Debesh Chattopadhyay

Debesh Chattopadhyay
Debesh Chattopadhyay of Kolkata
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor, Theatre & Film director

Debesh Chattopadhyay (a.k.a. Chatterjee) is an Indian Bengali film & theatre director and actor. He has also acted in a few Bengali films.

Chattopadhyay is associated with theatre since 1984. At that time he was 18 years old. In 1989 he joined Bengali theatre group Shilpayan and became a full-time theatre artist. In 1992 he joined theatre group Ganakrishti and acted in the play Manyobor Bhool Korchen. He also worked in the theatre group Theatron. In 1995 he founded his own group Arindam and staged a drama Dwicharini. His has directed several plays for the Bengali theatre group Sansriti.

HAYAVADANA : Playwright - Girish Karnad, AGNIBARSHI : Playwright - John Osborne, PRATINIDHI : Playwright - Debasish Mazumdar, WINKLE TWINKLE : Playwright - Bratya Basu, PHATARU : Based on Nabarun Bhattacharya’s story, CADAVEROUS : Workshop based a short play, ANWAY : Workshop based Intimate Play, EA : Based on story by Peter Bischel, SHYAMASUNDARI : Playwright - G B Shaw, SURJO-PORA CHAI : Playwright - Debesh Chattopadhyay, TETRI KAHANI : Story by Mahasweta Devi, NEKRE O BHERA : Playwright - Debesh Chattopadhyay, FANDI GRAM : Workshop based short play, DREAM DREAM : Playwright - William Shakespeare, BREAK FAIL : Playwright - Debesh Chattopadhyay, EKA, EKA NOI : A Poetry Based Performance, CHENA DUKHHO CHENA SUKH : Playwright - Sumitro Bannerjee, BIKELE BHORER SORSHE-PHOOL : Playwright - Bratya Basu, DEVI SARPAMASTA : Playwright - Manoj Mitra, KANU KAHE RAI : Playwright - Swaradendu Bandopadhyay, BRAIN : Playwright - Debesh Chattopadhyay, CHIROKUMAR SABHA : Playwright - Rabindra Nath Tagore, CHALOMAAN ASHARIRI : Playwright - Jyotishmaan Chattopadhyay, SHEY : Playwright - Rabindra Nath Tagore, BHALO MANUSH : Playwright -Brecht/Ajitesh Bandopadhyay.

FALTU (2000), THE GAP (2001), SURJO-PORA CHHAI (2003), NEKRE O BHERA (2005), TETRI KAHANI (2006), FANDIGRAM (2008), BRAIN (2009),

Documentary film on ‘Satu Sen’ which is financed by the National School of Drama, Delhi. Documentary film ‘Dreams Unlimited’ on ‘Natyamela 2008’ produced by Paschim Banga Natya Academy. Documentary film on ‘Rangakarmi -A Journey’ based on the activities and contribution of the theatre group ‘RANGAKARMI’ (Director- Usha Ganguly). Documentary film on ‘Habib Tanvir’ produced by Paschim Banga Natya Academy.

Physically and mentally challenged children of SANCHAR, BIKRAMSHILA (NGO). Theatre workers of different theatre groups of West Bengal. School children (St. Augustine’s, South Point, Kolkata). Minerva Natyasanskriti Charchakendra for repertoire. Paschim Banga Natya Academy, Theatrical Workshop (Residential), at Kaliagange, Uttar Dinajpur.

Seminars organised by N S D, Paschimbanga Natya Academy, Nandipat, Rangakala, Sayak,Rangroop, Abhinayan, Rupantar, Ajitesh Natya Academy, Natya Srijoni, Natyasodh, Kathakriti, Prachya etc.