A biography for Prosenjit Chatterjeehasn’t been written yet.
“There were times when 22 of my films would release in a year.”
“I've always said that we must do local cinema but not lose sight of national appeal. That's the way New Theatres, L V Prasad, Gemini Studios operated.”
“Shyambazar evokes a strong sense of nostalgia in me. There's not a theatre in that area where I haven't watched a movie. I also have fond memories of going grocery-shopping at Grey Street with my grandparents.”
“At one point of time, most of my films were successful, so I could have launched a production house. But had I done that, I would not have grown as an actor.”
“Star Theatre in Shyambazar makes up a big chapter in my life. I worked there for three years during my struggling days.”
“We lack good film scriptwriters. People like Anjan Chowdhury who could develop scripts of pure entertainers are quite difficult to find now. There are obviously some exceptions like Padmanabha Dasgupta. But how many scripts can one single Padmanabha Dasgupta churn out!”
“When critics called me a duplicate of my father, I knew I can't do anything about my genes but I ensured that I shed the romantic image and create my individual style.”
“Throughout my career, I have criticized my every single step and I am open to any criticism.”
“I was never serious about Bollywood films, but when I was offered a film like 'Shanghai,' I took it because it is a good film.”
“I have not planned my Bollywood career the way I have planned my career in Bengali films.”
“I was born to be an actor and I haven't exhausted myself in this particular field.”
“I believe my biggest critic is me only.”
“It is challenging when you are dealing with people's emotions.”
“I've two failed marriages in the past.”
“When people started recognising me as a 'chocolate hero,' I switched on to action movies and became an action star. I kept reinventing myself. it was a continuous process.”
“For an actor, who has done so many commercial movies, who has a large chunk of his fan following addressing him as 'guru,' it's not easy to opt for roles that strip one of the stardom.”
“Bengal has always produced good cinema, be it Satyajit Ray or Ritwik Ghatak.”
“I wanted to be a hero, then I wanted to be an actor. But always I wanted to be respected as a good human being.”
“There's a wow factor associated with my name. It could be due to my work as well as my behaviour.”
“I don't understand politics at all.”