Arun Mukherjee or Arun Mukhopadhyay is a Bengali actor who started his career in films with ''

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'' in 1960 followed by his performance in

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's 1962 film ''Kanchenjunga''. Other films he was in include ''Ekdin Pratidin'', ''Sabuj Dwiper Raja'', ''Parashuramer Kuthar'', ''Mansur Miyar Ghora'' and the 2019's ''Basu Paribar''. He had won

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for the film ''Parashuramer Kuthar''. His sons, Suman Mukhopadhyay and

Sujan Mukhopadhyay Sujan Mukhopadhyay (also known as Neel Mukherjee) is an Indian actor who works in Bengali language films, television and theatre. In 2012 he made his directorial debut with the film ''Ghete Gho''. He is an active Member of the renowned Theatre ...

both are popular as director and actor, respectively.

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