Mithu Mukherjee was an Indian actress who primarily acted in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. Born in Kolkata in 1955, Mithu Mukherjee made her acting debut in the 1971 Bengali film ‘Shesh Parba’ directed by Chitta Bose but it was the role of Marjina in Dinen Gupta's ‘Marjina Abdulla’ which catapulted her to the big league. She thereafter acted in notable Bengali films such as ‘Nishi Kanya’ (1973), ‘Mouchak’ (1974), ‘Swayamsiddha’ (1975), ‘Hotel Snow Fox’ (1976), ‘Bhagyachakra’ (1980) and ‘Sandhi’ (1980). She made her Bollywood debut in Dulal Guha's ‘Khaan Dost’ (1976) and thereafter featured in Basu Chatterjee's ‘Safed Jhooth’ (1977) opposite Vinod Mehra, ‘Dillagi’ opposite Shatrughan Sinha, and ‘Do Ladke Dono Kadke’ opposite Navin Nischol. She passed away on September 21, 2026, at Kolkata after battling with cancer at the age of 71.