Soumitra Chatterjee
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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.
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Acting
The Apu Trilogy
as Apurba Ray
(2023)
(2023)
Ami Soumitra
as Himself
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
Belashuru
as Biswanath Sarkar
(2022)
Her Story
as Father of Rohini
(2021)
Hobu Chandra Raja Gobu Chandra Mantri
as Narrator
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
72 HOURS
as Stranger
(2021)
Abhijaan
as Self
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2020)
Neem Phul
as Benimadhab Roy Choudhury
(2020)
Tumi O Tumi
as Actor
(2020)
Borunbabur Bondhu
as Borun Chakraborty
(2020)
Sraboner Dhara
as Amitava Sarkar
(2020)
(2020)
Samapti
as Om's Grand Father
(2019)
Sheser Golpo
as Amit Ray
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
Sanjhbati
as Chhana
(2019)
Adda
as Dhritimaan Panja
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
Andarkahini: Self-exile
as School Teacher
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
(2018)
Bird of Dusk
as Himself
(2018)
Shonar Pahar
as Rajat Subhra Majumdar
(2018)
Manojder Adbhut Bari
as Gobinda Narayan
(2018)
Boxer
as Church Father
(2018)
(2017)
(2017)
Life of Satyajit Ray Through His Films
as Himself
(2017)
(2017)
Samantaral
as Akhilesh Chatterjee
(2017)
Mayurakshi
as Sushovan
(2017)
(2017)
Posto
as Dinen Lahiri
(2017)
(2016)
(2016)
Praktan
as Train passenger
(2015)
Ahalya
as Goutam Sadhu
(2015)
The Last Poem
as Voice narrator
(2015)
(2015)
Selfie
as Soumitra Chatterjee
(2015)
Belaseshe
as Biswanath Majumdar
(2015)
(2015)
Peace Haven
as Sukumar
(2014)
(2014)
Apur Panchali
as (Archive Footage)
(2014)
(2014)
(2014)
(2014)
Durbin
as Byomkesh Bakshi
(2013)
Rupkatha Noy
as Sisir Roy
(2013)
(2013)
(2013)
Shunyo Awnko
as Kabir Choudhury
(2013)
(2013)
(2013)
(2013)
(2012)
Hemlock Society
as Col Samaresh Bagchi
(2012)
Interrogation of a Husband
as Bodhisattva
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
Shirshendur Diary
as Zahir Ahamed
(2012)
(2011)
(2011)
Nobel Chor
as Mastermoshai
(2011)
(2011)
(2010)
Banshiwala
as Haraprassana
(2010)
Aarohan
as Suryashekhar
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2007)
Krishnakanter Will
as Krishna Kanta (Uncle Of Govindlal)
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
Minister Fatakesto
as Chief Minister
(2007)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
M.L.A. Fatakesto
as Chief Minister
(2006)
(2006)
Footsteps
as Shashanka Palit
(2006)
(2005)
Shadows of Time
as Ravi (Old)
(2005)
Mantra
as Gurudev
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
IDOL MAKERS OF KOLKATA
as narrator
(2004)
Devipaksha
as Anandamohan Bhattacharya
(2003)
(2003)
Subho Mahurat
as Self
(2003)
(2003)
Patalghar
as Aghor Sen
(2003)
(2002)
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
Paromitar Ek Din
as Moni Biswas
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
(1999)
(1999)
Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo
as Amber Sen / Ashwini "Ash" Ghosh
(1999)
(1999)
Asukh
as Sudhamoy Choudhury (Rohini's father)
(1998)
(1998)
Chowdhury Paribar
as Police officer
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
The Tree
as Self
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
(1996)
(1996)
(1996)
(1995)
(1995)
Kakababu Here Gelen?
as Asit Dhar
(1995)
Vrindavan Film Studios
as Vishnu
(1994)
The Broken Journey
as Dr. Sengupta
(1994)
(1993)
(1993)
(1993)
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
Golokdham Rahasya
as Feluda
(1991)
(1991)
World Within, World Without
as Father
(1991)
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
The Branches of the Tree
as Prashanto Majumdar
(1990)
An Enemy of the People
as Dr. Ashok Gupta
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
Jwar Bhata
as Bijoy's father
(1988)
(1988)
The Bengali Night
as Narendra Sen
(1988)
(1988)
Aagaman
as Bijoychandra (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
(1987)
Sukumar Ray
as Himself - Narrator
(1987)
(1986)
(1986)
Terror
as Sudhanshu Mukherjee
(1986)
(1985)
The Home and the World
as Sandip Mukherjee
(1985)
Baikunther Will
as Gokul Majumdar
(1985)
(1984)
Kony
as Khitish Sinha (Khid-da)
(1984)
(1984)
(1983)
(1983)
(1983)
(1983)
(1982)
(1982)
(1982)
(1982)
Bijoyini
as Priyaranjan Roychoudhury
(1981)
(1981)
(1981)
(1980)
The Kingdom of Diamonds
as Udayan Pandit
(1980)
(1980)
(1980)
(1979)
The Elephant God
as Prodosh Mitra (Feluda)
(1979)
Debdas
as Debdas
(1979)
Shipwreck
as Ramesh
(1978)
Ganadevata
as Debu Pandit
(1978)
(1978)
(1977)
(1977)
(1977)
(1976)
Datta
as Naren
(1976)
Sudur Niharika
as (Triple Role) Arunabha Mukherjee / Shankar Narayan / Rudra Narayan
(1975)
(1975)
(1975)
(1974)
The Golden Fortress
as Prodosh Chandra Mitra (Feluda)
(1974)
Asati
as Khokon Chowdhary (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
(1974)
(1974)
Jadi Jantem
as Koushik Mitra
(1973)
Distant Thunder
as Gangacharan Chakravarti
(1973)
Basanta Bilap
as Shyam
(1973)
(1973)
(1973)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
Aparna
as Barin
(1972)
Stree
as Sitapati
(1971)
(1971)
Khunje Berai
as Shankar Banerjee
(1971)
(1970)
(1970)
Baksa Badal
as Dr. Pratul Bhattacharjee
(1970)
Pratham Kadam Phool
as Sukanto Basu
(1970)
Padma Golap
as Taposh Ray / Gobardhan Bhattacharya
(1970)
(1969)
(1969)
Teen Bhubaner Paare
as Subir / Montu
(1969)
The Fiancee
as Shekhar
(1968)
Baghini
as Chiranjib
(1967)
Mahashweta
as Satinath
(1967)
Ajana Shapath
as Monimohan Mukherjee / Soumen Ray
(1967)
(1967)
(1966)
(1966)
Monihar
as Ajoy Chowdhury / Kumar Chowdhury
(1965)
The Coward
as Amitabha Roy
(1965)
Up in the Clouds
as Ajoy Sarkar
(1965)
(1965)
Kanch Kata Hire
as Subroto Gupto
(1964)
Charulata
as Amal
(1964)
(1964)
(1963)
Saat Pake Bandha
as Sukhendu
(1963)
Barnali
as Dr. Ashesh Roy
(1962)
The Expedition
as Narsingh
(1962)
Atal Jaler Ahwan
as Jayanta Choudhury
(1962)
(1962)
Agun
as Chandranath Chatterjee
(1961)
Three Daughters
as Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")
(1961)
(1961)
(1960)
Devi
as Umaprasad
(1960)
(1959)
Apur Sansar
as Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray