I bowed down to Mrinalda: Madhabi Mukherjee

It is an end of an era. After Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinalda was the man I bowed down to. Ekhon pronam korar lokgulo chole jachhen. I don’t know whom do I go to after Mrinalda. I learnt so much from him. You could only get the taste of his vast knowledge and wit if you would sit with him and chat. I tried to absorb his knowledge when I did. I became

Madhabi

— the actress, with his Baishey Shravana. That way he was like a father to me throughout my acting career. I have been thinking of visiting him for a while for the past few days. But didn’t get that chance. I am absolutely speechless in grief.