Soumitra Chatterjee presented Legion d'Honneur

Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was on Tuesday presented France's highest civilian award, Legion d'Honneur at a function here.

French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler presented the medal to the versatile octogenarian, who has delved into multiple cultural genres. Apart from his chief vocation of acting, he has also dabbled in painting, composed poems, written and directed plays, edited a Bengali magazine and is also a much-acclaimed elocutionist.