- Acted in 15 out of 34 films made by Late Satyajit Ray.
- In 2012, he was accorded India's highest film honor, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
- Bengali film and stage actor.
- In 2018 the French government conferred upon him its highest civilian award, the Legion of Honor.
- Won Best Actor at New York's Winter Film Awards for Amit Ranjan Biswas' "Bridge" (2016).
- Mentored by Sisir Kumar Bhaduri.
- Despite being a prominent actor within West Bengal, unlike a lot of his contemporaries, he never did a Hindi movie. However, he had offers for Anand in 1971, Kalyug in 1981 and Pink in 2016, all of which he rejected.
- Grandfather of Ranodeep Bose.
- Won Supporting Actor at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival for Atanu Ghosh's "Angshumaner Chhobi" (2009).
- Workied as an announcer with All India Radio.
- Won lead actor at India's National Awards for Suman Ghosh's "Podokkhep" (2006).
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