Soumitra Chatterjee

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

276

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-01-19

Day of death

2020-11-15 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Krishnanagar, Bengal Presidency, British India

Soumitra Chatterjee

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

  • Act Zero

    Act Zero

  • The Tree

    The Tree

  • Etai Swarga

    Etai Swarga

  • Dekha

    Dekha

  • Kony

    Kony

  • Tomar Jonyo

    Tomar Jonyo

  • Rupey Tomay Bholabo Na

    Rupey Tomay Bholabo Na

  • Charulata

    Charulata

  • In the Forest... Again

    In the Forest... Again

  • Aparichito

    Aparichito

  • Indira

    Indira

  • Jiban Saikate - Life on the Beach

    Jiban Saikate - Life on the Beach

  • The Home and the World

    The Home and the World

  • Up in the Clouds

    Up in the Clouds

  • Reality Show

    Reality Show

  • Asati

    Asati

  • A Holy Conspiracy

    A Holy Conspiracy

  • Natun Diner Alo

    Natun Diner Alo

  • World Within, World Without

    World Within, World Without

  • Chhutir Phande

    Chhutir Phande

  • Sindoor

    Sindoor

  • Chandragrahan

    Chandragrahan

  • Rupkatha Noy

    Rupkatha Noy

  • Mantramugdha

    Mantramugdha

  • House of Memories

    House of Memories

  • Jwar Bhata

    Jwar Bhata

  • Path O Prasad

    Path O Prasad

  • Mani Kanchan

    Mani Kanchan

  • Apan Holo Par

    Apan Holo Par

  • Saptami

    Saptami

  • Mejo Bou

    Mejo Bou

  • Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo

    Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo

  • Hemlock Society

    Hemlock Society

  • Shadows of Time

    Shadows of Time

  • Three Daughters

    Three Daughters

  • Apur Sansar

    Apur Sansar

  • Astra

    Astra

  • Apon Amar Apon

    Apon Amar Apon

  • Sarbojaya

    Sarbojaya

  • Kagojer Nouka

    Kagojer Nouka

  • Baba Keno Chakor

    Baba Keno Chakor

  • Days and Nights in the Forest

    Days and Nights in the Forest

  • Sud Asal

    Sud Asal

  • Juwa

    Juwa

  • Parobas

    Parobas

  • Aainaate

    Aainaate

  • Dui

    Dui

  • Hobu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Mantri

    Hobu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Mantri

  • The Prisoner of Jhind

    The Prisoner of Jhind

  • Baghini

    Baghini

  • Ganadevata

    Ganadevata

  • Debdas

    Debdas

  • Shesh Boley Kichu Nei

    Shesh Boley Kichu Nei

  • Astitwa

    Astitwa

  • Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo

    Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo

  • Angshumaner Chhobi

    Angshumaner Chhobi

  • Banshiwala

    Banshiwala

  • Interrogation of a Husband

    Interrogation of a Husband

  • Abalamban

    Abalamban

  • Rangamati

    Rangamati

  • The Expedition

    The Expedition

  • Life of Satyajit Ray Through His Films

    Life of Satyajit Ray Through His Films

  • Nishijapon

    Nishijapon

  • Bhagshesh: The Remainder

    Bhagshesh: The Remainder

  • Saat Pake Bandha

    Saat Pake Bandha

  • Churiwala

    Churiwala

  • Gharer Laxmi

    Gharer Laxmi

  • Selfie

    Selfie

  • Kusumitar Gappo

    Kusumitar Gappo

  • Ajana Shapath

    Ajana Shapath

  • Room No. 103

    Room No. 103

  • Tumi O Tumi

    Tumi O Tumi

  • Agradani

    Agradani

  • Abhagini

    Abhagini

  • Grohon - The Eclipse

    Grohon - The Eclipse

  • Haraner Naat Jamai

    Haraner Naat Jamai

  • Tomai Pabo Bole

    Tomai Pabo Bole

  • Guru Sishya

    Guru Sishya

  • Swapner thikana

    Swapner thikana

  • Bicycle Kick

    Bicycle Kick

