Soumitra Chatterjee
Born January 19, 1935 (Age: 91)
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Krishnanagar, Bengal Presidency, British India
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay (Shoumitro Chôttopaddhae; born 19 January 1935 — 15 November 2020) was an Indian Bengali film and stage actor and poet. He was best known for his collaborations with Oscar-winning film director Satyajit Ray, with whom he worked in fourteen films, and his constant comparison with the Bengali cinema screen idol Uttam Kumar, his contemporary leading man of the 1960s and 1970s. Soumitra Chatterjee is also the first Indian film personality to be conferred with the Commandeur de l’ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France's highest award for artists. He is also the winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award which is India's highest award for cinema. Not only that, in 2017 exactly thirty years after auteur Satyajit Ray was honoured with France's highest civilian award, the coveted Legion of Honor, thespian Soumitra Chatterjee, arguably, the most prominent face of Ray's films, is set to receive the prestigious award. Starting with his debut film, Apur Sansar (The World of Apu, 1959), the third part of Apu Trilogy, he went on to work in several notable films with Ray, including Abhijan (The Expedition, 1962), Charulata (The Lonely Wife, 1964), Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest, 1969); Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder, 1973); Sonar Kella (The Fortress, 1974) as Feluda and Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God, 1978) as Feluda, Ghare Baire (The Home and The World, 1984) and Ganashatru (Enemy of the People, 1989). Meanwhile, he also worked with other noted directors of Bengali cinema, with Mrinal Sen in Akash Kusum (Up in the Clouds, 1965), Tapan Sinha in Kshudhita Pashan (Hungry Stones, 1960), Jhinder Bandi (1961), Asit Sen in Swaralipi (1961), Ajoy Kar in Saat Pake Bandha (1963), Parineeta (1969), and Tarun Mazumdar in Sansar Simante (1975) and Ganadevata (1978). He acted more than 210 films in his career till 2016. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2004. In 2012, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema given by the government of India for lifetime achievement. He has won two National Film Awards as an actor, and as an actor in Bengali theatre, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. In 2013, IBN LIVE named him as one of "The men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema". In 2014, he received the introductory Filmfare Awards East for Best Male Actor (Critics) for his role in Rupkatha Noy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Soumitra Chatterjee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay (Shoumitro Chôttopaddhae; born 19 January 1935 — 15 November 2020) was an Indian Bengali film and stage actor and poet. He was best known for his collaborations with Oscar-winning film director Satyajit Ray, with whom he worked in fourteen films, and his constant comparison with the Bengali cinema screen idol Uttam Kumar, his contemporary leading man of the 1960s and 1970s. Soumitra Chatterjee is also the first Indian film personality to be conferred with the Commandeur de l’ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France's highest award for artists. He is also the winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award which is India's highest award for cinema. Not only that, in 2017 exactly thirty years after auteur Satyajit Ray was honoured with France's highest civilian award, the coveted Legion of Honor, thespian Soumitra Chatterjee, arguably, the most prominent face of Ray's films, is set to receive the prestigious award.
Starting with his debut film, Apur Sansar (The World of Apu, 1959), the third part of Apu Trilogy, he went on to work in several notable films with Ray, including Abhijan (The Expedition, 1962), Charulata (The Lonely Wife, 1964), Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest, 1969); Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder, 1973); Sonar Kella (The Fortress, 1974) as Feluda and Joi Baba Felunath (The Elephant God, 1978) as Feluda, Ghare Baire (The Home and The World, 1984) and Ganashatru (Enemy of the People, 1989). Meanwhile, he also worked with other noted directors of Bengali cinema, with Mrinal Sen in Akash Kusum (Up in the Clouds, 1965), Tapan Sinha in Kshudhita Pashan (Hungry Stones, 1960), Jhinder Bandi (1961), Asit Sen in Swaralipi (1961), Ajoy Kar in Saat Pake Bandha (1963), Parineeta (1969), and Tarun Mazumdar in Sansar Simante (1975) and Ganadevata (1978). He acted more than 210 films in his career till 2016.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2004. In 2012, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema given by the government of India for lifetime achievement. He has won two National Film Awards as an actor, and as an actor in Bengali theatre, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. In 2013, IBN LIVE named him as one of "The men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema". In 2014, he received the introductory Filmfare Awards East for Best Male Actor (Critics) for his role in Rupkatha Noy.
