Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away

Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away. Soumitra Chatterjee (1935 —2020) was an Indian film actor.

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He was best known for his collaborations with Oscar-winning film director Satyajit Ray, with whom he worked in fourteen films.

In 1999 Soumitra Chattopadhyay became the first Indian film personality to be conferred with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France’s highest award for artists.

He was also the winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award which is India’s highest award for cinema.

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.

He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2004.