| Mrinal Mukherjee | |
| Death Place: | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Children: | 3, including Jojo |
Mrinal Mukherjee (– 7 May 2019) was an Indian actor, theatre personality, and music director.[1] He is the father of actor and singer Jojo. He is remembered for his negative and supporting roles in Bengali cinema.
In 1955, Mukherjee made his debut with the 1955 film Dui Bon. After that, he performed number of commercial movies more than five decades in Bengali film industry and played crucial roles. He acted with notable directors in number of movies like Galpo Holeo Satti, Nayika Sangbad, Chuti, Shriman Prithviraj etc.[2] He also performed as music director as well as playback singer in Bengali films[3] [4] and worked with Gulzar in the film Mausam. Mukherjee was suffering from liver cancer and died in Kolkata on 7 May 2019.[5] [6]