Madhabi Mukherjee hospitalised with old age-related ailments

“Her vitals are stable. A team of doctors is keeping a close watch on her health status,” the statement said.

Known as one of the favourite actresses of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, Madhabi Mukherjee has acted in several critically acclaimed Bengali films, including Charulata.

She acted opposite Soumitra Chatterjee and Uttam Kumar, pioneers of Bengali cinema.

Mukherjee had won the National Film Award for best actress for her performance in Dibratrir Kabya.

Some of her well-known films are Mrinal Sen’s Baishey Shravan, Ritwik Ghatak’s Subarnarekha. For Ray, she acted in Mahanagar and Kapurush.