Is Soumitra Chatterjee living or dead?

Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; 19 January 1935 – 15 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, director, playwright, writer, singer and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian bengali cinema.

How did Chatterjee meet Bhaduri in real life?

He managed to meet Bhaduri, through his friend’s mother, actress Shefalika Putul. Though, he met Bhaduri, towards the end of his career, when his theatre had closed, nevertheless over the next three years, till Bhaduri’s death in 1959, Chatterjee made him a mentor, and learnt the craft of acting through their regular interactions.

Who is Soumitra Chattopadhyay in Apur Sansar?

That day, while he was leaving the sets, Ray called him over and introduced him to actor Chhabi Biswas as “This is Soumitra Chattopadhyay; he’s playing Apu in my next film Apur Sansar ” leaving him much surprised.

Did you know that Laxmi Chatterjee also worked with Rishi ray in films?

After Apur Sansar, he also worked with Sharmila Tagore in a number of Ray’s films, apart from working with leading star actor of the period, Uttam Kumar, with whom he has often been compared, in eight films. Chatterjee was cast in diverse roles by Ray and some of the stories and screenplays that Ray wrote were said to be written with him in mind.

What are some of the awards that Soumitra has won?

Soumitra was the recipient of multiple honours and awards. Soumitra was the first Indian film personality who was conferred with France’s highest award for artists ‘ Commandeur’ of, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1999).

Where did Soumitra Kalyan study?

Soumitra and his family moved to Howrah where he studied at the Howrah Zilla School and Calcutta during his early years. Soumitra graduated from the City College, Kolkata with honours in Bengali literature, as a graduating student of the University of Calcutta.

Did Satyajit Ray make any illustrations of Feluda based on Soumitra?

Satyajit Ray made some illustrations of Feluda based on Soumitra’s body figure and look in the 1970s Feluda books. After him Sabyasachi Chakrabarty took the role of the iconic Bengali hero Feluda in the mid-1990s. Soumitra had approached Satyajit Ray to suggest a name for a little magazine founded by Soumitra and Nirmalya Acharya in 1961.