Veteran Bengali actor Santu Mukhopadhyay who was known for his works in films such as Sansar Simante and Bhalobasa Bhalobasa died
at his south Kolkata residence on Wednesday evening after prolonged ailments. Mukhopadhyay, who was 69, died of cardiac arrest at 7:30 pm.
He had been suffering from carcinoma for long and been admitted to a hospital on February 4 with blood sugar and hypertension.
He was discharged in the last week of February and taken home.
A favourite of directors like Tapan Sinha, Tarun Majumder and Goutam Ghosh, Mukhopadhyay left behind his wife Gopa Mukherjee and two daughters actress Swastika Mukherjee and costume designer Ajopa Mukherjee.
at his south Kolkata residence on Wednesday evening after prolonged ailments. Mukhopadhyay, who was 69, died of cardiac arrest at 7:30 pm.
He had been suffering from carcinoma for long and been admitted to a hospital on February 4 with blood sugar and hypertension.
He was discharged in the last week of February and taken home.
A favourite of directors like Tapan Sinha, Tarun Majumder and Goutam Ghosh, Mukhopadhyay left behind his wife Gopa Mukherjee and two daughters actress Swastika Mukherjee and costume designer Ajopa Mukherjee.
