Soumitra Chatterjee
Movie Actor
An icon of Bengali cinema who appeared in Sonar Kella, Joy Baba Felunath, and Shakha Proshakha. He received the highest award available to a French citizen, the Officier des Arts et Metiers' Award.
He graduated with honors from City Collge, Kolkata with a degree in Bengali Literature.
He turned down the 2001 Special Jury Award for Best Actor at the National Film Awards, protesting the committee's tendency to award mainstream films.
His family moved to Howrah and Calcutta when he was a child.
He collaborated with director Satyajit Ray on a variety of projects.