Veteran Bengali actor Manu Mukherjee has died due to a cardiac arrest on Sunday at age of 90. He is survived by a wife and two daughters. Manu Mukherjee groomed his film career with Mrinal Sen’s ‘Nil Akasher Niche’ (1958). He also earned accolades with his roles in Satyajit Ray’s ‘Joy Baba Felunath’ and ‘Ganashatru’.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted, “Saddened at the passing away of veteran theatre and film actor Manu Mukherjee. We conferred on him the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tele-Samman Awards 2015. My condolences to his family, colleagues and admirers.”
Saddened at the passing away of veteran theatre and film actor Manu Mukherjee. We conferred on him the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tele-Samman Awards 2015. My condolences to his family, colleagues and admirers
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) December 6, 2020
Manu Mukherjee was an active member of West Bengal Motion Pictures Artists Forum. Director Atanu Ghosh, actors Sujan Nil Mukherjee and Saswata Chatterjee were among those who took to social media to fondly remember their association with him.