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My Take
Soumitra Chatterjee is a name I hold in deep reverence. His fourteen-film partnership with Satyajit Ray alone would secure his place in cinema history, but he was also a poet and writer, an artist of unusual intellectual range. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Padma Bhushan only formalize what audiences already knew. What draws me to him is that he won through intelligence and restraint rather than spectacle, the mark of a true craftsman. His passing in 2020 closed a remarkable chapter, yet the dignity he brought to Bengali cinema endures. I consider him one of the genuine greats.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Soumitra Chatterjee
- Name (Japanese)
- ショウミットロ・チャテルジー
- Reading
- しょうみっとろ・ちゃてるじー
- Born
- January 19, 1935 – November 15, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Krishnanagar, Nadia district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / writer / poet / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Calcutta
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- 2004 Padma Bhushan
- 2006 National Film Award for Best Actor
- 2011 Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- 1994 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South
- 1961 Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
- 1963 Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
- 1969 Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soumitra%20Chatterjee
Frequently asked questions
When was Soumitra Chatterjee born?
January 19, 1935 – November 15, 2020.
Where is Soumitra Chatterjee from?
Soumitra Chatterjee is from Krishnanagar, Nadia district, India.
What does Soumitra Chatterjee do?
Soumitra Chatterjee works as film actor, stage actor, writer, poet, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.