 His most famous acting role was in the Hindi movie "Bawarchi" ("The Chef"), which was made in 1972; it was adapted by Gulzar from the Bengali film Galpo Holeo Satti, directed by Tapan Sinha.Chattopadhyaya played the role of the strict and regimented patriarch of the house, where his sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren lived in a joint family and still respected and abided by his rules.He had cameos in three Satyajit Ray films