For years, cinema hall owners have been demanding the release of Indian films in Bangladesh, as a way of coping up with losses, but several associations were against the idea.

Stars in the entertainment industry mourned the loss of one of the brightest minds to grace the silver screen. Here are a select few of the heartfelt tributes from Soumitra’s fans within the industry.

It is no secret that Feluda was Satyajit Ray’s answer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Nonetheless, for at least three generations, Feluda has been a household name in most Bengali families. When Ray brought Detective P C Mitter from pages to the screen, his hand drawn illustrations hinted to just one name— Soumitra Chatterjee.

We recently lost one of the most celebrated Bengali actors with the demise of Soumitra Chatterjee. Having started his film career in 1959, the actor went on to play an array of memorable characters over the years.

National Film Award-winning singer Baby Naznin tested positive for Covid-19, recently. She is undergoing treatment at Jersey City Medical Centre of New Jersey.

Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan are rumored to be forces for “Laal Singh Chaddha”. While Aamir will take the lead in this Hindi remake of the Hollywood film “Forrest Gump”, reports claim that Shah Rukh and Salman also have interesting roles to play in the film.

Renowned stage and TV actor, director Aly Zaker was admitted to Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the capital on November 17, after he fell ill, hospital authorities confirmed to The Daily Star.

Even today, when Bappa Mazumder performs with his band Dalchhut, they get requests for the songs written, composed and sung by Sanjeeb Choudhury.

Renowned stage and TV actor, director Aly Zaker has been admitted to a hospital in Dhaka after he fell ill.

Five celebrated actors were recently featured in five music videos, along with the winners of the musical reality show, “Magic Bauliana 2019.”

Warner Bros Pictures has unveiled a trailer for the upcoming “Tom And Jerry” movie, scheduled for a 2021 theatrical premiere.

A month-long online art festival, ‘Longitude Latitude 8,’ directed and curated by Shehzad Chowdhury is currently underway. ‘Longitude Latitude,’ which started from 2003, is an art happening that takes on many forms—from festivals to exhibitions. This time, it took the form of an online festival for its 8th edition.

One of the greatest singers to grace the sub-continent, Runa Laila started her career with the Nazrul Islam directorial film “Swaralipi.” Today marks the birthday of the legend, on which she put out a pleasant surprise for her fans worldwide.

A series of workshops on Nazrul Shongeet, organised by Bangladesh Nazrul Shongeet Shongstha (BNSS) is currently underway. The series was initially inaugurated in four districts of the Sylhet division.

Baba was quite upset because of the countywide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Towfique Ahmed is the lead vocalist of the band Rajotto, and one of the most well-known rappers in the country.

A dance cover of "Ami Chai Thakte" by popular actor Nusraat Faria, was released on YouTube recently. The song, featuring popular choreographer and dancer Ridy Sheikh alongside the actor, is voiced by Nusraat herself. It is written by Syed Atiq and composed by Subir Dev, also known as Master-D.

Soumitra Chatterjee was a guardian of Bengali culture. It is an irreparable loss. He was my senior, but he was more like a friend to me. A man of high morals, Soumitra dominated in all spheres of culture including theater, recitation, film and drama, among others.

Soumitra Chatterjee was one of the few acting legends who defined the golden era of Bengali cinema. For me, he was a guiding light.

I know Soumitra babu from when I was 14-15 years old, since he was acquainted with my family. He often came to my house, and addressed my father as ‘dada’ and my mother as ‘boudi’. He did not pay much attention to me, since to him, I was a mere kid! As time went by, we did many films together, and we became good friends.