Veteran Bengali actor Pradip Mukherjee dies in Kolkata
Published By : Tuhina Sahoo | August 29, 2022 3:00 PM
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Kolkata, Aug 29: Veteran actor of the Bengali silver screen, Pradip Mukherjee, who became legendary after his iconic role of Somnath in Satyajit Ray's 'Jana Aranya', died in a hospital here on Monday. He was 76. He also received critics' accolades for his role of Dr Maiti in the Vidya Balan and Arjun Rampal starrer, 'Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh'. Mukherjee was hospitalised on August 22 following a lung infection. His condition started deteriorating from Sunday and he had to be given ventilator support. He was tested Covid-19 positive twice in the last two years. Besides acting, Mukherjee was also a practising tax consultant. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter. Mukherjee was born on August 11, 1946 and after graduating from City College in Kolkata, he also received a degree in law. He had been attracted to acting since his college days. Besides taking drama lessons, he was actively associated with a number of theatre academies. He started his acting career on stage, where he was noticed by Satyajit Ray, who featured him as Somnath in his iconic movie 'Jana Aranya'. (IANS)
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