EP-452 | Biswajit Chatterjee on Kishore Kumar, Rekha, Dharmendra, Raaj Kumar & Bollywood’s Golden Era

Biswajit Chatterjee is an actor who has spent seven decades in the Bombay film industry.
In the 1960s, Biswajit became one of Hindi cinema’s defining romantic leads. With his effortless charm and trademark smile, he starred in films such as Bees Saal Baad, Kohra, Mere Sanam, Night in London, April Fool and Kismat.
His films gave us enduring songs, including “Aap Yun Hi Agar Humse Milte Rahe” and “Kajra Mohabbat Wala.”
At 89, he sits down with Smita Prakash on the ANI Podcast to look back on his career, his life and his loves.

Timestamps
0:00 – Introduction
3:26 – Dharmendra’s Last Film
8:42 – Playing Different Roles
11:27 – Meeting Guru Dutt
16:07 – First Bollywood Film
18:50 – Guidance From Uttam Kumar
21:08 – Evergreen Songs
21:31 – Working With Waheeda Rehman
22:52 – Entering Bollywood
27:44 – Raaj Kumar Stories
31:45 – Acting With Kishore Kumar
33:12 – Forgotten Actors of Yesteryear
40:45 – The 70s and the Fall of Romantic Heroes
47:14 – Working With Mumtaz and Pran
49:34 – Dealing With Fame
49:44 – Kiss Controversy With Rekha
50:56 – Music Journey
53:20 – Dev Anand’s Son’s Debut Film
54:14 – Sunil Dutt’s ‘Rocky’
55:20 – Bangladesh Documentary
58:40 – His Son Prosenjit Chatterjee
59:31 – Meeting Shah Rukh Khan
1:02:03 – Bengali Film Industry vs Bollywood
1:07:14 – K. Asif, Bimal Roy and ‘Madhumati’
1:11:18 – Making Films Today