It is the birthday of one of our most favourite Bengali actors – Saswata Chatterjee. He has made his place prominent not only in the Bengali film industry but also in Hindi. His career-best performances would still be the ones he gave in Bengali movies. He is turning 50, and to celebrate the genius of the actor that he is, we are listing 6 of his best performances in Bengali movies that you could binge on! What better to celebrate the great artist than to celebrate his art?
You can watch the trailer to his action thriller film Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan, here:
1.Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan
In this action thriller film involving RAW agents going against a hoard of terrorists who are about to attack India, Saswata Chatterjee plays the role of the RAW agent Spyder. He is the one who handles all the technical aspects. From light-hearted scenes where he says that the person they chose to lead the mission is ‘crazy’, to the tense scenes where he is giving his all to save the nation, his acting remains top-notch.
Click here to watch Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan.
2. Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana
Based on the story Chiriyakhana, with the famous fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi, this movie is a good mystery thriller. Saswata Chatterjee plays the role of Ajit Bandyopadhyay, the detective’s friend who aids him in solving the cases. His performance brings the character to life and doesn’t fail to captivate the audience.
Click here to watch Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana.
3. Basu Poribar
This one is a family drama, directed by Suman Ghosh. The movie is about a family, cutting the distance between them and coming together. Saswata plays the role of a person who is always negative about the situation and seems to always spoil happy situations. He plays the role so well, that we begin disliking the character despite loving the actor so much.
Click here to watch Basu Poribar.
4. Ebar Shabor
This is another mystery thriller movie, where Saswata Chatterjee plays the lead role. He is ACP Shabor Dasgupta, who is looking for the murderer of a woman named Mitali Ghosh. His personality as the lead investigator is something that makes this movie worth a watch.
Click here to watch Ebar Shabor.
5. Eagoler Chokh (Eye of the Eagle)
This movie is the sequel of Ebar Shabor. Saswata returns as ACP Shabor, who, in this part, is searching for a girl’s murderer. The best part about this role of his is that whenever he appears on screen as ACP Shabor, he owns it. Ebar Shabor and its sequel make Saswata Chatterjee shine as the leading star.
Click here to watch Eagoler Chokh.
6. Tiki Taka
His latest Bengali film is the movie, Tiki Taka. Directed by Parambrata Chattopadhyay, this movie is about an African man who comes to India and is supposed to make it big as a footballer from this country. Saswata Chatterjee plays the role of a guy named PK, a gangster, who vows to stop him from playing the big match.
Watch Saswata Chatterjee’s latest movie Tiki Taka only on ZEE5.