Biography
Kali Prasad Mukherjee was born and raised in a Bengali family in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. After finishing his education and briefly working with local theater groups, he relocated to Delhi to follow his passion for acting. There, he became a professional actor at the Shri Ram Center for Performing Arts, New Delhi, from 1989 to 1994. During this time, he collaborated with renowned directors like the late Habib Tanvir, Fritz Bennewitz, B.V. Karanth, Bansi Kaul, Ranjit Kapoor, Anamika Haksar, C.R. Jambe, Feisal Alkazi, Rajinder Nath, and Sanjay Upadhyay. He played key roles in major plays such as 'Jis Lahore Nahin Dekhya Woh Janmya Nahin', 'Dakghar', 'Bhogi Yogi', 'Bargad', 'Babuji', 'Chanakya Prapanch', 'Company Ustaad', 'The Tempest', 'Janpat Kiss', 'Chekov ki Duniya', 'Uchchakon ka Chorus', and 'Gadhe ki Baraat'. After six years with the Shri Ram Theater Repertory, Mukherjee appeared in numerous teleplays and short series for Doordarshan in New Delhi. He later moved to Mumbai to enter mainstream Hindi cinema and television, taking on significant character roles in various projects. He has worked with acclaimed directors such as Neeraj Pandey, Anurag Basu, Ram Gopal Verma, Kabir Kaushik, Pradeep Sarkar, and Nikhil Allug. His filmography includes notable movies like 'A Wednesday', 'M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story', 'Sehar', 'Agyaat', 'Kanaa', 'Shehjar', and 'Lafangey Parindey'. On television, Mukherjee has been a familiar face in many popular shows, especially those produced by Balaji Telefilms and other leading production houses. He has also appeared in numerous episodic stories for well-known series such as 'Rishtey', 'Saturday Suspense', 'X-Zone', and 'Best Sellers'.
