Soumitra Chattopadhyay was an Indian film film and stage actor, director, poet, writer, singer, and playwright. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. Soumitra was the recipient of multiple honours and awards and was the first Indian film personality who was conferred with France's highest award for artists 'Commandeur' of, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, in 1999. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan and France's highest civilian award Commandeur de la Légion d' Honneur in 2017. He received two National Film Awards as an actor and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his work in theatre. In 2012, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema given by the government of India for lifetime achievement. He passed away on 15th of November, 2020. My Instagram id: instagram.com/the_bongo_pola My Facebook id: facebook.com/roysaptarshi
