Somen Banerjee parent company (Nahin retaining his share), and most of his estate. In the early morning of October 23, 1994, Banerjee was found dead in his cell, having hanged himself. Reports stated that while Banerjee was depressed, it was not thought he would take his own life. Actor Naveen Andrews portrayed him in the television movie "The Chippendales Murder" (2000). Director Tony Scott was reportedly working on a film about Banerjee and the Chippendales story. Banerjee is also the subject of an episode of the FBI Files entitled "Backstage Murder" (Season 3, Episode 13). Somen Banerjee Somen "Steve" Banerjee (; October
1979 Australian Touring Car Championship being won by the Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback. Including the current season (2016), such a single car domination has only happened once since in the series, that being when the Ford Sierra RS500 won all rounds of the 1988 championship. The 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over an eight round series. The following teams and drivers competed in the 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship. For championship points allocation purposes, cars competed in two displacement classes: Championship points were awarded on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis to the first six placegetters in each class and on a 4,3,2,1 basis