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Fantastic - 5
Dr. Usman Khawaja
Short Essay
after he became the first actor to turn down the 'Padma Bhushan' as a protest. This man is a natural genius in mind, just which is immaculate, and it proves quality above quantity.
His projects with Mrinal sen and Tapan Sinha are just as great as ray movie and he is still very much as talented as Apu in his debut masterpiece. In ray's masterpiece Apu was the srene, pensive andshy representative of a culture within a culture that Bengal is within India itself and he rendered the part of the lover, the widower and the father with an ultimate sensitivity that can never be equaled, yet there is something heartbreaking about Soumitra Chaterjee that makes him ideal for the poetic vision of ray and the two become ideal companions complimenting each other in perfection .yet his fragility and vulnerability make him a major cinematic talent is unquestionable and his screen presence is subtle
but very strong in ordinary roles which are simple but extremely sophisticated in their simplicity.
This handsome man signifies a legendary actor who is better appreciated by western intellectuals then the Indian critics and that says a lot about the Indian criteria to judge talent and artistic merit.
His projects with Mrinal sen and Tapan Sinha are just as great as ray movie and he is still very much as talented as Apu in his debut masterpiece. In ray's masterpiece Apu was the srene, pensive andshy representative of a culture within a culture that Bengal is within India itself and he rendered the part of the lover, the widower and the father with an ultimate sensitivity that can never be equaled, yet there is something heartbreaking about Soumitra Chaterjee that makes him ideal for the poetic vision of ray and the two become ideal companions complimenting each other in perfection .yet his fragility and vulnerability make him a major cinematic talent is unquestionable and his screen presence is subtle
but very strong in ordinary roles which are simple but extremely sophisticated in their simplicity.
This handsome man signifies a legendary actor who is better appreciated by western intellectuals then the Indian critics and that says a lot about the Indian criteria to judge talent and artistic merit.
of the brood, he has been honored with international awards which no other Indian star can even dream about like the French Mart of achievement and Italian lifetime achievement awards. He collaborated with ray on 14 projects and each is unique.
His range and diversity are apparent after watching him portray the young man infatuated with his sister-in -law in 'Charulata' as the romantic, confused, guilty youth and then watch him in 'Ashani Sanket' as the rural high -caste Brahmin coping with the disaster of the Bengal famine, he is the character and not the star at all and he is almost unrecognizable in the two roles.
He also played the adventurous youth with Sharmila in days and nights in the forest where he showed an ordinary urban streak with a selfesh intent masterfully. He plays doctor Ashok in'Ganashatru', which is based on Sen’s enemy of the people as an idealistic man fighting a corrupt system, and the bittersweet role brings the disgusted Indian intellectual to life that has seen his dreams of a just society shattered in a very subtle and sensitive manner.
He has recently received his first national award and this belated award was given
His range and diversity are apparent after watching him portray the young man infatuated with his sister-in -law in 'Charulata' as the romantic, confused, guilty youth and then watch him in 'Ashani Sanket' as the rural high -caste Brahmin coping with the disaster of the Bengal famine, he is the character and not the star at all and he is almost unrecognizable in the two roles.
He also played the adventurous youth with Sharmila in days and nights in the forest where he showed an ordinary urban streak with a selfesh intent masterfully. He plays doctor Ashok in'Ganashatru', which is based on Sen’s enemy of the people as an idealistic man fighting a corrupt system, and the bittersweet role brings the disgusted Indian intellectual to life that has seen his dreams of a just society shattered in a very subtle and sensitive manner.
He has recently received his first national award and this belated award was given
The most intelligent actor on Indian screen who made his debut in 'Apur Sansar' in the great ray classic is the most
Soumitra Chattapadya
