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Veteran Bengali Actress Mithu Mukherjee Dies at 71
Mithu Mukherjee was a famous Bengali film actress.
She became well known during the 1970s and 1980s.
She died at age 71 in a Mumbai hospital.
Reports said she had been fighting cancer for almost a year.
She began acting when she was 17.
Her first film was Shesh Parba in 1972.
She acted in Bengali and Hindi movies.
After her final film, Ashrita, she lived a private life away from the public.
Mithu Mukherjee died at 71 at a private hospital in Mumbai on Sunday night.
She had reportedly battled cancer for nearly a year.
Mukherjee was a prominent Bengali cinema star during the 1970s and 1980s.
Her notable co-stars included Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Ranjit Mullick.
She made her film debut in 1972 and her final film was Ashrita in 1990.
- Who
- Veteran Bengali actress Mithu Mukherjee, with Prosenjit Chatterjee mourning her death according to the headline.
- What
- Mukherjee died at the age of 71 after a nearly year-long battle with cancer.
- Where
- At a private hospital in Mumbai, where she had been living for several years.
- When
- She died on Sunday night; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- The reports attribute her death to her battle with cancer.
Key facts
- Age at death
- 71
- Place of death
- A private hospital in Mumbai
- Cause reported
- Cancer, following a battle of nearly one year
- Film era
- Prominent in Bengali cinema during the 1970s and 1980s
- Film debut
- Shesh Parba in 1972
- Breakthrough role
- The titular role in Marjina Abdulla
- Final film
- Ashrita, released in 1990
Sources
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