Veteran Bengali actor Pradip Mukherjee who was 76 died in Kolkata hospital at 8:15 am on Monday.
Earlier due to a lung infection Mukherjee was admitted to the hospital three days ago and later when his condition worsened he was shifted to a state-run hospital.
Talking about the death of Mukherjee West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, “I am saddened on getting the news of the death of Pradip Mukherjee. He had left his mark in Satyajit Ray’s Jana Aranya, Rituparno Ghosh’s Utsav, and Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Dooratwa. His death left a deep void.”
“Pradip Mukherjee had been noticed by my father in Bengali stage production and he decided to cast him in Jana Aranya. He delivered an excellent performance. He was a true well-wisher of the Ray family. We lost a family member,” Satyajit Ray’s son, filmmaker Sandip Rau said.
Meanwhile, Pradeep Mukherjee has a wife, a son, and a daughter. Mukherjee has worked in 40 movies including Satyajit Ray’s Jana Aranya.
However, Mukherjee has worked in Hirer Angti, Mondo Meyer Upakshan, and his last release Torulatar Bhoot in 2021. Besides Ray’s Jana Aranya Mukherjee also worked in movies like Shakha Prasakha, Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy, Badsahi Angti, Gorosthane Sabdhan and has worked in Sunjoy Ghosh’s Kahaani 2.