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Madhabi Mukherjee
Actor

Madhabi Mukherjee

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Playing the central roles in Mahanagar and Charulata.

Mahanagar · Charulata

Born
10 February 1942
Birthplace
Kolkata

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Madhabi Mukherjee

Madhabi Mukherjee is an Indian actor associated with major works of Bengali cinema by Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak.

Early life

Theatre childhood

Raised in Kolkata by her mother, she began acting on stage as a girl.

Career

  1. 1950s

    Screen beginnings

    Moved from childhood performances into leading roles.

  2. 1960

    Baishe Sraban

    Gained recognition in Mrinal Sen’s film.

  3. 1963–1965

    Ray collaborations

    Starred in three films directed by Satyajit Ray.

Selected work

Mahanagar

Played Arati, a woman entering paid employment.

Charulata

Played the lonely wife at the centre of Ray’s Tagore adaptation.

Subarnarekha

Appeared in Ritwik Ghatak’s Partition drama.

Beyond work

Memoir

Published the autobiography Ami Madhabi in 1995.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Satyajit Ray. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.