{{short description|Indian film actress and director|bot=PearBOT 5 (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Tannishtha Chatterjee | image = Tannishtha Chatterjee at Premiere of 'The Forest' (3).jpg | caption = Chatterjee at the premiere<br />of ''The Forest'' on 11 May 2012 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Pune, Maharashtra, India | alma_mater = National School of Drama | occupation = Film actress | years_active = 2003–present | spouse = }}
'''Tannishtha Chatterjee''' ({{IPA|bn|tonːiʃʈʰa t͡ʃaʈard͡ʒi}}) (born 23 November 1980) is an Indian actress and director who is known for her work in several Hindi and English independent films. For her performance in the film ''Dekh Indian Circus'', she won the National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film). In 2019 she directed her first feature film ''Roam Rome Mein'' which screened at Toronto International Film Festival. Chatterjee's performance in the German film ''Shadows of Time'' earned her critical acclaim. It took her to international film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival.
She is also known in the west for her performance in the British film ''Brick Lane'' (2007), the film adaptation of Monica Ali's best selling novel of the same name<ref name=imdb>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1318578/ Tannishtha Chatterjee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308013713/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1318578/ |date=8 March 2018 }}. imdb.com</ref> for which she was nominated best actress at the British Independent Film Awards.<ref>[http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/gyDD_ydrxvm/British+Independent+Film+Awards+Arrivals/1FGOatZ1-YB/Tannishtha+Chatterjee Nomination at BIfA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927215304/http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/gyDD_ydrxvm/British+Independent+Film+Awards+Arrivals/1FGOatZ1-YB/Tannishtha+Chatterjee |date=27 September 2012 }}. Zimbio.com (2007-11-28). Retrieved on 2014-01-14.</ref> Her other notable roles have been in Academy Award-winning German director Florian Gallenberger's film ''Shadows of Time'', ''Road, Movie'' with Abhay Deol, ''Dekh Indian Circus'', and Marathi film ''Doctor Rakhmabai'' for which she has won the Best Actress Award at RIFF (Rajasthan International Film Festival) and PIFF (Pune International Film Festival).
==Personal life== Chatterjee was born on 23 November 1980 in Pune, Maharashtra, to a Bengali Hindu family. Her father was a business executive and her mother was a political science professor. Her family traveled and lived out of the country for some time, then moved to Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiajournal.com/pages/event.php?id=3628 |title=Tannishtha Chatterjee Rises To The Challenge In "Brick Lane" |access-date=2009-01-31 |date=2008-06-20 |work=India Journal}} {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She majored in Chemistry at Delhi University before entering the National School of Drama.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/06slide1.htm Career at NSD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630053132/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/06slide1.htm |date=30 June 2008}}. Specials.rediff.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.</ref>
Chatterjee is unmarried and has adopted a girl child, to raise her as a single mother. <ref>{{Cite web |title=My child adopted me |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/tannishtha-chatterjee-my-child-has-adopted-me-and-not-the-other-way-around/articleshow/71774909.cms|access-date=2026-05-19 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title= I have dated firangs|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/tannishtha-chatterjee-i-have-dated-firangs-and-my-parents-are-cool-about-it/articleshow/53725316.cms|access-date=2026-05-19 |website=Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
==Career== Chatterjee's performance in the German film ''Shadows of Time'' earned her critical acclaim. It took her to international film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival.<ref>[http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2005/02_programm_2005/02_Filmdatenblatt_2005_20050485.php Berlin International Film Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401194701/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2005/02_programm_2005/02_Filmdatenblatt_2005_20050485.php |date=1 April 2016 }}. Berlinale.de (2005-02-11). Retrieved on 2014-01-14.</ref> Thereafter she worked on an Indo-French coproduction ''Hava Aney Dey'' (Let the Wind Blow) directed by Partho Sen-Gupta which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and won the best film award at the Durban International Film Festival among others. Following these, Chatterjee acted in ''Strings'', ''Kasturi'' and the Bengali film ''Bibar'', winning critical acclaim and best actress awards. Her work in the British film ''Brick Lane'' directed by Sarah Gavron gave her international exposure and recognition. Chatterjee was nominated for the British independent film awards along with actresses Judi Dench and Anne Hathaway.
