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Soumitra Chatterjee was a film actor, stage actor and writer, born on January 19, 1935 in Krishnanagar, Nadia district, India. Soumitra Chatterjee died on November 15, 2020 at the age of 85. Education on record includes University of Calcutta. Awards on record include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1998), Padma Bhushan (2004), National Film Award for Best Actor (2006) and 3 more.
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
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / writer / poet / actor
2. Background
- 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. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soumitra%20Chatterjee
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1968297
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Soumitra Chatterjee born?
Born January 19, 1935.
When did Soumitra Chatterjee die?
Died November 15, 2020, aged 85.
Where was Soumitra Chatterjee from?
Soumitra Chatterjee was from Krishnanagar, Nadia district, India.
What did Soumitra Chatterjee do?
Soumitra Chatterjee worked as film actor, stage actor, writer, poet, actor.
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