Doyen Of Bengali Cinema, Soumitra Chatterjee Passes Away; Rahul Bose, Varun Grover, And Other Celebs Pay Their Tribute

It is the end of an era today as legendary actor and the doyen of Bengali cinema, Soumitra Chatterjee, breathed his last in Kolkata. The 85 years old had developed complications after testing positive for COVID-19 and finally succumbed. It is a moment of grief for not just the Bengali film industry but lovers of cinema in general. This has been another heartbreaking news of 2020.

Many celebs, including Rahul Bose, Varun Grover, Amjad Ali Khan and Onir, paid their last tribute to him. Here is what they wrote:

Varun Grover

Rahul Bose

Onir

Amjad Ali Khan

Payal Ghosh

Soumitra Chatterjee, who had collaborated with director Satyajit Ray for as many as 14 films, had developed COVID-19 complications after testing positive on October 6th. He had been battling for his life in a city hospital. He had received plasma therapy and was stable before his condition deteriorated and became grim. He was no longer responding to treatments. A statement from the hospital read, “We declare with a heavy heart that Shri Soumitra Chattopadhyay breathed his last at 12:15 pm at Belle Vue Clinic today. We pay our homage to his soul.” May his soul rest in peace.