Actor-singer Mrinal Mukherjee dead

Press Trust of India  |  Kolkata 

Veteran died at a city hospital, family sources said Wednesday.

He was 74.

Mukherjee, who was suffering from cancer besides liver problems, had been admitted to the hospital on Monday and died on Tuesday afternoon, the sources said.

He is survived by his Mukherjee, a Tina and a son Debopriyo Mukherjee, family sources said.

had worked for over five decades in the Bengali film industry and acted in films like 'Dui Bon', 'Chhuti', 'Shriman Prithviraj' and more recently 'Byomkesh' and 'Chiriakhana'.

He had also acted in several Bengali TV serials and was a known face in Bengali theatre as well.

tweeted "very sad to hear about the passing away of the veteran Mukherjee."

said Mukherjee had last acted in the TV serial 'Kolkattawali'. He had also acted in the popular serial 'Amlaki'.

She said her father was also a and was her first inspiration to pursue music.

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First Published: Wed, May 08 2019. 17:25 IST