Kolkata, Jan 20 (PTI) Actors change their weight and look to become a character in a movie, but Soumitra Chatterjee had to alter his hand writing style to suit the profile of his character in ...

By Alex Traub Soumitra Chatterjee, an Indian actor who incarnated ... He spent six months mastering the 19th-century style of Bengali handwriting so that the scenes that depicted him in the ...

In an age where biographies often slip into nostalgia or shallow timelines, 'Soumitra Chatterjee and His World' by ...

MORE Soumitra Chatterjee’s association with Satyajit ... He says “I had to change my Bengali handwriting for good. There were many sequences showing Amal writing. At that time my handwriting ...

his theatre and of course his film performances' A young Soumitra Chatterjee signs autographs for his fans at the Eden Gardens. The actor had completely changed his handwriting for Charulata. Director ...

A few weeks before the release of Apur Sansar (The World of Apu, 1959), directed by Satyajit Ray, Charlie Chaplin’s Limelight ...

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

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.

Today, we celebrate the legendary Soumitra Chatterjee, whose remarkable contributions to Indian cinema have left an everlasting legacy. Known for his brilliant portrayals of complex characters ...