He was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata with COVID-19 symptoms. One of Bengal’s tallest actor Soumitra Chatterjee — widely admired for his roles as Apu and Feluda — has died after fighting for his life since October 6, when the 85-year-old was admitted to Kolkata’s Belle Vue Clinic with symptoms of COVID-19. As actors, Soumitra and Uttam Kumar were the two most popular faces in Bengal — no one else came close. It was also at this hospital that Soumitra’s mentor Satyajit Ray received his Oscar and spent his final days in 1992. But destiny had other plans — and who can fight destiny,” one of the doctors who had attended on the actor told The Hindu.

Source: The Hindu November 15, 2020 07:18 UTC