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Tollywood's 'Rekha' Mithu Mukherjee Passes Away at 71 After Battling Cancer
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News18•21-09-2026, 15:04
Tollywood's 'Rekha' Mithu Mukherjee Passes Away at 71 After Battling Cancer
- •Renowned Bengali actress Mithu Mukherjee passed away at the age of 71 in Mumbai.
- •She had been battling cancer for the past year and was undergoing treatment.
- •Mithu Mukherjee was widely known as 'Tollywood's Rekha' in the Bengali film industry.
- •She gained fame for her natural acting and memorable roles in films like 'Mouchak' and 'Abdullah Marjina'.
- •Besides Bengali cinema, she also worked in Hindi and Odia films, including the Hindi movie 'Khan Dost'.
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Mithu Mukherjee passed away at the age of 71 while battling cancer, after undergoing treatment for the disease over the past year.
Mithu Mukherjee gained massive recognition and overnight stardom across Bengal after playing the role of Marjina in Dinen Gupta's 1973 film 'Marjina Abdullah'.
Mithu Mukherjee worked in several Hindi films throughout her career, including 'Khan Dost', 'Safed Jhooth', 'Dillagi', and 'Do Ladke Dono Kadke'.
