He loved a good adda, and Sharmila Tagore (Soumitra Chatterjee’s co-star in Apur Sansar and other films) underscores this in her Foreword. “The hero of my first film was erudite, witty ...

This excerpt is from Sharmila Tagore’s foreword from Soumitra Chatterjee and His World by Sanghamitra Chakraborty. It has been published with permission from Penguin Random House India.

Since Soumitra Chatterjee’s passing ... The book also carries a personal touch, featuring a foreword by Sharmila Tagore and a selection of photographs—even though small, likely due to ...