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Pallavi Chatterjee

Indian actress

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ77393870
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Pallavi Chatterjee (born 30 October 1965) is an Indian actress and producer who is known for her works in Bengali Film Industry. She is best known for her role as Brinda in Rituparno Ghosh's Dosar (2006). She is the recipient of Kalakar Awards for two times.

Born to actor Biswajit Chatterjee, Chatterjee made her acting debut opposite Arindam Ganguly. Her first big screen venture was Sujit Guha's Amar Prem in 1989 that stars her brother Prosenjit Chatterjee and Juhi Chawla as the protagonists. She made her Bollywood debut with Vinod Talwar's Teri Talash Mein (1990).

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The public source identifies “Pallavi Chatterjee” as indian actress. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Pallavi, Chatterjee and Indian.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1965, 2006, 1989, 1990—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1970-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Pallavi, Chatterjee and Indian providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from Pallavi Chatterjee” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.