Moushumi Chatterjee

Moushumi Chatterjee
Born	Moushmi Chattopadhyaya (1948-04-26) 26 April 1948 calcutta
Residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967 – present
Spouse(s)	Jayant Mukherjee

Moushumi Chatterjee (26 April 1948; Bengali: মৌসুমি চ্যাটার্জী; Moushumi Chāţārjī) is a Bollywood actress, who has also acted in Bengali cinema. She worked with actors like Rajesh Khanna, Shashi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra and Amitabh Bachchan. She was 3rd highest paid Hindi actress in the period 1973-1984.

Personal life and education

Moushumi Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. Her father Prantosh Chattopadhyaya was in the Army. She had a sister and a brother.^[1] Her grandfather was a judge. She is married to Jayant Mukherjee (son of Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay). They have two daughters, Payal and Megha.^[2] She started to act in Bollywood movies after her marriage, which was quite unusual for women during that time.

Career

Career as lead heroine (1967–1984)

She made her film debut in the Bengali hit, Balika Badhu (1967) directed by Tarun Majumdar. Her debut as heroine in the Hindi film Anuraag (1972) was directed by Bengali director, Shakti Samanta which became a blockbuster. She played a blind girl who falls in love, and her performance earned her a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. The film won the Filmfare Award as Best Picture. After Anuraag, she was part of hits like Naina opposite Shashi Kapoor, Kuchhe Dhaage with Vinod Khanna, Us Paar with Vinod Mehra after which she decided to do more Hindi films until 981. She acted with the then struggling Amitabh Bachchan in the thriller Benaam (1974) and then opposite Rajesh Khanna in suspense drama Humshakal but both the films were failures in 1974. Her most successful film came in the end of 1974, where she played a rape survivor in Manoj Kumar's Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974).^[3] Her rape sequence in the film is still considered one of the most disturbing scenes in Hindi cinema. Her performance earned her a Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In 1974, her only hits were musical romantic love story Us Paar with Vinod Mehra, Farebi with Vinod Khanna and followed by Roti Kapada Aur Makaan.

She was constantly paired romantically opposite actor Vinod Mehra in 10 films though they worked together in 13 films. The successful films of the pair Vinod Mehra-Moushmi Chaterjee include Anuraag, Us-Paar, Raftaar, Umar Qaid, Mazaaq (1975), Zindagi (1976), Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980). Her other films from 1977-1979 include Hatyara, Bhola Bhala, Phandebaaz, Dil Aur Deewaar, Swarg Narak, Do Ladke Dono Kadke. She did Basu Chatterjee's film Manzil (1979)which was critically acclaimed but a box office flop. Her film with Uttam Kumar - Ogu Bodhu Sundari was released in 1981. In 1982, she did Marathi film-Cameo Role for Song Tumhi Adkitta Mi Ho Supari from the film Bhannat Bhanu. Other than Vinod Mehra, her on-screen pair opposite heroes Shashi Kapoor,Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra and Sanjeev Kumar. Her films with Rajesh Khanna included Bhola Bhala, Prem Bandhan, Ghar Parivaar. She did Naina, Anari, Gautam Govinda, Swayamvar, Ghar Ek Mandir. Her films with Jeetendra were Swarg Narak, Tumhari Kasam, Dil Aur Deewar, Jyoti Bane Jwala, Pyaasa Sawan, Justice Chaudhury, Maang Bharo Sajana, Santan. Her works with Sanjeev Kumar as a pair include Daasi (1981), Itnisi Baat (1981), Angoor (1982). She stopped getting main female lead roles after 1985 regularly.

Career as supporting actress (1985-present)

From 1985 to 1991, she got more offers as character actress and she made the transition thus to character roles of mother and bhabhi (sister-in-law) often pairing with Dharmendra or Raj Babbar or Sunil Dutt. Occasionally, she got main lead roles in films in the 1990s with Ghar Parivaar and Aa Ab Laut Chalen with Rajesh Khanna, then Santaan, Prateeksha (1993), Udhaar Ki Zindagi with Jeetendra. Some of her films as supporting actress since 1995 include Keemat: They Are Back (1998), Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999), Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Hum Kaun Hai? (2004).

Bengali film career

Her Bengali films as the lead heroine include Balika Badhu (1969), Parineeta (1969), Anindita (1972), Anand Ashram(1977), Ogu Bodhu Sundari (1981), Prarthana (1984), Shatarupa (1989), Kari Diye Kinlam (1989) and later as supporting actress were Nater Guru (2003), Bhalobasar Anek Naam (2005), Golapi Ekhon Bilatey (2006), The Japanese Wife (2010) and Goynar Baksho (2013).

Personal life

She married producer Jayanta Mukherjee, son of music composer and singer Hemant Kumar. They have two daughters, Payal and Megha. She acted in Hindi films after marriage.

