Veteran cinematographer Soumendu Roy passes away at 90 after prolonged illness

Acclaimed cinematographer Soumendu Roy, who had worked with legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray and other renowned directors, died on Wednesday after a prolonged illness, his family members said. He was 90. Roy, who lived alone at his Ballygunje Circular Road apartment here, was crippled by arthritis and other geriatric problems for the last couple of years, but was alert mentally, they said. He had worked with Ray in several films, including Pather Panchali’, Tin Kanya’, Abhijan’, Chiriakhana’, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’, Sonar Kella’ and _Shatranj Ke Khilari_ . West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a statement that Roy’s death caused a void in the film industry, which will never be bridged. Recalling the cinematographer’s association with Ray, she pointed out how the two worked together in several masterpieces. “Besides receiving honours like the national award, Roy had bagged many other laurels. He got the Special Film Award (Bisesh Chalachitro Puraskar’) instituted by the West Bengal government in 2012, and the 2015 ‘Chalachitra Puraskar’ for lifetime achievement,” Banerjee said on X.

বিশিষ্ট সিনেমাটোগ্রাফার সৌমেন্দু রায়ের প্রয়াণে আমি গভীরভাবে শোকাহত।

প্রবাদপ্রতিম চিত্রপরিচালক সত্যজিৎ রায়ের সঙ্গে উনি দীর্ঘদিন কাজ করেছেন। 'তিন কন্যা', 'অশনি সংকেত', 'অরণ্যের দিনরাত্রি', 'গুপী গাইন বাঘা বাইন'-র মতো অনেক ছবিতে ক্যামেরার দায়িত্ব সামলেছিলেন সৌমেন্দু রায়। তাঁর…

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 27, 2023

Roy was also associated with other eminent directors like Tapan Sinha, Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Mrinal Sen, as well as with various film institutes. A family member of Ray told PTI, “We have so many memories of lengthy conversations with Soumendu Da. He became ill in recent times. It is a great personal loss.” Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.