Soumitra Chatterjee
Acting
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
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movieAmi Soumitra
2023
Himself
movieA Holy Conspiracy
2022
Reverend Basanta Kumar Chatterjee
movieKoli O Arjun
2022
Aditya
movieBelashuru
2022
Biswanath Sarkar
movieHer Story
2022
Father of Rohini
movie72 HOURS
2021
Stranger
movieTokhon Kuasa Chilo
2021
Akhilbabu
movieSamapti
2020
Om's Grand Father
movieBorunbabur Bondhu
2020
Borun Chakraborty
movieNeem Phul
2020
Benimadhab Roy Choudhury
movieSraboner Dhara
2020
Amitava Sarkar
movieTumi O Tumi
2020
Actor
movieSanjhbati
2019
Chhana
movieAdda
2019
Dhritimaan Panja
movieAndarkahini: Self-exile
2019
School Teacher
movieSheser Golpo
2019
Amit Ray
movieManojder Adbhut Bari
2018
Gobinda Narayan
movieShonar Pahar
2018
Rajat Subhra Majumdar
movieBird of Dusk
2018
Himself
movieBoxer
2018
Church Father
movieMayurakshi
2017
Sushovan
movieSamantaral
2017
Akhilesh Chatterjee
moviePosto
2017
Dinen Lahiri
movie61 No Gorpar Lane
2017
Jagadish
moviePraktan
2016
Train Passenger
moviePeace Haven
2015
Sukumar
movieThe Last Poem
2015
Voice narrator
movieAhalya
2015
Goutam Sadhu
movieSelfie
2015
Soumitra Chatterjee
movieBelaseshe
2015
Biswanath Majumdar
movieApur Panchali
2014
(Archive Footage)
movieDurbin
2014
Byomkesh Bakshi
movieNot a Fairy Tale
2013
Sisir Roy
movieAct Zero
2013
Kabir Choudhury
movieInterrogation of a Husband
2012
Bodhisattva
movieHemlock Society
2012
Col Samaresh Bagchi (Special appearance)
movieShirshendur Diary
2012
Zahir Ahamed
movieNobel Chor
2011
Mastermoshai
movieAarohan
2010
Suryashekhar
movieBanshiwala
2010
Haraprassana
movieDwando
2009
Dr. Ashok Mukherjee
movieCalcutta My Love
2009
Saritsekhar Mitra
movieJara Bristite Bhijechhilo
2007
Professor Chatterjee
movieMinister Fatakesto
2007
Chief Minister
movieKrishnakanter Will
2007
Krishna Kanta (Uncle Of Govindlal)
movieFootsteps
2006
Shashanka Palit
movieM.L.A. Fatakesto
2006
Chief Minister
movie15 Park Avenue
2006
Mitali's father
movieShadows of Time
2005
Ravi (Old)
movieIDOL MAKERS OF KOLKATA
2005
narrator
movieMantra
2005
Gurudev
movieDevipaksha
2004
Anandamohan Bhattacharya
movieThe Underground Chamber
2003
Aghor Sen
movieDekha
2001
Sashi Bhusan Sanyal
movieHemanter Pakhi
2001
Hemen Mama
movieHouse of Memories
2000
Moni Biswas
movieAmbar Sen Antordhan Rahasyo
1999
Amber Sen / Ashwini "Ash" Ghosh
movieAsukh
1999
Sudhamoy Choudhury (Rohini's father)
movieChowdhury Paribar
1998
Police officer
movieKakababu Here Gelen?
1995
Asit Dhar
movieUttoran
1994
Dr. Sengupta
movieJwar Bhata
1990
Bijoy's father
movieThe Branches of the Tree
1990
Prashanto Majumdar
movieAn Enemy of the People
1990
Dr. Ashok Gupta
movieThe Bengali Night
1988
Narendra Sen
movieAagaman
1988
Bijoychandra (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
movieSukumar Ray
1987
Narrator / Rama
movieTerror
1986
Sudhanshu Mukherjee
movieBaikunther Will
1985
Gokul Majumdar
movieThe Home and the World
1985
Sandip Mukherjee
movieKony
1984
Khitish Sinha (Khid-da)
movieBijoyini
1982
Priyaranjan Roychoudhury
moviePratisodh
1981
Sanatan Chatterjee
movieThe Kingdom of Diamonds
1980
Udayan Pandit
movieShipwreck
1979
Ramesh
movieDebdas
1979
Debdas
movieThe Elephant God
1979
Prodosh Mitra (Feluda)
movieGanadevata
1978
Debu Pandit
movieSudur Niharika
1976
(Triple Role) Arunabha Mukherjee / Shankar Narayan / Rudra Narayan
Datta
1976
Naren
movieThe Golden Fortress
1974
Prodosh Chandra Mitra (Feluda)
movieJadi Jantem
1974
Koushik Mitra
movieAsati
1974
Khokon Chowdhary (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
movieDistant Thunder
1973
Gangacharan Chakravarti
movieStree
1972
Sitapati
movieAparna
1972
Barin
movieKhunje Berai
1971
Shankar Banerjee
movieMalyadan
1971
Jatin
moviePratham Kadam Phool
1970
Sukanto Basu
moviePadma Golap
1970
Taposh Ray / Gobardhan Bhattacharya
movieBaksa Badal
1970
Dr. Pratul Bhattacharjee
movieAparichito
1969
Sujit Nath Mitra
movieParineeta
1969
Shekhar
movieTeen Bhubaner Paare
1969
Subir / Montu
movieBaghini
1968
Chiranjib
movieAjana Shapath
1967
Monimohan Mukherjee / Soumen Ray
movieMahashweta
1967
Satinath
movieMonihar
1966
Ajoy Chowdhury / Kumar Chowdhury
movieThe Coward
1965
Amitabha Roy
movieUp in the Clouds
1965
Ajoy Sarkar
movieKanch Kata Hire
1965
Subroto Gupto
movieSaat Pake Bandha
1963
Sukhendu Dutta
movieBarnali
1963
Dr. Ashesh Roy
movieThe Expedition
1962
Narsingh
movieAgun
1962
Chandranath Chatterjee
movieAtal Jaler Ahwan
1962
Jayanta Choudhury
movieOver Again
1961
Subodh
movieThree Daughters
1961
Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")
movieDevi
1960
Umaprasad
movieThe World of Apu
1959
Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray