Joy Mukherjee
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Family Background
Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth familyJoy Mukherjee is the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee
Sashadhar Mukherjee
Sashadhar Mukherjee was a producer in Hindi films. He is part of the distinguished Mukherjee clan of Bollywood.Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth family...
and Sati Devi. His father was a successful producer and a co-founder of Filmalaya Studios. His paternal uncle is director Subodh Mukherjee
Subodh Mukherjee
Subodh Mukerji was a renowned movie-maker of Bengali origin. He was the brother of the leading producer director Sashadhar Mukherjee...
, whilst his maternal uncles were Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
. His brothers are Deb Mukherjee
Deb Mukherjee
Deb Mukherjee is a Bengali Indian actor. He is the father of director Ayan Mukerji.He is part of the famous Mukherjee family which spans four generations. His family has been in the Bollywood industry since the 1940s. His family includes his father Sashadhar Mukherjee, the owner of Filmalaya...
and Shomu Mukherjee. Shomu is married to actress Tanuja & their daughters are actresses Kajol
Kajol
Kajol Devgn , better known as Kajol, is an Indian film actress appearing in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of India's most successful and talented female actors....
and Tanisha. His niece is Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....
and nephew is director Ayan Mukerji.
Joy Mukherjee's aunt Monmaya Devi was daughter of GC Banerjee and Smt Annapurna Devi - then owner of Happy Valley Tea Estate in Darjeeling whose family still run the estate to produce one of the best tea in the world.
Career
Joy debuted opposite SadhanaSadhana (actress)
Sadhana is an Indian Bollywood actress. She was one of the top stars in the 1960s and the early 1970s. Beside becoming the fashion icon for young Indian girls with her specific hair style, still known as Sadhana cut, she become famous as Mystery Girl with her three suspense thriller films namely...
in the film Love in Simla
Love in Simla
Love In Simla is a 1960 Indian Hindi film, produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and his Filmalaya production house. Directed by R.K. Nayyar, the film had the producer's son, Joy Mukherjee, in the lead...
(1960) directed by R.K. Nayyar. Aghajani Kashmeri
Aghajani Kashmeri
Syed Wajid Hussain Rizavi Syed Wajid Hussain Rizavi Syed Wajid Hussain Rizavi (Urdu: , Hindi: सैय्यद वाजिद हुसैन रिज़वी, (16 October 1908 - 27 March 1998), better known by his Bollywood film name, Aghajani Kashmeri (Urdu: , Hindi: आग़ाजानी कश्मीरी) or Kashmiri (Urdu: , Hindi: कश्मीरी), also Agha...
wrote the script and dialogues for this movie. Sashodhar was a close friend and employer of Aghajani. One evening, as the two were discussing who would play the lead role (Sashodhar was keen on Shammi Kapoor), Aghajani saw Sashodhar's Joy return home. He pointed to the tall and good looking man and said, "there is our hero." Sashodhar sceptical about Joy becoming an actor. So he asked Aghajani whether he would undertake the responsibiltiy to teach Joy the nuances of acting. Agha Jani agreed. And a new hero was introduced to Bollywood. After Love in Simla, he paired with Asha Parekh
Asha Parekh
Asha Parekh is a Bollywood actress, director, and producer. She was one of the top stars in Hindi films from 1959 to 1973.-Early life:...
for several hits like Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon
Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon
Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon is a 1963 Indian Bollywood film. The film became a superhit at the box office. This was Nasir Hussain's second production, the first being Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai. He also wrote and directed it. It starred Joy Mukherjee and the Nasir Hussain fixture Asha Parekh...
, Love in Tokyo
Love in Tokyo
Love In Tokyo is a 1966 Hindi film that became a hit at the box office. It was written by Sachin Bhowmick and produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Pran, Mehmood, Lalita Pawar, Asit Sen and Madan Puri. Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the lyrics.-Filming:The...
and Ziddi
Ziddi (1964 film)
Ziddi was a 1964 Hindi film directed by Pramod Chakravorty, starring Joy Mukherjee and Asha Parekh.The film has music by S. D. Burman and lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri, creating hits like, Raat Ka Samaa...
. In the late 60’s roles for Joy started drying up as stars such as Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...
, Jeetendra
Jeetendra
Jeetendra born Ravi Kapoor is an Indian actor and television producer...
and Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
grew in popularity.http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/24dinesh.htm
Joy, then, produced and directed Humsaaya but the movie did not do well and his subsequent films as producer or director did not do too well. Despite a late success with home production Ek Baar Muskura Do (1972) with brother Deb Mukherjee
Deb Mukherjee
Deb Mukherjee is a Bengali Indian actor. He is the father of director Ayan Mukerji.He is part of the famous Mukherjee family which spans four generations. His family has been in the Bollywood industry since the 1940s. His family includes his father Sashadhar Mukherjee, the owner of Filmalaya...
and later to be sister-in-law Tanuja, Joy faded from the silver screen. His last success came with him directing Chailla Babu, a film starring Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Aman is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970...
and Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
.
In 2009 he acted in the television serial "Aye Dil-e-Nadan".
