Soumitra Chattopadhyay

Soumitra Chattopadhyay (2009)

Soumitra Chattopadhyay ( Bengali সৌমিত্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় Saumitra Caṭṭopādhyāẏ ; born January 19, 1935 in Krishnanagar ) is an Indian actor . His name is closely linked to that of the film director Satyajit Ray , as he played in 14 of his 31 feature films. Along with Uttam Kumar , he is the most famous actor in Bengali film .

Life

Soumitra Chatterjee studied literature at the University of Calcutta's Scottish Church College and started out as a broadcaster and amateur actor. He made his film debut in 1959 with Sharmila Tagore in the title role in Apur Sansar by Satyajit Ray, the last part of the Apu trilogy . Chatterjee is said to have a resemblance to the young Rabindranath Thakur and he also played in all of Ray's film adaptations of stories by the Bengali Nobel Prize winner - Teen Kanya (episode: Samapti ), Charulata , Ghare Baire . His embodiment of the detective Feluda in the children's films Sonar Kella (1974) and Joi Baba Felunath (1978) is particularly popular in his home country . In addition to Ray, he has also worked under the direction of Mrinal Sen , Tapan Sinha and Ajoy Kar . In 2001 he received the Special Jury Prize at the National Film Awards .

In addition to his film work for cinema and television, Soumitra Chatterjee has always been active in the theater as an actor, author and director. He is known for his recitations of Bengali poetry.

He turned down the honor of the Padma Shri in the 1970s, but has since been awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2004. He was awarded the French Officier des Arts et Metiers and the French director Catherine Berge shot a portrait of him in 1998. He received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2011.

His face is internationally known through his work in the films Satyajit Rays. The Ray / Chatterjee collaboration is comparable to that between Akira Kurosawa and Toshirō Mifune as well as Federico Fellini and Marcello Mastroianni .

