Tannishtha Chatterjee
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| Alma mater | National School of Drama |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Film actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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Tannishtha Chatterjee (Script error: No such module "IPA".) (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[1] for which she was nominated best actress at the British Independent Film Awards.[2] 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.[3] She majored in Chemistry at Delhi University before entering the National School of Drama.[4]
Chatterjee is unmarried and has adopted a girl child, to raise her as a single mother. [5] [6]
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.[7] 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.[8] She was the lead in Road, Movie with Abhay Deol and as earned the moniker Princess of Parallel Cinema in the Indian press.[9] 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.[10] She was the lead in Lucy Liu's film Meena based on the book Half the Sky.[11]
A trained Hindustani classical vocalist, she sang in the movies Road, Page 3,[12] among others. She sang at the Royal Opera House in London with British composer Jocelyn Pook.[citation needed]
Chatterjee was a member of the jury at the 2010 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[13] She appeared in a T series film I Love New Year opposite Sunny Deol directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru.[14][15]
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.[16] Her other notable projects are Parched directed by Leena Yadav which opened in Toronto, Australian romantic comedy Unindian with Brett Lee[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20] She was the president of the jury of the MOOOV film festival in Belgium in 2016.[21] She won the best actress at the Pune International Film Festival 2017 for her role in Dr. Rakhmabai.[22] 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.[23]
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.[24] She explored racism in Indian film and TV industry on Mithaq Kazimi's talk show series.[25] Personally, she adopted a baby girl and has encouraged others to do the same.[26]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Swaraj | ||
| 2004 | Bas Yun Hi | Sona | |
| Hava Aney Dey | Mona | ||
| 2005 | Shadows of Time | Masha | |
| Divorce | Kamla | ||
| 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 | |
| 2009 | Barah Aana | Rani | |
| Bombay Summer | Geetha | ||
| 2010 | Road, Movie | Gypsy woman | |
| 2012 | Jal | Kajri | |
| Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid | Shabri | ||
| Anna Karenina | Masha | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2014 | Sunrise | Leela | |
| Chauranga | Dhaniya | ||
| 2015 | I Love New Year | Riya | |
| Feast of Varanasi | Inspector Rajveer Saxena | ||
| Rough Book | Santoshi | [27] | |
| Parched | Rani | Won Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Best Actress | |
| Angry Indian Goddesses | Nargis Nasreen | ||
| Gour Hari Dastaan | Anita | ||
| 2016 | Lion | Noor | |
| Unindian | Meera | ||
| Doctor Rakhmabai | Doctor Rakhmabai | Won— Best Actress Pune International Film Festival Won— Best Actress Rajasthan International Film Festival Nominated— Best Actress Maharashtra State Film Awards Nominated— Best Actress 17th New York Indian Film Festival | |
| 2018 | Beyond the Clouds | Chotu's mom | |
| 2019 | Rani Rani Rani | Rani | |
| Jhalki | Priti Vyas | ||
| Roam Rome Mein | Reena | Also director[28] Asia Star Award Busan International Film Festival | |
| 2020 | Unpaused | — | Director |
| 2022 | Dahini: The Witch | Kamala | |
| 2023 | Joram | Vaano | |
| 2025 | The Storyteller | Suzie Fibert | |
| 2025 | Full Plate | — | Director Won- Visionary director award Busan International Film Festival [29]Won-Peoples choice award, Critics special mention Vesoul International Film Festival |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
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| 2019 | Parchhayee | Lavani | ZEE5 | [30] |
| 2021 | Cartel | Romilla | Alt Balaji | |
| 2022 | Modern Love Mumbai | Rayman | 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
References
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- ^ An interview with Tannishtha Chatterjee, main actress of BRICK LANE. cinemawithoutborders.com (2008-06-13.html)
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External links
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