Amitabh Bachchan also took to his Twitter account and shared a tribute for Soumitra Chatterjee.
In a heartbreaking piece of news, noted Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, breathed his last at 12:15 pm at Belle Vue Clinic on Sunday.
The 85-year-old Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, who had been admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Kolkata's Belle Vue Clinic Hospital for almost 40 days, died after a prolonged battle with multiple ailments.
Sharmila Tagore, who made her debut in Apur Sansar, Soumitra’s first film in 1959, recalled her co-star and remembered his legacy.
Sharmila told Times of India in an exclusive interview, "I don’t think we worked in as many films but it’s a very special bond that we shared. We started working in Apur Sansar. It was his first film and mine, too. He was exactly 10 years older than me. He wanted to be an actor and I was an accidental actress. He was 23 and I was 13 at that time. The legacy he has left behind is unparalleled."
She further added, "There was nothing he didn’t know about; sports, politics, literature - he was well-read. He was a hugely talented person and his passing is a great loss for us and the industry. People have made films about him while he was alive. I have never met anyone who knew so much. It was a pleasure talking to him, just like it is to talk to Naseeruddin Shah. It's enlightening."
Meanwhile, megastar Amitabh Bachchan also took to his Twitter account and shared a tribute for Soumitra Chatterjee.
Amitabh Bachchan wrote on Twitter, "Soumitra Chatterjee .. an iconic legend .. one of the mightiest pillars of the Film Industry, .. has fallen .. a gentle soul and abundant talent .. last met him at the IFFI in Kolkata .. Prayers .."
For the unversed, Soumitra Chatterjee passed away at the age of 85. The Dadasaheb Phalke recipient thespian's demise was confirmed by a bulletin from Kolkata's Belle Vue Hospital, where he had received COVID treatment.
"We declare with a heavy heart that Shri Soumitra Chattopadhyay breathed his last at 12.15 pm at Belle Vue Clinic today (15 November 2020). We pay our homage to his soul," said the hospital statement.
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