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

Career

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

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Satyajit Ray. "Childhood Days: A Memoir". Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Film review: Phatikchand". indiatoday.in. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "An extraordinary actor called Kamu Mukherjee & his top five roles". July 10, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Kamu Mukherjee". Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Bijoya Ray. "Manik and I: My Life with Satyajit Ray". Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Notes to the Audience". indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Kamu Mukherjee". Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Actor dies". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved March 23, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)