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 one of the highest-paid actors in Indian Bengali cinema along Jeet and Dev. He won Best Villain Award for Kanamachi at Zee Bangla Gaurav Awards 2014 and Best Romantic Hero of the Year for Alaap at the Tele Cine Awards 2024. His performances in the critically acclaimed films Shah Jahan Regency, Bishorjan and Tritiya Adhyay have been praised. He has starred in National Award winning films like Bishorjan (2017) as well as commercially successful films including Bojhena Shey Bojhena (2012), Guptodhoner Sandhane (2018), Durgeshgorer Guptodhon (2019), Alaap (2024) and Bohurupi (2024), which are among the highest grossing Bengali films of all time.