Chatterjee played a major role in ''Bhopal: Prayer for Rain'' in which she starred with Martin Sheen.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025151227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-14/news-interviews/27897228_1_tannishtha-chatterjee-bhopal-gas-tragedy-indian-actors Expected to be acting with Sheen]. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2008-07-14). Retrieved on 2014-01-14.</ref> She was the lead in ''Road, Movie'' with Abhay Deol and as earned the moniker ''Princess of Parallel Cinema'' in the Indian press.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090707074331/http://www.cinemawithoutborders.com/news/127/ARTICLE/1608/2008-06-13.html An interview with Tannishtha Chatterjee, main actress of BRICK LANE]. cinemawithoutborders.com (2008-06-13.html)</ref> Chatterjee was referred by the Indian media as the chief flag bearer at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. She starred in the 2009 film ''Bombay Summer''.<ref name=N>{{cite web|newspaper=The New York Times|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221052003/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08bombay.html|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08bombay.html|title=A Love Triangle Without the Bollywood|author=Hale, Matt|date=October 7, 2010|archivedate=February 21, 2012}}</ref> She was the lead in Lucy Liu's film ''Meena'' based on the book ''Half the Sky''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2009/11/30/iffi-2009-interview-tannishtha-chatterjee/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202085341/http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2009/11/30/iffi-2009-interview-tannishtha-chatterjee/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-12-02 |work=Reuters |title=IFFI 2009: INTERVIEW – Tannishtha Chatterjee |date=2009-11-30}}</ref>
A trained Hindustani classical vocalist, she sang in the movies ''Road'', ''Page 3'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070630122222/http://www.indiafm.com./celebrities/filmography/13530/index.html Tannishtha Chatterjee]. indiafm.com</ref> among others. She sang at the Royal Opera House in London with British composer Jocelyn Pook.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
Chatterjee was a member of the jury at the 2010 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/ |title=Promoting Films And Filmmakers Of The Asia-Pacific To A Global Audience |publisher=Asia Pacific Screen Awards |access-date=2012-07-10 |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508182729/https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared in a T series film ''I Love New Year'' opposite Sunny Deol directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110515/jsp/graphiti/story_13982039.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520002619/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110515/jsp/graphiti/story_13982039.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 May 2011 |location=Calcutta, India |work=The Telegraph |title=A class act |date=2011-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tannishtha-Chatterjee-to-work-with-Sunny-Deol/articleshow/8361821.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609144156/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-15/news-interviews/29548944_1_tannishtha-chatterjee-sunny-deol-kangna-ranaut |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-06-09 |work=The Times of India |title=Tannishtha Chatterjee to work with Sunny Deol |date=2011-05-15}}</ref>
[[File:Shri Aijaz Khan, Director of the film ‘The White Elephant’ addressing at the Indian Panorama Feature Film Press Conference along with his cast and crew during the 40th International Film Festival (IFFI-2009), at Panaji, Goa.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tannishtha Chatterjee (left), IFFI (2009) ]]
