The Mukherjee-Samarth family is a Hindu Bengali family that has been involved in
the 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 Shombu Mukherjee in 1973.
Mukherjees The Mukherjee family are a Bengali
Brahmin family that was said to be headed by Sashadhar Mukherjee, described
as the founder of Filmalaya studios. Sashadhar was married to Ashok Kumar's
sister Satirani Ganguly. Their five sons, Rono Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee, Deb
Mukherjee, Shomu Mukherjee and Shubir Mukherjee followed him into the
industry. Rono was the director and composer of a single movie. He is also
the father of actress Sharbani Mukherjee. Joy and Deb were actors.
Shomu became a director and producer. Shubir is also a producer.
Sashadhar's younger brother, Subodh Mukherjee, was a director. He died on 21
May 2005. He is survived by his wife Kamala, sons Subhash and Sanjay and
daughter Gitanjali. Sashadhar's elder brother was
Ravindramohan Mukherjee. His son, Ram Mukherjee, is a film director and was
one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. He is the father of actress
Rani Mukerji, and Raja Mukherjee who is a producer, and assisted his father in a
few films. Filmalaya Studios is currently owned by
Ram, Rono and Shomu. Samarths
The Samarth family is a Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu family.
Their legacy in films began with Rattan Bai, a popular actress of the 1940s. Her
daughter Shobhna Samarth, was an actress and appeared in films such as Love in
Simla, which also featured Joy Mukherjee. Shobhna'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 who became a huge star. She holds the record
for the most Filmfare awards won for Best Actress along with her niece Kajol.
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 Bahl is an actor;
Tanuja's daughters Kajol and Tanisha are actresses.
Notable current members = Kajol=
Kajol is one of the most popular Bollywood actresses. 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
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 focused on her marriage and motherhood,
sidelining films. Her come back film Fanaa with Aamir Khan was hugely
successful as was her later 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 and Rani are also Bollywood actresses.
= Ajay Devgan= Ajay Devgn is the husband of Kajol who
is also an Indian film actor, director, and producer who has established himself
as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema. Devgan has won numerous awards
in his career, including two National Film Awards. He is the son of director
and action choreographer Veeru Devgan. = Tanisha=
Tanishaa Mukerji is an Indian film actress, known for her work in Hindi
cinema, she has also been part of Marathi, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil
films. She participated in the popular television reality show Bigg Boss 7 and
was the first runner up. She has judged the reality comedy show Gangs of
Haseepur which airs on Zee TV. Her elder sister, Kajol and cousins
Sharbani and Rani are also Bollywood actresses.
= Mohnish Bahl= Mohnish Bahl is an Indian actor working
in the Indian film industry and on Indian television. He is a member of the
Mukherjee-Samarth family. His parents were actress Nutan and late Rajnish
Bahl, a lieutenant commander in the Indian Navy. He is the grandson of
actress Shobhna Samarth, nephew of actress Tanuja and cousin of actresses
Kajol Devgan and Tanisha Mukherjee. = Rani Mukerji=
Rani Mukerji is also one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood. Rani is
a cousin to Kajol. Rani's mother was a playback singer. 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. Rani is married to film
director, producer, screenwriter and distributor Aditya Chopra.
= Ayan Mukerji= Ayan Mukerji born in Kolkata, West
Bengal is an Indian film director and actor who made his directorial debut
with Karan Johar's Wake Up Sid, and won the Filmfare Award for Best Debut
Director. Mukherjee family tree
Ravindramohan Mukherjee---------Sashadhar
Mukherjee----------Subodh Mukherjee------------Prabodh Mukherjee
=Snehalata =Sati Rani Devi = Kamala Devi
=Parul Mukherjee | |
| | Subhash--- Gitanjali--- Sanjay
| | |
-----------+---------------+-----------+ | | |
| | | | Rono Mukherjee Joy Mukherjee
Deb Mukherjee Shomu Mukherjee Shibani Sumeet
| =Neelam Sodhi =Amrit =Manisha = Tanuja
| | | | |
-----------------+ | |
+-------------+----------+ | | |
| | | | | | |
Devika Maulik Davesh Maulik | | Simran Sujoy
Monjoy | | =Kris Chaisanguanthum =Katherine Dirks
| | = Kuldeep Halwasiya | | |
| | | | Karmaditya Halwasiya |
| +--------------------------------+
| | | | |
| Samrat-Sharbani-Siddharth | Sunita --Tanishaa 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=
palendu]-[Bina]-[Shakti↔Shampa]-Satyajit [Raja Mukherjee + Jyothi] Rani Mukerji
+ Aditya Chopra | |
-------------------- | |
| | Indranil(Dadu) Shyamali(Oji)
| | +---------------------------+
+-------------------------------------+ +----------------+
| | | | |
[ Madhumita = Anil Rai] [Anusree = Anirban ] |
[Shonali] [Shubarna = Hubert] [Neeraj] | |
Myesha Mukherjee Vian Mukherjee Qiana Indranil Rai] Ayush Banerjee]
Samarth family tree Rattan Bai = P S Shilotri
Shobhna Samarth = Kumarsen Samarth ---+----------------------+------------+
| | | Jaideep Nutan = Rajnish Behl Chatura
Tanuja = Shomu Mukherjee | |
| Mohnish Behl = Ektaa Behl Reshma
+------------------------------------+ | |
+---------------------+ Kajol = Ajay Devgan Tanisha Mukherjee
| | Pranutan Behl Krishaa Behl
+------------------+ | |
Nysa Devgan Yug Devgan References