Pradip Mukherjee Obituary

Indian professional actor, Pradip Mukherjee has been reported dead. He died from pneumonia which caused a lung infection and hospitalized him for three days straight before he passed away.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said;

“I am saddened on getting the news of the death of Pradip Mukherjee. He had left his mark in Satyajit Ray’s Jana Aranya, Rituparno Ghosh’s Utsav, and Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Dooratawa. His death left a deep void.”

“He had been noticed by my father in Bengali stage production and he decided to cast him in Jana Aranya. He delivered an excellent performance. He was a true well-wisher of the Ray family. We lost a family member,” Satyajit Ray’s son and eminent filmmaker, Sandip Ray told the media.

“Pradipada is a down-to-earth, gentle and cultured person. He was dedicated to his work despite his poor health. He always wanted to know if I was happy with his performance,” Nirmal Chakraborty said.