Actor Santu Mukhopadhyay passes away

Actor

Santu Mukherjee

, who was hospitalised on February 4 with respiratory

distress

,

breathed

his last this evening. The 68-year-old actor, who was keeping unwell for a long time, was under observation at a city hospital.

The veteran actor started his filmi career with Sansar Simante and went on to become a part of many popular feature films. He was last seen in the serial, Mohor.

He was also a popular face on Bengali television having being part of mega serials such as Phagun Bou, Ishti Kutum, Jol Nupur and

Kusum Dola

. He is survived by his two daughters -

Swatika Mukherjee

and Ajopa Mukherjee.