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Filmography
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Swapner thikana
2021
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as
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Age: 86
Neem Phul
2020
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as Benimadhab Roy Choudhury
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Age: 85
Sheser Golpo
2019
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as Amit Ray
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Age: 84
Dwikhondito
2019
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Age: 84
Kusumitar Gappo
2019
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Age: 84
Astitwa
2018
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Age: 83
Bridge
2017
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Age: 82
Parobas
2016
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Age: 81
Praktan
2016
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as Train Passenger
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Age: 81
The Last Poem
2015
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as Voice narrator
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Age: 80
Selfie
2015
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as Soumitra Chatterjee
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Age: 80
Interrogation of a Husband
2012
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as Bodhisattva
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Age: 77
Tiktiki
2012
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Age: 77
Paanch Adhyay
2012
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Age: 77
Astra
2012
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Age: 77
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Life in Park Street
2012
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Age: 77
Ebong Bisarjan
2012
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Age: 77
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Sugar Baby
2011
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Age: 76
Nobel Chor
2011
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as Mastermoshai
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Age: 76
Sanskar
2011
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Age: 76
Aarohan
2010
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as Suryashekhar
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Age: 75
Banshiwala
2010
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as Haraprassana
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Age: 75
Ami Aadu
2010
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Age: 75
Ek Jhank Ichhe Dana
2010
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Age: 74
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Saptasur
2009
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Age: 74
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Friend
2009
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Age: 74
The Understudy
2009
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Age: 74
Pakhi
2009
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Age: 74
Kaalbela
2009
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as Saritsekhar Mitra
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Age: 73
Chander Bari
2007
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Age: 72
Ballygunge Court
2007
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Age: 72
Minister Fatakesto
2007
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as Chief Minister
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Age: 72
Krishnakanter Will
2007
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as Krishna Kanta (Uncle Of Govindlal)
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Age: 72
The Bong Connection
2006
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Age: 71
Footsteps
2006
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as Shashanka Palit
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Age: 71
Faltu
2006
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Age: 71
Bhalobasar Anek Naam
2006
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Age: 71
M.L.A. Fatakesto
2006
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as Chief Minister
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Age: 71
IDOL MAKERS OF KOLKATA
2005
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as narrator
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Age: 70
Mantra
2005
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as Gurudev
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Age: 70
Nishijapon
2005
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Age: 70
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Critical Encounter
2005
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Age: 69
Devipaksha
2004
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as Anandamohan Bhattacharya
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Age: 68
Daitya
2002
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Age: 67
Saanjhbatir Roopkathara
2002
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Age: 66
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Gandharbi
2002
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Age: 66
Guru Sishya
2001
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Age: 66
Jabab Chai
2001
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Age: 66
Cancer
2001
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Age: 66
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Churiwala
2001
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Age: 66
Sud Asal
2001
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Age: 65
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Etai Swarga
2001
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Age: 65
Apan Holo Par
2000
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Age: 65
Bastir Meye Radha
2000
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Age: 65
Kalankini Badhu
2000
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Age: 65
Ei Ghar Ei Sansar
2000
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Age: 65
House of Memories
2000
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as Moni Biswas
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Age: 64
Kulangar
2000
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Age: 64
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Aamader Janani
2000
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Age: 64
Madhu Malati
1999
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Age: 64
Dai Daitya
1999
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Age: 64
Satru Mitra
1999
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Age: 64
Santan Jakhan Satru
1999
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Age: 64
Tomai Pabo Bole
1999
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Age: 64
Baba Keno Chakor
1998
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Age: 63
Strange Tale of a Strange Village
1998
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Age: 63
Atmiyo Swajan
1998
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Age: 63
Chowdhury Paribar
1998
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as Police officer
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Age: 63
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The Tree
1998
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as Self
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Age: 63
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Gharer Laxmi
1998
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Age: 62
Bhagya Debata
1997
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Age: 62
Nayantara
1997
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Age: 62
Samadhan
1997
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Age: 62
Chandragrahan
1997
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Age: 62
Saptami
1997
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Age: 62
Lathi
1996
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Age: 61
Sanghat
1996
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Age: 61
Mahaan
1996
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Age: 60
Ghar Sansar
1993
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Age: 58
Prajapati
1993
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Age: 58
Golokdham Rahasya
1992
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as Feluda
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Age: 57
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Rakte Lekha
1992
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Age: 57
Mani Kanchan
1992
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Age: 56
World Within, World Without
1991
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as Father
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Age: 56
Disappearance
1991
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Age: 56
Sindoor
1991
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Age: 55
Path O Prasad
1991
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Age: 55
Abhagini
1991
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Age: 55
Haraner Naat Jamai
1990
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Age: 55
Jwar Bhata
1990
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as Bijoy's father
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Age: 55
The Branches of the Tree
1990
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as Prashanto Majumdar
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Age: 55
Apon Amar Apon
1990
