Veteran Bengali actor Mithu Mukherjee dies at 71 in Mumbai after a battle with cancer, according to multiple reports. NDTV says she has been living in Mumbai for several years. Times of India reports that she passes away in the city after battling cancer for nearly a year.
Mukherjee is described as a prominent figure in Bengali cinema during the 1970s and 1980s. Times of India adds that she made her film debut in 1972 and gained wider recognition with “Marjina Abdulla.” It also reports that she later appeared in both Bengali and Hindi films with other well-known actors before retiring from acting in the 1990s. Across outlets, the accounts largely focus on her age, the location of her death, and her career prominence in that era, with Times of India providing additional details on her film debut and later work.