In 2018 he was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Movies

1959: Apur Sansar - Director: Satyajit Ray 1960: Devi - Director: Satyajit Ray 1960: Kshudista Pashan - Director: Tapan Sinha 1961: Swaralipi - Director: Asit Sen 1961: Teen Kanya - Director: Satyajit Ray 1961: Swayambara - Director: Asit Sen 1961: Jhinder Bandi - Director: Tapan Sinha 1961: Punashcha - Director: Mrinal Sen 1962: Shasti - Director: Daya Bhai 1962: Atal Jaler Ahwan - Director: Ajoy Kar 1962: Agun - Director: Asit Sen 1962: Benarasi - Director: Arup Guhathakurta 1962: Abhijan - Director: Satyajit Ray 1963: Saat Pake Bandha - Director: Ajoy Kar 1963: Shesh Prahar - Director: Prantik 1963: Barnali - Director: Ajoy Kar 1964: Pratinidhi - Director: Mrinal Sen 1964: Charulata - Director: Satyajit Ray 1964: Kinu Gowalar Gali - Director: OC Ganguly 1964: Ayananta - Director: Sondhani 1965: Baksha Badal - Director: Nityananda Dutta 1965: Ek Tuku Basa - Director: Tarun Majumdar 1965: Raj Kanya - Director: Sunil Mukherjee 1965: Kapurush - Director: Satyajit Ray 1965: Akash Kusum - Director: Mrinal Sen 1965: Eki Ange Eto Rup - Director: Harisadhan Dasgupta 1966: Manihar - Director: Salil Sen 1966: Kanch Kata Hire - Director: Ajoy Kar 1966: Joradighir Chaudhuri Paribar - Director: Ajit Lahiri 1967: Hathat Dekha - Director: Nityananda Dutta 1967: Prastar Swakshar - Director: Salil Dutta 1967: Mahashweta - Director: Pinaki Mukherjee 1967: Ajana Shapath - Director: Salil Sen 1968: Parishodh - Director: Ardhendu Sen 1968: Baghini - Director: Bijoy Bose 1969: Tin Bhubaner Pare - Director: Ashutosh Banerjee 1969: Parineeta - Director: Ajoy Kar 1969: Chena Achena - Director: Hiren Nag 1969: Aparichita - Director: Salil Dutta 1970: Aranyer Din Ratri - Director: Satyajit Ray 1970: Aleyar Alo - Director: Mangal Chakraborty 1970: Padmagolap - Director: Ajit Lahiri 1970: Pratham Kadam Phool - Director: Indar Sen 1971: Malyadan - Director: Ajoy Kar 1971: Khunje Berai - Director: Salil Dutta 1971: Sansar - Director: Salil Sen 1972: Aparna - Director: Salil Sen 1972: Jiban Saikate - Director: Swadesh Sarkar 1972: Stree - Director: Salil Dutta 1973: Natun Diner Alo - Director: Ajit Ganguly 1973: Basanta Bilap - Director: Dinen Gupta 1973: Nishi Kanya - Director: Ashutosh Banerjee 1973: Ashani Sanket - Director: Satyajit Ray 1973: Bilet Pherat - Director: Chidananda Dasgupta 1973: Shesh Prishthay Dekhun - Director: Salil Dutta 1973: Agnibhramar - Director: Ajit Ganguly 1973: Epar Opar - Director: Ashutosh Banerjee 1974: Jadi Jantem - Director: Jatrik 1974: Asati - Director: Salil Dutta 1974: Sangini - Director: Dinen Gupta 1974: Sonar Kella - Director: Satyajit Ray 1975: Chhutir Phande - Director: Salil Sen 1975: Sansar Simante - Director: Tarun Majumdar 1975: Nishi Mrigaya - Director: Dinen Gupta 1976: Sudur Niharika - directed by Sushil Mukherjee 1976: Datta - Director: Ajoy Kar 1976: Nandita - Director: Swadesh Sarkar 1977: Babumoshai - Director: Salil Dutta 1977: Mantramugdha - Director: Arabinda Mukherjee 1977: Pratima - Director: Palash Bannerjee 1978: Pranay Pasha - Director: Mangal Chakraborty 1978: Nadi Theke Sagare - Director: Arabinda Mukherjee 1979: Joy Baba Felunath - Director: Satyajit Ray 1979: Debdas - Director: Dilip Roy 1979: Job Charnocker Bibi - Director: Jayanta Bhattacharya 1979: Ganadebata - Director: Tarun Majumdar 1979: Nauka Dubi - Director: Ajoy Kar 1980: Pankhiraj - Director: Pijush Bose 1980: Gharer Baire Ghar - Director: Salil Dutta 1980: Darpachurna - Director: Dilip Roy 1980: Hirak Rajar Deshe - Director: Satyajit Ray 1981: Pratishodh - Director: Sukhen Das 1981: Nyay Anyay - Director: Sukhen Das 1981: Father - Directed by Dilip Mukherjee 1982: Bijoyini - Director: Palash Bannerjee 1982: Khelar Putul - Director: Tarun Majumdar 1982: Rasomoyeer Rasikata - Director: Amal Sen 1982: Preyasi - Director: Srikanta Guhathakurta 1982: Matir Swarga - Directed by Bijoy Bose 1983: Chena Achena - Director: Pinaki Choudhury 1983: Agradani - Director: Palash Bannerjee 1983: Indira - Director: Dinen Gupta 1984: Amar Geeti - Director: Tarun Majumdar 1984: Simanta Raag - Director: Pradip Bhattacharya 1984: Lal Golap - Director: Jahar Biswas 1985: Ghare Baire - Director: Satyajit Ray 1985: Boikunther Will - Director: Sushil Mukherjee 1985: Tagori - Director: Ajit Ganguly 1985: Sandhya Pradip - Director: Anjan Mukherjee 1986: Kony - Director: Saroj De 1986: Shyam Saheb - Director: Salil Dutta 1986: Urbashe - Director: Salil Dutta 1986: Achena Mukh - Director: Ajit Lahiri 1986: Vasundhara - Director: Shekhar Chatterjee 1986: Atanka - Director: Tapan Sinha 1987: Nyay Adhikar - Director: Anjan Mukherjee 1987: Raj Purush - Director: Iman Kalyan Chatterjee 1987: Sukumar Ray - Director: Satyajit Ray 1987: Amar Sangi - Director: Sujit Guha 1988: Channachara - Director: Anjan Mukherjee 1988: Agni Sanket - Director: Arup Dutta 1988: Agun - Directed by Victor Banerjee 1988: La Nuit Bengali - Director: Nicholas Klotz 1988: Debibaran - Director: Srikanta Guhathakurta 1988: Agaman - Director: Tarun Majumdar

