Since Soumitra Chatterjee’s passing, several biographies have been written about him, but Sanghamitra Chakraborty’s work is possibly the first truly comprehensive account.

Soumitra Chatterjee and his World is divided into 10 parts, each exploring different aspects of its subject’s life, such as his family and early years outside Calcutta, his college and ...

In the beginning of the book Soumitra Chatterjee and His World, author Sanghamitra Chakraborty recounts a memory of the actor when he was six years old. “One da ...

Soumitra Chatterjee. The name itself evokes a million emotions for Bengalis and film-lovers. The man himself is a bundle of contradictions; from Apur Sansar to Bela Seshe, from Kony to Atanka: he ...

Soumitra Chatterjee's life, as Sanghamitra Chakraborty lays it out, does not serve the reader with ready myths or redemptive climaxes. Instead, what emerges is an anatomy of an artist who became ...

On Soumitra Chatterjee’s birth anniversary, we honour his remarkable six-decade long career, which continues to inspire with its unforgettable contributions to Indian cinema. Today, on Soumitra ...

Soumitra Chatterjee and His World by Sanghamitra Chakraborty is the first definitive biography of the actor. From his partnership with Satyajit Ray to his forays into poetry, editorship and art.

And, closely tied to their life and work was Soumitra Chatterjee (1935-2020). Together, they played important roles in the flourishing of a culture that was simultaneously very Bengali yet universal.

One of Chatterjee’s and India’s acting icons is the late thespian Soumitra Chatterjee (no relation to Prosenjit), who was the actor Oscar-winning Indian auteur Satyajit Ray worked the most ...

About Soumitra Chatterjee, Saibal said, “He tried to give his best despite his advanced age conditions. He would often tell me about his health and regretted that had this opportunity come to him a ...