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
Somen Chanda Somen Chanda Somen Chanda (; 24 May 1920 – 8 March 1942) was a Marxist activist, writer and trade union leader of Bengal. Somen Chanda was born in Narsingdi District, British India in 1920. In 1936 he passed Entrance examination from Pogose School and entered in medical school attached with Mitford hospital in Dacca. He was attracted to marxist politics and trade union movement in student life. Chanda joined in Progressive Writers' Association or "Pragati Lekhak Sangha" and anti fascist activism in Dhaka. He wrote his first novel Banya while he was at 17. He wrote number of short stories,