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Soumitra Chatterjee is the ultimate Feluda to me: Indraneil Sengupta ahead of Nayan Rahasya release

May 07, 2024, at 08:40 pm

Indian actor Indraneil Sengupta, who made his Feluda debut with Hatyapuri in 2022, is back as the popular fictional sleuth created by Satyajit Ray with Sandip Ray's Nayan Rahasya. In an interaction with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Indraneil speaks on his journey as Feluda, Nayan Rahasya and more...

Bengali industry lacks planning unlike Telugu or Hindi: Actor Jisshu U Sengupta

Apr 02, 2022, at 05:10 pm

Actor Jisshu U Sengupta, who has tasted success in Hindi and Telugu film industries after Kolkata's Tollywood, is back with a second Bengali film in three months. In Abhijaan, directed by actor-director Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Sengupta plays the younger version of late acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee. In a candid  chat with India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Sengupta, whose 'heart' is still in Kolkata, speaks about his work, cricket, music and more

Makers release first song from upcoming Bengali film Belashuru

Mar 30, 2022, at 11:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Shohage Adore, the first song from upcoming Bengali film Belashuru, which is directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, was released by the makers on Tuesday.

Late actor Soumitra Chatterjee's wife Deepa Chatterjee dies at 83

Apr 04, 2021, at 06:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Late actor Soumitra Chatterjee's wife Deepa Chatterjee died at a Kolkata hospital in the early hours of Sunday. She was 83.

SVF Movies releases late Soumitra Chatterjee’s short film Boitorini to remember him on birthday

Jan 20, 2021, at 12:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: To commemorate late legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee on the occasion of his 86th birthday, short film Boitorini has been released on SVF Movies, the flagship IP of SVF where people get full movies, releasing digitally on YouTube, for no added cost.

RIP Legend: Soumitra Chatterjee's last rites performed with full state honours

Nov 16, 2020, at 01:34 am

Kolkata: With full state honours, the last rites of Bengali acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee was performed in south Kolkata's Keoratola crematorium on Sunday.

Soumitra Chatterjee was a father figure to me personally: Prosenjit Chatterjee  

Nov 16, 2020, at 12:07 am

Kolkata: Tollywood superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee, who has worked with Soumitra Chatterjee in numerous movies in his long career, described the late acting legend as a 'father figure' in his life.

Soumitra Chatterjee is the most sensitive and handsome man I have worked with in Tollywood industry: Rituparna Sengupta 

Nov 15, 2020, at 11:23 pm

Kolkata: Tollywood actor Rituparna Sengupta paid homage to veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee who died in Kolkata on Sunday and described him as the most handsome and sensitive person he has worked with in the Bengali film industry.

I have never met anyone who knew so much: Sharmila Tagore remembers Soumitra Chatterjee 

Nov 15, 2020, at 10:45 pm

Mumbai/Kolkata: Recalling the late Bengali film legend, Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore said she will remember Soumitra Chatterjee as a person who was well-read, well-informed and erudite.

Bhalo Theko: Tollywood actors pay final tributes to Soumitra Chatterjee on social media

Nov 15, 2020, at 09:41 pm

Kolkata: A pall of gloom has descended on the Bengali film industry as iconic actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away on Sunday, leaving behind his memorable works that will be cherished by generations to come.

Soumitra Chatterjee (1935-2020): The last of the Bengali celluloid Mohicans

Nov 15, 2020, at 07:41 pm

For Bengalis, a community sold on its icons, Soumitra Chatterjee was not just a thespian who was conferred India's highest film honour, Dadasaheb Phalke. For generations of Bengalis he was a cultural insignia who could effortlessly straddle the world of crass commercialism of mainstream Tollywood and the best of Indian arthouse movies trail-blazed by late Satyajit Ray.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee extremely critical, says Kolkata hospital

Nov 15, 2020, at 12:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been placed on maximum life support as his condition in the last 24 hours has further deteriorated and he is extremely critical, doctors of south Kolkata's Belle Vue Clinic, where the actor is undergoing treatment for almost last 40 days, said on Saturday evening.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee's haemoglobin drops due to internal bleeding

Nov 02, 2020, at 04:05 am

Kolkata/UNI: Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been given blood transfusion on Sunday after his haemoglobin count dropped a bit, due to internal bleeding.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee still on ventilator support, first session of his dialysis goes well

Oct 29, 2020, at 11:17 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee is still on ventilator support but the first session of his dialysis went well, and is ready for the second session, said Dr Arindam Kar of Belle Vue Clinic here today.

Actor Soumitra Chatterjee unresponsive to treatment, in ventilation

Oct 27, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The condition of veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee remained very critical as he has been put on full ventilation.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee's health condition remains critical

Oct 26, 2020, at 02:12 am

Kolkata/UNI: The overall health condition of octogenarian thespian Soumitra Chatterjee remained unchanged, according to Dr Arindam Kar of Bellevue Hospital here on Sunday.

My responsibility as an actor is to portray reality honestly: Soumitra Chatterjee at KIFF

Nov 15, 2019, at 12:53 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Regarding his upcoming film Sraboner Dhara- screened at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival- the core subject of which is Alzheimer, veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee said it is his responsibility as an artist to portray reality honestly after witnessing patients suffering from the disease closely.

Actor Soumitra Chatterjee admitted to hospital with breathing troubles

Aug 14, 2019, at 08:12 pm

Kolkata, Aug 14 (IBNS): Veteran Bengali cinema actor and Dadasaheb Phalke winner Soumitra Chatterjee has been admitted to a hospital in Kolkata after he complained of breathing troubles.

Trailer of upcoming Bengali movie featuring veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee released

Aug 07, 2018, at 04:40 pm

Kolkata, Aug 7 (IBNS): The trailer and poster of soon-to-be-released Bengali movie, Ami Rajneeti Chai Na, featuring veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee, was launched in Kolkata recently.

Antorshotta: A film that delves into the nuances of a relationship

Mar 26, 2018, at 07:31 pm

Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): Antorshotta, directed by Rik Chatterjee and Bihaan Sen, released on Friday, is a decent attempt to portray the life of two people and how various conditions force them to get separated.

Soumitra Chatterjee receives Legion of Honours from France, says 'overwhelmed'

Jan 31, 2018, at 04:30 pm

Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee on Tuesday was conferred at a function here the Legion of Honours, the highest French civilian distinction, by  Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India.

Acting does not follow any formula: Soumitra Chatterjee

Jun 13, 2017, at 03:55 am

Soumitra Chatterjee is a living icon of Indian cinema not only because of his work in 14 films directed by Satyajit Ray but also because of his excellence in several forms of creative expressions. Now he is being bestowed with France’s highest civilian award, Legion d’Honneur. He is the first Indian actor to be so honoured so. Shoma A. Chatterji in a tete a tete with the veteran actor

Soumitra Chatterjee to receive Legion d'Honneur, Mamata Banerjee wishes the veteran actor

Jun 10, 2017, at 10:50 pm

Kolkata, June 10 (IBNS): Another feather in the cap of Indian cinema with veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee being conferred with the highest French civilian honour- the Legion d'Honneur.