{{short description|Indian actor (born 1973)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Priyanshu Chatterjee | image = Priyanshu Chatterjee.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|2|20}}<ref>{{Cite news |title=Priyanshu Chatterjee: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday {{!}} eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Priyanshu-Chatterjee |access-date=3 May 2022 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> | birth_place = New Delhi, India | years_active = 2001–present | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|model}} | spouse = {{marriage|Malini Sharma|1997|2001|end=div}} }}
'''Priyanshu Chatterjee''' ({{IPA|bn|prijaŋʃu t͡ʃaʈard͡ʒi}}; born 20 February 1973) is an Indian actor and former model known for his work in Hindi and Bengali cinema.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Priyanshu Chatterjee to play a vital role in 'Hate Story 3'|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priyanshu-chatterjee-to-play-a-vital-role-in-hate-story-3/|website=The Indian Express|date=3 November 2015|access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=IE Bangla Entertainment |title=Rabindranath Tagore: অবিকল রবীন্দ্রনাথ! ফিরে এলেন কবিগুরু? নাকি.. |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/bengal-actor-priyanshu-chatterjee-as-rabindranath-in-rabindra-kabya-rahasya-9373360 |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=bengali.indianexpress.com |language=bn}}</ref>
He made his Hindi-film debut with ''Tum Bin'' (2001). His other notable films include ''Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai'', ''Dil Ka Rishta'', ''Pinjar'', ''Bhoothnath'', ''Hate Story 3'', ''Baadshaho'' and ''Shikara''.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-nice-man-to-know/article785242.ece|title=A nice man to know|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 April 2010|access-date=10 April 2010}}</ref>
==Personal life== He was married to model Malini Sharma but they divorced in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/calcutta-times/Priyanshu-Chatterjee-In-A-Car-Smash/articleshow/24693661.cms |title=Priyanshu Chatterjee In A Car Smash |date=9 October 2002 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=26 February 2010 |first1=Subhash K |last1=Jha}}</ref>
==Career== Priyanshu Chatterjee started his modelling career working with projects such as Digjam's Print Campaign, Wills Cigarettes, Levi's and Four Square.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/fitness/charting-his-own-path/article4319801.ece |title=charting his own path |newspaper=The Hindu |date=18 January 2013 |publisher=thehindu/ |access-date=18 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> Following this, he appeared in an Udit Narayan's music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/07/08/stories/14082183.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140317101725/http://www.hindu.com/2001/07/08/stories/14082183.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2014 |work=The Hindu |title=Bollywood stories |date=8 July 2001 |access-date=8 July 2001}}</ref> Chatterjee made his silver screen acting debut with ''Tum Bin'' (2001), a romantic drama. Bollywood Hungama, while reviewing ''Tum Bin'', wrote of Chatterjee's performance "Priyanshu has the meatier role and he performs it with utmost sincerity."<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tum Bin Review – Bollywood Hungama|url = http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/508505|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120403141559/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/508505|url-status = dead|archive-date = 3 April 2012|website = Bollywood Hungama|access-date = 8 December 2015}}</ref> After the success of ''Tum Bin'', the director of the film, Anubhav Sinha, decided to cast Priyanshu Chatterjee in his next project, which was ''Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai'', co-starring Sakshi Shivanand, Om Puri and Farida Jalal. In the same year, he starred in two more films; ''Dil Ka Rishta'', co-starring Aishwarya Rai and the other film being ''Pinjar'', which also starred Sandali Sinha. In 2004, he starred in two unsuccessful films; ''Woh'', and ''Madhoshi''. In 2008, he had a small role in the multi-starrer ''Bhoothnath'', where he played the son of Bhoothnath, portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodwiki.info/page/Priyanshu+Chatterjee |title=Priyanshu Chatterjee – BOLLYWOOD |publisher=Bollywoodwiki.info |access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref> In 2015, he was seen in a cameo in ''Hate Story 3''.<ref name="auto"/>
