Popular
Bengali
actor
Abhishek
Chatterjee
died
in
the
early
hours
of
Thursday
at
his
residence
here
following
a
massive
cardiac
arrest,
family
members
said.
Chatterjee,
58,
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,
they
said.
He
is
survived
by
wife
and
a
daughter.
Chatterjee
had
debuted
in
Tarun
Majumder's
Bengali
film
'Pathbhola'
in
1986
and
proved
his
mettle
in
several
hits
in
the
years
that
followed,
including
Rituparno
Ghosh's
'Dahan'
and
'Bariwali'
and
Majumder's
'Alo'.
He
was
also
a
known
face
in
Bengali
tele-serials.
Condoling
his
death,
West
Bengal
Chief
Minister
Mamata
Banerjee
tweeted,
"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".
Chatterjee's
co-actor
in
several
movies
like
'Sujansakhi',
'Lathi',
'Sankha
Sidurer
Dibbi',
Rituparna
Sengupta,
said
he
had
set
a
new
benchmark
in
commercial
films
and
will
always
remain
in
the
hearts
of
audiences.