Deb Mukherjee

Deb Mukherjee
Born
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 22 Nov 1941
OccupationActor
PartnerAmrit Mukherjee[1]
Children2, including Ayan Mukerji
FatherSashadhar Mukherjee
RelativesAshutosh Gowariker (son-in-law)
FamilyGanguly family and Mukherjee-Samarth family

Deb Mukherjee is an Indian actor. His daughter Sunita (from his first marriage) is married to director Ashutosh Gowariker,[1][2] while his son (from his second marriage) is director Ayan Mukerji.[3]

He is part of the famous Mukherjee-Samarth family whose involvement with the film industry spans four generations, beginning from the 1930s. His father was Sashadhar Mukherjee, the owner of Filmalaya studios, who produced Love in Shimla (1960).[4] His mother, Satidevi Mukherjee, was the only sister of Ashok Kumar, Anup Kumar and Kishore Kumar. His brothers were Joy Mukherjee, a successful actor in the 1960s and Shomu Mukherjee, the husband of actress Tanuja. His nieces are actresses Kajol and Tanisha. Other members of his family include Rani Mukerji and Sharbani Mukherjee.[5]

  1. ^ a b The Pulp Prodigy
  2. ^ Once again, love in Bombay
  3. ^ "Another GenNext Kapur family finds feet in Bollywood". The Economic Times. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Ayan Mukherjee wants to remake grandpa's 'Love in Simla'". The Times of India. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  5. ^ "In pics: Bollywood's Mukherjee-Samarth family tree". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by razib.in