livemint.com
47%
925
Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee passes away at 85 after battling covid-19
NEW DELHI : Veteran Bengali film actor Soumitra Chatterjee, best known for his collaborations with Satyajit Ray, passed away at 85 in Kolkata after battling covid-19 for more than a month. He had been diagnosed with the virus on 6 October and breathed his last at the Bellevue Nursing Home.Chatterjee, a recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the Padma Bhushan and two National Awards, was best known for movies such as Apur Sansar, Sonar Kella, Abhijan, Charulata and among others.