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Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

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Biography:  Victor Bannerjee is an Indian actor of Bengali descent, working in Hindi, Bengali and English language films. He has also appeared in a number of TV Series on Indian television. He has worked for prominent directors like Jerry London, Shyam Benegal, Satyajit Ray, Roman Polanski, James Ivory and David Lean. Early Life Bannerjee is a descendant of Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, a leading intellectual, and a prominent man of his time and the first president of the Indian National Congress (1885). He did his schooling from St. Edmund's, Shillong, and graduated in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. Career In 1984, he acted as Dr. Aziz Ahmed in David Lean's adaptation of the book A Passage to India, bringing him to the attention of the western audiences. Victor was nominated for the BAFTA award for this role in 1986. He won two other awards for this role: Evening Standard British Film Award and NBR Award (National Board Review, USA) He acted in Merchant Ivory Productions Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures and Satyajit Ray's Ghare Baire. Though in recent years he has largely been involved with Bollywood, he is also affiliated with the Bengali film industry. He also plays 'character actor' roles from time to time in British cinema. He was also cast in the role of Jesus by director Stephen Pimlott in the 1988 production of the York Mystery Plays. Personal Life When not in Calcutta, he is to be found in the hill station of Landour in the Lower Western Himalaya in northern India. His wife's name is Maya Banerjee. He has dabbled from time to time in human rights and labour issues. He helped form the Screen Extras Union of India and campaigned for the rights of Garhwali farmers.   He also campaigned for the creation of Uttarakhand in a speech entitled "Uttarakhand: A People Denied" and has been credited with starting the movement that eventually led to the creation of the Uttarakhand Solidarity Network. He has also dabbled in Indian politics, and was once a parliamentary candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from West Bengal.
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Victor Banerjee Movies

Movies Director Release Date
Bollywood
as Actor
Rajshree Ojha 22 May 2024
Bollywood
as Actor
Susant Misra 09 Dec 2022
Bollywood
as Actor
Pavan Kaul 31 Aug 2018
Bollywood
as Actor
Rajeev Jhaveri 05 Aug 2016

Victor Banerjee: Age, Net Worth, Movies, Family, and Personal Details

About Victor Banerjee

Name Victor Banerjee
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Date Of Birth 15 Oct 1946
Age 78
Birth Place Calcutta, West Bengal
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  • The age of Victor Banerjee in the 2024 was 78.

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  • The DOB for Victor Banerjee was 15 Oct 1946.

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  • Chaurahen - Crossroads were Victor Banerjee's upcoming films.

  • Victor Banerjee's next feature film with Rajshree Ojha.

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