Senior Bengali film actor Manu Mukherjee died of cardiac arrest yesterday (6th December) in Calcutta. He was 90 years old and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Manu Mukherjee made his acting debut in Mrinal Sen’s Nil Akasher Niche (1958). He was a very fine actor and won plaudits for his roles in Satyajit Ray’s Joy Baba Felunath and Ganashatru, among many others. He also shone in children’s film Patalghar. Mourning his death, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted, “Saddened at the passing away of veteran theatre and film actor Manu Mukherjee. We conferred on him the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tele-Samman Awards 2015. My condolences to his family, colleagues and admirers.”
