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
Gurudas Banerjee Ramakrishna included "Rani Rashmoni" (1955), "Mahakavi Girish Chandra" (1956), "Bireswar Vivekananda" (1964), and "Jata Mat Tata Path" (1979). Theatrical plays in which Banerjee played Ramakrishna included "Jugadebata" (1948), "Thakur Sri Ramakrishna" (1955), and "Nata Nati" (1975). According to Sushil Mukherjee, in the many screen and stage appearances since 1948 in which Banerjee and Molina Devi have played Ramakrishna and Rani Rashmoni together, they "have carried the audience with them in every performance." In 1966, "The Illustrated Weekly of India" mentioned Banerjee's troupe's performance in a review of the 1965-66 theatre season in Delhi. The "Weekly" stated that Gurudas Banerjee acted