  • An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

  • Kulangar

    Kulangar

  • The Branches of the Tree

    The Branches of the Tree

  • Ami Soumitra

    Ami Soumitra

  • Shipwreck

    Shipwreck

  • Aarohan

    Aarohan

  • Deep6

    Deep6

  • Paanch Adhyay

    Paanch Adhyay

  • Antorshotta

    Antorshotta

  • Mahaan

    Mahaan

  • The Golden Fortress

    The Golden Fortress

  • Sugar Baby

    Sugar Baby

  • 61 No Gorpar Lane

    61 No Gorpar Lane

  • Ahalya

    Ahalya

  • Neem Phul

    Neem Phul

  • Sangsar Simantey

    Sangsar Simantey

  • Sunyo Theke Suru

    Sunyo Theke Suru

  • Preyashi

    Preyashi

  • Aalor Disha

    Aalor Disha

  • The Hungry Stones

    The Hungry Stones

  • Debi Baran

    Debi Baran

  • The Last Poem

    The Last Poem

  • Nadi Theke Sagare

    Nadi Theke Sagare

  • Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar

    Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar

  • Gandharbi

    Gandharbi

  • The Apu Trilogy

    The Apu Trilogy

  • Andarkahini: Self-exile

    Andarkahini: Self-exile

  • Michael

    Michael

  • Belashuru

    Belashuru

  • Minister Fatakesto

    Minister Fatakesto

  • Bhalobasar Anek Naam

    Bhalobasar Anek Naam

  • Praktan

    Praktan

  • Borunbabur Bondhu

    Borunbabur Bondhu

  • Prajapati

    Prajapati

  • Mayurakshi

    Mayurakshi

  • Nishimrigaya

    Nishimrigaya

  • Flat No 609

    Flat No 609

  • Shyam Saheb

    Shyam Saheb

  • Over Again

    Over Again

  • Calcutta My Love

    Calcutta My Love

  • Basanta Bilap

    Basanta Bilap

  • Hemanter Pakhi

    Hemanter Pakhi

  • 72 HOURS

    72 HOURS

  • Kanch Kata Hire

    Kanch Kata Hire

  • Samantaral

    Samantaral

  • Abhijaan

    Abhijaan

  • Posto

    Posto

  • Kolkatay Kohinoor

    Kolkatay Kohinoor

  • Lathi

    Lathi

  • Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective

    Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective

  • Tagari

    Tagari

  • Basu Paribaar

    Basu Paribaar

  • Boxer

    Boxer

  • Bastir Meye Radha

    Bastir Meye Radha

  • Padma Golap

    Padma Golap

  • Mantra

    Mantra

  • Bilet Pherat

    Bilet Pherat

  • Baksa Badal

    Baksa Badal

  • Kinu Gowalar Gali

    Kinu Gowalar Gali

  • Nyay Anyay

    Nyay Anyay

  • Ebong Bisarjan

    Ebong Bisarjan

  • The Kingdom of Diamonds

    The Kingdom of Diamonds

  • Sudur Niharika

    Sudur Niharika

  • Tritiyo Purush

    Tritiyo Purush

  • Monihar

    Monihar

  • Apur Panchali

    Apur Panchali

  • Sukumar Ray

    Sukumar Ray

  • Pankhiraj

    Pankhiraj

  • Shubho Mahurat

    Shubho Mahurat

  • Bhagya Debata

    Bhagya Debata

  • Barnali

    Barnali

  • Banarasi

    Banarasi

  • The Wedding Garland

    The Wedding Garland

  • Lal Golap

    Lal Golap

  • Agun

    Agun

  • Babu Moshai

    Babu Moshai

  • Pratham Kadam Phool

    Pratham Kadam Phool

  • Aparajita Tumi

    Aparajita Tumi

  • Baikunther Will

    Baikunther Will

  • Devi

    Devi

  • Agnibhramar

    Agnibhramar

  • Terror

    Terror

  • Durbin

    Durbin

  • Seemantaraag

    Seemantaraag

  • Matir Swarga

    Matir Swarga

  • Gharer Baire Ghar

    Gharer Baire Ghar

  • Forever Yours

    Forever Yours

  • The Elephant God

    The Elephant God

  • Darpa Churna

    Darpa Churna

  • Cancer

    Cancer

  • The Underground Chamber

    The Underground Chamber

  • Bridge

    Bridge

  • Disappearance

    Disappearance

  • Belaseshe

    Belaseshe

  • Pranoy Pasha

    Pranoy Pasha

  • Satru Mitra

    Satru Mitra

  • Vasundhara

    Vasundhara

