Bengali Actor Abhishek Chatterjee Passes Away At 58

Bengali actor Abhishek Chatterjee passed away on Thursday, March 24. He was 58 years old. While the exact reason for his death is yet to be determined, he was known to be battling an illness for a while now. More details on his last rites are yet to be given out by the family. 

A report in the Times of India suggested that the actor suffered a cardiac arrest. According to reports, he was shooting on March 23, when he started feeling unwell. He even threw up on set multiple times and the crew members suggested that he goes to the hospital. However, Chatterjee refused and went back home. His family called a doctor home, who gave him medication. However, the actor passed away late at night.

Tollywood celebs reeled from shock at the news of his tragic death. Celebs Laboni Sarkar, Gourab Roy Chowdhury, Trina Saha, Koushik Roy shared their condolences.  

For the unversed, Chatterjee was known for his works predominantly in Bengali Cinema as well as Bengali television. He made his big-screen debut with the film 바카라˜Pathbhola바카라™ in 1986. In that, he shared the screen with actors such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul and Utpal Dutt. The film was directed by Tarun Majumdar. He had also been seen in other noteworthy projects including 바카라˜Ora Charjon바카라™, 바카라˜Tumi Koto Sundar바카라™, 바카라˜Surer Akashe바카라™, 바카라˜Toofan바카라™, 바카라˜Maryada바카라™, 바카라˜Amar Prem바카라™, 바카라˜Papi바카라™, 바카라˜Haraner Nat Jamai바카라™, 바카라˜Jeevan Pradip바카라™, 바카라˜Puroshottam Abirvab바카라™, 바카라˜Mayer Anchal바카라™, 바카라˜Arjun Aamar Naam바카라™ and 바카라˜Sabuj Saathi바카라™. Chatterjee had also been part of the TV show 바카라˜바카라˜Khorkuto바카라™, where he played the role of actress Trina Saha바카라™s dad. He has also been part of other shows such as 바카라˜Mohor바카라™, 바카라˜Chokher Tara Tui바카라™, 바카라˜Kusum Dola바카라™ and 바카라˜Phagun Bou바카라™. 

On the personal front, Chatterjee did his schooling at Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School and graduated from Seth Anandram Jaipuria College, University of Calcutta.