Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Veteran Bengali Actor Kalyan Chatterjee Dies at 81
A very famous actor named Kalyan Chatterjee from Bengal passed away at the age of 81.
He was very sick with typhoid and other problems related to his age.
He acted in more than 400 movies, mostly in small but important roles.
Some of his well-known movies are Dhonyi Meye, Dui Prithibi, Sabuj Dwiper Raja, and Baishe Srabon.
He also worked in a movie directed by the famous Satyajit Ray and a Hindi movie called Kahaani.
He studied at the Pune Film Institute and was a member of the West Bengal Motion Picture Artists Forum.
Many other famous actors like Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabitri Chattopadhyay, and Dipankar De were his friends and colleagues.
His body was taken directly to the Keoratala crematorium for the last rites.
Veteran Bengali actor Kalyan Chatterjee passed away at the age of 81 due to typhoid and age-related ailments.
He died late Sunday night at MR Bangur Super Speciality Hospital in Kolkata.
Chatterjee acted in over 400 films, mostly in supporting roles, debuting in 1968 with Apanjan.
Notable films include Dhonyi Meye, Sagina Mahato, Dui Prithibi, Sabuj Dwiper Raja, Baishe Srabon, Safed Haathi, Pratidwandi, and Kahaani.
He was a member of the West Bengal Motion Picture Artists Forum and studied at the Pune Film Institute.
- Who
- Kalyan Chatterjee, a veteran Bengali actor
- What
- Passed away at the age of 81
- When
- Late Sunday night
- Where
- MR Bangur Super Speciality Hospital, Kolkata
- Why
- Due to typhoid and age-related ailments
- Name
- Kalyan Chatterjee
- Age
- 81
- Cause of Death
- Typhoid and age-related ailments
- Hospital
- MR Bangur Super Speciality Hospital
- Notable Films
- Dhonyi Meye, Sagina Mahato, Dui Prithibi, Sabuj Dwiper Raja, Baishe Srabon, Safed Haathi, Pratidwandi, Kahaani
- Education
- Pune Film Institute
- Contemporaries
- Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Ranjit Mallick, Dipankar De, Sabitri Chattopadhyay
- Debut Film
- Apanjan (1968)
- Last Rites
- Keoratala crematorium
