Veteran Bengali actor and Dada Saheb Phalke winner Soumitra Chatterjee tested positive for coronavirus. He has been admitted to Bellevue Nursing Home in Kolkata after his Covid report came in the morning on October 6. His family members confirmed that he had been ill for the past few days, following which a Covid-19 test was advised by a doctor. The news raised concerns in Tollywood with several of Soumitra colleagues wishing the actor a speedy recovery.