Soumitra Chatterjee

Key facts

Born

19 January 1935, Krishnanagar

Died

15 November 2020, Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata

State of birth

Krishnanagar, West Bengal

Sector

Film & entertainment

Profession

Indian actor (1935–2020)

Gender

Male

Biography

Soumitra Chatterjee was an Indian actor, director and writer who worked in Bengali cinema and theatre. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. He is best known for his collaborations with director Satyajit Ray, with whom he worked in fourteen films.

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Timeline

1. 1935Born in Krishnanagar
2. 1961Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
3. 1963Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
4. 1969Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
5. 1974Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
6. 1976Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
7. 1987Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
8. 1989Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
9. 1994Awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South
10. 1998Awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
11. 1999Awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
12. 2004Awarded the Padma Bhushan
13. 2006Awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor
14. 2006Awarded the Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
15. 2011Awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
16. 2017Awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour
17. 2020Dies in Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata