Although not famous for acting in mainstream movies, Pradip Mukherjee received critical acclaim for his acting in movies like Satyajit Ray's Jana Aranya, Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Dooratwa, and Rituparno Ghosh's Utsab.
After graduating from law school, he worked full-time as a lawyer and acted in plays at the weekends.
The film received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Karlovy Vary Prize in 1976.
Besides acting, he worked full-time as a tax consultant in Lake Town in the Patipukur area of East Kolkata.
Mukherjee died at a hospital in Kolkata on 29 August 2022, aged 76, from complications of a lung infection.