Moushumi accepted a dual role in Tanuja Chandra's Zindaggi Rocks (2006) and crossed over to Canada to act in Bollywood/Hollywood (2003). She entered politics in 2004.

Awards

• Best Actress award for Balika Badhu (Bengali)
• Best Actress Nominee for Anurag
• Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974)

Filmography

1. Goynar Baksho (2013)... Pishi (Elder Rashmoni devi)
2. The Japanese Wife (2010) ... Maashi
3. "Zindaggi Rocks" (2006) ... Maus and Mom
4. Golapi Ekhon Bilatey (2006)
5. Hum Kaun Hai? (2004) .... Mrs. Martha Pinto
6. Bollywood/Hollywood (2002) .... Mrs. Seth
7. Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002) .... Mrs. Malhotra
8. Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) .... Rohan's Mother
9. Keemat – They Are Back (1998) .... Sulakshana Tripathi
10. Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) .... Mrs. Chandrika Bansal
11. Kareeb (1998) .... Neha's Mother
12. Jallaad (1995)
13. Kartavya (1995) .... Sharda Varma
14. Ikke Pe Ikka (1994) .... Kaushalya Devi
15. Udhaar Ki Zindagi (1994).... Janki
16. Santaan (1993) .... Laxmi
17. Prateeksha (1993) .... Laxmi
18. Nishchaiy (1992) .... Renuka Singh
19. Khule-Aam (1992) (as Moushmi Chatterjee) .... Roopa
20. Zulm Ki Hukumat (1992) .... Pitamber's wife
21. Ghayal (1990) .... Indu Mehra
22. Shehzaade (1989) .... Padmini Singh
23. Sikka (1989) .... Laxmi
24. Jung Baaz (1989).... Mrs. Krishna Prasad Saxena
25. Aakhri Baazi (1989) .... Parvati P. Kumar
26. Aakhri Gulam (1989)
27. Agnee (1988) .... Shobha
28. Vijay (1988) .... Rita
29. Param Dharam (1987) .... Savitri
30. Aag Hi Aag (1987) .... Mrs. Ganga Singh
31. Mera Karam Mera Dharam (1987) .... Mala
32. Ghar Ek Mandir (1984)
33. Jawaani (1984) .... Prema Mohan
34. Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1984)
35. Justice Chaudhury (1983) .... Janki Chaudhary
36. Angoor (1982) .... Sudha A. Tilak
37. Bhannat Bhanu (Marathi film-Cameo Role for Song Tumhi Adkitta Mi Ho Supari) (1982)
38. Daasi (1981)
39. Itni Si Baat (1981) .... Asha
40. Krodhi (1981) .... Aarti
41. Ogu Bodhu Sundari (1981)
42. Pyaasa Sawan (1981) .... Shanti
43. Do Premee (1980) .... Payal/Parvati Singh Dogra
44. Chambal Ki Kasam (1980)
45. Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980) .... Anu
46. Maang Bharo Sajana (1980) .... Sita Ram Kumar
47. Swayamvar (1980) .... Roopa Bhargav
48. Manzil (1979) .... Aruna Khosla
49. Gautam Govinda (1979) .... Sandhya
50. Prem Bandhan (1979) - Meena Mehra
51. Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979) .... Rani
52. Bhola Bhala (1978) .... Renu
53. Dil Aur Deewar (1978) .... Saroj
54. Phandebaaz (1978)
55. Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (1978) .... Shanti
56. Swarg Narak (1978) .... Shobha Mohan Kapoor
57. Tumhari Kasam (1978) .... Vidya
58. Ab Kya Hoga (1977) (.... Lady who asked for a cup of Tea
59. Anand Ashram (1977/I) .... Kiran
60. Zindagi (1976) .... Seema (as Moushumi)
61. Jai Bajrang Bali (1976) -- Devi Maa Sita
62. Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976) .... Sunita
63. Anari (1975)
64. Do Jhoot (1975)
65. Mazaaq (1975) .... Moushumi
66. Natak (1975)
67. Raftaar (1975) .... Rani/Rita
68. Umar Qaid (1975)
69. Benaam (1974) .... Sheela Srivastav
70. Badla (1974) .... Kalpana
71. Humshakal (1974) .... Radha/Sita
72. Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974) .... Tulsi
73. Us-Paar (1974) .... Kamla (Kamli)
74. Zehreela Insaan (1974)
75. Ghulam Begam Badshah (1973)
76. Kuchhe Dhaage (1973) .... Sona
77. Naina (1973)
78. Anindita (1972)
79. Anuraag (1972) .... Shivani
80. Parineeta (1969) .... Lalita
81. Balika Badhu (1967)

References

External links

• Moushmi Chatterji at the Internet Movie Database
• mid-day
• http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/10/14/1706