Anil Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay) Bengali: অনিল
চৠযাটারৠজী
(চটৠটোপাধৠযায়) (25 October 1929 â€" 17
March 1996) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early
fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a
character actor.[citation needed] He acted or performed in about 150
movies, including a few in Hindi. He played different shades, though
mostly as a character actor, as well as in leading roles and at times
as an antagonist, despite the limited opportunities he received.
Irrespective of the roles, he left an indelible impression on the
viewers and the critics. He also acted in the leading role in a
tele-serial named Naqab in the national network of Doordarshan. He is
one of the very few selected actors who worked with Satyajit Ray,
Ritwik Ghatak, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen; with the first three
directors, he performed with on more than a number of occasions. His
performance in the title role of the film Deshbandhu Chittaranjan [a
biopic on the noted and revered freedom-fighter and barrister
Chittaranjan Das (1870â€"1925), who was conferred the title of
"Deshbandhu (Friend of the Country)"] won the appreciation of Basanti
Devi, the wife of the "Deshbandhu" (she is said to have personally
blessed the actor).Born in Jirat, Hooghly, India, hailed from
Calcutta, West Bengal, India, was graduated from St. Xavier's College,
Kolkata - the institution to which he remained attached all through as
an office-bearer and member of The Alumnoram Soceitas (Alumni Society)
of the College. Prior to that, he completed his schooling from Delhi,
having stood first in entire North India in the Senior Cambridge
Examinations. In his college days, he became associated with Utpal
Dutt and acted in a number of plays. He was also a Member of the West
Bengal Legislative Assembly [MLA], having won the by-election from the
erstwhile Chowringhee Assembly Constituency as a Left Front supported
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