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The Mukherjee-Samarth family is a Bengali-Marathi family that has been involved in the Indian Bollywood film industry since the 1930s, Shobhana Samarth having first acted in a film in 1935. The Mukherjee family was connected to the Samarth family by Tanuja's marriage to Shomu Mukherjee in 1973.
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The Mukherjees
The Mukherjee family are a Bengali Brahmin family that was said to be headed by Sashadhar Mukherjee, described as the founder of Filmistan studios.[1] His five sons, Rono Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee, Deb Mukherjee, Shomu Mukherjee and Shubir Mukherjee followed him into the industry. Joy and Deb were actors. Shomu became a director and producer. Rono Mukherjee is the father of actress Sharbani Mukherjee and , Shubir is also a producer.
Sashadhar's younger brother, Subodh Mukherjee, was a director. He died on 21 May 2005.[2] He is survived by his wife Kamala, sons Subhash and Sanjay and daughter Gitanjali. [3]
Sashadhar's elder brother is Ravindramohan Mukherjee. His son Ram Mukherjee is the father of Rani Mukerji. Ram is a film director and was one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios.
Sashadhar was married to Ashok Kumar’s sister Satirani Ganguly.
Filmalaya Studios is currently owned by Shomu Mukherjee (Kajol's father), Ram Mukherjee (Rani's father), Rono Mukherjee (Sharbani's father) and Shubir Mukherjee.
The Samarths
The Samarth family is a Marathi CKP (Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu) family. Their legacy in films began with Rattan Bai, a popular actress 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 are Chatura, Tanuja and Nutan. 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.[4]
Notable Current Actresses
Kajol
Main article: KajolKajol is one of the most popular Bollywood actress. She has won five Filmfare awards for Best Actress and one Filmfare South award for Best Actress. She was also the first woman to win the Filmfare best villain award. She has had numerous blockbusters and hits to her name such as Baazigar, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Gupt, Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Ishq, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham and Fanaa. Her films with Shahrukh Khan have been huge hits.
Kajol is married to actor Ajay Devgan; the couple has a daughter, Nysa, and a son, Yug. For a few years, she concentrated on her marriage and motherhood, sidelining films. Her come back film Fanaa with Aamir Khan was hugely successful as was her latest release "My Name is Khan". She has also acted in her husband's directorial debut "U Me Aur Hum". Her latest releases are "We Are Family" and "Toonpur Ka Superhero".
Her younger sister Tanisha and her cousins Sharbani Mukherjee and Rani Mukherjee are also bollywood actresses.
Rani Mukerji
Main article: Rani MukerjiRani Mukerji is considered as one of the most popular actresses in the industry today. Rani is a cousin to Kajol. Rani's mother was a playback singer.[5] She has worked with Kajol in the 1998 hit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Rani has been nominated for and won various awards. She is best known for her performance in 2005 cult classic Black for which she won several awards. She has several blockbusters to her credit such as Ghulam, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Saathiya, Hum Tum, Veer-Zaara, Black, Bunty Aur Babli and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
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.[6]
An interview with Simi Garewal confirmed that Kajol's and Rani's grandfathers were brothers, so the two actresses are second cousins.
Mukherjee family tree
Ravindramohan Mukherjee---------Sashadhar Mukherjee----------Subodh Mukherjee------------Prabodh Mukherjee =Snehalata =Sati Rani Ganguly = Kamala Mukherjee =Parul Mukherjee | | |http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monjoy&action=edit&redlink=1 | | Subhash--- Gitanjali--- Sanjay | | | +--------------------------+-------------------+----------------+--------------+-----------+ | | | | | | | | Rono Mukherjee Joy Mukherjee Deb Mukherjee Shomu Mukherjee Shibani Subir | =Samita Mukherjee =Neelam Sodhi =Amrit =Tanuja =Deb Maullik =Manisha | | | | | | | | | | | +-----------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | Devika Maulik Davesh Maulik | | | | | =Kris Chaisanguanthum =Katherine Dirks | | | | | | | | | +--------------------------------+ | | | | | | | Samrat-Sharbani-Siddharth Monjoya--Sujoy Sunita--Ayan Mukerji Kajol Mukherjee = Ajay Devgan Tanisha Mukherjee | | +----------------------------------+-------------------------+ Nysa Devgan--Yug Devgan | | | Lalit Mukherjee = Monica Banerjee Shyam Mukherjee Ram Mukherjee = Krishna Roy | | | Surjoe Mukerji =Urmila+Hema [Gauri] [Bina] [Shakti] Satyajit Raja Mukherjee]] = Jyothi Rani Mukerji | | [Shonali] [Shubarna] [Neeraj] +-------------------+ Myesha Mukherjee Vian Mukherjee
Samarth family tree
Rattan Bai = P S Shilotri | Shobhna Samarth = Kumarsen Samarth | +------------------+-------------------------------+------------+---------------------+ | | | | | Jaideep Nutan = Rajnish Behl Chatura Tanuja = Shomu Mukherjee Reshma | | Mohnish Behl = Ektaa Behl +----------------------------------------+ | | | +---------------------+ Kajol Mukherjee = Ajay Devgan Tanisha Mukherjee | | | Pranutan Behl Krishaa Behl +------------------+ | | Nysa Devgan Yug DevganCategories:- Bollywood film clans
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