
His father was Shailendra Chattopadhyay and mother Manimala Devi. In 1953, he was admitted into Calcutta Medical College. In 1960, he completed his M.B.B.S. and became a doctor. He worked in Civil Defence and later joined Kolkata Municipal Corporation. He was involved with amateur theatre under the tutelage of Jnanesh Mukherjee, a stalwart of Bengali theatre and films, and started trying his luck on the silver screen. He was involved with the IPTA. The elder of his two sons is the Bengali actor Saswata Chatterjee and the other based in the USA.

Apon Gharey
MOVIE • 1988

Indrajit
MOVIE • 1992

An Enemy of the People
MOVIE • 1990

Abbajaan
MOVIE • 1994

Preyashi
MOVIE • 1982

In the Forest... Again
MOVIE • 2003

Chorus
MOVIE • 1974

Pratarak
MOVIE • 2002

Annaye Atyachar
MOVIE • 2004

Pratham Kadam Phool
MOVIE • 1970

Sriman Bhootnath
MOVIE • 1997

Chiriyakhana
MOVIE • 1967

Uttoran
MOVIE • 1994

Manush Keno Beiman
MOVIE • 1999

Dr. Munshir Diary
MOVIE • 2000

Amar Maa
MOVIE • 1998

Jamaibabu Zindabad
MOVIE • 2001

Santan Jakhan Satru
MOVIE • 1999