Deepa Chatterjee, the spouse of legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, died at a Kolkata hospital on Sunday morning, her household stated. Deepa who was 83 years outdated was admitted to the hospital on March 31.
In an announcement, Paulami Bose revealed that her mom Deepa Chatterjee was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata’s Beleghata due to deteriorating well being and knowledgeable that she died final evening because of kidney failure: “Maa breathed her final round 2:55 am. She died of kidney failure,” information company PTI quoted her as saying. Deepa Chatterjee had reportedly been battling diabetes for the previous 45 years.
Talking to Calcutta Occasions, Paulami Bose stated her mom misplaced the zeal to reside after the dying of Soumitra Chatterjee in November final 12 months. In a heart-wrenching assertion, Paulami Bose instructed CT: “After Bapi (dad Soumitra Chatterjee) left us in November, maa misplaced the desire to reside. She stored on telling us, ‘Please let me go now’.”
Deepa was a badminton champion. She had additionally acted in movies like ‘Durga’ and ‘Bilombito Loy’. She additionally appeared in Catherine Berge’s documentary on Soumitra Chatterjee’s profession titled Gaach (1998). She married Soumitra in 1960.
Soumitra Chatterjee, a a number of award-winning actor, died in November final 12 months following a protracted battle with varied illnesses after testing constructive for COVID-19. He was 85 years outdated. The actor’s funeral was held with gun salute and was attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee together with a number of standard personalities from the Bengali movie business.
-with PTI inputs
