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Mar 28, 2021 · Humble and earthy as ever, Victor Banerjee, the septuagenarian actor, feels among all the films he has appeared in, Satyajit Ray’s ‘Shatranj Ke Khilari’ had the biggest impact on his career.
Jan 26, 2022 · New Delhi: Victor Banerjee had burst on the silver screen in 1977 as the hookah-smoking Madr-ud-Daula, 'prime minister' of Awadh, in Satyajit Ray's 'Shatranj Ke Khiladi', and he maintains that it was the biggest break of his career that has seen him appearing in English, Hindi, Bengali and Assamese language films, working with marquee directors such as David Lean, James Ivory, Roman Polanski and Ronald Neame, and closer home, with Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal and Ram Gopal Verma.
Jan 26, 2022 · Victor Banerjee had burst on the silver screen in 1977 as the hookah-smoking Madr-ud-Daula, 'prime minister' of Awadh, in Satyajit Ray's 'Shatranj Ke Khiladi', and he maintains that it was the biggest break of his career that has seen him appearing in English, Hindi, Bengali and Assamese language films, working with marquee directors such as David Lean, James Ivory, Roman Polanski and Ronald Neame, and closer home, with Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal and Ram Gopal Verma.
Mar 17, 1985 · Victor Banerjee, with his electrifying performance as Dr. Aziz in David Lean's screen adaptation of E. M. Forster's ''Passage to India,'' has become the first Indian actor since Sabu, the ...
Mar 21, 2022 · Forty five years have passed since Victor Banerjee made his silver screen bow by starring in Shatranj Ke Khilari, where he played the role of prime minister Madar-ud-Daula. Now, at 75, with more than 60 feature films to his name, Banerjee has cemented his legacy as an actor with a unique filmography.
Victor Banerjee (born Partho Sarathi Banerjee, 15 October 1946) is an Indian actor who appears in English, Hindi, Bengali and Assamese language films. He has worked for directors including Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Sir David Lean, Jerry London, Ronald Neame, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Montazur Rahman Akbar and Ram Gopal Varma.
Oct 17, 2023 · He has Satyajit Ray, David Lean, James Ivory, Shyam Benegal and Roman Polanski on his resume. So when Victor Banerjee returns to Bengali cinema playing the president of India in Nandita Roy-Shiboprosad Mukherjee’s political thriller Raktabeej, there is palpable excitement around the film (releasing on October 19) and his role.
