Veteran Bengali actor Manoj Mitra hospitalised, condition ‘critical’

Veteran Bengali actor and eminent theatre personality Manoj Mitra has been hospitalised with old age-related ailments and his condition is “very critical”, officials of the medical facility said.

The octogenarian was admitted to hospital with breathing trouble, sodium- potassium imbalance among other health issues, they said.

“Mr Mitra’s condition is very critical. He is under observation,” one of the doctors treating him said on Sunday evening.

Famous for his stellar performances in films like Tapan Sinha’s ‘Banchharamer Bagan’, Mitra has also acted in legendary director Satyajit Ray’s classics ‘Ghare Baire’ and ‘Ganashatru’.

Mitra, 85, also featured in films of eminent directors Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Basu Chatterjee, Tarun Majumdar, Shakti Samanta and Goutam Ghose.

He has written over 100 plays.

Among several accolades, the thespian won the Sangeet Natak Akademy Award for Best Playwright in 1985.