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'''Kamu Mukherjee''' (14 June, 1931 - 6 December, 2003) was a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] actor. He is best known for his acting as ''Mandar Bose'' in [[Sonar Kella]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=HXBtAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT180&lpg=PT180&dq=Kamu+Mukherjee+actor&source=bl&ots=a0BZjO9of6&sig=fER8Ecz-SDpIkvNSwIczGzi5IBo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWh7zO74LaAhWJq48KHX8SASE4ChDoAQhBMAU#v=onepage&q=Kamu%20Mukherjee%20actor&f=false|title=Childhood Days: A Memoir|last=Satyajit Ray|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> and ''Harun'' in Sandip Ray's debut [[Phatik Chand (film)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19830515-film-review-phatikchand-starring-rajiv-ganguly-kamu-mukherjee-haradhan-banerjee-770685-2013-07-20|title=Film review: Phatikchand|last=|first=|date=|website=indiatoday.in|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref>
'''Kamu Mukherjee''' (14 June, 1931 - 6 December, 2003) was a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] actor. He is best known for his acting as ''Mandar Bose'' in [[Sonar Kella]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=HXBtAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT180&lpg=PT180&dq=Kamu+Mukherjee+actor&source=bl&ots=a0BZjO9of6&sig=fER8Ecz-SDpIkvNSwIczGzi5IBo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWh7zO74LaAhWJq48KHX8SASE4ChDoAQhBMAU#v=onepage&q=Kamu%20Mukherjee%20actor&f=false|title=Childhood Days: A Memoir|last=Satyajit Ray|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> and ''Harun'' in [[Sandip Ray]]'s debut [[Phatik Chand (film)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19830515-film-review-phatikchand-starring-rajiv-ganguly-kamu-mukherjee-haradhan-banerjee-770685-2013-07-20|title=Film review: Phatikchand|last=|first=|date=|website=indiatoday.in|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref>
==Career==
==Career==
In 1959, Mukherjee first appeared in ''Sonar Harin'' along with [[Uttam Kumar]], [[Chhabi Biswas]], and [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]]. One day he went to [[Satyajit Ray]]'s house and himself approached him to act in his movies. Thereafter he worked with Ray in nine films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://halfsamosa.in/extraordinary-actor-called-kamu-mukherjee-top-five-roles/|title=An extraordinary actor called Kamu Mukherjee & his top five roles|last=|first=|date=July 10, 2017|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.in.com/kamu-mukherjee/profile-159027.html|title=Kamu Mukherjee|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> Mukherjee known for his exceptional performance in different type of roles, either serious or comic, in Satyajit Ray's movies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=E7YadsNfe3QC&pg=PT718&lpg=PT718&dq=Kamu+Mukherjee+actor&source=bl&ots=QAPTCFgK30&sig=dA92jbeQmiLBsvAHd3tRpCGI0VE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWh7zO74LaAhWJq48KHX8SASE4ChDoAQhOMAg#v=onepage&q=Kamu%20Mukherjee%20actor&f=false|title=Manik and I: My Life with Satyajit Ray|last=Bijoya Ray|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> In the film [[Joi Baba Felunath|''Joi Baba Felunath'']] his acting in knife throwing scene is one of the more remembered scenes from the filmmaker’s oeuvre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/notes-to-the-audience-3/|title=Notes to the Audience|last=|first=|date=|website=indianexpress.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> He also starred in the movies of [[Goutam Ghosh]], [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta|Buddhadev Dashgupta]] and Arvinda Mukherjee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/grid/year/name=Kamu_Mukherjee|title=Kamu Mukherjee|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> Mukherjee died at 72 in his residence, [[Kolkata]] on 6 December 2003 from rheumatoid arthritis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1031207/asp/calcutta/story_2652844.asp|title=Actor dies|last=|first=|date=|website=telegraphindia.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
In 1959, Mukherjee first appeared in ''Sonar Harin'' along with [[Uttam Kumar]], [[Chhabi Biswas]] and [[Bhanu Bandopadhyay]]. One day he went to [[Satyajit Ray]]'s house and himself approached Ray to act in his movies. Thereafter he worked with Ray in nine films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://halfsamosa.in/extraordinary-actor-called-kamu-mukherjee-top-five-roles/|title=An extraordinary actor called Kamu Mukherjee & his top five roles|last=|first=|date=July 10, 2017|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.in.com/kamu-mukherjee/profile-159027.html|title=Kamu Mukherjee|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> Mukherjee known for his exceptional performance in different type of roles, either serious or comic, in Satyajit Ray's movies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=E7YadsNfe3QC&pg=PT718&lpg=PT718&dq=Kamu+Mukherjee+actor&source=bl&ots=QAPTCFgK30&sig=dA92jbeQmiLBsvAHd3tRpCGI0VE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWh7zO74LaAhWJq48KHX8SASE4ChDoAQhOMAg#v=onepage&q=Kamu%20Mukherjee%20actor&f=false|title=Manik and I: My Life with Satyajit Ray|last=Bijoya Ray|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> In the film [[Joi Baba Felunath|''Joi Baba Felunath'']] his acting in knife throwing scene is one of the more remembered scenes from the filmmaker’s oeuvre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/notes-to-the-audience-3/|title=Notes to the Audience|last=|first=|date=|website=indianexpress.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> He also starred in the movies of [[Goutam Ghosh]], [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta|Buddhadev Dashgupta]] and Arvinda Mukherjee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/grid/year/name=Kamu_Mukherjee|title=Kamu Mukherjee|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> Mukherjee died at 72 in his residence, [[Kolkata]] on 6 December 2003 from rheumatoid arthritis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1031207/asp/calcutta/story_2652844.asp|title=Actor dies|last=|first=|date=|website=telegraphindia.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==

Revision as of 18:18, 23 March 2018

Kamu Mukherjee (14 June, 1931 - 6 December, 2003) was a Bengali actor. He is best known for his acting as Mandar Bose in Sonar Kella[1] and Harun in Sandip Ray's debut Phatik Chand (film).[2]

Career

In 1959, Mukherjee first appeared in Sonar Harin along with Uttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas and Bhanu Bandopadhyay. One day he went to Satyajit Ray's house and himself approached Ray to act in his movies. Thereafter he worked with Ray in nine films.[3][4] Mukherjee known for his exceptional performance in different type of roles, either serious or comic, in Satyajit Ray's movies.[5] In the film Joi Baba Felunath his acting in knife throwing scene is one of the more remembered scenes from the filmmaker’s oeuvre.[6] He also starred in the movies of Goutam Ghosh, Buddhadev Dashgupta and Arvinda Mukherjee.[7] Mukherjee died at 72 in his residence, Kolkata on 6 December 2003 from rheumatoid arthritis.[8][4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Satyajit Ray. "Childhood Days: A Memoir". Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ "Film review: Phatikchand". indiatoday.in. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "An extraordinary actor called Kamu Mukherjee & his top five roles". July 10, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Kamu Mukherjee". Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ Bijoya Ray. "Manik and I: My Life with Satyajit Ray". Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "Notes to the Audience". indianexpress.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Kamu Mukherjee". Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "Actor dies". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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