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Veteran Bengali histrion Kalyan Chatterjee, who acted successful much than 400 films, died astatine a authorities infirmary here, the West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum said successful a connection connected Monday (December 8, 2025). He was 81.
Chatterjee, who had been suffering from typhoid and age-related ailments, was undergoing attraction astatine MR Bangur Super Speciality Hospital, wherever helium died connected Sunday (December 7, 2025) night.
The histrion had debuted successful Aponjon, which was released successful 1968. He mostly acted successful supporting roles successful films.
Some of his notable films see Dhanyee Meye, Dui Prithibi, Sabuj Dwiper Raja and Baishe Srabon. He had worked successful Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi.
Apart from Bengali films, helium besides worked successful Hindi cinema, including Sujoy Ghosh's movie Kahaani.
The Artists Forum connection said, "One of our astir valued members, Kalyan Chattopadhyay, has near us. We are profoundly shocked. May his psyche remainder successful peace." Chattopadhyay had studied astatine Pune Film Institute.
His contemporaries see Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabitri Chattopadhyay and Dipankar De.
