Soumitra Bannerjee

Soumitra Bannerjee (1954— 8 January 2000) was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Bengali cinema.[1] Some of his notable films are Amar Prem, Troyee, Guru Dakshina, IndrajIt, Bhoy, and Badnam.[2] He is best known for playing villainous roles. He is famous for the quote Maaltake Garite Tol from Nawab.

Soumitra Bannerjee
Born1954
Pandua, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Died8 January 2000 (aged 45)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesHobu Jamai
OccupationActor
Years active1964–2000
Known forTroyee, Guru Dakshina

Biography

Soumitra Bannerjee was born in an aristocrat Zamindar family (Banerjee family of Damdama at Pandua, Hooghly). He was multitalented from his childhood. He began his career at the age of eight in Subha O Debotar Grash in 1964 and eventually appeared in about 150 films. In 1982 he was cast in the lead role in the movie Troyee opposite Debashree Roy and Mithun Chakraborty. The movie became a hit and he began to receive offers from directors afterwards. Despite his desire to play the protagonist, he soon became a typecast in negative roles, especially in the role of a spoilt son of a wealthy father. He has worked many successful movies as an antagonist.

Soumitra Banerjee died on 8 January 2000.[3] His last film was Khelaghar.[4] Sarod maestro, music director and writer Abanindra Maitra was his nearest friend, they grew up together since childhood. He gave music in many of his films like Debotar Grash, Jeeban Sangra and others. Abanindra said Soumitra was a highly talented actor and a singer.

Filmography
Year Film Role Language
1964 Subha O Debatar Grash Bengali
1982 Troyee Ranjan Bengali
1987 Guru Dakshina Bengali
1986 Ashirbad Bengali
1989 Mangal Deep Bengali
1989 Amar Prem Bengali
1987 Pap Punnya Bengali
1990 Badnam Bengali
1990 Ladai Bengali
1992 Indrajit Raja Sanyal Bengali
1989 Sreemati Hansraj Bengali
1989 Satarupa Bengali
1992 Anutap Bengali
1991 Neelimay neel Bengali
1992 Pratham Dekha Bengali
1988 Aagaman Bengali
1994 Phiriye Dao Bengali
1989 Asha O Bhalobasha Bengali
1994 Bouma Bengali
1996 Bhoy Bengali
1987 Amar Sangi Bengali
1991 Katha Dilam Bengali
1989 Jhankar Bengali
1995 Jeevan Yoddha Bengali
1994 Rakta Nadir Dhara Bengali
1990 Jibansangee Bengali
1988 Sudhu Tomari Bengali
1991 Ahankar Bengali
1986 Abhisap Bengali
1990 Alingan Bikram Bengali
1986 Raj Purush Bengali
1998 Ami je Tomari Bengali
1990 Anuraag Bengali
1988 Anjali Bengali
1987 Ekanto Apon Bengali
1992 Jekhane Aashroy Bengali
1999 Khelaghar Bengali

Death

He died in 2000 due to alcoholism. He was survived by his wife.

References
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  2. "Soumitra Bannerjee Filmography".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Soumitra Banerjee". BFI. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  4. "Bengali actor died". The Tribune.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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