Gyanesh Mukherjee (5 July 1926 – 8 May 2008) was a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

actor, director and theater personality.

Career

He was involved with

Indian People's Theatre Association Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) is the oldest association of theatre-artists in India. IPTA was formed in 1943 during the British rule in India, and promoted themes related to the Indian freedom struggle. Its goal was to bring cultur ...

(IPTA). In his film career, Mukherjee worked with number of famous directors like

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and

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. Since the late 1950s to the 1970s, he played a prolific role in cinema as well as theatre. In 1973 he directed the film ''Achena Atithi'' which was remade in Hindi as ''Anjane Mehmaan'' in 1975. He founded Mass theaters group in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

. Mukherjee passed away in Kolkata on 8 May 2008.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mukherjee, Gyanesh Place of birth missing 1926 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Bengali male actors Bengali theatre personalities Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors Film directors from Kolkata Male actors from Kolkata Male actors in Bengali cinema