Soumitra Chatterjee
Known for Acting · 283 credits
- Born
- 1935-01-19
- Died
- 2020-11-15
- Place of birth
- Krishnanagar, Bengal Presidency, British India
- Also known as
- Soumitra Chattopadhyay · Saumitra Chattopadhyay · Soumithra Chattopadhyay · Saumithra Chattopadhyay
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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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Known For
Movies (283)
The World of Apu
1959
as Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
Pratisodh
1981
Deep6
2021
Ahalya
2015
as Goutam Sadhu
The Coward
1965
as Amitabha Roy
The Bengali Night
1988
as Narendra Sen
Shubho Muharat
2003
as Self
Posto
2017
as Dinen Lahiri
Devi
1960
as Umaprasad
Apur Panchali
2014
as (Archive Footage)
Charulata
1964
as Amal
Distant Thunder
1973
as Gangacharan Chakravarti
Mantramugdha
1977
Belaseshe
2015
as Biswanath Majumdar
Bhagya Debata
1997
Praktan
2016
as Train Passenger
Baghini
1968
as Chiranjib
Room No. 103
2015
Paanch Adhyay
2012
Shlilatahanir Pore
2021
Three Daughters
1961
as Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")
Kulangar
2000
Days and Nights in the Forest
1970
as Asim
The Expedition
1962
as Narsingh
Jiban Saikate - Life on the Beach
1972
An Enemy of the People
1990
as Dr. Ashok Gupta
The Branches of the Tree
1990
as Prashanto Majumdar
Satru Mitra
1999
Nobel Chor
2011
as Mastermoshai
Gharer Laxmi
1998
Tumi O Tumi
2020
as Actor
Santan Jakhan Satru
1999
Sukumar Ray
1987
as Narrator / Rama
Sangini
1974
Guru Sishya
2001
Asukh
1999
as Sudhamoy Choudhury (Rohini's father)
Madhu Malati
1999
Jadi Jantem
1974
as Koushik Mitra
Shonar Pahar
2018
as Rajat Subhra Majumdar
Lathi
1996
Adda
2019
as Dhritimaan Panja
Sanghat
1996
Hemlock Society
2012
as Col Samaresh Bagchi (Special appearance)
Saptami
1997
Golokdham Rahasya
1992
as Feluda
Faltu
2006
Shadows of Time
2005
as Ravi (Old)
Chowdhury Paribar
1998
as Police officer
Kony
1984
as Khitish Sinha (Khid-da)
Chander Bari
2007
Borunbabur Bondhu
2020
as Borun Chakraborty
Abhijaan
2021
as Self
Teen Bhubaner Paare
1969
as Subir / Montu
Kusumitar Gappo
2019
The Home and the World
1985
as Sandip Mukherjee
Grohon - The Eclipse
2022
Prajapati
1993
The Golden Fortress
1974
as Prodosh Chandra Mitra (Feluda)
Monihar
1966
as Ajoy Chowdhury / Kumar Chowdhury
Footsteps
2006
as Shashanka Palit
The Kingdom of Diamonds
1980
as Udayan Pandit
Not a Fairy Tale
2013
as Sisir Roy
Kalankini Badhu
2000
Tiktiki
2012
Kolkatay Kohinoor
2019
Saat Pake Bandha
1963
as Sukhendu Dutta
Kinu Gowalar Gali
1964
In the Forest... Again
2003
Aamader Janani
2000
Ganadevata
1978
as Debu Pandit
Kakababu Here Gelen?
1995
as Asit Dhar
Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo
2007
as Professor Chatterjee
Kagojer Nouka
2013
Pratima
1977
Tomai Pabo Bole
1999
Sudur Niharika
1976
as (Triple Role) Arunabha Mukherjee / Shankar Narayan / Rudra Narayan
Forever Yours
2003
Agradani
1983
Hemanter Pakhi
2001
as Hemen Mama
A Holy Conspiracy
2022
as Reverend Basanta Kumar Chatterjee
Bird of Dusk
2018
as Himself
Parobas
2016
Banshiwala
2010
as Haraprassana
The Elephant God
1979
as Prodosh Mitra (Feluda)
Aparichito
1969
as Sujit Nath Mitra
Tokhon Kuasa Chilo
2021
as Akhilbabu
Sugar Baby
2011
Ajana Shapath
1967
as Monimohan Mukherjee / Soumen Ray
Ballygunge Court
2007
Agun
1962
as Chandranath Chatterjee
Astra
2012
Sraboner Dhara
2020
as Amitava Sarkar
15 Park Avenue
2006
as Mitali's father
Act Zero
2013
as Kabir Choudhury
Samantaral
2017
as Akhilesh Chatterjee
Peace Haven
2015
as Sukumar
Shesh Boley Kichu Nei
2014
Atal Jaler Ahwan
1962
as Jayanta Choudhury
Daitya
2002
Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective
2019
as Self
Barnali
1963
as Dr. Ashesh Roy
Mayurakshi
2017
as Sushovan
Aarohan
2010
as Suryashekhar
Chol Kuntal
2017
Alik Sukh
2013
Nyay Anyay
1981
Calcutta My Love
2009
as Saritsekhar Mitra
Wheel Chair
1994
Nishimrigaya
1975
Sansar
1971
Apan Holo Par
2000
The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray
1967
as Self
Basu Paribaar
2019
Mejo Bou
1995
Durbin
2014
as Byomkesh Bakshi
Nishijapon
2005
Baksa Badal
1970
as Dr. Pratul Bhattacharjee
Aparna
1972
as Barin
Sanskar
2011
Dekha
2001
as Sashi Bhusan Sanyal
About Soumitra Chatterjee
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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… With 283 credits spanning from 1959 to 2024, Soumitra Chatterjee has appeared in 283 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The World of Apu (1959) — as Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
- Pratisodh (1981)
- Deep6 (2021)
- Ahalya (2015) — as Goutam Sadhu
- The Coward (1965) — as Amitabha Roy
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