Alok Chatterjee (1960 or 1961 – 6 January 2025) was an Indian theatre actor and director known for his theatre productions like Death of a Salesman, Nat Samrat and #Anandmath latest play 2022. He has been teaching at NSD and Pune based FTII. He also taught acting in the institute of Anupam Kher, Actor Prepress in Mumbai. At present, Chatterjee, in Madhya Pradesh Natya Vidyalaya Bhopal, is known for his vast range of acting (teaching) with deep literary understanding. He is a gold medalist from the National School of Drama, Delhi for best acting. At present Alok Chatterjee does theatre in his hometown at Bhopal. He was also awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2019 by the president of India Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

Life and career

Alok Chatterjee was born in Madhya Pradesh, to a Hindu family. He earned a scholarship to study at National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi in 1987. Actor Irfan Khan was his batchmate in NSD. When he was in Mumbai alcohol and some other chaos pushed them into oblivion. "It's hard to walk home In the words of Chatterjee who worshiped both times, Mahakal (Shiva), "It was the effect of fifty-seven years ago." (वह साढ़े साती का असर था)"

Chatterjee died on 6 January 2025, at the age of 64.

Plays

PlayAuthorActorDirectorNotes
Krishnaarjun YuddhMakhanlalChaturvediYesKrishnaarjun Yuddh
Buget ki raat ek shahar meinshankar sheshYes
FandiShankarSheshYes
ek tha gadha urf aladad khanSharadJoshi
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareYes
Death of a SalesmanArthur MillerYesYes
Nat SamratVishnu Vaman ShirwadkarYesJayant Deshmukh
Sakuntala ki anghuthiSurendra VermaYes
Swami VivekanandYesYes
Ankahe AfsaneYes

Notable students

Manav Kaul

Aatm Prakash Mishra

Anshul giri

Sources

  • . Free Press Journal.

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