Kolkata: Renowned actor Abhishek Chatterjee passed away following a massive cardiac here on Thursday, March 24.
The 58-year-old actor had complained of uneasiness in the stomach on Wednesday during the shooting of a non-fiction show and was later administered saline at his Prince Anwar Shah Road residence, the family members were quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
“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,” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted her condolences.
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.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) March 24, 2022
Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim also tweeted. “Deeply pained by the un-timely demise of talented & young actor of our Bengal film industry #AbhishekChatterjee. A strong personality both on screen & off it, he will be missed us and his countless admirers and followers. My deepest condolences. May his soul Rest in Peace,” he wrote on Twitter.
Deeply pained by the un-timely demise of talented & young actor of our Bengal film industry #AbhishekChatterjee. A strong personality both on screen & off it, he will be missed us and his countless admirers and followers.
My deepest condolences. May his soul Rest in Peace. https://t.co/jAKaWBjRRF— FIRHAD HAKIM (@FirhadHakim) March 24, 2022
Chatterjee made his debut in the film industry with Pathbola in 1986. In his career spanning over 35 years, he worked with veteran actors like Utpal Dutt, Sandhya Roy and Prosenjit Chatterjee. Some of his notable films are Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan and Bariwali and Tarun Majumder’s Alo.