Famous Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has died on 15 November 2020. He was ill for a long time. He was 85 years old. For the past several months, his health was deteriorating and he was admitted in a private hospital in Kolkata. Many political personalities including the President and Prime Minister Modi have expressed grief over the death of Soumitra Chatterjee. On the death of Soumitra Chatterjee, President Ramnath Kovind expressed sorrow that Indian cinema had lost a veteran actor. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also mourned her death. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled his death. In his condolence