2020 has been a year of ‘loss’. Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee died at the age of 85 on November 15 in Kolkata, at Bellevue Nursing Home in Kolkata after being hospitalised for nearly a month.
Soumitra Chatterjee had tested positive for Covid-19 on October 6. After a few days when he was tested negative for coronavirus, Soumitra Chatterjee was shifted to a non-Covid Intensive Trauma Unit (ITU). Since then, the actor had been under intensive medical care with a special team set up to monitor his health. He was facing secondary infections due to the Covid-19 repercussions.
Soumitra Chatterjee had a successful career in the industry and was conferred with many accolades including the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Bhushan Award. He was bestowed with France’s highest civilian award, the Legion of Honour, in the year 2018.
On October 25, doctors had said that he had stopped responding to treatment and even though his organs were ‘functioning well’, his platlet count had dropped.
A hospital spokesperson had said on October 28, “We are dealing with the secondary infection and its repercussions. We have given all sorts of antibiotics and anti-fungal medicines in accordance with the sensitivity and we are expecting he would respond to it. We are expecting favourable results and hopefully, his kidney function will bounce back.”
The Indian film industry has lost another gem and his death has left a void that can never be fulfilled.
We will miss you.
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