To some he was ‘Puluda’, to others he was Soumitra Babu and for some he was just Soumitra. Some were Apur Aparna, some Amulya Mrinmayi, some Amal's Charulata. In this way, Sharmila Tagore, Aparna Sen, Madhabi Mukherjee, Suchitra Sen, Swati Lekha Sengupta from Tanuja became Soumitra's successful companions on the screen over and over again.
Actor Soumitra showed different chemistry on screen with every actress.Soumitra started her career with Sharmila Tagore. So is Sharmila. The duo’s 'Apur Sansar', the chemistry of their sweet marriage has become timeless. Later, they appeared in the movies 'Devi', 'Aranyer Dinratri' and 'Barnali'.
Soumitra, 26, starred opposite Aparna, 16, in Satyajit Ray's 'Tinkanya'. It didn't take long for them to become friends in the first film. Aparna Sen was looking for an opportunity to chat with Soumitra during the shooting.The reciprocal relationship between the two has given the audience the gift of ‘Akash Kusum’, ‘Box Badal’, ‘Nishimrigaya’, ‘Basant Bilap’, ‘Permitar Ekdin’, ‘Basu Paribar’.
‘Ami Chini Go Chini Tomare Ogo Bidesini’ - The song sung by Amal was in the heart of Charulata, the heroine of the movie ‘Charulata’. The foundation of 'Nastaneer' was composed. Despite being a boudi, the audience accepted Charulata's affection for her brother-in-law Amal through the performances of Soumitra and Madhavi. Later, they also left an impression of sweet chemistry in the movies 'Kapurush' and 'Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar'.
Suchitra Sen has also got great success by teaming up with Soumitra in movies. Soumitra has proved with a movie that he is more suitable with Suchitra. The name of that movie is 'Sat Paake Bandha'.The pair has been seen in two more movies. Among them, their chemistry in 'Datta' was quite strong.
Looking at Soumitra's movies, one can easily think of another name as his successful companion. She is Tanuja, the mother of Bollywood actress Kajal. Soumitra's chemistry with this legendary actress has fascinated the audience even today. The couple's 'Tin Bhuboner Pare', 'Prothom Kodom Ful' pictures easily cut the scars in the minds of the viewers.
Soumitra also won the heart of actress Supriya Devi. Soumitra had chemistry with the actress in several movies. Soumitra Chatterjee has also been seen with Bangladeshi actress Babita in the movie 'Ashani Sanket'. Here the struggle of marriage is more important than love, the image of human survival. However, Soumitra and Babita were impeccable in their respective roles.
