Tannishtha Chatterjee is one of India’s leading art house film actors. A trained vocalist in classical Indian music, she honed her acting skills at the National School of Drama, New Delhi.

Her past credits include Brick Lane (2007), which is based on Monica Ali's best selling novel and directed by Sarah Gavron. The film garnered her a nomination for Best Actress in The British Independent Film Awards. She has won the Best Actress award in the Osian Film Festival and from the Bengal Film Journalists Association for her role in Bibar (2004). Tannishtha has also acted in Swaraaj (2002) for which she received a National Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The film also won the Audience Choice Award in the Palm Springs Festival. She has also acted in many award-winning features that have been screened at film festivals worldwide such as Bas Yun Hi (2003); Let the Wind Blow (2004), an Indo-French production; Shadows of Time (2004), directed by Academy Award winning German director Florian Gallenberger; Kasturi (2005) and Strings (2006). Her films include Barah Aana where she stars alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Vijay Raaz, the NFDC and NDTV co-production The White Elephant and Dev Benegal's The Road, Movie.