Bengali actor Abhishek Chatterjee passes away at 57

Bengali actor Abhishek Chatterjee on Thursday passed away at the age of 57. As per the report, the exact reason of his death is not known yet.

The news has left Tollywood deeply shocked. Laboni Sarkar, Gourab Roy Chowdhury, Trina Saha, Koushik Roy and many others have mourned his sudden demise.

Abhishek, who has been a part of many hit movies, has been a part of Bengali television serial ‘Khorkuto’, starring Trina Saha and Koushik Roy in the lead roles.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to the veteran actor on Twitter. The CM wrote, “Sad to know of the untimely demise of our young actor Abhishek Chatterjee. Abhishek was talented and versatile in his performances, and we shall miss him. It is a great loss for TV serials and our film industry. My condolences to his family and friends (sic)”.

Abhishek Chatterjee made his debut with the Bengali film ‘Pathbhola’ (1986), directed by Tarun Majumdar. He was seen alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul and Utpal Dutt. His other films include ‘Ora Charjon’, ‘Tumi Koto Sundar’, ‘Surer Akashe’, ‘Toofan’, ‘Maryada’, ‘Amar Prem’, ‘Papi’, ‘Haraner Nat Jamai’, ‘Jeevan Pradip’, ‘Puroshottam Abirvab’, ‘Mayer Anchal’, ‘Arjun Aamar Naam’ and ‘Sabuj Saathi’, among others. The veteran actor has also worked in television.

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