Soumitra Chattopadhyay
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Soumitra Chattopadhyay was a renowned Indian Bengali actor, best known for his long and celebrated collaboration with filmmaker Satyajit Ray in classic films such as the Apu Trilogy’s later installments and Charulata.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Soumitra Chattopadhyay canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Soumitra Chattopadhyay Context triple: [Soumitra Chatterjee, fullName, Soumitra Chattopadhyay]
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A.
Manish Ghatak
Manish Ghatak was an Indian writer and poet associated with the Kallol literary movement in Bengali literature and part of a prominent cultural family that included filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak.
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B.
Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha was a renowned Indian film director celebrated for his socially conscious and critically acclaimed works in Bengali cinema.
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C.
Sandip Ray
Sandip Ray is an Indian film director and writer, best known for continuing his father Satyajit Ray’s legacy through adaptations of the Feluda and Professor Shonku stories.
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D.
Chhabi Biswas
Chhabi Biswas was a renowned Indian Bengali film and stage actor, celebrated for his powerful character roles and collaborations with directors like Satyajit Ray.
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E.
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen was a renowned Indian film director and a leading figure of parallel cinema, celebrated for his socially and politically charged films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soumitra Chattopadhyay Target entity description: Soumitra Chattopadhyay was a renowned Indian Bengali actor, best known for his long and celebrated collaboration with filmmaker Satyajit Ray in classic films such as the Apu Trilogy’s later installments and Charulata.
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A.
Manish Ghatak
Manish Ghatak was an Indian writer and poet associated with the Kallol literary movement in Bengali literature and part of a prominent cultural family that included filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak.
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B.
Tapan Sinha
Tapan Sinha was a renowned Indian film director celebrated for his socially conscious and critically acclaimed works in Bengali cinema.
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C.
Sandip Ray
Sandip Ray is an Indian film director and writer, best known for continuing his father Satyajit Ray’s legacy through adaptations of the Feluda and Professor Shonku stories.
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D.
Chhabi Biswas
Chhabi Biswas was a renowned Indian Bengali film and stage actor, celebrated for his powerful character roles and collaborations with directors like Satyajit Ray.
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E.
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen was a renowned Indian film director and a leading figure of parallel cinema, celebrated for his socially and politically charged films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (106)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ poet ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2020 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
NERFINISHED
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Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Honour
National Film Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ Sangeet Natak Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
COVID-19
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complications from COVID-19 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-01-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-11-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College, Kolkata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bengali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Chattopadhyay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bengali cinema
NERFINISHED
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
Bengali theatre
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art film ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Soumitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Bengali ⓘ |
| movement | Indian parallel cinema ⓘ |
| name |
Soumitra Chatterjee
NERFINISHED
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Soumitra Chattopadhyay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Amal in Charulata
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Apu in Apur Sansar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashim in Aranyer Din Ratri ⓘ Feluda in Joi Baba Felunath ⓘ Feluda in Sonar Kella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abhijan
NERFINISHED
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Akash Kusum NERFINISHED ⓘ Aparajito Tumi NERFINISHED ⓘ Apur Sansar NERFINISHED ⓘ Aranyer Din Ratri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashani Sanket NERFINISHED ⓘ Asukh NERFINISHED ⓘ Bariwali NERFINISHED ⓘ Basanata Bilap NERFINISHED ⓘ Basanta Bilap NERFINISHED ⓘ Bela Seshe NERFINISHED ⓘ Bela Shuru NERFINISHED ⓘ Belaseshe NERFINISHED ⓘ Bohomaan NERFINISHED ⓘ Charulata NERFINISHED ⓘ Dekha NERFINISHED ⓘ Ek Din Achanak NERFINISHED ⓘ Galpo Hekim Saheb NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganashatru NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghare Baire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghare Phera NERFINISHED ⓘ Hemanter Pakhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hirer Angti NERFINISHED ⓘ Homapakhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Jhinder Bandi NERFINISHED ⓘ Joi Baba Felunath NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapurush NERFINISHED ⓘ Kony NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayurakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Naam Jiban NERFINISHED ⓘ Parineeta (Bengali film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Podokkhep NERFINISHED ⓘ Posto NERFINISHED ⓘ Pratidwandi NERFINISHED ⓘ Raja Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ Sansar Simante NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakha Proshakha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonar Kella NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudhu Ekti Bachhar NERFINISHED ⓘ Teen Bhubaner Pare NERFINISHED ⓘ Teen Kanya NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiktiki NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheel Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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poet ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bengal Presidency
NERFINISHED
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British India ⓘ Krishnanagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadia district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
India
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Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Deepa Chatterjee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Aparna Sen
NERFINISHED
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Goutam Ghose NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrinal Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rituparno Ghosh NERFINISHED ⓘ Satyajit Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Tapan Sinha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kolkata
NERFINISHED
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West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Soumitra Chattopadhyay Description of subject: Soumitra Chattopadhyay was a renowned Indian Bengali actor, best known for his long and celebrated collaboration with filmmaker Satyajit Ray in classic films such as the Apu Trilogy’s later installments and Charulata.
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