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Victor Banerjee | |
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,_in_Panaji_(cropped).jpg) Banerjee in 2013 | |
| Pronunciation | [bʱikʈɔɾ bɔnd̪opad̪ʱːae̯] |
| Born | 15 October 1946 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Notable work | Full list |
| Spouse | Maya Bhate Banerjee |
| Children | 2 |
| Honors | National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (1984) Evening Standard British Film Award (1985) Padma Bhushan (2022) |
Victor Banerjee[a] (Bengali pronunciation: [bʱikʈɔɾ bɔnd̪opad̪ʱːae̯]; born 15 October 1946) is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 100 films in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Assamese cinema. He has worked with directors such as Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Sir David Lean, Jerry London, Ronald Neame, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, and Montazur Rahman Akbar. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Ghare Baire. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 for his contribution to cinema by the Indian Government.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]While in Calcutta, Banerjee performed in plays. He also performed during his time in Bombay.
Art aficionado
[edit]Banerjee established The Calcutta Art Gallery in the late 1970s. It claims to be the first commercial art gallery in the city.[3]
Film career
[edit]In 1984, Banerjee portrayed Dr. Aziz Ahmed in David Lean's film of A Passage to India, bringing him to the attention of western audiences.[4]
He acted in Merchant Ivory Productions Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures, Satyajit Ray's Shatranj Ke Khilari and Ghare Baire and in Mrinal Sen's Mahaprithivi.[5]
He played role of God in the 1988 production of the York Mystery Plays, directed by Steven Pimlott. He was the first Asian to play a lead role in British Theatre.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Awards and nominations
[edit]Civilian Awards
[edit]- 2022 — Padma Bhushan — India's third highest civilian award.[7]
Film awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | BAFTA Awards | A Passage to India | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | [8] |
| 1986 | Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Ghare Baire | Best Actor | Won | |
| 1997 | Lathi | Won | |||
| 1985 | Evening Standard British Film Awards | A Passage to India | Best Actor | Won | |
| 1984 | National Board of Review Awards | Best Actor | Won | [9] | |
| 1985 | National Film Awards | Ghare Baire | Best Supporting Actor | Won | [10] |
Political career
[edit]Banerjee unsuccessfully contested the 1991 Lok Sabha election in Calcutta North West from the Bharatiya Janata Party.[11][12]
As an active member of the BJP, he was critical of Mulayam Singh Yadav's order to shoot the Karsevaks who had once climbed the Babri Masjid prior to its demolition.[13]
He has been highly critical of what he called Navjot Singh Sidhu's pacifist attitude to terrorism exported from Pakistan.[14]
Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ Bengali pronunciation: [bʱikʈɔɾ bɔnd̪opad̪ʱːae̯].
References
[edit]- ↑ "Padma Awards 2022: Complete list of recipients". mint. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ "Padma Honours: Victor Banerjee To Receive Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri For Sonu Nigam". NDTV. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ "Calcutta becomes new vogue-city in business of art, Bengal painters emerge from the shadows". India Today. 15 November 1989. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "The return of Victor Banerjee - Times of India". The Times of India. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "I have a kitchen to run: Victor Banerjee defends his brief role in 'Gunday'". News18. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ Schafer, Elizabeth (2019). Theatre and Christianity. London: Macmillan International, Higher Education Red Globe Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-352-00557-8.
- ↑ "Padma Awards 2022 List: CDS General Bipin Rawat among recipients; Full List of Padma Awards winners". Jagranjosh.com. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Awards Database: Search our record of winners & nominees, Year of Presentation: 1986, Award: Film". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ↑ National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1984
- ↑ "32nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "Did you know that renowned actor Victor Banerjee contested the 1991 Lok Sabha election from Northwest Kolkata as a BJP candidate". www.india.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Who is Victor Banerjee? The man who held a rally with five people: How his 1991 BJP gamble became a prophecy after Bengal's 206-seat victory". ET Now. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Banerjee, Victor. "A CHRISTENING IN BLOOD". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "Victor Banerjee Slams Navjot Singh Sidhu". Business Standard India. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Victor Banerjee at Wikimedia Commons- Victor Banerjee at IMDb
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Male actors in Bengali cinema
- Indian male film actors
- Male actors from Kolkata
- Male actors from Dehradun
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Male actors in Hindi cinema
- Indian male television actors
- Best Supporting Actor National Film Award winners
- Bengali male television actors
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts
- People associated with Shillong
- People from Shillong
- Actors from Meghalaya