Deb Mukherjee

Deb Mukherjee (or Mukherji) is a Bengali 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 Mukherjee.[3]

For the Indian cricketer, see Debabrata Mukherjee.
Deb Mukherjee
Born
Kanpur
OccupationActor
Partner(s)Amrit Mukherjee[1]
Children2, including Ayan Mukherjee
Parent(s)
RelativesAshutosh Gowariker (son-in-law)
FamilyGanguly family and Mukherjee-Samarth family

He is part of the famous Mukherjee 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 pioneer actor Ashok Kumar, Anup Kumar and singer Kishore Kumar. His brothers are 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]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1965 Tu Hi Meri ZindagiRocky
1969 SambandhManav
Aansoo Ban Gaye PhoolChandrashekhar
1970AbhinetriDancer
1971AdhikarShyam
1972 Ek Bar Mooskura DoDilip
Zindagi ZindagiHeera
1974Do Aankhen
1977Haiwan
1978 Main Tulsi Tere Aangan KiPratap Chouhan
1979 Baaton Baaton MeinPeter
1983 KarateDesh
1992 Jo Jeeta Wohi SikanderSports Coach of Rajput College
1992 Bandhu (1992 film)Ajit Bihari
1993 King UncleGuest appearance
Aasoo Bane Angaarey
DalaalGirdhari
1995Rock Dancer
1997GudgudeeShekhar
2009KamineyMujeeb

References
  1. 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. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  5. "In pics: Bollywood's Mukherjee-Samarth family tree". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.