Soumitra Chatterjee
Born January 19, 1935 (Age: 91)
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Krishnanagar, Bengal Presidency, British India
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay (Shoumitro Chôttopaddhae; born 19 January 1935 — 15 November 2020) was an Indian Bengali film and stage actor and poet. He was best known for his collaborations with Oscar-winning film director Satyajit Ray, with whom he worked in fourteen films, and his constant comparison with the Bengali cinema screen idol Uttam Kumar, his contemporary leading man of the 1960s and 1970s. Soumitra Chatterjee is also the first Indian film personality to be conferred with the Commandeur de l’ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France's highest award for artists. He is also the winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award which is India's highest award for cinema. Not only that, in 2017 exactly thirty years after auteur Satyajit Ray was honoured with France's highest civilian award, the coveted Legion of Honor, thespian Soumitra Chatterjee, arguably, the most prominent face of Ray's films, is set to receive the prestigious award. Starting with his debut film, Apur Sansar (The World of Apu, 1959), the third part of Apu Trilogy, he went on to work in several notable films with Ray, including Abhijan (The Expedition, 1962), Charulata (The Lonely Wife, 1964), Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest, 1969); Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder, 1973); Sonar Kella (The Fortress, 1974) as Feluda and Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God, 1978) as Feluda, Ghare Baire (The Home and The World, 1984) and Ganashatru (Enemy of the People, 1989). Meanwhile, he also worked with other noted directors of Bengali cinema, with Mrinal Sen in Akash Kusum (Up in the Clouds, 1965), Tapan Sinha in Kshudhita Pashan (Hungry Stones, 1960), Jhinder Bandi (1961), Asit Sen in Swaralipi (1961), Ajoy Kar in Saat Pake Bandha (1963), Parineeta (1969), and Tarun Mazumdar in Sansar Simante (1975) and Ganadevata (1978). He acted more than 210 films in his career till 2016. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2004. In 2012, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema given by the government of India for lifetime achievement. He has won two National Film Awards as an actor, and as an actor in Bengali theatre, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. In 2013, IBN LIVE named him as one of "The men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema". In 2014, he received the introductory Filmfare Awards East for Best Male Actor (Critics) for his role in Rupkatha Noy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Soumitra Chatterjee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay (Shoumitro Chôttopaddhae; born 19 January 1935 — 15 November 2020) was an Indian Bengali film and stage actor and poet. He was best known for his collaborations with Oscar-winning film director Satyajit Ray, with whom he worked in fourteen films, and his constant comparison with the Bengali cinema screen idol Uttam Kumar, his contemporary leading man of the 1960s and 1970s. Soumitra Chatterjee is also the first Indian film personality to be conferred with the Commandeur de l’ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France's highest award for artists. He is also the winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award which is India's highest award for cinema. Not only that, in 2017 exactly thirty years after auteur Satyajit Ray was honoured with France's highest civilian award, the coveted Legion of Honor, thespian Soumitra Chatterjee, arguably, the most prominent face of Ray's films, is set to receive the prestigious award.
