Prosenjit and Rituparna Sengupta: Why They Stopped Working Together, and What Is Actually Known

Facts below are taken from published reports available on 20 October 2026. This is about their working relationship only, and no private life claims are repeated.

Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta were Bengali cinema’s most popular pair through the 1990s. Then they stopped working together for about 14 years.

The timeline

• 1990s to 2002: a long run of films together. The last before the break, per reports, was Streer Maryada (2002).
• 2016: they reunited for Praktan.
• 2024: Ajogyo, which Prosenjit described as their 50th film together (Bollywood Hungama).

What each has said

Rituparna Sengupta was reported in a Times of India interview to have declined to explain the gap, saying the reason would stay with her. Prosenjit Chatterjee framed it in career terms in a Bollywood Hungama interview: he said they took a break for some time as he moved towards different kinds of cinema, and she took on more mature, distinct roles, so each built an individual image. Outlook India once reported that the two had refused to work together over unspecified personal and professional issues; that is one publication’s characterisation, and neither actor has confirmed details.

Our reading

The public explanation is career divergence. Anything beyond that is rumour, and the rumours have never been acknowledged by either of them. We will not repeat them.

Questions people ask

Why did Prosenjit and Rituparna stop working together?

No confirmed reason exists. Prosenjit points to diverging careers; Rituparna has declined to explain.

Which film brought them back together?

Praktan (2016).

How many films have they done together?

Ajogyo (2024) was described by Prosenjit as the 50th.

Sources

• Bollywood Hungama interview
• The Statesman
• Outlook India