Veteran Bengali cinema actor Mithu Mukherjee died at a private hospital in Mumbai on Sunday night at the age of 71 after battling cancer for nearly a year.
She was a prominent name in 1970s and 1980s Bengali films such as Mouchak and Nishi Kanya, and also worked in Hindi movies including Khaan Dost.
The All Indian Cine Workers Association and actor Prosenjit Chatterjee paid heartfelt tributes to the late actor on social media.