1988: Pratik - Directed by Prabhat Roy 1989: Maryada - Directed by Chiranjit 1989: Amar Shapath - Director: Prabhat Roy 1989: Shatarupa - Director: Palash Bannerjee 1990: Ganashatru - Director: Satyajit Ray 1990: Manasi - Director: Anjan Mukherjee 1990: Ekhane Anar Swarga - Director: Jahar Biswas 1990: Apon Amar Apon - Director: Tarun Majumdar 1990: Ekti Jiban - Director: Raja Mitra 1990: Jiban Sangi - Director: Rabi Kinagi 1990: Chetana - Director: Deb Sinha 1990: Jowar Bhanta - Director: Dulal Bhowmick 1990: Abhimanyu - Director: Biplab Chatterjee 1990: Ladai - Director: Rana Mukherjee 1991: Mahaprithibi - Director: Mrinal Sen 1991: Abhagini - Director: Bablu Samaddar 1991: Path O Prasad - Director: Tarun Majumdar 1991: Ek Pashla Brishti - Director: Nitish Roy 1992: Rakte Lekha - Director: Ram Mukherjee 1992: Manikanchan - Director: Ashim Bannerjee 1992: Antardhan - Director: Tapan Sinha 1992: Shakha Proshakha - Director: Satyajit Ray 1993: Mon Mane Na - Director: Inder Sen 1993: Puraskar - Director: Bhabesh Kundu 1993: Samparka - Director: Sarit Bannerjee 1993: Pashanda Pandit - Director: Shibaprasad Sen 1993: Ghar Sansar - Director: Prashanta Nanda 1993: Prajapati - Directed by Biplab Chatterjee 1994: Shesh Chithi - Director: Sisir Majumdar 1994: Uttoran - Director: Sandip Ray 1994: Gajamukta - Director: Ajit Lahiri 1994: Wheel Chair - Directed by Tapan Sinha 1995: Kumari Maa - Director: Dulal Bhowmick 1995: Shesh Pratiksha - Director: Sachin Adhikari 1995: Boumoni - Directed by Partha Pratim Choudhury 1995: Mashal - Director: Shankar Ray 1995: Kakababu Here Gelen - Director: Pinaki Choudhury 1995: Mejo Bou - Director: Bablu Samaddar 1995: Bhagyadebata - Director: S. Raghunath 1995: Ujan - Director: Amal Roy Ghatak 1995: Vrindavan Film Studios - Director: Lamberto Lambertini 1996: Sopan - Director: Ajoy Bannerjee 1996: Puja - Director: Subhash Sen 1996: Mahan - Director: Haranath Chakraborty 1996: Lathi - Director: Prabhat Roy 1997: Maan Apaman - Director: Sukhen Das 1997: Chandragrahan - Director: Anjan Bannerjee 1997: Sarbajaya - Director: Sukanta Roy 1997: Samadhan - Director: Narayan Ghosh 1997: Nayantara - Director: Raja Mitra 1997: Kalratri - Director: Ujjwal Chatterjee 1997: Saptami - Directed by Pallab Ghosh 1997: Pabitra Papi - Director: Anup Sengupta 1997: Sedin Chaitramas - Director: Prabhat Roy 1998: Chowdhury Paribar - Director: Bablu Samaddar 1998: Baba Keno Chakar - Director: Swapan Saha 1998: Sanghat - Directed by Pinaki Choudhury 1998: Gharer Lakshmi - Director: Swapan Saha 1998: Ajab Gnayer Ajab Katha - Director: Tapan Sinha 1998: Putrabandhu - Director: Pallab Ghosh 1998: Lola Lusi - Director: Sudarshan Basu 1999: Atmiyo Swajan - Director: Raja Sen 1999: Satyam Shivam