Partho Mukherjee
Partho Mukherjee (; ) was an Indian actor who worked in Bengali cinema. mainly as supporting actor. He has worked in movies like Dhanyee Meye, Agnishwar, Amar Prithivi, Bagh Bondi Khela. He is particularly known for his boy-next-door looks. He works with actors like Sabitri Chatterjee, Ranjit Mallick, Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee etc. Beside acting on films, he is also a passionate singer. Early life and education Partho Mukherjee was born on 27 March 1947 in Kolkata, West Bengal. After passing Higher Secondary Examination from Chakraberia Higher Secondary School of Kolkata he studied B.Com at Charuchandra College in 1965 and later enrolled for M.Com at the Calcutta University but could not appear for exams due to the film offers. Struggling days After getting a break as a child actor in the film Maa directed by Chitta Basu in 1958 he portrayed a number of memorable roles in the 1960s. Based on Rabindranath Tagore's cult short story Atithi Tapan Sinha cast him as the protagonist in Bengali film Atithi. Partho Mukherjee also acted in Tapan Sinha's Bengali movie Apanjan. Known to carry himself well in both comedy, serious and tragic roles, Mukherjee was at one time an automatic choice as Bengal