Soumitra Bannerjee

Soumitra Bannerjee (1954-8 January 2000) was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Bengali cinema.[1] He was one of the most popular actor for his negative roles in early 80s and 90s in Bengali film industry. He had worked movies like Hirak Jayanthi, Amar Prem Troyee, Guru Dakshina, IndrajIt, Pap Punya, Badnam.[2]

Soumitra Bannerjee
Born1954
Pandua, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Died8 January 2000
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesHobo Jamai
OccupationActor
Years active1964-2000
Known forTroyee

Early life

He was born in Damdama village, Pandua, Hooghly. He was a good singer and dancer in his childhood.

Career

Soumitra Bannerjee had begun his career at the age of eight in "Subha O Debatar Grass" in 1964. He later went on to play the role of villains in about 150 films since the early’ 80s. In 1982 he got a chance to play the lead role in the movie Troyee opposite to Debashree Roy and Mithun Chakraborty. The movie was Super hit in box office. He got limelight for this movie. After the movie, he was getting many offers by the directors. But he was casted in negative roles in many movies for his appearance. He had worked many successful films as a negative character.

Death

Soumitra Banerjee died on 8 January 2000 after protracted illness. He was 46. He was admitted to hospital on January 4 in a serious condition. His last film was "Khelaghar".[3]

Filmography
Year Film Role Language
1982 Troyee Ranjan Bengali
1987 Guru Dakshina Bengali
1989 Mangal Deep Bengali
1989 Amar Prem Bengali
1987 Pap Punnya Bengali
1990 Badnam Bengali
1990 Ladai Bengali
1992 Indrajit Raja Sanyal Bengali
1989 Sreemati Hansraj Bengali
1989 Satarupa Bengali
1992 Anutap Bengali
1992 Pratham Dekha Bengali
1994 Phiriye Dao Bengali
1989 Asha O Bhalobasha Bengali
1996 Bhoy Bengali
1987 Amar Sangi Bengali
1991 Katha Dilam Bengali
1989 Jhankar Bengali
1995 Jeevan Yoddha Bengali
1994 Rakta Nadir Dhara Bengali
1990 Jibansangee Bengali
1988 Sudhu Tomari Bengali
1991 Ahankar Bengali
1986 Abhisap Bengali
1990 Alingan Bikram Bengali
1986 Raj Purush Bengali
1998 Ami je Tomari Bengali
1990 Anuraag Bengali
1987 Anjali Bengali
1987 Ekanto Apon Bengali
1992 Jekhane Aashroy Bengali
1999 Khelaghar Bengali

References
  1. "Soumitra Bannerjer".
  2. "Soumitra Bannerjee Filmography".
  3. "Bengali actor died". The Tribune.

Soumitra Bannerjee at IMDb

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