Biswajeet Chatterjee

Biswajeet Chatterjee, known mononymously as Biswajeet or Biswajit, is a veteran Indian actor, producer, director, singer and politician known for his work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema. He made his acting debut in the Bengali films with the legendary icon Uttam Kumar in Mayamrigo (1960) and Dui Bhai (1961), both superhits, then he relocated to Bombay .

In 1962, he performed in the film Bees Saal Baad which was actually offered first to Uttam Kumar but he rejected and was the first film produced by Hemant Kumar , and then followed by Kohraa , Bin Badal Barsat , Majboor , Kaise Kahoon, and Paisa Ya Pyaar . His filmography includes Mere Sanam (1965), Shehnai , Aasra (1964), Night in London , Yeh Raat Phir Naa Aaygi (1966), April Fool (1964), Kismat (1968), Do Kaliyan (1968), Ishq Par Zor Nahin and Sharaarat (1972).

He was usually paired with notable actresses such as Asha Parekh , Waheeda Rehman , Mumtaz , Mala Sinha and Rajshree . Biswajit appeared in Rekha 's debut film Anjana Safar (1969) (later re-titled Do Shikaari ). Though Anjana Safar was blocked by the censors and not released until 10 years later, a scene from the film which shows him kissing Rekha appeared on the pages of the Asian edition of Life magazine.