Bengali Veteran Actor Soumitra Chatterjee Passes Away at 85
Dada Saheb Phalke laureate, Soumitra Chatterjee (85) passed away on November 15 in Kolkata due to Covid encephalopathy. The actor had a 61-year career in the film industry. His movies and play plots were mainly from Bangladesh's creation, Bengal's history, emergency and rise of Marxism. He was also felicitated by Sangeet Natak Akademi, Padma Bhushan, National film Award and French Legion of Honour Award while refusing Padma Shree twice.