Soumitra Chatterjee
Acting
- Born:
- 1935-01-19
- Died:
- 2020-11-15
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Deep6
Aalor Disha
Haray Khuji Tare
Dui
Ami Soumitra
Reality Show
A Holy Conspiracy
Koli O Arjun
Tritiyo Purush
Belashuru
Her Story
Grohon - The Eclipse
Shlilatahanir Pore
72 Hours
Tokhon Kuasa Chilo
Hobu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Mantri
Abalamban
Abhijaan
Swapner thikana
Somoy
Titli
Samapti
Borunbabur Bondhu
Neem Phul
Sraboner Dhara
Tumi O Tumi
Sanjhbati
Bohomaan
Kaka Bhaipo
Adda
Andarkahini: Self-exile
Dash Mash Dash Diner Galpo
Sheser Golpo
Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective
Basu Paribaar
Dwikhondito
Kusumitar Gappo
Kolkatay Kohinoor
Manojder Adbhut Bari
Astitwa
Flat No 609
Bhagshesh: The Remainder
Shonar Pahar
Bird of Dusk
Michael
Boxer
Antorshotta
Mayurakshi
Chol Kuntal
Samantaral
Sunyo Theke Suru
Bridge
Life of Satyajit Ray Through His Films
Posto
61 No Gorpar Lane
Parobas
Praktan
Peace Haven
The Last Poem
Ahalya
Selfie
Room No. 103
Belaseshe
Kanchenjungha Express
Jijibisha
Punascha
Shesh Boley Kichu Nei
Apur Panchali
Chaya Manush
Durbin
Not a Fairy Tale
Act Zero
Alik Sukh
Adbhoot
Kagojer Nouka
Rupey Tomay Bholabo Na
Bicycle Kick
Maach Mishti & More
Interrogation of a Husband
Tiktiki
Paanch Adhyay
Astra
Life in Park Street
Ebong Bisarjan
Hemlock Society
Shirshendur Diary
Aparajita Tumi
Sugar Baby
Nobel Chor
Sanskar
Aarohan
Banshiwala
Ami Aadu
Ek Jhank Ichhe Dana
Saptasur
Friend
Dwando
Angshumaner Chhobi
The Understudy
Pakhi
Kaalbela
Aainaate
Tomar Jonyo
Rangamati
Chander Bari
Ballygunge Court
Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo
Minister Fatakesto
Krishnakanter Will
The Bong Connection
Footsteps
Faltu
Bhalobasar Anek Naam
M.L.A. Fatakesto
15 Park Avenue
Shadows of Time
IDOL MAKERS OF KOLKATA
Mantra
Nishijapon
Critical Encounter
Devipaksha
Bhalo Theko
Shubho Muharat
In the Forest... Again
The Underground Chamber
Juwa
Daitya
Gandharbi
Saanjhbatir Roopkathara
Guru Sishya
Jabab Chai
Cancer
Churiwala
Chupi Chupi
Dekha
Hemanter Pakhi
Sud Asal
Etai Swarga
Apan Holo Par
Bastir Meye Radha
Kalankini Badhu
Ei Ghar Ei Sansar
House of Memories
Kulangar
Aamader Janani
Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo
Madhu Malati
Dai Daitya
Asukh
Satru Mitra
Santan Jakhan Satru
Tomai Pabo Bole
Baba Keno Chakor
Strange Tale of a Strange Village
Atmiyo Swajan
Chowdhury Paribar
The Tree
Gharer Laxmi
Bhagya Debata
Nayantara
Samadhan
Chandragrahan
Saptami
Lathi
Sanghat
Mahaan
Kakababu Here Gelen?
Vrindavan Film Studios
Mejo Bou
Wheel Chair
Uttoran
Ghar Sansar
Prajapati
Mon Mane Na
Golokdham Rahasya
Rakte Lekha
Mani Kanchan
World Within, World Without
Disappearance
Sindoor
Path O Prasad
Abhagini
Haraner Naat Jamai
Jwar Bhata
The Branches of the Tree
Apon Amar Apon
An Enemy of the People
The Bengali Night
Ekti Jiban
Debi Baran
Aagaman
Sarbojaya
Sukumar Ray
Terror
Vasundhara
Shyam Saheb
Tagari
Baikunther Will
The Home and the World
Lal Golap
Seemantaraag
Kony
Agradani
Amar Geeti
Indira
Chena Achena
Preyashi
Matir Swarga
Bijoyini
Khelar Putul
Father
Nyay Anyay
Pratisodh
Pratisodh
The Kingdom of Diamonds
Gharer Baire Ghar
Pankhiraj
Darpa Churna
Shipwreck
Debdas
The Elephant God
Nadi Theke Sagare
Ganadevata
Pranoy Pasha
Pratima
Mantramugdha
Babu Moshai
Sudur Niharika
Datta
Nishimrigaya
Chhutir Phande
Sangsar Simantey
The Golden Fortress
Sangini
Jadi Jantem
Asati
Agnibhramar
Shesh Prishthay Dekhun
Distant Thunder
Nishi Kanya
Basanta Bilap
Natun Diner Alo
Stree
Aparna
Jiban Saikate - Life on the Beach
Bilet Pherat
Sansar
Khunje Berai
Malyadan
Pratham Kadam Phool
Padma Golap
Aleyar Alo
Days and Nights in the Forest
Baksa Badal
Aparichito
Parineeta
Teen Bhubaner Paare
Baghini
Ajana Shapath
Mahashweta
Hathat Dekha
The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray
Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar
Monihar
The Coward
Up in the Clouds
Ektuku Basa
Kanch Kata Hire
Kinu Gowalar Gali
Charulata
The Representative
Saat Pake Bandha
Barnali
The Expedition
Banarasi
Agun
Atal Jaler Ahwan
Punashcha
Three Daughters
The Prisoner of Jhind
The Hungry Stones
Devi
The World of Apu
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