Bengali film star Abhishek Chatterjee died of suspected heart attack in Kolkata in the early hours of Thursday. He was 58 and is survived by his wife and daughter, reports BBC Bengali’s Sudhir Dasgupta.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee offered condolences to his family. He was a talented and versatile in his performances, and we shall miss him, she said. She wrote in a tweet, “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.”
Abhishek Chatterjee was one of the leading men of Bengali film industry in the late 80’s and early 90’s. He began his film journey with Path Bhola, directed by Tarun Majumdar, in the year 1986 and went on to act in several blockbuster Bengali movies. He fell ill while taking part in the shoot of a reality show on Wednesday and died on Thursday.
Some of his most well known movies are Bariwali and Dahan–both directed by Rituparna Sengupta. His commercial successes includes Sangharsho, Lathi, Bhai Amar Bhai. Abhishek made a comeback to the small screen playing a character in the hit serial Kharkuto. He was recently filming a reality show called Ismart Jodi anchored by Jeet.
