Soumitra Chatterjee, an Indian actor, playwright, and poet, dies of COVID complications at the age of 85 in 2020.
Soumitra Chatterjee, a legendary Indian actor best known for his collaborations with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died on November 15 from Covid complications. On October 6, the 85-year-old actor was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata after testing positive for the virus.
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