Starting with his debut film, Apur Sansar (The World of Apu, 1959), the third part of Apu Trilogy, he went on to work in several notable films with Ray, including Abhijan (The Expedition, 1962), Charulata (The Lonely Wife, 1964), Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest, 1969); Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder, 1973); Sonar Kella (The Fortress, 1974) as Feluda and Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God, 1978) as Feluda, Ghare Baire (The Home and The World, 1984) and Ganashatru (Enemy of the People, 1989). Meanwhile, he also worked with other noted directors of Bengali cinema, with Mrinal Sen in Akash Kusum (Up in the Clouds, 1965), Tapan Sinha in Kshudhita Pashan (Hungry Stones, 1960), Jhinder Bandi (1961), Asit Sen in Swaralipi (1961), Ajoy Kar in Saat Pake Bandha (1963), Parineeta (1969), and Tarun Mazumdar in Sansar Simante (1975) and Ganadevata (1978). He acted more than 210 films in his career till 2016.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2004. In 2012, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema given by the government of India for lifetime achievement. He has won two National Film Awards as an actor, and as an actor in Bengali theatre, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. In 2013, IBN LIVE named him as one of "The men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema". In 2014, he received the introductory Filmfare Awards East for Best Male Actor (Critics) for his role in Rupkatha Noy.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Soumitra Chatterjee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Praktan
2016
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as Train Passenger
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Age: 81
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Life in Park Street
2012
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as
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Age: 77
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Sugar Baby
2011
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as
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Age: 76
Devipaksha
2004
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as Anandamohan Bhattacharya
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Age: 68
Jabab Chai
2001
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Age: 66
Apan Holo Par
2000
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Age: 65
Bastir Meye Radha
2000
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Age: 65
Kalankini Badhu
2000
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Age: 65
Ei Ghar Ei Sansar
2000
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Age: 65
House of Memories
2000
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as Moni Biswas
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Age: 64
Kulangar
2000
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Age: 64
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Aamader Janani
2000
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Age: 64
Madhu Malati
1999
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Age: 64
Dai Daitya
1999
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Age: 64
Satru Mitra
1999
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Age: 64
Santan Jakhan Satru
1999
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Age: 64
Tomai Pabo Bole
1999
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Age: 64
Baba Keno Chakor
1998
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Age: 63
Atmiyo Swajan
1998
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Age: 63
Chowdhury Paribar
1998
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as Police officer
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Age: 63
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Gharer Laxmi
1998
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Age: 62
Nayantara
1997
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Age: 62
Samadhan
1997
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Age: 62
Chandragrahan
1997
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Age: 62
Saptami
1997
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Age: 62
Lathi
1996
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Age: 61
Sanghat
1996
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Age: 61
Mahaan
1996
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Age: 60
Golokdham Rahasya
1992
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as Feluda
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Age: 57
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Rakte Lekha
1992
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as
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Age: 57
Mani Kanchan
1992
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Age: 56
Disappearance
1991
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Age: 56
Sindoor
1991
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Age: 55
Abhagini
1991
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Age: 55
Path O Prasad
1991
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Age: 55
Haraner Naat Jamai
1990
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Age: 55
Jwar Bhata
1990
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as Bijoy's father
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Age: 55
Apon Amar Apon
1990
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Age: 55
The Bengali Night
1988
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as Narendra Sen
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Age: 53
Shyam Saheb
1986
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Age: 51
Lal Golap
1984
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Age: 49
Seemantaraag
1984
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Age: 49
Preyashi
1982
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Age: 47
Bijoyini
1982
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as Priyaranjan Roychoudhury
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Age: 47
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Khelar Putul
1982
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Age: 47
Shipwreck
1979
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as Ramesh
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Age: 44
Debdas
1979
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as Debdas
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Age: 44
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Nadi Theke Sagare
1978
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Age: 43
Pranoy Pasha
1978
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Age: 43
Pratima
1977
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Age: 42
Mantramugdha
1977
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Age: 42
Babu Moshai
1977
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Age: 42
Nishimrigaya
1975
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Age: 40
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Sangsar Simantey
1975
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Age: 39
Sangini
1974
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Age: 39
Jadi Jantem
1974
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as Koushik Mitra
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Age: 39
Sansar
1971
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Age: 36
Khunje Berai
1971
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as Shankar Banerjee
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Age: 36
The Wedding Garland
1971
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Age: 36
Pratham Kadam Phool
1970
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as Sukanto Basu
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Age: 35
Aleyar Alo
1970
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Age: 35
Baksa Badal
1970
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as Dr. Pratul Bhattacharjee
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Age: 34
Aparichito
1969
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as Sujit Nath Mitra
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Age: 34
Parineeta
1969
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as Shekhar
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Age: 34
Teen Bhubaner Paare
1969
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as Subir / Montu
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Age: 34
Ektuku Basa
1965
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Age: 30
Barnali
1963
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as Dr. Ashesh Roy
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Age: 27
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Banarasi
1962
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Age: 27
Agun
1962
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as Chandranath Chatterjee
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Age: 27
Atal Jaler Ahwan
1962
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as Jayanta Choudhury
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Age: 27
Three Daughters
1961
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as Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")
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Age: 26
Over Again
1961
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as Subodh
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Age: 26
The Prisoner of Jhind
1961
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as
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Age: 26
The World of Apu
1959
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as Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
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Age: 24