Abir Chatterjee

Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theatre personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut in Bengali cinema in 2009 as a lead with Cross Connection. He is well known for appearing as famous Detective Byomkesh Bakshi in a separate movie series.

He is the son of theatre artists Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He attended Laban Hrad Vidyapith. He then attended Seth Anandaram Jaipuria College for his plus 2. He was granted his B.Com degree from the Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration and his MBA degree from the ICFAI University , Kolkata branch.

Chatterjee is married to Nandini Chatterjee, his college friend in 2007. The couple has a daughter named Mayurakshi Chatterjee. He is an avid East Bengal fan.

He has acted in many Bengali web series including Proloy..asche Ruposhi Bangla, Shasuri Zindabad, Khuje Berai Kacher Manush, Banhishikha, Sudhu Tomari Jonno, Somoy, Ek Akasher Niche, and Janmobhumi.

He has appeared in Bengali movies as Byomkesh Bakshi and Feluda.[10] The Indian Express said he brought "elegant élan and confidence" to his role in The Royal Bengal Tiger.[11]

Abir has appeared as Byomkesh Bakshi in two different series, one helmed by Anjan Dutt and the other by Arindam Sil. He appeared as Feluda in the 2014 film Badshahi Angti.[12]

Abir Chatterjee's great lost film is his screen debut in the 2004 independent period drama Robibar Bikelbela, in which he portrays a disillusioned former Naxalite revolutionary in post-Emergency Bengal.[13] No copies of the film have been found yet.

2014 saw his emergence in a solo leading role in the critically acclaimed film Hrid Majharey by debutant director Ranjan Ghosh.[14][15][16] After acting in this film, he went on to top the list of Calcutta Times Most Desirable Men of 2014 and 2019.[17] Since 2020, he hosts Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

he debuted in the Hindi industry with Season 2 of the SonyLIV original Avrodh.[18]

2020 – West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Best Actor In A Negative Role – Abir Chatterjee for Asur [citation needed ]