==Filmography== <!-- Incomplete list of Bengali films -->
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" | Note |- | 2001 | scope="row" | ''Tum Bin'' | Shekhar Malhotra | Hindi | Debut Film (Bollywood), also mostly recognised for the same. |- | rowspan="3" | 2003 | scope="row" | ''Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai'' | Samar Dev | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Dil Ka Rishta'' | Raj Sharma | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Pinjar'' | Trilok | Hindi | |- | rowspan="3" | 2004 ! scope="row" | ''Woh'' | Shekhar Kapoor | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Julie'' | Mihir Shandilya | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Madhoshi'' | Arpit Oberoi / Raj | Hindi | |- | rowspan="2" | 2005 | scope="row" | ''Film Star'' | Adv. Digamber Puri | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai'' | Raj Malhotra | Hindi | |- | 2006 | scope="row" | ''Utthaan'' | Prashant Bharti | Hindi | |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 ! scope="row" | ''Main Rony Aur Jony'' | Tej Singh | Hindi | |- ! scope="row" | ''Bidhatar Lekha'' | Deepankar | Bengali | Debut Film (Kolkata-based Bengali). |- | rowspan="3" | 2008 | scope="row" | ''Aamar Pratigya'' | Shiba / Bijoy Raj Chowdhury | Bengali | |- | scope="row" | ''Bhoothnath'' | Vijay Nath | Hindi | |- ! scope="row" | ''Nauka Dubi'' | Babu Moshai (Benarasi) | Bengali | |- | 2009 | scope="row" | ''Chintu Ji'' | Arun Bakshi / Mohit Baghel | Hindi | |- | rowspan="3" | 2010 ! scope="row" | ''Gumshuda'' | Goutam Dutt | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Moner Manush'' | Jyotirindranath Tagore | Bengali |Indo-Bangladesh joint production |- ! scope="row" | ''Florida Road'' | Sanjay | English | Debut Film (Hollywood) |- | rowspan="3" | 2011 ! scope="row" | ''Punorutthan'' | Siddhartha | Bengali | |- | scope="row" | ''Bhorer Allo'' | Arunabha Mitra (Anubhava) | Bengali | |- | scope="row" | ''Iti Mrinalini'' | Imtiaz Chowdhury | Bengali | |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 | scope="row" | ''Sirphire'' | Inder | Punjabi | Debut Film (Pollywood) |- | scope="row" | ''Paanch Adhyay'' | Arindam Roy Chowdhury | Bengali | |- | rowspan="6" | 2013 | scope="row" | ''Rajdhani Express'' | Mr. Banerjee | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Shunyo Awnko'' | Agni Bose | Bengali | |- ! scope="row" | ''One Liner'' | | Bengali | |- ! scope="row" | ''Blue Neptune'' | Kuldeep | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Calapor'' | Chiti Pandhar | Hindi | |- ! scope="row" | ''Swabhoomi'' | Ritobrata Mukherjee | Bengali | |- | rowspan="3" |2014 | scope="row" | ''Samrat & Co.'' | S.K. Singh | Hindi | |- ! scope="row" | ''Ei Raat Tomar Amar'' | Arya Chowdhury | Bengali | |- ! scope="row" | ''Amar Taka Kothay'' | | Bengali | *Also in Hindi Dubbed Version & Rest of the Various Local Languages through Different Cast of the Respective Regional Film Industries, incl. Gujarati, Tamil & Telugu. |- | rowspan="4" | 2015 | scope="row" | ''Barkhaa'' | Aakash Sabarwal | Hindi | |- ! scope="row" | ''Troyee'' | Sanjay | Bengali | |- | scope="row" | ''Hate Story 3'' | Vikram Dewan | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Un plus une'' | Himself | French | Debut Film (Paris-based French). |- | rowspan="4" | 2016 ! scope="row" | ''Potadar Kirtee'' | Potol Chandra Das (a.k.a. Potada) | Bengali | |- | scope="row" | ''Sangabora'' | Anirban | Bengali | |- | scope="row" | ''Shankhachil'' | BSF Officer Ravi Verma | Bengali |Indo-Bangladesh joint production |- ! scope="row" | ''Dreaded