Filmography
- HaiwanHaiwanHaiwan is a 1977 Bollywood musical film thriller directed by Ram Rano....
(1977) - Ek Bar Mooskura DoEk Bar Mooskura DoEk Bar Mooskura Do is a 1972 Bollywood drama film directed by Ram Mukherjee. The film stars Shobhna Samarth, Joy Mukherjee, Tanuja and Deb Mukherjee . O.P.Nayyar's hit music was one of the plus point of this film...
(1972) - Kahin Aar Kahin PaarKahin Aar Kahin PaarKahin Aar Kahin Paar is a 1971 Bollywood romance film. The film stars Joy Mukherjee and Nadira....
(1971) - Aag Aur DaagAag Aur DaagAag Dur Daag is a 1970 Hindi film directed by A. Salaam. The film stars Joy Mukherjee and Madan Puri. The film's music is by Datta Naik.-Cast:*Bhagwan*Rajan Haksar*Jayant *I.S. Johar*Master Sumeet Bhatia*Komal*Joy Mukherjee*Madan Puri*Zeb Rehman...
(1970) - Ehsan (1970)
- InspectorInspectorInspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
(1970) ... Inspector Rajesh/Agent 707 - MoojrimMoojrimMoojrim is a 1970 Bollywood crime film about a gold medalist who becomes implicated in a murder while trying to save a girl from attackers. Directed by Kewal Misra, the film stars Joy Mukherjee and Kumud Chuggani.-Cast:*Joy Mukherjee ... Gopal...
(1970) ... Gopal - PuraskarPuraskarPuraskar is a 1970 Bollywood action film. The film stars Joy Mukherjee and Farida Jalal.-Cast:*Abhi Bhattacharya ... Mr. Das / Mr. Dinanath*Faryal ... No.7 / Anita*Bipin Gupta*Rajan Haksar ... Raghu*Helen... Rita*Farida Jalal ... Reshma...
(1970) ... Rakesh - DupattaDupattaDupatta Dupatta(Urdu: دوپٹا, Hindi: दुपट्टा, Bengali: ওড়না, Sindhi: پوتي, Tamil:துப்பட்ட) Dupatta(Urdu: دوپٹا, Hindi: दुपट्टा, Bengali: ওড়না, Sindhi: پوتي, Tamil:துப்பட்ட) (alternative names include chadar (in Pakistan), orni/odhni, chunri, chunni, orna, and pacheri, is a long,...
(1969) - Dil Aur Mohabbat (1968) ... Ramesh Choudhry
- Ek Kali Muskai (1968)
- Humsaya (1968)
- ShagirdShagirdThe soundtrack of the film contains 6 songs. The music is composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, with lyrics authored by Majrooh Sultanpuri.*Song "Dil Wil Pyar Wyar" topped the Binaca Geetmala 1968 annual list.-External links:*...
(1967) ... Rajesh - Love in TokyoLove in TokyoLove In Tokyo is a 1966 Hindi film that became a hit at the box office. It was written by Sachin Bhowmick and produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Pran, Mehmood, Lalita Pawar, Asit Sen and Madan Puri. Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the lyrics.-Filming:The...
(1966) ... Ashok - Yeh Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai (1966) ... Sanjay Malhotra
- Saaz Aur Awaaz (1966)
- Bahu Beti (1965) ... Shekhar
- Aao Pyaar Karen (1964)
- Door Ki Awaaz (1964)
- IshaaraIshaaraIshaara is a 1943 Indian Bollywood film. It was the tenth highest grossing Indian film of 1943....
(1964) - Ji Chahta Hai (1964)
- ZiddiZiddiZiddi may refer to:*Ziddi *Ziddi *Ziddi...
(1964) ... Ashok - Phir Wohi Dil Laya HoonPhir Wohi Dil Laya HoonPhir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon is a 1963 Indian Bollywood film. The film became a superhit at the box office. This was Nasir Hussain's second production, the first being Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai. He also wrote and directed it. It starred Joy Mukherjee and the Nasir Hussain fixture Asha Parekh...
(1963) ... Mohan - Ek Musafir Ek HasinaEk Musafir Ek HasinaEk Musafir Ek Hasina is a 1962 Bollywood film. The film is produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars the producer's son Joy Mukherjee with Sadhana and Rajendranath. The film's music is by O.P. Nayyar. The film became a "superhit," taking a second top spot at the...
(1962) - Ummeed (1962)
- Hum HindustaniHum HindustaniHum Hindustani Hum Hindustani Hum Hindustani (Hindi: (हम हिन्दुस्तानी) (Translation We Hindustani people ) is a 1960 Hindi movie produced by S Mukherjee and directed by Ram Mukherjee. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Jagirdar, Helen, Leela Chitnis, Agha and Sanjeev Kumar in...
(1960) ... Satyendra Nath - Love in SimlaLove in SimlaLove In Simla is a 1960 Indian Hindi film, produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and his Filmalaya production house. Directed by R.K. Nayyar, the film had the producer's son, Joy Mukherjee, in the lead...
(1960) .. Dev Kumar Mehra