Soumitra Chattopadhyay

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah actively campaigned in West Bengal, focusing on hyper-local issues and cultural connections to counter the "outsider" narrative. Their strategy included invoking Bengali icons, highlighting local food like fish, and demonstrating familiarity with street culture to resonate with voters and establish the BJP's roots in the state.

Soumitra Chattopadhyay was not just a product of his time but a beacon who illuminated the path for others. In that sense, Bengali cinema may see many stars, but there will truly be no other like Soumitra Chattopadhyay. The three-time National Award winning thespian passed away at 85 on 15th November, 2020

Veteran actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay’s contribution towards Indian cinema and Bengali literature is immense. With his acting brilliance, he made the audience fall in love with the art form. Today (November 15) is his first death anniversary and from common viewers to Tollywood celebrities, all are fondly remembering the legendary actor.

The shoot for the biopic got stalled since March 17 due to the Lockdown and it finally resumed. Here you can see director Parambrata and Soumitra Chattopadhyay are in between a shot discussion.

It has been 12 months since we lost Soumitra Chattopadhyay, the man who used to straddle Bengali cinema just like a colossus from 1959.

‘Abhijaan’ is a beautiful and tender biopic paying tribute to Soumitra Chattopadhyay, the legend of Indian cinema, who passed away last year.

It has been more than a year since we lost Soumitra Chattopadhyay, the man who used to straddle Bengali cinema just like a colossus from 1959.

Parambrata Chattopadhyay had harboured a long-cherished dream of capturing Soumitra Chattopadhyay’s life in the form of a biopic.

Soumitra Chattopadhyay’s demise has made this biopic even more special and an emotional journey for the entire team as fans of Soumitra eagerly waits for the film to release.

Recently a popular dairy brand in India came up with the most heartfelt tribute to late actors Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Swatilekha Sengupta as their last film together ‘Belashuru’ released in theatres on May 20. While Soumitra Chatterjee passed away on November 15 last year his ‘Belaseshe’ co-star Swatilekha breathed her last on June 16.

On Sunday evening, West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum paid an emotional tribute to their late president Soumitra Chattopadhyay.

Jisshu Sengupta plays Soumitra Chattopadhyay in his biopic ‘Abhijaan’. With his recent passing, the emotions are bittersweet no doubt.

For the first time, a new YouTube channel that promises to provide quality music and content has come up to present Abol Tabol in an audiovisual format featuring the legend Soumitra Chattopadhyay.

Soumitra Chattopadhyay was supposed to inaugurate the program celebrating Satyajit Ray’s centenary at the 26th KIFF.

Some three months back, Soumitra Chattopadhyay who passed away last month had completed the shoot of his portions for Rick Basu’s upcoming psychological thriller ‘Aboho’ that also features Paoli Dam in the lead.

You may not be familiar with director Shyamal Bose’s name in the Bengali film industry but this veteran filmmaker has directed a record number of 11 movies with Soumitra Chattopadhyay who passed away on November 15. Six of these films have already been released while three are in the pipeline waiting to be released by next year.

He was like crestfallen when he heard the news of Soumitra Chattopadhyay's demise. Prosenjit, to whom the late thespian was a father figure, sees his death as a personal loss.

‘Abhijaan’, the much-awaited biopic on the legend, late Sri Soumitra Chattopadhyay, had a grand premiere on April 14 in the presence of the cast and crew including Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rudranil Ghosh, Paoli Dam, Tnushree C, Tridha Choudhury along with a host of city celebrities at an iconic South Kolkata cinema hall.

Lily Chakraborty and Soumitra Chattopadhyay last shared the screen in ‘Sanjhbati’ which also starred Dev and Paoli Dam.

Parambrata Chattopadhyay feels as if a big piece has been torn away from his existence today. Soumitra Chattopadhyay’s demise has left the actor-director speechless.

The feeling of Soumitra Chattopadhyay being no more, just like his fans, haunts Shiboprosad Mukherjee as well these days and Shiboprosad and Nandita are planning to pay a small tribute to the late actor by releasing ‘Belashuru’, the last film of Soumitra, on his birthday that is January 19. We may release the film on January 19, 2021, on Soumitra Das birthday.

The shoot for the Soumitra Chattopadhyay biopic got stalled since March 17 due to the Lockdown and it finally resumed yesterday. The crew will be shooting three days a week now and the entire shoot is scheduled to wrap up by the first week of August.

In the film, Soumitra Chattopadhyay who passed away in 2020 will be seen in his elderly age while Jisshu Sengupta will essay the role of a younger Soumitra.

The first trailer of the film has already received quite a lot of praise on social media, especially after Soumitra Chattopadhyay’s demise everyone is eagerly waiting to see the biopic on big screen.

It’s been 10 months since he has left us. Yet, Soumitra Chattopadhyay is etched in our hearts forever. That’s what the recently released trailer of ‘Hobu Chandra Raja and Gobu Chandra Mantri reminded us.

Besides Soumitra Chattopadhyay, ‘Abolamban’ will also see Lily Chakraborty, Biswajit Chakraborty, Meghna Halder and others in pivotal roles.