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Victor Bannerjee
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Soumitra Chatterjee
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Ravi Shankar
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Dev Anand
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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which Indian personality has been selected for France’s highest civilian award “Legion of Honour"? Notes: Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been selected for France’s highest civilian award “Legion of Honour” for his outstanding contribution to cinema and theatre.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mumbai, 13 November 2022 Mr Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India, conferred the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) on Mr Sumeet Anand, Founder, IndSight Growth Partners, and President of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry, in Mumbai.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Correct Answer is Soumitra Chatterjee.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Soumitra Chattopadhyay. Soumitra Chattopadhyay was honored with France’s highest honor ‘Legion of Honour’ at the 42nd International Kolkata Book Fair in 2018.
Detailed explanation-5: -Besides films, Chatterjee continued acting in Kolkata-based Bengali theatre, and also published over 12 poetry books. Entering the 1980s and 1990s, he started working with contemporary directors, like Goutam Ghose, Aparna Sen, Anjan Das and Rituparno Ghosh, and even acted on television.