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Shantilal Mukherjee | |
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| Children | Rwitobroto Mukherjee |
Shantilal Mukherjee is an Indian actor associated with Bengali-language theatre and films. [1] [2]
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Mukherjee was born in Kolkata. He lost his father in an early age. He was admitted in Sarsuna High School from where he passed Madhyamik examination. He passed Higher Secondary Examination from New Alipore Multipurpose High School. He graduated from the Asutosh College, a University of Calcutta affiliate. [2]
Mukherjee is mainly knowns as a stage actor. Ramaprasad Banik and Chandan Sen taught him acting. [2] He is currently the General Secretary of "West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum" [3] since 2022. His son is Rwitobroto Mukherjee who is also an actor, working primarily in films, web series and stage.
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ওয়েস্ট বেঙ্গল মোশন পিকচার্স আর্টিস্টস ফোরামের নতুন সভাপতি নির্বাচিত হলেন প্রবীণ অভিনেতা রঞ্জিত মল্লিক। কার্যনির্বাহী সভাপতি জিৎ। সহ-সভাপতি পদে রইলেন পাঁচ শিল্পী— সব্যসাচী চক্রবর্তী, সুমন্ত মুখোপাধ্যায়, কৌশিক সেন, অপরাজিতা আঢ্য এবং ভরত কল। সাধারণ সম্পাদকের পদ পেয়েছেন শান্তিলাল মুখোপাধ্যায়। যুগ্ম সম্পাদক পদে দিগন্ত বাগচীর সঙ্গে নতুন সংযোজন অঙ্কুশ হাজরা।