Sundaram - Director: Swapan Saha 1999: Niyati - Director: Bablu Samaddar 1999: Santan Jakhan Shatru - Director: Swapan Saha 1999: Swamir Ghar - Director: Swapan Saha 1999: Sei To Abar Kachhe Ele - Directed by Jayanta Bhattacharya 1999: Asukh - Director: Rituparno Ghosh 1999: Daye Dayitya - Director: Haranath Chakraborty 1999: Kanchanmala - Director: Swapan Saha 1999: Tomay Pabo Bole - Director: Swapan Saha 1999: Shatru Mitra - Director: Narayan Ghosh 1999: Madhu Malati - Director: Swapan Saha 2000: Paromitar Ek Din - Director: Aparna Sen 2000: Kulangar - Director: Sujit Guha 2000: Gariber Samman - Directed by Swapan Saha 2001: Cancer - Directed by Pinaki Choudhury 2001: Dekha - Directed by Gautam Ghosh 2001: Etai Swarga - Director: Salil Dutta 2002: Sanjhbatir Rupkathara - Director: Anjan Das 2003: Patalghar - Director: Abhijit Choudhury 2003: Ke Apon Ke Par - Director: Bappa Banerjee 2003: Abar Aranye - Director: Gautam Ghosh 2004: Bhalo Theko - Director: Gautam Halder 2004: Kuasha - Director: Milan Bhowmick 2004: Adhikar - Director: Khokon Chakraborty 2004: Tista Parer Kanya - Director: Panna Hossain 2004: Debipaksha - Director: Raja Sen 2004: Ami Je Ke Tomar - Director: Prabir Nandi 2004: Anurag - Director: Ratan Adhikari 2004: Shadow of Time - Director: Florian Gallenberger 2005: Nishi Japon - Director: Sandip Ray 2005: Krantikaal - Director: Sekhar Das 2005: 15 Park Avenue - Director: Aparna Sen 2005: Asamapto - Director: Atanu Ghosh 2006: Faltu - Director: Anjan Das 2006: Bhalobasar Onek Naam - Director: Tarun Majumdar 2006: MLA Fatakeshto - Director: Swapan Saha 2006: The Bong Connection - Director: Anjan Dutta 2006: Ankush - Director: Atanu Ghosh 2007: Padakshep - Director: Suman Ghosh 2007: Minister Fatakeshto - Director: Swapan Saha 2007: Jara Brishtitey Bhijechilo - Director: Anjan Das 2007: Ballygunge Court - Director: Pinaki Choudhury 2007: Krishnakanter Will - Director: Raja Sen 2007: Chander Bari - Director: Tarun Majumdar 2008: Rangamati - Director: Kanoj Das 2008: Tomar Jonyo - Director: Nilanjan Banerjee 2008: Aainaate - Director: Dulal Dey 2009: Friend - Director: Satabdi Roy 2009: Kaalbela - Director: Gautam Ghosh 2009: Kaler Rakhal - Director: Sekhar Das 2008: 10:10 - Director: Arin Paul 2009: Angshumaner Chhobi - Director: Atanu Ghosh 2009: Ek Bar Bolo Uttam Kumar - Director: Chinmoy Roy 2015: Ahalya

Footnotes

1. ↑ in English mostly Chatterjee
2. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).

Web links

Commons : Soumitra Chatterjee  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Soumitra Chattopadhyay in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• detailed biography among others
• Interview with Soumitra Chatterjee
• ... here also still photos