Gangster'' | Abu Salem | Hindi | |- | rowspan="6" | 2017 | scope="row" |''Majaz- Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun'' | Majaz | Hindustani / Urdu | *By Rajshri Productions, India. |- | scope="row" |''61 Garpar Lane'' | Supratik | Bengali | |- | scope="row" |''Wedding Anniversary'' | Nirbhay | Hindi | |- | scope="row" |''Ebong Kiriti'' | Kiriti Roy | Bengali | |- | scope="row" |''Mirza Juuliet'' | Dharamraj | Hindi | |- | scope="row" |''Baadshaho'' | Sanjay Kumar (Politician) | Hindi | |- | rowspan="5" | 2018 ! scope="row" | ''Billu Ustaad'' | Collector Ajay Shrivastava (IAS Officer) | Hindi | |- ! scope="row" | ''Colours Of Life'' | Diwakar Mukherjee | Bengali | |- ! scope="row" |''OSKAR''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/oskar/movieshow/64667239.cms|title=Oskar Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes|newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref> | Rudra Chattopadhyay | Bengali | |- ! scope="row" | ''Lashtam Pashtam'' | Maj. Vijay Oberoi | Hindi | |- ! scope="row" | ''Sundari'' | | Bengali | |- | rowspan="2" |2019 | scope="row" |''Little Baby Film'' | SSP Dushyant Singh | Hindi | |- | scope="row" |''Officer Arjun Singh IPS Batch 2000'' | IPS Arjun Pratap Singh | Hindi | |- | rowspan="2" | 2020 | scope="row" | ''Shikara'' | Dr. Naveen Kumar Dhar / Naveen Zutshi | Hindi | |- ! scope="row" | ''Khabar'' | | Hindi | |- | 2021 | scope="row" | ''Barun Rai and the House on the Cliff'' | Barun Rai | English |*British-Crossover Film. |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 ! scope="row" | ''3 Shyaane'' | | Hindi | |- | scope="row" | ''Achena Uttam'' | Satyajit Ray | Bengali | |- | rowspan="3" |2023 | scope="row" |''Non Stop Dhamaal'' | Khatri | Hindi | |- | scope="row" |''12th Fail'' | DSP Dushyant Singh | Hindi | *Also Dubbed in Tamil & Telugu. |- | scope="row" |''Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video'' | | Hindi | |- | 2024 ! scope="row" |''Sadhu Mehi'' | Maharshi Mehi Paramhans | Hindi | |- | rowspan="4" |2025 ! scope="row" |''Mayamrigaya'' | Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore | Bengali | |- | scope="row" | ''Rabindra Kabya Rahasya'' | Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore | Bengali | |- | scope="row" |''Kuberaa'' | | Telugu / Tamil | |- | scope="row" | ''The Bengal Files'' |Justice Banerjee |Hindi | |- |2026 |''Azad Bharath'' |Shrikant Ranjan Das |Hindi |}
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Platform ! Notes |- | 2019 | ''Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala'' | Dr. Karan Kapadia |ALTBalaji and ZEE5 |<ref>{{Cite magazine|via=Indo-Asian News Service |date=September 5, 2019 |title=Pradeep Sarkar a true storyteller: Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala actors Divyanka and Rajeev|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/pradeep-sarkar-a-true-storyteller-coldd-lassi-aur-chicken-masala-actors-divyanka-and-rajeev-1595744-2019-09-05|access-date=16 June 2021|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rajesh|first=Srividya|date=18 January 2019|title=Priyanshu Chatterjee roped in for ALTBalaji's Coldd Lassi aur Chicken Masala|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/priyanshu-chatterjee-roped-altbalajis-coldd-lassi-aur-chicken-masala/2019/01/18|access-date=16 June 2021|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2023 | ''Fireflies: Parth Aur Jugnu'' | Dr. Arjun Negi | ZEE5 | |- | 2024 | ''Dil Dosti Dilemma'' | Rohan Kariappa | Amazon Prime | |- |2025 |''Mrs. Deshpande'' |Arun Khatri |JioHotstar |}
===Music videos=== * " Jaanam (Medley) ", his debut Music Video (1999).
* ''Hum Ko To Hai Poora Yakeen'' made by MSN cricket and sports MSN India on The Indian Cricket team for the ICC Cricket World Cup - 2003.
===Short films=== * " Jaanam " (2002) * " Dhal Gaya Din Ho Gayi Sham " (2003) * " Teri Yaad " as a famous model (2011). * " Jaane Kya Tune Kahi..." as Rishabh (2012), launched by FTII, Pune.
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=40em}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=1024101}}
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