Tannishtha's Canadian film ''Siddharth'' was in official selection at the 70th Venice Film Festival and the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. She is the only Indian actress whose films have been selected in three of the major international film festivals in the same year.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/glossary/story/20130819-tannishtha-chatterjee-croisette-for-monsoon-shootout-765171-2013-08-09 Festival Queen: Tannishtha Chatterjee on a roll : Glossary – India Today] . Indiatoday.intoday.in (2013-08-10). Retrieved on 2014-01-14.</ref> Her other notable projects are ''Parched'' directed by Leena Yadav which opened in Toronto, Australian romantic comedy ''Unindian'' with Brett Lee<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/tannishtha-chatterjee-bret-lee-to-get-intimate-in-unindian-208263-2014-10-01 |title=Tannishtha Chatterjee, Bret Lee to get intimate in UnIndian |date=October 2014 |access-date=8 March 2015 |archive-date=21 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121164335/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tannishtha-chatterjee-bret-lee-to-get-intimate-in-unindian/1/393689.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Island City'' which won the best debut director( Ruchika Oberoi) in Venice and Garth Davies's film LION co-starring Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/tannishtha-nawazuddin-deepti-naval-in-hollywood-film-115011500971_1.html |title=Tannishtha, Nawazuddin, Deepti Naval in Hollywood film |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=15 January 2015 |access-date=9 April 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072617/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/tannishtha-nawazuddin-deepti-naval-in-hollywood-film-115011500971_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Her film Angry Indian Goddesses received acclaim in Toronto and Rome international film festivals. In March 2016 Tannishtha was given a special award in a ceremony held at the BAFTA for her contribution to Asian Cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tannishtha-chatterjee-hugely-thrilled-with-award-in-london/ |title=Tannishtha Chatterjee 'hugely thrilled' with award in London |date=2016-03-15 |website=The Indian Express |access-date=2016-03-21 |archive-date=1 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401074744/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tannishtha-chatterjee-hugely-thrilled-with-award-in-london/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She won the best actress for the film ''Parched'' along with three other actresses in ''Festival 2 Valenciennes'' and the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.festival2valenciennes.com/ |title=Festival2valenciennes |website=Festival2valenciennes.com |access-date=2016-03-26 |archive-date=4 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404180821/http://www.festival2valenciennes.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was the president of the jury of the MOOOV film festival in Belgium in 2016.<ref>http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Tannishtha-C {{dead link|date=February 2018}}</ref> She won the best actress at the Pune International Film Festival 2017 for her role in Dr. Rakhmabai.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/tannishtha-chatterjee-bags-best-actress-award-at-piff/articleshow/56650803.cms |title=Tannishtha Chatterjee bags Best Actress Award at PIFF |newspaper=Times of India |access-date=9 April 2018 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327075638/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/tannishtha-chatterjee-bags-best-actress-award-at-piff/articleshow/56650803.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019 Tannishtha made her directorial Debut ''Roam Rome Mein'' which had its World premier at Busan International Film Festival where she won the Asia Star Award.
In 2025, her second directorial film ''Full Plate'' had its World premier at 30th Busan International Film Festival on 18 September 2025 and won Tannishtha the Visionary director award.<ref name="fp:biff">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=82767&c_idx=416 |title= A Window on Asian Cinema: Full Plate |website=Busan International Film Festival|date=18 September 2025|access-date=19 September 2025|language=en}}</ref>
