Such an artiste will never be born again…………….
I was about six or seven when I saw MUKTI and was fascinated by her acting
and songs and I went on adoring her with the other films that followed……
My father was an engineer working for Railways and we came to Calcutta
in the mid forties and soon I was in films with Bhabikaal (1945). My original
name was Kananika but when I joined films it had to be changed because it
was too close to kanan … I first saw her while she was shooting for
Chandrasekhar (1947) but a closeness developed duringthe making of
Mejdidi (1950). This friendship increased as days passed and was
maintained till the end…….
As a member of Mahila Shilpi Mahal I saw how concerned she was about
the welfare of each one of us, always eager to know about us and always
ready to help when in need. Even from her sickbed she would inquire about
my problems, my well being. I repeat such an artiste will never be born again
with so much of love for anyone and everyone she knew………
SIPRA MITRA
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