26th Kolkata International Film Festival organized an exhibition on the life and works of legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who died last year at the age of 85 due to complications from coronavirus.
Titled as “Soumitra Chatterjee – The Journey of a Legend”, the exhibition opened for public on 10th of January and will continue till January 15. From his six-decade-long-career, the exhibition features several photographs of him. A video collage of his famous films and stage performances is also being screened on a giant LED screen for the visitors at the exhibition.
Costumes worn by Soumitra Chatterjee in his famous plays during his long career have been put on display. Chatterjee also used to paint and his paintings have also been made available for public viewing for the first time.
“The organisers have taken care of the minutest details, from the selection of photographs to overall arrangements. I provided them the costumes used by Baba on stage and handed them some stills I had of him. I am happy about the way the entire exhibition has been organised.” Soumitra Chatterjee’s daughter Poulomi Basu said.
A special wall has been set up depicting his well-known films ranging from ‘Apur Sansar’ to the recent ‘Mayurakshi’. Apart from that separate places at the exhibition has been created to showcase his works as a poet and an artist. And finally the final segment shows his achievements throughout his career long career.
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