Mrinal Mukherjee ( – 7 May 2019) was an Indian actor, theatre personality, and music director. He is the father of actor and singer Jojo. He is remembered for his
negative and supporting roles in
Bengali cinema.
Career
In 1955, Mukherjee made his debut with the 1955 film ''Dui Bon''. After that, he performed number of commercial movies more than five decades in
Bengali film industry and played crucial roles. He acted with notable directors in number of movies like ''
Galpo Holeo Satti'', ''
Nayika Sangbad'', ''Chuti'', ''
Shriman Prithviraj'' etc. He also performed as music director as well as playback singer in Bengali films and worked with
Gulzar
Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poetry, Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He starte ...
in the film
Mausam. Mukherjee was suffering from liver cancer and died 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 ...
on 7 May 2019.
Partial filmography
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Badsha the King
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Ekai Eksho
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Mayer Anchal
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Paribar
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Surya
Surya ( ; , ) is the Sun#Dalal, Dalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchaya ...
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Eri Naam Prem
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Sangharsha
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Tulkalam
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Yoddha: The Warrior
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Aaghat
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Barood
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Nayak
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Khalnayak
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Ek Tukro Chand
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Surya Sakkhi
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Golmaal
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Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana
* Chuti
* Sansar
* Bilambita Lay
* Sonar Sansar (2002)
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Galpo Holeo Satti
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Nayika Sangbad
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Shriman Prithviraj
* Chiradiner
* Mon Niye
* Apanjan
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Apan Por
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Aandha Prem
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Khana Baraha
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Dadu No. 1
References
External links
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2019 deaths
Bengali male actors
Male actors in Bengali cinema
Indian male film actors
Bengali musicians
20th-century Indian male singers
20th-century Indian singers
Place of birth missing
Artists from West Bengal