do Kaliyan
Overview: Proud, wealthy, and haughty Kiran meets with down-to-earth middle-class fellow collegian, Shekhar, and after several clashes and misunderstandings, both fall in love and decide to get married. Shekhar meets with Kiran's dominating mom and mousy dad, and is told that he must successfully pass a test that will be put to him through Kiran's mom, to which he agrees.
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Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-03-01
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Chotto Jigyasa
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Shehnai
Overview: Story of Military commitment by a military wife, Shobha (Calcutta, 1942) played by Nirupa Roy, who in spite of losing her husband to the Air Force and World War 2, despite hardships, carrying the family legacy forward, educates her only son Deepak (played by Biswajeet) to join the Air Force. Deepak also shows firm commitment to his vocation and legacy when forced into taking a decision to choose between his lady love, Preeti (played by Rajshree) and his Air Force Service, by Preeti's parents who fear that Air Force service will endanger his life. Preeti too, opts to serve the Red Cross so that she could be with Deepak.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-01
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Dialogue and Delirium
Overview: Residents of Calcutta find solace from their hectic daily lives in conversations at one cafe or another. Newton is a member of one such group of cafe regulars. He appears to be in a romantic relationship with Ananya. Newton wants to start a business. Ananya consults her actress friend Laboni, who asks script-writer Arup to help Newton. However, Arup is perhaps too mysterious a character.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1999-02-18
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Shesh Paryanta
Overview: The gloomy life of a young boy gets filled with joy when a new family moves into his neighbourhood. As the young boy sees the new girl, who becomes his new neighbour, he immediately falls in love. But things do not go easy for him as she lives with her uncle who has a very suspicious wife.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1960-12-09
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Kismat
Overview: A guitar-carrying musician and a rebellious runaway wealthy woman go on the run from organized gangsters.
Genres: Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1968-12-31
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Chahat
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Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Bhola Moira
Overview: Bhola Moira, a singer from rural Bengal, wins a musical contest. However, when a special person from his past resurfaces, he is left disturbed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1977-04-14
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Aamar Desh
Overview: Against the backdrop of the Indo-China war of 1962, Tapan Sinha made a short documentary meant to arouse patriotic feelings, called Aamar Desh.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: bn
Release Date: 1962-12-07
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