Nationality Indian Role Film actor Other names Santu Mukherjee Siblings Sumanta Mukherjee | Occupation Actor Grandchildren Anwesha Sen Name Santu Mukhopadhyay | |
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Full Name Santu Mukhopadhyay Born January 17, 1951 (age 73) ( 1951-01-17 ) Children Swastika Mukherjee, Ajopa Mukherjee Education Padmapukur Institution, Mitra Institution Movies Hemanter Pakhi, Bajimaat, Bhalobasa Bhalobasa, Brake Fail, Kaalbela Similar People Swastika Mukherjee, Aparajita Auddy, Haranath Chakraborty, Tarun Majumdar, Kaushik Ganguly | ||
Watch: Melodious jugalbandi of Father and Daughter, Swastika and Santu Mukhopadhyay singi
Santu Mukhopadhyay (also called Santu Mukherjee) is a Bengali film actor. He is the father of Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee. His younger brother, Sumanta Mukherjee, is also an actor.
Contents
- Watch Melodious jugalbandi of Father and Daughter Swastika and Santu Mukhopadhyay singi
- Early life and biography
- Television
- Filmography
- References
Early life and biography
Santu Mukhopadhyay was born on 17 January 1951 in Kolkata. He attended the Mitra Institution at Bhowanipore at a primary level and later, joined the Padmapukur Institution at Sarat Bose Road, from where he passed his Higher Secondary Examination. He soon dropped out from studies and took dance lessons from Gopal Bhattacharya. He had also learnt Rabindra Sangeet.
He went to renowned director Tapan Sinha, seeking for a role in Bengali films. In 1975, Sinha launched him as an actor in the film Raja. Since his breakthrough, he has been actively working in theatres and films.