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Veteran Bengali Actress Mithu Mukherjee Dies at 71 After Cancer Battle
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Moneycontrol•21-09-2026, 15:09
Veteran Bengali Actress Mithu Mukherjee Dies at 71 After Cancer Battle
- •Mithu Mukherjee, a prominent Bengali actress of the 1970s and 1980s, passed away at 71 in Mumbai.
- •She died in a private hospital on Sunday night after a year-long battle with cancer.
- •Mukherjee made her debut in 1972 and rose to fame with Dinen Gupta's 'Marjina Abdulla'.
- •She worked with Bengali cinema legends like Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chattopadhyay, and also appeared in Hindi films.
- •Actors and organizations, including Prosenjit Chatterjee and AICWA, paid tribute to her lasting legacy in Indian cinema.
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Mithu Mukherjee passed away at a private hospital in Mumbai after battling cancer for nearly a year.
Her breakthrough came with Dinen Gupta's Marjina Abdulla, where she played the titular role, establishing her as a leading and popular actress.
She entered films at the age of 17 in 1972 with Chitta Bose's Shesh Parba, acting opposite Shamit Bhanja.
