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

<p>Biswajit Chatterjee is an actor who has spent seven decades in the Bombay film industry.<br>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.<br>His films gave us enduring songs, including “Aap Yun Hi Agar Humse Milte Rahe” and “Kajra Mohabbat Wala.”<br>At 89, he sits down with Smita Prakash on the ANI Podcast to look back on his career, his life and his loves.</p><p><br>Timestamps<br>0:00 – Introduction<br>3:26 – Dharmendra’s Last Film<br>8:42 – Playing Different Roles<br>11:27 – Meeting Guru Dutt<br>16:07 – First Bollywood Film<br>18:50 – Guidance From Uttam Kumar<br>21:08 – Evergreen Songs<br>21:31 – Working With Waheeda Rehman<br>22:52 – Entering Bollywood<br>27:44 – Raaj Kumar Stories<br>31:45 – Acting With Kishore Kumar<br>33:12 – Forgotten Actors of Yesteryear<br>40:45 – The 70s and the Fall of Romantic Heroes<br>47:14 – Working With Mumtaz and Pran<br>49:34 – Dealing With Fame<br>49:44 – Kiss Controversy With Rekha<br>50:56 – Music Journey<br>53:20 – Dev Anand’s Son’s Debut Film<br>54:14 – Sunil Dutt’s ‘Rocky’<br>55:20 – Bangladesh Documentary<br>58:40 – His Son Prosenjit Chatterjee<br>59:31 – Meeting Shah Rukh Khan<br>1:02:03 – Bengali Film Industry vs Bollywood<br>1:07:14 – K. Asif, Bimal Roy and ‘Madhumati’<br>1:11:18 – Making Films Today</p>