Legendary Indian thespian Soumitra Chatterjee's wife Deepa Chatterjee died at a private hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on Sunday (April 04, 2021), within five months of each other. She was 82. Deepa, also a Bengali actress and director and a former state champion in badminton, passed away at Colombia Asia Hospital in the early hours of Sunday. She had been suffering from age-related ailments. Like her husband, Deepa began working in the Bengali film industry at a very young age. The couple had, in fact, met at a movie set and fell in love before tying the knot. Also read: India mourns death of celebrated actor Soumitra Chatterjee Her most prominent work is Bilambita Lay in 1970, in which Deepa played a lead role opposite late Bengali film superstar Uttam Kumar. She also acted in several other famous movies and TV shows. Soumitra, who acted in over 300 regional Bengali films in a career spanning six decades, passed away at the age of 85 in November last year following a multi-organ failure, a month after contracting Covid-19. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had described Soumitra's death as "a colossal loss to the world of cinema, cultural life of West Bengal and India". Also read: Legendary Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee dies Soumitra was the favourite of India's Oscar-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray. He made his debut with Satyajit's Apur Sansar (Apu's Family) in 1959. He went on to act in 14 more of the iconic director's films, including masterpieces like Devi, Charulata, Ghare Baire and Feluda, a detective. "Satyajit Ray made me what I am today. Had the director not been a great artist like Satyajit Ray, I wouldn't have been able to perform so well," Soumitra once said in an interview. Also read: Soumitra Chatterjee put on ventilator The actor's last big film was Sanjhbati in 2019. Apart from acting, he also directed and acted in plays and penned poetry. Soumitra got India's top film honour, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 2012. He also won three National Awards and the Legion of Honour by France, the European country's top civilian award. The couple is survived by their daughter Poulomi Basu, also a film director, and son Sougata Chatterjee.

The news of celebrated actor Soumitra Chatterjee's demise left not only the Indian film fraternity aghast but also Dhallywood personalities like Shakib Khan and Jaya Ahsan among others.

India's legendary thespian Soumitra Chatterjee, who acted in over 300 regional Bengali films in a career spanning six decades, died at a private hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on Sunday. He was 85.

Soumitra Chatterjee, one of India's most celebrated actors, died at a private hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Sunday, after contracting Covid last month. He was 85.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee’s neurological condition deteriorated further since Saturday night although his vital organs were stable, said doctors at a hospital in Kolkota on Sunday evening.

The health condition of legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee who is undergoing treatment  in Kolkata's Belle Vue Clinic has deteriorated as he stopped responding to treatment.

The health condition of legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee has improved significantly, according to Indian media reports.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been shifted to intensive care in a private hospital where he is undergoing treatment for COVID-19 after his health condition worsened, a senior doctor at the facility said on late Friday night, according to Indian media.