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Age: 55
An Enemy of the People
1990
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as Dr. Ashok Gupta
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Age: 55
The Bengali Night
1988
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as Narendra Sen
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Age: 53
Ekti Jiban
1988
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Age: 53
Aagaman
1988
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as Bijoychandra (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
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Age: 52
Debi Baran
1988
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Age: 52
Sarbojaya
1987
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Age: 52
Sukumar Ray
1987
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as Narrator / Rama
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Age: 52
Shyam Saheb
1986
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Age: 51
Tagari
1985
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Age: 50
Baikunther Will
1985
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as Gokul Majumdar
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Age: 50
The Home and the World
1985
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as Sandip Mukherjee
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Age: 49
Lal Golap
1984
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Age: 49
Seemantaraag
1984
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Age: 49
Preyashi
1982
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Age: 47
Bijoyini
1982
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as Priyaranjan Roychoudhury
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Age: 47
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Khelar Putul
1982
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Age: 47
Father
1981
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Age: 46
Nyay Anyay
1981
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Age: 46
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Pratisodh
1981
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Age: 46
The Kingdom of Diamonds
1980
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as Udayan Pandit
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Age: 45
Gharer Baire Ghar
1980
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Age: 45
Pankhiraj
1980
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Age: 45
Darpa Churna
1980
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Age: 44
Shipwreck
1979
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as Ramesh
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Age: 44
Debdas
1979
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as Debdas
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Age: 44
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Nadi Theke Sagare
1978
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Age: 43
Ganadevata
1978
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as Debu Pandit
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Age: 43
Pranoy Pasha
1978
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Age: 43
Pratima
1977
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Age: 42
Mantramugdha
1977
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Age: 42
Babu Moshai
1977
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Age: 42
Sudur Niharika
1976
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as (Triple Role) Arunabha Mukherjee / Shankar Narayan / Rudra Narayan
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Age: 41
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Datta
1976
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as Naren
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Age: 40
Nishimrigaya
1975
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Age: 40
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Sangsar Simantey
1975
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Age: 39
The Golden Fortress
1974
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as Prodosh Chandra Mitra (Feluda)
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Age: 39
Sangini
1974
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as
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Age: 39
Jadi Jantem
1974
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as Koushik Mitra
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Age: 39
Asati
1974
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as Khokon Chowdhary (as Soumitra Chattopadhyay)
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Age: 38
Agnibhramar
1973
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Age: 38
Shesh Prishthay Dekhun
1973
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Age: 38
Distant Thunder
1973
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as Gangacharan Chakravarti
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Age: 38
Nishi Kanya
1973
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Age: 38
Basanta Bilap
1973
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as Shyam
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Age: 37
Natun Diner Alo
1972
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Age: 37
Stree
1972
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as Sitapati
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Age: 37
Aparna
1972
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as Barin
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Age: 37
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Jiban Saikate - Life on the Beach
1972
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Age: 37
Bilet Pherat
1972
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Age: 36
Sansar
1971
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Age: 36
Khunje Berai
1971
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as Shankar Banerjee
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Age: 36
The Wedding Garland
1971
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Age: 36
Pratham Kadam Phool
1970
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as Sukanto Basu
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Age: 35
Aleyar Alo
1970
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Age: 35
Baksa Badal
1970
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as Dr. Pratul Bhattacharjee
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Age: 34
Aparichito
1969
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as Sujit Nath Mitra
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Age: 34
Parineeta
1969
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as Shekhar
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Age: 34
Teen Bhubaner Paare
1969
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as Subir / Montu
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Age: 34
The Coward
1965
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as Amitabha Roy
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Age: 30
Up in the Clouds
1965
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as Ajoy Sarkar
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Age: 30
Ektuku Basa
1965
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Age: 30
Kanch Kata Hire
1965
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as Subroto Gupto
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Age: 29
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Kinu Gowalar Gali
1964
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Age: 29
Charulata
1964
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as Amal
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Age: 29
The Representative
1964
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as
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Age: 29
Saat Pake Bandha
1963
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as Sukhendu
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Age: 28
Barnali
1963
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as Dr. Ashesh Roy
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Age: 27
The Expedition
1962
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as Narsingh
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Age: 27
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Banarasi
1962
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as
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Age: 27
Agun
1962
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as Chandranath Chatterjee
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Age: 27
Atal Jaler Ahwan
1962
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as Jayanta Choudhury
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Age: 27
Three Daughters
1961
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as Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")
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Age: 26
Over Again
1961
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as Subodh
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Age: 26
The Prisoner of Jhind
1961
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Age: 26
The Hungry Stones
1960
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as
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Age: 25
Devi
1960
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as Umaprasad
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Age: 25
The World of Apu
1959
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as Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
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Age: 24