Mukherjee-Samarth family
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The Mukherjee-Samarth family has been involved in the Indian Bollywood film industry since the 1940s. The Mukherjee family was connected to the Samarth family by Tanuja's marriage to Shomu Mukherjee in 1973.
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[edit] The Mukherjees
The Mukherjee family are a Bengali family that was said to be headed by Sashadhar Mukherjee, described as the founder of Filmistan studios. [1]. His three sons, Joy Mukherjee, Deb Mukherjee, and Shomu Mukherjee followed him into the industry. Joy and Deb were actors; Shomu became a director and producer.
Sashadhar Mukherjee, had a younger brother called Subodh Mukherjee who was a director. He died on 21 May 2005[2]. He is survived by his wife (Kamala), two sons (Subhash and Sanjay) and a daughter. [3]
Sashadhar had another brother, whose son [Ram Mukherjee]], is the father of the contemporary star actress Rani Mukerji. Ram is a film director and was the founder of Filmalaya Studios.
Sashadhar Mukherjee was married to Ashok Kumar’s sister.
Filmalaya Studios is currently owned by Shomu Mukherjee (Kajol's father), Ram Mukherjee (Rani's father), and Romu Mukherjee (Sharbani's father).
[edit] Kajol
Main article: Kajol
Kajol is a popular Bollywood actress. She has won Five Filmfare awards for Best Actress. Her films with Shahrukh Khan have been huge hits.
Kajol is married to actor Ajay Devgan; the couple has a daughter, Nysa. For few years, she concentrated on her marriage and motherhood, sidelining films. Her come back Film Fanaa with Aamir Khan was hugely successful.
[edit] Rani Mukerji
Main article: Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji is a second cousin to Kajol. Rani's mother was a playback singer [4]. Mukerji is one of the most popular actresses in the industry. She has also worked with her cousin Kajol in the 1998 hit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Her brother Raja Mukherjee is a producer but is now working on his first directorial project. Raja became a father when wife Jyoti gave birth to a baby girl called Mishti. [5].
An interview with Simi Garewal confirmed that Kajol's and Rani's grandfathers were brothers, so the two actresses are in fact second cousins. However, the two actresses are said to be not very close on personal levels but they share immense respect for each other.
[edit] Sharbani Mukherjee
Main article: Sharbani Mukherjee
Aspiring actress Sharbani Mukherjee is said to be the daughter of Romu Mukherjee. An interview with Rani Mukerji revealed that she is six years younger than Kajol. [6]
[edit] The Samarths
The Samarth film clan was started by Rattan Bai, a Bollywood star of the 1940s. Her daughter Shobhna Samarth (1915-9 February 2000), was an actress and acted in films such as Love in Simla (1960) (which also featured Joy Mukherjee). (Shobna's cousin, Nalini Jaywant, was also an actress.)
Shobna's daughters Tanuja and Nutan carried on the family tradition. Tanuja was a moderate success, but it was Nutan (June 4, 1936 - February, 1991) who became a huge star. She holds the record for the most Filmfare awards won for Best Actress.
Tanuja and Nutan's children have also entered the film industry; they are the fourth generation of Samarths to do so. Nutan's son Mohnish Behl is an actor; Tanuja's daughters Kajol and Tanisha are actresses.[7]
[edit] Tanisha
Main article: Tanisha
Kajol's younger sister Tanisha is just beginning in the industry but has starred in films such as LOC: Kargil (2003), Neal N Nikki (2005) and Sarkar (film) (2005).She has acted in Tamil Movies too
[edit] Mukherjee family tree
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Ashok Kumar---Sati Devi = Sashadhar Mukherjee Subodh Mukherjee = Kamala Mukherjee
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Joy Mukherjee Deb Mukherjee Shomu Mukherjee = Tanuja Ram Mukherjee = Krishna Mukherjee
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Ajay Devgan= Kajol Tanisha Rani Mukerji Raja Mukherjee = Jyoti Mukherjee
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Nysa Devgan
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Rattan Bai = P S Shilotri
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Shobhna Samarth = Kumarsen Samarth
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Jaideep Nutan = Rajnish Behl daughter(artist) Tanuja = Shomu Mukherjee
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Mohnish Behl = Ektaa Behl +----------------+-------------+
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Pranutan Behl Kajol = Ajay Devgan Tanisha
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Nysa Devgan
