In several parts of the West Bengal, people took out processions with photographs of the veteran actor, as a mark of respect.

Soumitra Chatterjee, who died on Sunday at the age of 85, is not limited to the Ray firmament, just as he was never only a Bengali star of Bengali cinema.

Right from his 1959 debut Apur Sansar, the final part of Satyajit Ray’s iconic Apu trilogy, Soumitra Chatterjee’s quality of sincerity was his most abiding trait, and it held him in solid stead through his career.

Celebrities, politicians, sportspersons and fans pay tribute to legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee.

Soumitra Chatterjee dead: In Mrinal Sen’s Akash Kusum, Soumitra Chatterjee plays an ambitious middle-class executive, who is losing everything he values because of one bad decision. The Hindi remake Manzil starred Amitabh Bachchan, but a back-to-back viewing of both these films will tell you how nuanced Chatterjee’s turn as Ajoy was.

Soumitra Chatterjee dead: In a career spanning over six decades, Soumitra Chatterjee worked with Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha and later in his career with Goutam Ghose, Aparna Sen and Rituparno Ghosh.

Soumitra Chatterjee's neurological condition had worsened on Friday. An EEG had shown that there is very little activity in the brain, the doctor had said.

Soumitra Chatterjee's oxygenation requirement has gone up and his kidney function has deteriorated, the doctor said. The neuro board will be closely monitoring him for the next 24 hours.

Doctors treating Soumitra Chatterjee are planning to conduct plasmapheresis to improve the actor's overall condition.

A team of senior doctors from the state health department visited Soumitra Chatterjee at the private hospital and held elaborate discussions with the doctors treating him.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee's renal condition remained a matter of concern prompting doctors to contemplate conducting fresh dialysis on him.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee's condition marginally improved on Thursday though he remained on ventilation as his neurological condition was a matter of concern.

Soumitra Chatterjee remained critical but stable on Wednesday as he continued to be on ventilator support and his haemoglobin and platelet counts remained on the lower side.

Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been in the ICU for nearly a month.

HG Somashekar Rao was known for films like Kaamana Billu, 27 Mavalli Circle, Harakeya Kuri, Mithileya Seeteyaru, Minchina Ota and Accident.

Ashish Kakkad was known for his directorial ventures Better Half and Mission Mummy.

Soumitra Chatterjee has been under treatment since the first week of October after testing positive for COVID-19.

Soumitra Chatterjee was given blood transfusion on Sunday after his haemoglobin count fluctuated as his condition remained critical.

Sharing a collage featuring photos of herself and Yatharv on Instagram, Radhika Pandit wrote, “Happy birthday to the one who will always, forever be my baby boy. Love u.”

Initially the 26th edition of the KIFF, with limited number of visitors, was scheduled to be held from November 5 to 12. It will now be organised from January 8 to 15, 2021.

The 85-year-old actor, Soumitra Chatterjee, who has been under ICU support for 22 days, is little stable now than in the last 4 days, the statement by one of the attending doctors said.

Soumitra Chatterjee's consciousness-level is still "critical", though he had no fresh bout of fever. He is also suffering from secondary pneumonia.

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