Paul Bhattacharjee

Biography

Paul Bhattacharjee was a British actor who worked in theater, film and television. Raised in Harrow, he attended state schools there and joined the Young Theatre at North Harrow in the 1970s, where he learned his craft. From 1979 he worked with Jatinder Verma's Tara Arts, appearing in Yes Memsahib and directing Diwali, and his first regular television part came in the soap Albion Market in 1985. He played Omar Khayyam in Iranian Nights at the Royal Court in 1989, and later took on Art Malik's part in the West End staging of Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink in 1995. Michael Billington treasured his Hari Hobson in Hobson's Choice at the Young Vic in 2003, and his films included Dirty Pretty Things, Casino Royale and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. He recurred as Inzamam Ahmed in EastEnders from 2008 for two years, and in 2012 played Benedick for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Much Ado About Nothing. He died in 2013.

53years old at death

Born May 4, 1960Harrow
Died July 12, 2013Seaford
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Gautam Paul Bhattacharjee

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 9 years2002 to 2011

Every film, newest first

2011The Best Exotic Marigold HotelIMDb rating 7.2
2005The Mistress of SpicesIMDb rating 5.5
2002Dirty Pretty ThingsIMDb rating 7.2

Genres

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Early training
In the 1970s Bhattacharjee joined The Young Theatre at North Harrow, took part in its productions, among them The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew in 1974, and started learning his trade as an actor.
Beyond film
In 1989 Bhattacharjee took the role of Omar Khayyam, a narrator named for the poet, in Iranian Nights by Howard Brenton and Tariq Ali at the Royal Court, a satire later shown on Channel 4.