By: Shree1news, 15 NOV 2020
Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away on the age of 85 on November 15 in Kolkata. He breathed his last at Belle Vue Nursing Home in Kolkata after being hospitalised for almost a month. Soumitra Chatterjee had examined positive for the novel coronavirus on October 5, 2020 and obtained admitted to the hospital the very next morning.
“We declare with heavy heart that Shri Soumitra Chattopadhyay breathed his last at 12.15 p.m. at Belle Vue Clinic today (15 November 2020). We pay our homage to his soul,” the bulletin from Kolkata’s Belle Vue Hospital stated.
After he examined negative for coronavirus, Soumitra Chatterjee was shifted to a non-Covid Intensive Trauma Unit (ITU). Since then, the veteran Bengali actor had been below expert medical care with a particular crew set as much as monitor his health.
Earlier within the morning, his health situation was “extremely critical” and he was “not responding at all” to therapy, said critical care expert and head of the medical board at Kolkata’s Belle Vue Hospital Arindam Kar. The octogenarian actor’s health situation “extremely” deteriorated over the previous 48-hours and he was on ventilator.
In the meantime, on October 9, his conditions deteriorated however he responded effectively to treatment the next day.
On October 11, he was treated twice with plasma remedy however regardless of displaying enchancment two days again, his situation didn’t improve a lot.
However, He was shooting for a documentary titled “Abhijan” directed by actor Parambrata Chattopadhyay. Last time he attended the shooting floor at Bharatlaxmi Studio was on October 1. The next shooting schedule was fixed on October 7. He was one of the best actors in India and he’s recognized for his collaborations with Oscar-winning movie director Satyajit Ray. He did 14 movies with Ray.
Source: A-N