==Activism== Tannishtha speaks quite often on the issue of race/colorism in Indian media. She has walked out during a roast when her skin color was the subject of jokes.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/455Zw0giWKs |archive-date=2021-12-05 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=455Zw0giWKs |title=Tannishtha Chatterjee Was 'Suffocated' on TV Show That 'Roasted' Her |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She explored racism in Indian film and TV industry on Mithaq Kazimi's talk show series.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/WIONews/videos/vb.451369008407073/524063804470926 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817060638/https://www.facebook.com/WIONews/videos/vb.451369008407073/524063804470926 |date=17 August 2022 }} {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> Personally, she adopted a baby girl and has encouraged others to do the same.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://in.style.yahoo.com/parched-actress-tannishtha-chatterjee-adopts-080423811.html |title=Yahoo Search - Web Search |access-date=12 August 2020 |archive-date=18 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118131941/https://in.style.yahoo.com/parched-actress-tannishtha-chatterjee-adopts-080423811.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Films=== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#CC--CCCC; text-align:center;" ! Year !! Film !Role!!Notes |- |2003 || ''Swaraj'' ||| |- | rowspan="2" |2004 || ''Bas Yun Hi'' | Sona || |- |''Hava Aney Dey'' |Mona|| |- | rowspan="2" |2005 || ''Shadows of Time'' |Masha|| |- | ''Divorce'' |Kamla|| |- | rowspan="2" |2006 || ''Bibar'' |Nita||'''Won''' Best Actress Bengal Film Journalists' Association, Osian Film Festival |- | ''Strings-Bound By Faith'' | || |- |2007 || ''Brick Lane'' |Nazneen Ahmed||'''Nominated'''-British Independent Film Awards Best Actress |- |2008 || ''White Elephant'' |Sita|| |- | rowspan="2" |2009||''Barah Aana'' |Rani|| |- | ''Bombay Summer'' |Geetha|| |- | 2010 || ''Road, Movie'' |Gypsy woman|| |- | rowspan="3" |2012 || ''Jal'' |Kajri|| |- | ''Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid'' |Shabri|| |- |''Anna Karenina'' |Masha|| |- | rowspan="5" |2013 | ''Dekh Indian Circus'' |Kajaro||'''Won'''—National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) |- | ''Gulaab Gang'' |Kajri|| |- |''Monsoon Shootout'' |Rani|| |- | ''Siddharth'' |Suman Saini|| |- |''Bhopal: Prayer for Rain'' |Leela|| |- | rowspan="2" |2014 | ''Sunrise'' |Leela|| |- | ''Chauranga'' |Dhaniya|| |-
| rowspan="6" |2015|| ''I Love New Year'' |Riya|| |- | ''Feast of Varanasi'' |Inspector Rajveer Saxena|| |- | ''Rough Book'' |Santoshi||<ref name="roughbook-Mahadevan">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/worldcinema/ananth-mahadevan-s-rough-book-brings-indian-education-into-sharp-focus/article1-1288908.aspx/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217120155/http://www.hindustantimes.com/worldcinema/ananth-mahadevan-s-rough-book-brings-indian-education-into-sharp-focus/article1-1288908.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2015 |title=Ananth Mahadevan's Rough Book brings Indian education into sharp focus |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=23 February 2015}}</ref> |- | ''Parched'' |Rani||'''Won''' Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Best Actress |- | ''Angry Indian Goddesses'' |Nargis Nasreen|| |- | ''Gour Hari Dastaan'' |Anita|| |- | rowspan="3" |2016|| ''Lion'' |Noor|| |- | ''Unindian'' |Meera | |- | ''Doctor Rakhmabai'' |Doctor Rakhmabai||'''Won'''— Best Actress Pune International Film Festival<br />'''Won'''— Best Actress Rajasthan International Film Festival<br />'''Nominated'''— Best Actress Maharashtra State Film Awards<br />'''Nominated'''— Best Actress 17th New York Indian Film Festival |- | 2018 || ''Beyond the Clouds'' | Chotu's mom|| |- |rowspan="3"|2019|| ''Rani Rani Rani'' | Rani|| |- |''Jhalki'' |Priti Vyas|| |- |''Roam Rome Mein'' |Reena |Also director<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tannishtha-chatterjee-s-directorial-debut-roam-rome-mein-to-premiere-at-busan-film-festival-119090600793_1.html |title=Tannishtha Chatterjee's directorial debut 'Roam Rome Mein' to premiere at Busan Film Festival |agency=Press Trust of India |date=2019-09-06 |work=Business Standard India |access-date=2019-09-11 |archive-date=30 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930125448/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tannishtha-chatterjee-s-directorial-debut-roam-rome-mein-to-premiere-at-busan-film-festival-119090600793_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Asia