Mithu Mukherjee (actress)

Mithu Mukherjee
Mithu Mukherjee
Born (1955-06-19) 19 June 1955
Kolkata, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 1970–1990
Notable work Marjina Abdulla
Mouchak
Swayamsiddha
Hotel Snow Fox
Bhagyachakra
Sandhi
Relatives Anita Guha (Aunt)

Mithu Mukherjee (Bengali: মিঠু মুখার্জী) is a former Indian actress who appeared in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema.[1][2][3][4] She made her debut in a 1972 Bengali film Shesh Parba directed by Chitta Bose.[5] She was catapulted to stardom after she had donned the role of Morgiana in Dinen Gupta's Marjina Abdulla (1973)[6][7] and sustained it with further roles in Bengali films such as Nishikanya (1973), Mouchak (1975), Swayamsiddha (1975), Hotel Snow Fox (1976), Bhagyachakra (1980) and Sandhi (1980). She made her Bollywood debut with Dulal Guha's Khaan Dost (1976).[8] After her Dujane (1984) had tanked at box office, she took a sabbatical of six years[9] and returned to silver screen with Chandra Barot's commercially successful drama Ashrita (1990).[10]

Career

Mukherjee made her debut in a 1972 Bengali film Shesh Parba directed by Chitta Bose.[5] She was catapulted to stardom after she had donned the role of Marjina, a perspicacious maid of Ali Baba, in Dinen Gupta's Marjina Abdulla (1973) which was a remarkable grosser at box office.[7] She was, then featured in Ashutosh Mukherjee's Nishikanya (1973).[11]

Mithu Mukherjee as Marjina and Debraj Ray as Hasan in Marjina Abdulla (1973). The film was a major success at box office catapulting Mukherjee to stardom.[12]

In 1975, She hit the floor with two of her remarkable box office records Mouchak and Swayamsiddha. She was cast opposite Ranjit Mullik in both the films[13] She made her Bollywood debut with Dulal Guha's Khaan Dost (1976),[8] but limited herself to Basu Chatterjee's films only. Mukherjee starred in Safed Jhoot (1977).[14] In 1990, She made her comeback with Chandra Barot's Bengali film Ashrita.[15][16]

Filmography

Year Film Language Director
1972 Shesh Parba Bengali Chitta Bose[5]
1973 Marjina Abdulla Bengali Dinen Gupta[17][18]
Nishikanya Bengali Ashutosh Bandopadhyay[11]
1975 Kabi Bengali Sunil Bandopadhyay[19]
Mouchak Bengali Arabinda Mukhopadhyay[20][21]
Swayamsiddha Bengali Sushil Mukhopadhyay[13]
1976 Chander Kachhakachhi Bengali Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay[22]
Hotel Snow Fox Bengali Yatrik[23]
Khaan Dost Hindi Dulal Guha[8]
1977 Pratima Bengali Palash Bandopadhyay[24]
1978 Dillagi Hindi Basu Chatterjee[25]
Safed Jhoot Hindi Basu Chatterjee[26][27]
1979 Do Ladke Dono Kadke Hindi Basu Chatterjee[28]
1980 Bandhan Bengali Manu Sen[29]
Bhagya Chakra Bengali Ajoy Biswas[30]
Sandhi Bengali Amal Dutta[31]
1981 Father Bengali Dilip Mukhopadhyay[32]
1982 Jwain Pua Odia Dinen Gupta[33]
1984 Dujane Bengali Ardhendu Chatterjee[9]
Prarthana Bengali Asit Sen[34]
1990 Ashrita Bengali Chandra Barot[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Mithu Mukherjee movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Mithu Mukherjee". www.bollywoodmdb.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Mithu Mukherjee". www.osianama.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Mithu Mukherjee". www.moviebuff.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. 1 2 3 "Shesh Parba (1972) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Forgotten Actors and Actresses of Bengali Films". www.newsonindiancelebrities.in. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  7. 1 2 "Swarming syndrome". oldfilmsgoingthreadbare.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. 1 2 3 "Khaan Dost (1976) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  9. 1 2 "Du-Janay (1984) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  10. 1 2 "Ashrita (1990) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  11. 1 2 "Nishi Kanya (1973) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  12. ↑ অভিমানী অভিনেত্রী by Krishnakanta Vidyarthi. (Bhashyo, 2004 March ed.)
  13. 1 2 "Swayamsiddha (1975) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  14. ↑ "Mithu Mukhopadhyay Biography by Chandi Mukherjee". www.gomolo.com.
  15. ↑ "Original Don director to play second innings". www.telegraph.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  16. ↑ "চোখে-মুখে দুষ্টুমি, কোথায় গেলেন তিনি". ebela.in. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  17. ↑ "Marjina Abdallah (1972) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  18. ↑ "Marjina Abdullah (1973)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  19. ↑ "Kabi (1975) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  20. ↑ "Mouchak (1975)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  21. ↑ "Mouchak (1974) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  22. ↑ "Chander Kachhakachhi (1976) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  23. ↑ "Hotel Snow Fox (1976) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  24. ↑ "Pratima (1977) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  25. ↑ "Dillagi (1978) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  26. ↑ "Sufed Jhooth (1977) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  27. ↑ "SUFED JHOOTH (1977)". BFI. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  28. ↑ "Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  29. ↑ "Bandhan (1980) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  30. ↑ "Bhagya Chakra (1980) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  31. ↑ "Sondhi (1980) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  32. ↑ "Father (1981) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  33. ↑ "Jwain Pua". www.cinecritics.in. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  34. ↑ "Prarthana (1984) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos | Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2018-04-28.


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