From his charismatic screen presence to playing a cool dad: A look back at Bengali actor Abhishek Chatterjee's work on small screen

Known for his good look and charm, Bengali actor Abhishek Chatterjee was one of the popular movie stars who romanced almost all the leading ladies of his time on-screen. He made his movie debut in ‘Pathbhola’, directed by eminent director Tarun Majumder. The movie also had renowned artists like Sandhya Roy, Utpal Dutt alongside Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul. That was just a start. Abhishek, with curly hair and a chocolate boyish charm, managed to cast a spell on the silver screen and had many admirers, especially female ones. Later, he started doing television shows. Bengali viewers have seen him playing different roles in ‘Tapur Tupur’, ‘Phagun Bou’, ‘Mohor’, ‘Khorkuto’ to name a few. Here’s a glimpse… (Photo: Facebook)

Abhishek, who was a leading hero of Tollywood, essayed versatile roles in different television shows in his career. Although, he was mostly seen in supporting roles, playing the role of a father figure, his screen presence had a different charm. He played a cool dad in ‘Khorkuto’, a man with ideology in ‘Mohor’, a fallen hero in ‘Phagun Bou’, whose past life got unfolded after his demise. He also played prominent roles in ‘Anchol’, ‘Chokher Tara Tui’, ‘Tapur Tupur’, ‘Ichche Nodee’ and most of these were hugely popular shows.

Popularly known as Tollywood’s Mithu Da, Abhishek’s presence had a different charm that none can deny. Although he mostly seen playing the role of a father, Abhishek’s charm could easily leave young actors in perplex.

Among other projects on TV, Abhishek, Gargi Roy Chowdhury and Chandreyee Ghosh starrer telefilm ‘Setu’ is worth a mention. It not only earned good feedback from audience but also got an immense response in terms of viewership. (Photo: Facebook)

The actor was a leading romantic hero who did beat up goons and rescued damsel in distress in movies. But Abhishek’s sense of humour is worth a mention. His last show ‘Khorkuto’ is a comedy-drama where he is playing a cool dad. His reel character Dr. Koushik has a happy go lucky girl who always follows her heart. Protagonist Gungun’s whimsical actions landed her dad Koushik in tricky positions time and again. And Abhishek was convincing as Dr. Koushik. His comic timing and natural acting made Dr. Koushik’s character close to the masses.

The senior actor was shooting for soon-to-be-launched TV show ‘Ismart Jodi’. He was unwell but didn’t want to cancel the shoot. Abhishek and his wife Sanjukta attended yesterday’s shoot. The actor was very much unwell and his condition deteriorated further. His co-stars Jeetu Kamal, Bharat Kaul, who were also shooting for the same show, helped him get into the car. Abhishek denied visiting a hospital and rather chose to get treatment at home. Later, at night, he breathed his last.

The actor was immensely popular among his co-stars. Indrani Halder broke down into tears while speaking about him. She had a close bond with the late actor. Bhaswar Chatterjee, Oindrila Sen, Bidipta Chakraborty and many other actors mourned his untimely demise.