Star Award Busan International Film Festival |- |2020 |''Unpaused'' |style="text-align:center;" |— |Director |- |2022 |''Dahini: The Witch'' | Kamala | |- |2023 |''Joram'' |Vaano | |- |2025 |''The Storyteller'' |Suzie Fibert | |- |2025 |''Full Plate'' |style="text-align:center;" |— |Director '''Won'''- Visionary director award Busan International Film Festival <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/indian-film-festival-of-sydney-returns-with-tannishtha-chatterjees-full-plate-as-opening-night-film/articleshow/123921554.cms |title=Indian Film Festival of Sydney returns with Tannishtha Chatterjee's Full Plate as opening night film |date=16 September 2025|access-date=19 September 2025|website= Times of India |language=en}}</ref>'''Won'''-Peoples choice award, Critics special mention Vesoul International Film Festival |- |}
===Web series=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !!Platform !!Notes |- | 2019 || ''Parchhayee''|| Lavani ||ZEE5 ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://zeetv.zee5.com/tannishtha-chatterjee-in-a-traditional-look-on-the-sets-of-parchhayee/amp/ |title=Tannishtha Chatterjee In A Traditional Look On The Sets Of Parchhayee |website=Zee Tv |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-10-02 |archive-date=20 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320115233/https://zeetv.zee5.com/tannishtha-chatterjee-in-a-traditional-look-on-the-sets-of-parchhayee/amp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2021 || ''Cartel''|| Romilla || Alt Balaji || |- |2022 ||''Modern Love Mumbai''||Rayman || Amazon Prime Video || 1 episode |- |2023 |''Scoop'' |Leena Pradhan |Netflix | |- |2025 |''Bindiya Ke Bahubali''|| Imali Davan || |Amazon MX Player |- |2026 | Bindiya Ke Bahubali Season 2 || Imali Davan || |Amazon MX Player | |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Function ! Award Nomination ! Film ! Status |- |2006 |Osian film festival | rowspan="2" | Best Actress |''Bibar'' |{{won}} |- | rowspan="2" |2007 |British Independent Film Awards 2007 |''Brick Lane'' |{{nominated}} |- |Bengal Film Journalists' Association |Most Promising Actress |''Bibar'' |{{won}} |- |2009 |Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council | rowspan="3" |Best Actress |''Bombay Summer'' |{{won}} |- |2010 |Stardust Award |''Road, Movie'' |{{nominated}} |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |NYIFF Indo-American Arts Council | rowspan="2" |''Dekh Indian Circus'' |{{won}} |- |National Film Award (Special Mention) |Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award |{{won}} |- | rowspan="4" |2016 |London Asian Film Festival |Contribution to Asian Cinema | |{{won}} |- |Festival2valenciennes | rowspan="6" |Best Actress | rowspan="2" |''Parched'' |{{won}} |- |Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles |{{won}} |- |Rajasthan International Film Festival |rowspan="4" |''Doctor Rakhmabai'' |{{won}} |- | rowspan="3" |2017 |Pune International Film Festival |{{won}} |- ||New York Indian Film Festival |{{nominated}} |- ||Maharashtra State Film Awards |{{nominated}} |- |2019 |Busan International Film Festival | Asia Star Award<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tannishtha-chatterjee-honoured-with-asia-star-award-at-busan-international-film-festival/1634468 |title=Tannishtha Chatterjee honoured with Asia Star Award at Busan International Film Festival |access-date=5 October 2019 |archive-date=20 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320115235/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tannishtha-chatterjee-honoured-with-asia-star-award-at-busan-international-film-festival/1634468 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ''Roam Rome Mein'' |{{won}} |- |2025 |Busan International Film Festival | Visionary Director award <ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/tannishtha-chatterjee-numb-and-speechless-after-winning-visionary-director-at-busan-film-fest-101758369108142.html</ref> |''Full Plate'' |{{Won}} |- |2025 |Vesoul International Film festival |Peoples choice award,Critics special Mention |''Full Plate'' |{{Won}} |}
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