Obhi was born and brought up in London, the son of Bengali parents (Padma & Jayanta Chatterjee) who regularly organised cultural events in and around London which usually featured the music, plays and dance of Rabindranath Tagore. He has accompanied some of the top singers of Rabindrasangeet on tabla, including Subinoy Roy and Kanika Banerjee.
His interest in moving images developed at an early age from watching his father use an 8mm camera to record holidays and film a short, stop-motion animation sequence. Since his marriage to Kaberi Chatterjee, Obhi has been exploring the possibilities presented by digital audiovisual technologies to develop his creative side.
Filmography
(Sep 2012) – Chitrangada - authentic, feature film version of Rabindranath Tagore’s classic dance-drama
May 2011 – Chandalika – authentic, feature film version of Rabindranath Tagore’s classic dance-drama
Sep 2010 – Kaberi’s Indian cooking: Episode 1 - start of Kaberi’s webseries about easy, healthy Indian cooking
Aug 2010 – Shyama podcast: Special edition – Kolkata Film Festival - presenting Shyama at the Kolkata Film Festival 2009
Sep 2009 - Shyama - authentic, feature film version of Rabindranath Tagore’s classic dance-drama
Mar 2009 – Shyama podcast: Episode 2 - second part of our podcast series about Shyama and Tagore
Feb 2009 – Shyama podcast: Episode 1 - start of our podcast series about Shyama and Tagore
Jul 2008 - Kaberi’s Indian dance workout DVD - interactive workout DVD devised and choreographed by Kaberi Chatterjee; Obhi also composed and performed the music
Jun 2006 - Manipuri dance - dynamic virtual set and presentation accompanying solo stage performance by Kaberi Chatterjee at the Purcell Room, London
Mar 2006 - Adapting - 23-minute documentary short
Nov 2005 - Manipuri dance - promotional trailer and DVD for Kaberi Chatterjee
Sep 2005 - Tagore’s dance influences - video documentary presented by Kaberi Chatterjee as part of her doctoral thesis
