Vikram Chatterjee


Vikram Chatterjee is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. He made his silver screen debut in 2012 with a supporting role in Mainak Bhowmik's Bedroom. In the same year he acted in Elar Char Adhyay based on Rabindranath Tagore's last novel "Char Adhyay". In 2013, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss Bangla as a contestant. Soon after he portrayed supporting roles in Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends, Hoi Choi, Britto and few other films. He gained widespread popularity after playing the lead roles in the daily soaps Ichchenodi and Phagun Bou.
Chatterjee's acting skills in Shaheb Bibi Golaam in 2016 and Meghnad Badh Rahasya in 2017 earned him critical acclaim. Khoj in 2017 marked his debut in a lead role. After a brief setback due to the Sonika Chauhan controversy, he made comeback with Shohorer Ushnotomo Din E in 2023. Thereafter, he has starred in films including Pariah, Surjo, Omorshongi and Durgapur Junction, which have been critically acclaimed as well have achieved lukewarm commercial success. Pariah earned him a nomination for the Best Actor at the 8th Filmfare Awards Bangla.

Early life and education

Vikram was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to father Bijoy Chatterjee and mother Mallika Chatterjee. He spent a major part of childhood in Bhowanipore. He completed his graduation and alma mater from the City College, Kolkata.

Media

In 2017, Calcutta Times ranked him as the 5th Most Desirable Man of Tollywood.

Filmography

YearFilmCharacterDirectorNote
2012BedroomRajatMainak BhaumikMarked his debut in Bengali Film Industry
2012Elar Char AdhyayAtinBappaditya Bandopadhyay
20123 KanyaNancy's husbandAgnidev ChatterjeeCameo role
2013Ami Aar Amar GirlfriendsDeepMainak Bhaumik
2013MistakeNeelS.K. Bangalore
2013Hoi ChoiNalokDebarati Gupta
2014Ami Shudhu Cheyechi TomayJoyAshok Pati, Anonno MamunIndo-Bangladesh joint production
2014Gogoler KirtiJoyPompi Ghosh Mukherjee
2014BrittoRoniSurajit Dhar
2015Ajana BatashSandyAnjan Das
2016Saheb Bibi GolaamZicoPratim D. Gupta
2016AatishAatishParoma Neotia
2017KhojSayan BoseArka GangulyMarked his first film in a lead role
2017Meghnad Badh RahasyaWrik BoseAnik Dutta
2022Kuler AchaarPritamSudeep Das
2023Shesh PataSounakAtanu Ghosh
2023Shohorer Ushnotomo Din ERitobanAritra Sen
2024PariahLubdhak ChatterjeeTathagata Mukherjee
2024SurjoSurjoSiladitya Moulik
2025OmorshongiAnuragDibya Chatterjee
2025Durgapur JunctionSoumyaArindam Bhattacharya
2025RaasSomnathTathagata Mukherjee
2025Mrigaya: The HuntAnimeshAvirup Ghosh
2025Memory X TBATathagata MukherjeeWill mark his debut in the Hindi Film Industry
2026Pariah 2 Lubdhak ChatterjeeTathagata Mukherjee

Other works

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Controversy

On 29 April 2017 at 3.30 am Vikram and his friend Sonika Chauhan a model, actress and a TV Host, was driving back home from a party and met with an accident at Rashbehari Avenue connector near Lake mall. Both were taken to the hospital where Sonika was declared dead by the doctors due to severe head injuries and Vikram was injured. He was treated at Ruby General Hospital and was later discharged on 4 May 2017. A case for culpable homicide under the Indian Penal Code and for driving under the influence under the Motor Vehicles Act was filed against Vikram Chatterjee. Initially he was absconding after the police had charged him with culpable homicide not amounting to murder as well as rash and negligent driving. Later, he was arrested by the Kolkata Police on 6 July. Thereafter a court granted him bail on 26 July 2017.
In 2022, an Alipore city court rejected Vikram Chatterjee’s request for the temporary release of his passport to travel to London.