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Veteran Bengali Actor Kalyan Chatterjee Dies at 81

He died at Kolkata's MR Bangur Super Speciality Hospital following treatment for typhoid plus age-related complications.

Overview

  • West Bengal Motion Picture Artists Forum confirmed the death late Sunday night.
  • Family members said he had been bedridden for a long period and had stepped away from acting in recent years due to illness.
  • His body was taken directly from the hospital to Keoratala crematorium, where the last rites were performed.
  • He trained at the Film Institute in Pune and built a five-decade career with more than 400 screen roles, largely in supporting parts.
  • Notable credits span Satyajit Ray’s Pratidwandi and Hindi titles like Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani, following an early start in 1968 with Tapan Sinha’s Apanjan.