Acting
Soumitra Chatterjee
Bengali cinema · 265 credits
Born
19 January 1935
Died
15 November 2020 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Krishnanagar, Bengal Presidency, British India
Also known as Soumitra Chattopadhyay · Saumitra Chattopadhyay · Soumithra Chattopadhyay · Saumithra Chattopadhyay
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Soumitra Chatterjee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Ami Soumitra
as Himself
A Holy Conspiracy
as Reverend Basanta Kumar Chatterjee
Koli O Arjun
as Aditya
Belashuru
as Biswanath Sarkar
Her Story
as Father of Rohini
72 Hours
as Stranger
Tokhon Kuasa Chilo
as Akhilbabu
Abhijaan
as Self
Neem Phul
as Benimadhab Roy Choudhury
Borunbabur Bondhu
as Borun Chakraborty
Sraboner Dhara
as Amitava Sarkar
Samapti
as Om's Grand Father
Sheser Golpo
as Amit Ray
Sanjhbati
as Chhana
Adda
as Dhritimaan Panja
Andarkahini: Self-exile
as School Teacher
Shonar Pahar
as Rajat Subhra Majumdar
Manojder Adbhut Bari
as Gobinda Narayan
Boxer
as Church Father
Bird of Dusk
as Himself
61 No Gorpar Lane
as Jagadish
Posto
as Dinen Lahiri
Mayurakshi
as Sushovan
Samantaral
as Akhilesh Chatterjee
Praktan
as Train Passenger
The Last Poem
as Voice narrator
Selfie
as Soumitra Chatterjee
Ahalya
as Goutam Sadhu
Belaseshe
as Biswanath Majumdar
Peace Haven
as Sukumar
Durbin
as Byomkesh Bakshi
Apur Panchali
as (Archive Footage)
Act Zero
as Kabir Choudhury
Not a Fairy Tale
as Sisir Roy
Hemlock Society
as Col Samaresh Bagchi (Special appearance)
Nobel Chor
as Mastermoshai
Aarohan
as Suryashekhar
Banshiwala
as Haraprassana
Kaalbela
as Saritsekhar Mitra
Dwando
as Dr. Ashok Mukherjee
Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo
as Professor Chatterjee
Krishnakanter Will
as Krishna Kanta (Uncle Of Govindlal)
Minister Fatakesto
as Chief Minister
M.L.A. Fatakesto
as Chief Minister
Footsteps
as Shashanka Palit
Shadows of Time
as Ravi (Old)
Mantra
as Gurudev
Devipaksha
as Anandamohan Bhattacharya
Bhalo Theko
as Anandi's Uncle
The Underground Chamber
as Aghor Sen
Dekha
as Sashi Bhusan Sanyal
Hemanter Pakhi
as Hemen Mama
House of Memories
as Moni Biswas
Ambar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo
as Amber Sen / Ashwini "Ash" Ghosh
Asukh
as Sudhamoy Choudhury (Rohini's father)
Chowdhury Paribar
as Police officer
Kakababu Here Gelen?
as Asit Dhar
Uttoran
as Dr. Sengupta
Jwar Bhata
as Bijoy's father
An Enemy of the People
as Dr. Ashok Gupta
The Branches of the Tree
as Prashanto Majumdar
Aagaman
as Bijoychandra (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
Sukumar Ray
as Narrator / Rama
Terror
as Sudhanshu Mukherjee
The Home and the World
as Sandip Mukherjee
Baikunther Will
as Gokul Majumdar
Kony
as Khitish Sinha (Khid-da)
Bijoyini
as Priyaranjan Roychoudhury
Pratisodh
as Sanatan Chatterjee
The Kingdom of Diamonds
as Udayan Pandit
The Elephant God
as Prodosh Mitra (Feluda)
Shipwreck
as Ramesh
Debdas
as Debdas
Ganadevata
as Debu Pandit
Datta
as Naren
Sudur Niharika
as (Triple Role) Arunabha Mukherjee / Shankar Narayan / Rudra Narayan
Asati
as Khokon Chowdhary (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
The Golden Fortress
as Prodosh Chandra Mitra (Feluda)
Jadi Jantem
as Koushik Mitra
Distant Thunder
as Gangacharan Chakravarti
Basanta Bilap
as Shyam
Stree
as Sitapati
Aparna
as Barin
Malyadan
as Jatin
Khunje Berai
as Shankar Banerjee
Baksa Badal
as Dr. Pratul Bhattacharjee
Padma Golap
as Taposh Ray / Gobardhan Bhattacharya
Pratham Kadam Phool
as Sukanto Basu
Aparichito
as Sujit Nath Mitra
Parineeta
as Shekhar
Teen Bhubaner Paare
as Subir / Montu
Baghini
as Chiranjib
Mahashweta
as Satinath
Ajana Shapath
as Monimohan Mukherjee / Soumen Ray
Monihar
as Ajoy Chowdhury / Kumar Chowdhury
The Coward
as Amitabha Roy
Up in the Clouds
as Ajoy Sarkar
Kanch Kata Hire
as Subroto Gupto
Charulata
as Amal
Saat Pake Bandha
as Sukhendu Dutta
Barnali
as Dr. Ashesh Roy
The Expedition
as Narsingh
Atal Jaler Ahwan
as Jayanta Choudhury
Agun
as Chandranath Chatterjee
Three Daughters
as Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")
Punashcha
as Subodh
Devi
as Umaprasad
The World of Apu
as Apurba 'Apu' Roy