Soumitra Chatterjee

Ajoy Kar's classic Bengali film, Saat Pake Badha, is set for a historic screening at the 48th Moscow International Film Festival. The restored 1963 film, which previously earned Suchitra Sen an international acting award, will be shown in the Out-of-Competition section. This marks a significant return for the cinematic milestone, celebrated for its compelling narrative and enduring relevance.

Actress Sumana Das has seen a remarkable career evolution. Her journey began with films like Char Diker Golpo and Shesher Golpo. The 2020 web series Rest in Prem and its song Tumpa Sona brought her widespread fame. She has since worked on projects in Bangladesh and India, including the short film Broken Wall.

Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, known for his versatile performances bridging commercial and art-house cinema, has passed away. From his early stage beginnings to his breakout role in 'Chirodini… Tumi Je Amar', Banerjee was celebrated for his raw humanity and understated complexity. He was also a writer and host, leaving a significant artistic legacy.

Prosenjit Chatterjee looks back at his epic journey in cinema with hopes for a better future

At a very private ceremony on Tuesday, Soumitra Chatterjee’s wife Deepa and son Sougata performed their prayer service at the Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math. The rituals were conducted in the presence of a select few family members. A bigger memorial service titled ‘Naamjibon’, to be attended by 200 guests, will be held on December 5 at Rabindra Sadan where celebrities will come together for an evening of songs, sonnets and smiles, cherishing the myriad memories that have been “integral to the life and legacy” of the legend.

After Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan mourned the loss of veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee on social media. Taking to his Twitter handle, he wrote, “Indian Cinema has lost one of its leading lights. My heartfelt condolences to Soumitraji’s family, and to all his fans. His work will continue to bring joy to all of us. RIP Shri Soumitra Chatterjee” followed by a praying emoticon.

After months of speculations, Parambrata Chattopadhyay has finally announced the Soumitra Chatterjee biopic which will be helmed by the actor-director. Jisshu Sengupta will be seen as a young Soumitra Chatterjee, while the living legend himself will portray the later phase of his life. Paoli Dam will be seen as Suchitra Sen, filmmaker Qaushiq Mukherjee will essay Satyajit Ray. Rudranil Ghosh will take on the role of legendary Rabi Ghosh. The biopic will go on the floors in February.

Soumitra Chatterjee will essay the role of a wheelchair-bound elderly person, grandfather of the lead male protagonist.

This is the first time Dev will share screen space with living legend Soumitra Chatterjee. The cast also includes two of the most sought after female actors Paoli Dam and Arpita Chatterjee in the lead.

Celebrated Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away at the age of 85 in Kolkata. The thespian was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kolkata since October and was put on life support on November 14 as his condition worsened. Soumitra Chatterjee breathed his last on Sunday morning.

On Tuesday, a very small and private meeting will be held for Soumitra Chatterjee at a prayer hall in the city. This ritual will just be for the immediate family comprising the actor’s wife, son, daughter, grandchildren and the members of his brothers’ and sister’s families. The date for the other memorial service by the members of theatre group ‘Mukhomukhi’ that is run by his daughter, Poulami Bose, will be decided at a meeting on Wednesday.

While shooting for 'A Holy Conspiracy', legendary actor Naseeruddin Shah would often wait on the sets to give dialogue cues to his co-actor and icon Soumitra Chatterjee with whom he shared the screen for the first time.

Since making his debut in Satyajit Ray’s 1959 classic ‘Apur Sansar’ Soumitra Chatterjee has managed to break all those preconceived notions of retirement – even at the age of 83, he is more active than ever. And now speculation is rife Parambrata Chattopadhyay is set to make a biopic on the thespian.

To felicitate Soumitra Chatterjee, who has been bestowed with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, recently, Subrata Roy organized a gala evening on Saturday at a city hotel, on behalf of Sahara India Pariwar.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee was felicitated for a lifetime of commitment and contribution to cinema at the ITC Sonar on Thursday.

Soumitra Chatterjee, Mamata Shankar to play Amit and Labanya in Jit Chakraborty's ‘Sesher Galpo’.

In 'Borunbabur Bondhu', Soumitra Chatterjee plays the titular role of Borun babu while Madhabi Mukherjee is her bed-ridden wife. They bring back memories of Bengali cinema’s golden days. Their iconic journey together started with Satyajit Ray’s ‘Charulata (1964).

The 26th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will be hosting an exhibition on Soumitra Chatterjee

A biopic on Bengali cinema’s living legend Soumitra Chatterjee is in the making and we may see Parambrata Chatterjee as the director.

While the script is being written by Padmanabha Dasgupta, the much-anticipated biopic will cover the 60-year-old career of the thespian in which he has acted in more than 300 films.

Satyajit Ray's son, Sandip Ray, is an extremely sad man today. COVID has snatched away his family friend Soumitra Chatterjee (85), who started his career with his legendary father in 'Apur Sansar' (1959).

In Shyamal Bose’s upcoming ‘Astitva’, Soumitra Chatterjee plays a novelist who decides to write about the harsh truths of the brothels in our country to seek justice for these women who are forced to live in the dark alleys.

Soumitra Chatterjee and Aparna Sen have been close friends for years

Celebrated Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away at the age of 85 in Kolkata recently. His co-star Radhika Apte has opened up about her time of working with the late director-actor. The two had shared the screen space in ‘Ahalya’ back in 2015.

Soumitra Chatterjee's health condition now remains more or less the same with no further development or deterioration.

Soumitra Chatterjee and Parambrata team up for ‘Sraboner Dhara’