bengali film superstar prosenjit chatterjee says he has no rancour that he has not been considered for any national honour as he feels the praises and love showered on him by the audience and directors have been his biggest awards prosenjit who has dominated the bengali film world for the past four decades and among those who kept it going during the 90s says he prefers to draw inspiration from the late thespian soumitra chatterjee whom he calls uncle i dont think about these issues national awards any more soumitra uncle had got the national award as best actor for his portrayal in podokkhepreleased in 2006 long four decades into his acting career i am nobody compared to him i am nowhere near him prosenjit told pti in an interview here the 61yearold actor has worked in 349 films and has a number of filmfare awards bengal film journalists award the oldest association of film critics in the country and west bengal film journslists awards besides the special mention prize of the national film award in 2007 for dosar among others under his belt his latest film shesh pata the last page directed by atanu ghosh is slated to be released on april 14 his breakthrough was his role in amar sangi opposite vijeta pandit way back in 1984 he said it will not matter even if no other award comes my way as i am overwhelmed by the praises and love showered by the audience my directors critics everyone that is my biggest award my biggest vindication srijit mukherjees jatishwaar the reincarnate in which he essayed the role of anthony firangee a 19th century bengali language poet of portuguese origin was the most awarded film in the 61st national film awards he however wishes he could show soumitro chatterjee who passed away in november 2020 his recent works soumitra uncle was like a father to me i still miss his presence and guidance he was very happy with my performance in autograph in 2010 and had personally complimented me i would have been the happiest person if i could show my post2020 films to him if only he could see shesh pata the moner manush actor said autograph was a tribute to satyajit rays 1966 film nayak and bengals evergreen hero uttam kumar the film was the first foray by director srijit mukherjee prosenjit is unabashed in his praise for the dadsaheb phalke awardee soumitra chatterjee was a film school for me a personality who had coped with so many challenges who had essayed so many roles and in many shades both in films and on stage the way he handled his entire career is a lesson for all in shesh pata prosenjit plays the role of balmiki the central character who is a formerly wellknown writer i rate this role as one of my five most memorable characters which i hope will be remembered by the ence years later even when i am