Veteran Bengali actor Pradip Mukherjee dies in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug 29 : Veteran actor of the Bengali silver screen, Pradip Mukherjee, who became legendary after his iconic role of Somnath in Satyajit Rays 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.src/ .