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.