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“You Will Be Missed, Feluda”: Heartbroken, Twitter Mourns Soumitra Chatterjee

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Soumitra Chatterjee as Feluda (courtesy Twitter)

Highlights

  • “The place ever you’re Soumitra Chatterjee, keep effectively Feluda,” learn a tweet
  • “You’ll all the time be in our hearts, Feluda,” mentioned one other
  • “Many people grew up with Feluda,” wrote a consumer

New Delhi:

Bengal’s celebrated actor Soumitra Chatterjee died at the age of 85 on Sunday afternoon, 40 days after he was admitted to a Kolkata hospital. Soumitra Chatterjee left behind an illustrious legacy of labor, amongst them, one among his hottest onscreen characters Feluda. Mr Chatterjee was the first actor to bring Feluda – the Bengali private investigator, created by Satyajit Ray – live on screen. Soumitra Chatterjee starred as Feluda in two movies directed by Mr Ray – Sonar Kella and Pleasure Baba Felunath. On Twitter, heartbroken followers shared tributes remembering Soumitra Chatterjee because the Feluda they grew up with: “You can be missed, Feluda,” learn a tweet whereas one other consumer added: “The place ever you’re Soumitra Chatterjee, keep effectively Feluda.”

“I do know he has acted in lots of various roles all through his illustrious profession however to me, he’ll all the time be Feluda,” mentioned an ardent fan of Feluda whereas one other consumer summed up the feelings on Twitter and wrote: “Whereas the world grew up with Sherlock Holmes, many people grew up with Feluda.”

Actress Sayani Gupta is one amongst these for whom Soumitra Chatterjee will all the time be synonymous with Feluda. “Soumitra Chatterjee, Feluda, leaves us. Numb. An period, one technology, an enormous legacy gone. Gave 70 years to the Silver Display,” she tweeted.

Among Soumitra Chatterjee’s most celebrated roles was Apu – he made his appearing debut because the titular character in Satyajit Ray’s 1959 film Apur Sansar, a part of the acclaimed Pather Panchali trilogy. Soumitra Chatterjee and Mr Ray collaborated for 14 movies. Mr Chatterjee was additionally directed by different Bengali cinematic greats, together with Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha, Ajoy Kar. Soumitra Chatterjee’s final massive display outing was 2019’s Sanjhbati.

Soumitra Chatterjee was taken to Kolkata’s Belle Vue Clinic hospital on October 6, a day after he examined constructive for the coronavirus. The actor examined detrimental somewhat after per week on October 14 however he remained admitted due to well being issues, particularly COVID-19 induced encephalopathy. On Sunday afternoon, an official assertion in regards to the actor’s dying learn: “We declare with heavy coronary heart that Shri Soumitra Chattopadhyay breathed his final at 12-15 pm at Belle Vue Clinic at this time (15 November 2020). We pay our homage to his soul.”