Victor Banerjee is an internationally acclaimed Indian actor known for his work in Bengali, Hindi, Assamese and English-language cinema. He began his film career with Shatranj Ke Khilari, directed by Satyajit Ray, in 1977. Banerjee gained global recognition for portraying Dr. Aziz in A Passage to India, directed by David Lean. His performance earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, along with the Evening Standard British Film Award and the National Board of Review Award.
Over the course of his career, Victor Banerjee has collaborated with renowned filmmakers such as Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Mrinal Sen, and Shyam Benegal. In Bengali cinema, some of his notable performances include Ghare Baire, Mahaprithivi, and Lathi. He received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ghare Baire.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan in 2022. With a career spanning more than four decades, Victor Banerjee remains an important figure bridging Indian and international cinema. Films YearTitleRoleDirectorLanguageNote1977Shatranj Ke KhilariPrime MinisterSatyajit RayHindi, Englishdebut film1978Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesMaharajaJames IvoryEnglishBritish Indian film1980Dui PrithibiKunal DuttaPijush BasuBengali1981PikooHiteshSatyajit RayBengaliKalyugDhan Raj / DuryodhanaShyam BenegalHindi1982Jaipur JunctionWerner SchaeferGermanWest Germany filmArohanJotdar Bibhutibhushan GangulyShyam BenegalHindi1983Doosri DulhanAnilLekh TandonHindiProtidanPrabhat RoyBengali1984Ghare BaireNikhilesh "Nikhil" ChoudhurySatyajit RayBengaliA Passage to IndiaDr. AzizDavid LeanEnglishUK, US film1985PratigyaAsit SenBengali1986Foreign BodyRam DasRonald NeameEnglishUnited Kingdom film1987Pratikar Prabhat RoyBengaliEkanta AponBiresh ChatterjeeBengali1988Dadah Is DeathKarpal SinghJerry LondonEnglishAustralian filmAagoon Victor BanerjeeBengali1989AakroshSamratSujit GuhaBengali1990ByabodhanDilip MukherjeeBengaliDebotaAbhijit SenBengali1991MahaprithibiElder SonMrinal SenBengali1992Bitter MoonMr. Isaiah SinghRoman PolanskiFrence, EnglishFrench film1996LathiAtindra Mohan Banerjee Prabhat RoyBengaliMahaanHaranath ChakrabortyBengali1998Moner Moto MonRani's fatherMontazur Rahman AkbarBengaliIndo-Bangladesh joint production1999Tumi Ele TaiBengali2001Dada ThakurHaranath ChakrabortyBengali2002DevaPrabhakar ChowdhurySujit GuhaBengaliChandramallikaAnjan ChoudhuryBengaliAntarghaatPratapTathagata BhattacherjeeBengaliFerari FaujPrasanta BalBengaliGuest appearance2003BhootDr. Rajan Ram Gopal VarmaHindiJogger's ParkJustice Jyotin Prasad Chatterjee Anant BalaniHindi2004Aabar Asbo PhireRavi OjhaBengaliBandhanPratap Narayan ChowdhuryRabi KinnagiBengaliBow Barracks ForeverPeter the CheaterAnjan DuttEnglish, Hindi, Bengali2005ParinamTanmoy MukhopadhyayBengaliMy Brother... NikhilNavin KapoorOnirHindiIt Was Raining That NightJai BanerjeeMahesh ManjrekarBenglish, EnglishHome DeliverySujoy GhoshHindi2006Ho Sakta HaiMohan's grandfatherWilson LouisHindiBradford RiotsAzadNeil BiswasEnglishThe Bong ConnectionGaryAnjan DuttBengali2007Aloy PheraSubhash SenBengaliTa Ra Rum PumShubho Shekhar Rai BanerjeeSiddharth AnandHindiBandhuPrashanta Nanda BengaliApneEhsaan AliAnil SharmaHindiChaurahenDr. Bose Rajshree OjhaEnglishKali ShankarGrandfather of Kali and shankarPrashant NandaBengali2008Sarkar RajMike RajanRam Gopal VarmaHindiTahaanTahaan's GrandfatherSantosh SivanHindi2009Chowrasta: Crossroads Of LoveAnjan DuttEnglish, HindiAladinAladin's grandfatherSujoy GhoshHindiAparadhiSubhash SenBengali2010GumshudaJalaluddinAshoke ViswanathanHindiBondhu Eso Tumi Parthasarathi JoarddarBengali2011MeherjaanKhwaja SahebRubaiyat HossainBengaliPunorutthanRishi MukherjeeBengaliGosain Baganer BhootRam KabirajNitish RoyBengali2012JaalAmit SamantaBengaliOm ShantiSatabdi RoyBengaliDelhi In A DayDhanbirPrashant NairEnglish, HindiEkhon Nedekha Nodir XhipareGrandfather of SudakshinaBidyut KotokyAssameseTor NaamSwapna's fatherSatabdi DasBengali2013ShabdoDr SenKaushik GangulyBengaliKagojer NoukaRamanParthasarathi JoarderBengaliShantiniketaneyAshok BiswanathanBengali2014AmavasSidharth SrinivasanHindiGundaySP Avijit DuttAli Abbas ZafarBengali, HindiChildren Of WarBabaMrityunjay DevvratHindiJeeya Jurir XubaxDhonSanjib SabhapanditAssameseIt Was Raining That NightJai BanerjeeMahesh ManjrekarBengali, English2015UnfreedomFareed RahmaniRaj Amit KumarEnglish2016Tui Je AmaarProdyut BhattacharyaBengaliFeverDr. David RoyRajeev JhaveriHindiLand of the GodsRahul NegiGoran PaskaljevićHindi, EnglishLove ExpressShibo Prasad GangulyRajiv Kumar BiswasBengali2017BiporjoySourav ChakrabortyBengaliGolmaalNarayan RoyBengaliThe House Next DoorMilind RauHindi, Tamil2018AlifaDeep ChoudhuryBengaliThe AnswerParamahansa YoganandaPavan KaulEnglishAmi Sudhu Tor HolamSubrata HalderBengaliHigh LifeIndian ProfessorClaire DenisEnglishXhoixobote DhemaliteBidyut KotokyAssamese2019Josef: Born in GraceFather O' HaraSusant MisraHindiE. M. Forster: His Longest JourneySelf (archive footage)Vance GoodwinEnglish2022Thinking of HimGurudev Rabindranath TagorePablo CesarEnglishIndo- Argentinian filmMaster MoshaiAbhijit SenBengaliSannyasi DeshonayokSubhas Chandra BoseAmlan Kusum GhoshBengaliJosef - Born in GraceFather O'HaraSusant MisraHindiTryst with DestinyPrashant NairHindi2023AkorikTathagata BhattacherjeeBengaliRaktabeej Animesh ChatterjeeNandita-ShiboprosadBengali2024City of Small BlessingsPrakeshChen‐Hsi WongEnglishSingaporean film20255th SeptemberKunal Shamshere MallaHindiRaktabeej 2 Animesh ChatterjeeNandita-ShiboprosadBengaliRoi Roi BinaleVictor SirRajesh BhuyanAssamese Series YearTitleRoleLanguageNetwork/TVNote2021Tryst with DestinyMr. AshwaHindiSonyLIV
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