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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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Filmography
all 281
Movies 280
self 10
Narrator 3
TV Shows 1

Ami Soumitra (2023)

Belashuru (2022)

Her Story (2022)

72 HOURS (2021)

Samapti (2020)

Borunbabur Bondhu (2020)

Sraboner Dhara (2020)

Neem Phul (2020)

Sanjhbati (2019)

Adda (2019)

Andarkahini: Self-exile (2019)

Sheser Golpo (2019)

Manojder Adbhut Bari (2018)

Shonar Pahar (2018)

Bird of Dusk (2018)

Boxer (2018)

Mayurakshi (2017)

Samantaral (2017)

Posto (2017)

Praktan (2016)

Mahanayika (2016)

Peace Haven (2015)

The Last Poem (2015)

Ahalya (2015)

Selfie (2015)

Belaseshe (2015)

Apur Panchali (2014)

Durbin (2014)

Not a Fairy Tale (2013)

Shunyo Awnko (2013)

Jol Nupur (2013)

Interrogation of a Husband (2012)

Hemlock Society (2012)

Shirshendur Diary (2012)

Nobel Chor (2011)

Aarohan (2010)

Banshiwala (2010)

Minister Fatakesto (2007)

Krishnakanter Will (2007)

Footsteps (2006)

M.L.A. Fatakesto (2006)

Shadows of Time (2005)

Mantra (2005)

Devipaksha (2004)

Patalghar (2003)

Paromitar Ek Din (2000)

Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo (1999)

Asukh (1999)

Chowdhury Paribar (1998)

Kakababu Here Gelen? (1995)

The Broken Journey (1994)

Jwar Bhata (1990)

The Branches of the Tree (1990)

An Enemy of the People (1990)

Maryada (1989)

Pratik (1988)

The Bengali Night (1988)

Aagaman (1988)

Sukumar Ray (1987)

Terror (1986)

Baikunther Will (1985)

The Home and the World (1985)

Kony (1984)

Bijoyini (1982)

The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980)

Shipwreck (1979)

Debdas (1979)

The Elephant God (1979)

Ganadevata (1978)

Sudur Niharika (1976)

Datta (1976)

The Golden Fortress (1974)

Jadi Jantem (1974)

Asati (1974)

Distant Thunder (1973)

Stree (1972)

Aparna (1972)

Khunje Berai (1971)

Pratham Kadam Phool (1970)

Padma Golap (1970)

Baksa Badal (1970)

The Fiancee (1969)

Teen Bhubaner Paare (1969)

Baghini (1968)

Ajana Shapath (1967)

Mahashweta (1967)

Monihar (1966)

The Coward (1965)

Up in the Clouds (1965)

Kanch Kata Hire (1965)

Saat Pake Bandha (1963)

Barnali (1963)

The Expedition (1962)

Agun (1962)

Atal Jaler Ahwan (1962)

Three Daughters (1961)

Devi (1960)

Apur Sansar (1959)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1935-01-19
Deathday2020-11-15 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceKrishnanagar, India
CitizenshipsIndia
Also Known AsSoumitra Chattopadhyay, Saumitra Chattopadhyay, Soumithra Chattopadhyay, Saumithra Chattopadhyay
AwardsKnight of the Legion of Honour, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Bhushan, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, National Film Award for Best Actor
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