Bob Biswas has most definitely exceeded the popularity of Kahaani. Poor Saswata has lost his identity. He is addressed as Bob wherever he goes.
— Saswata Chaterjee on his role on Bob Biswas.
Saswata Chatterjee was born on 19 December 1970 to Subhendu Chatterjee, a noted Bengali actor. Saswata Chatterjee lives in Kolkata and is married to Mohua, a teacher; the actor has one daughter.
Meghe Dhaka Tara was released in 2013, a film inspired by the life and works of Bengali film Director Ritwik Ghatak and also depicts the socio-political environment of contemporary West Bengal during the Tebhaga and Naxalite movements. In this movie, he played the lead character as Nilkantha Bagchi.
Chatterjee started his career with a Hindi serial directed by Saibal Mitra, based on Samaresh Majumdar’s Kaalpurush. Later, he acted in a television series directed by Sandip Ray, where he portrayed the character of Topshe, a sidekick of Feluda, the sleuth. After this television debut, his acting skills were appreciated and he gained popularity.
