Shomu Mukherjee was a Bengali

Bengali people

The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...

 India

India

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n director, writer and producer.

Born in 1943, he was the fourth 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...

, the owner of Filmalaya studios, and Sati Rani Devi. His mother was the only sister of the Ganguly brothers.

He married actress Tanuja and his daughters are actresses Kajol Mukherjee and Tanisha Mukherjee

Tanisha Mukherjee

Tanisha , also known as Tanisha, is a Hindi, Telugu and Tamil actress.-Family background:Tanisha is an Indian actress of Bengali–Marathi descent. Tanisha comes from a prominent industry family, which has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s...

, part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family

Mukherjee-Samarth family (film)

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...

. His elder brothers are Rono Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee

Joy Mukherjee

- Family Background :Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth familyJoy Mukherjee is the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi. His father was a successful producer and a co-founder of Filmalaya Studios. His paternal uncle is director Subodh Mukherjee, whilst his maternal uncles were Ashok Kumar and...

 (a successful actor in the 60's) and 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 he has a younger brother Subir Mukherjee. Actresses 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 Sharbani Mukherjee

Sharbani Mukherjee

Sharbani Mukherji is an Indian actress working in Bollywood.-Biography:She is the daughter of Rono Mukerji. Her paternal uncles are Joy Mukerji and Deb Mukerji. Her paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukerji, was a filmmaker. His wife Satirani Devi was the sister of Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and...

 are his nieces and director Ayan Mukerji is his nephew. He died of heart attack on April 10, 2008 at the age of 64.

Filmography

• Sangdil Sanam
  Sangdil Sanam
  Sangdil Sanam is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Shomu Mukherjee. The film stars Salman Khan and Manisha Koirala in lead roles. It released on 2 February 1994.-Synopsis:...
  
  (1994) Producer, writer and director
• Pathar Ke Insan(1990) Producer, writer and director
• Lover Boy(1985) Producer, writer and director
• Fiffty Fiffty
  Fiffty Fiffty
  is an Indian film from 1981 starring Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munim and directed by Kajol's father, Shomu Mukherjee.-Plot:Thakur Virendra Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle in India along with his wife and a son, Kumar . His relative Bihari is envious, and successfully switches his son, Kishan , with...
  
  (1981) Producer, writer and director
• Chhailla Babu(1977) Producer and writer
• Nannha Shikari(1973) Producer, writer and director
• Ek Bar Mooskura Do
  Ek Bar Mooskura Do
  Ek 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) Producer

External links

• Shomu Mukherjee at the Internet Movie Database
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