Bishwadeep Chatterjee Height, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee
Profession(s)	• Sound Designer • Sound Editor • Audio Mixer
Known For	Designing and mixing the sound for feature films like Madras Cafe (2013), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) and Dhurandhar (2025)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: As a sound designer • Bengali: Chokher Bali: A Passion Play (2003) • Hindi: Raincoat (2004)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2003 • IIFA Award for Best Sound Recording for Devdas (2002) 2006 • Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design for Parineeta (2005) • IIFA Award for Best Sound Recording for Parineeta (2005) 2010 • IIFA Award for Best Sound Recording for 3 Idiots (2009) • Global Indian Music Award for Best Sound Engineer for 3 Idiots (2009) 2013 • National Film Award for Best Audiography for Madras Cafe (2013) 2014 • Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design for Madras Cafe (2013) • Zee Cine Award for Best Sound Design for Madras Cafe (2013) • Apsara Film Producers Guild Award for Best Sound Design for Madras Cafe (2013) 2015 • National Film Award for Best Audiography for Bajirao Mastani (2015) 2016 • Zee Cine Award for Best Sound Design for Bajirao Mastani (2015) 2018 • National Film Award for Best Audiography for Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) 2019 • National Film Award for Best Audiography for Children of the Soil (2018) • Zee Cine Award for Best Sound Design for Padmaavat (2018) 2020 • National Film Award for Best Audiography for Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) • Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design for Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) • IIFA Award for Best Sound Design for Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) • Zee Cine Award for Best Sound Design for Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) • Screen Award for Best Sound Design for Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) 2023 • Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva (2022) 2026 • Screen Award for Best Sound Design for Dhurandhar (2025)
Personal Life
Birthplace	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
College/University	Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (1984-1987)
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Family
Parents	Father- Dipak Chatterjee Mother

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bishwadeep Chatterjee

• Bishwadeep Chatterjee is a renowned Indian film sound designer, sound editor and audio mixer.

• With a career span of over 3 decades, he has virtually worked in every department of Sound for Feature Films, Short Films, Documentaries, Television serials, Advertising films and Music Albums.

• Bishwadeep started his professional career with Bengali cinema, where he made his debut as a sound engineer, with the film, Chokher Bali: A Passion Play. (2003).
  

  A younger age picture of Bishwadeep Chatterjee

• In 2004, he transitioned to Bollywood and made his Hindi film debut with the film Raincoat (2004). In the same year, he gave the sound design for a hit film Parineeta, that gained him recognition in Hindi film industry.

• Soon he established himself as a top tier sound engineer, especially known for blending realism with emotional story telling.

• Bishwadeep breakthrough came im 2013, when he won his first National Award for the film Madras Cafe (2013).
  

  Bishawadeep Chatterjee when he was receiving his National Award from Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee

• In 2014, Chatterjee became one of the early adopters of Dolby Atmos sound technology in any Indian cinema.

• In 2015, he won his second National Award for the film Bajirao Mastani (2015).

• Over years, Bishwadeep has been known to introduce and bring in a fresh approach in recording methods. Some of his notable projects as a sound engineer for Television serials are Chanakya (1991), Junoon (1993) and Swabhiman (1994).

• His notable music albums are Dooba-Dooba (1998) (by Silkroute) and Ab Ke Sawan (1999) (by Shantanu Moitra and Shubha Mudgal).

• Some of notable films in which Bishwadeep Chatterjee, worked as sound engineer are Piku (2015), Pink (2016), Sachin: A Billion Dreams (2017), October (2018), Adipurush (2023), Dhurandhar (2025), and Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026).

• Ge gained global recognition, when he was invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, United States, as a member of The Oscar Academy’s Class of 2018.

• In 2019, Bishwadeep won his third National Film Award for Best Audiography for the film Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019).
  

  Bishawadeep Chatterjee (extreme right), when he got National Award for the film Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

• Beyond film Bishwadeep has designed, installed and has consulted several recording studio installation projects including six of his own.

• He regularly takes workshops at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI) Kolkata and several other film institutions.
  

  Bishawadeep Chatterjee’s at the Film and Telvision Insitute of India (FTII)

• Bishwadeep Chatterjee also conducted masterclasses on Sound Design in cinema at the IFFI (Goa) and PIFF (Pune).

• Bishwadeep has started TAFA (Timbreworx Advanced Film Audiography (TAFA), an institute that provide specialized training in film audiography.

• In April 2026, Bishwadeep Chatterjee gained attention, when actor Ranveer Singh thanked him for “guiding” him to his best potential. He also called him a master of his craft, saying, “you make the impossible easy.”

• Ranveer reshared Aditya Dhar‘s Instagram post about Bishwadeep Chatterjee, on his Instagram Stories, where he wrote,

“Bishuda thank you for always enriching my work. Guiding me to my best potential and always doing it with a benevolent smile and a warm hug. Such is your mastery that you make the impossible look easy. Your greatness is a gift to us.

A screenshot of Ranveer Singh’s Instagram story about Bishwadeep Chatterjee

• Bishwadeep Chatterjee is an avid animal lover.
  

  Bishawadeep Chatterjee with his dog

• He enjoys bike riding in his free time.