  • Jadi Jantem

    Jadi Jantem

  • Sanjhbati

    Sanjhbati

  • Kalankini Badhu

    Kalankini Badhu

  • Nayantara

    Nayantara

  • Ektuku Basa

    Ektuku Basa

  • Nishi Kanya

    Nishi Kanya

  • Pratisodh

    Pratisodh

  • Stree

    Stree

  • Parineeta

    Parineeta

  • Chaya Manush

    Chaya Manush

  • Sanskar

    Sanskar

  • Hathat Dekha

    Hathat Dekha

  • The Understudy

    The Understudy

  • Amar Geeti

    Amar Geeti

  • Golokdham Rahasya

    Golokdham Rahasya

  • Pratima

    Pratima

  • The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray

    The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray

  • Chowdhury Paribar

    Chowdhury Paribar

  • Faltu

    Faltu

  • Tokhon Kuasa Chilo

    Tokhon Kuasa Chilo

  • Uttoran

    Uttoran

  • Nobel Chor

    Nobel Chor

  • Punascha

    Punascha

  • Dwikhondito

    Dwikhondito

  • Ballygunge Court

    Ballygunge Court

  • Khelar Putul

    Khelar Putul

  • Sansar

    Sansar

  • Atal Jaler Ahwan

    Atal Jaler Ahwan

  • Aparna

    Aparna

  • Aleyar Alo

    Aleyar Alo

  • Shlilatahanir Pore

    Shlilatahanir Pore

  • Her Story

    Her Story

  • The Coward

    The Coward

  • Adbhoot

    Adbhoot

  • Chander Bari

    Chander Bari

  • Koli O Arjun

    Koli O Arjun

  • Kanchenjungha Express

    Kanchenjungha Express

  • Mon Mane Na

    Mon Mane Na

  • Kakababu Here Gelen?

    Kakababu Here Gelen?

  • Chol Kuntal

    Chol Kuntal

  • Ek Jhank Ichhe Dana

    Ek Jhank Ichhe Dana

  • Shonar Pahar

    Shonar Pahar

  • Distant Thunder

    Distant Thunder

  • Atmiyo Swajan

    Atmiyo Swajan

  • Critical Encounter

    Critical Encounter

  • Bird of Dusk

    Bird of Dusk

  • Sangini

    Sangini

  • Daitya

    Daitya

  • Saptasur

    Saptasur

  • Datta

    Datta

  • Ekti Jiban

    Ekti Jiban

  • Jijibisha

    Jijibisha

  • Ghar Sansar

    Ghar Sansar

  • Bohomaan

    Bohomaan

  • Footsteps

    Footsteps

  • Dwando

    Dwando

  • Vrindavan Film Studios

    Vrindavan Film Studios

  • The Bong Connection

    The Bong Connection

  • Friend

    Friend

  • Samapti

    Samapti

  • The Bengali Night

    The Bengali Night

  • Chena Achena

    Chena Achena

  • Wheel Chair

    Wheel Chair

  • Somoy

    Somoy

  • Tiktiki

    Tiktiki

  • 15 Park Avenue

    15 Park Avenue

  • Krishnakanter Will

    Krishnakanter Will

  • M.L.A. Fatakesto

    M.L.A. Fatakesto

  • Mahashweta

    Mahashweta

  • Aamader Janani

    Aamader Janani

  • Ami Aadu

    Ami Aadu

  • Sraboner Dhara

    Sraboner Dhara

  • Alik Sukh

    Alik Sukh

  • Kaka Bhaipo

    Kaka Bhaipo

  • Saanjhbatir Roopkathara

    Saanjhbatir Roopkathara

  • Dash Mash Dash Diner Galpo

    Dash Mash Dash Diner Galpo

  • Shesh Prishthay Dekhun

    Shesh Prishthay Dekhun

  • Shirshendur Diary

    Shirshendur Diary

  • Titli

    Titli

  • Sanghat

    Sanghat

  • Devipaksha

    Devipaksha

  • Chupi Chupi

    Chupi Chupi

  • IDOL MAKERS OF KOLKATA

    IDOL MAKERS OF KOLKATA

  • Maach Mishti & More

    Maach Mishti & More

  • Manojder Adbhut Bari

    Manojder Adbhut Bari

  • Peace Haven

    Peace Haven

  • Strange Tale of a Strange Village

    Strange Tale of a Strange Village

  • Khunje Berai

    Khunje Berai

  • Bijoyini

    Bijoyini

  • Rakte Lekha

    Rakte Lekha

  • Sheser Golpo

    Sheser Golpo

  • Pakhi

    Pakhi

  • Father

    Father

  • Aagaman

    Aagaman

  • Adda

    Adda

  • Life in Park Street

    Life in Park Street

  • Asukh

    Asukh

  • The Representative

    The Representative

  • Teen Bhubaner Paare

    Teen Bhubaner Paare