 A film Ek Doctor Ki Maut directed by Tapan Sinha was made on his life.According to scientific records dating from before Mukhopadhyay's eventual recognition, "Harsha vardhan reddy buri" (born 16 August 1986) was the first human test tube baby of India.The credit for this achievement went to T. C. Anand Kumar, Director of IRR (ICMR).