Moushumi Chatterjee

Moushumi Chatterjee
Moushmi Chatterjee at 3rd Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (1).jpg Moushmi Chatterjee at 3rd Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (1).jpg Chatterjee in 2012
Born	Moushumi Chattopadhyaya (1948-04-26) 26 April 1948 Calcutta, West Bengal, India
🏡 Residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
💼 Occupation	Actress
📆 Years active	1967–present
👩 Spouse(s)	Jayant Mukherjee
👶 Children	2

Moushumi Chatterjee (born 26 April 1948) is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Amitab Bachan,Rajesh Khanna, Shashi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar and Vinod Mehra were popular. She was the sixth highest paid actress in Hindi films. She has joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 2 January 2019.

Early life

Moushumi Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. Her father Prantosh Chattopadhyaya was in the Indian Army and her grandfather was a judge.

Career

1967–1984: Debut and breakthrough

Chatterjee made her film debut in the Bengali hit Balika Badhu (1967), directed by Tarun Majumdar. In an interview, Moushumi Chatterjee quoted: "After Balika Badhu, I was flooded with Bengali movies but I wished to complete my studies. However, movies were in my fate hence when I was studying in class X, a close aunt of mine was on her death-bed and her last wish was to see me married. Hence, to satisfy her wish I got married." She was called as Indira at home. She got engaged to guardian and neighbour Hemant Kumar's son, Jayant Mukherjee (Babu). "I fell in love with Babu. He was the first man I came in touch with outside my family." She was then seen in Bengali films like Parineeta, Anindita.

Her debut as heroine in the Hindi film Anuraag in 1972 was directed by Shakti Samanta. The film became very successful. She played a blind girl who falls in love, and her performance earned her a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. Anuraag won the Filmfare Award as Best Picture. About her Hindi film debut, she said in an interview: "As my father-in-law was a renowned film celebrity, many film personalities used to throng our house. One among them was filmmaker Shakti Samanta, who insisted upon me to act in movies. I declined, but both my father-in-law and my husband encouraged me, thus I got Anuraag." When asked about her first role in Hindi films she said that "[w]hen Shaktida told me that I have to play a blind lady I was taken aback. I honestly told Shaktida that I may not do justice to the role as I have never studied a blind person, but Shaktida assured me that he will take me to a blind school and train me ... he insisted to do a small Mahurat shot before. [...] When I reached the studio I was excited to see Bollywood luminaries like Nutanji, Dadamoni (Ashok Kumar fondly called), Rajesh Khanna, S. D. Burman and others. The moment Shaktida called action I did my Mahurat shot confidently and was applauded. After the shot, Shaktida told me that I had given the shot so skillfully that there was no need to visit a blind school!"

In 1973, she acted in Naina opposite Shashi Kapoor, Kuchhe Dhaage with Vinod Khanna and Us Paar with Vinod Mehra. In 1974, she acted with the then-struggling Amitabh Bachchan in the thriller Benaam and opposite Rajesh Khanna in the suspense drama Humshakal. Her most successful film came at the end of 1974, where she played a rape survivor in Manoj Kumar's Roti Kapada Aur Makaan. Her performance earned her a Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress. She went on to become a part of several successful films like Swarg Narak, Maang Bharo Sajna, Pyaasa Sawan, Jyoti Bane Jwala with Jeetendra, Swayamvar with Shashi Kapoor and Anand Ashram with Rakesh Roshan. She acted with Rishi Kapoor in four films none of which were successful.

She was romantically paired with Vinod Mehra in 10 films, and the pair worked together in 13 films, including Anuraag, Us-Paar, Raftaar, Umar Qaid, Mazaaq, Zindagi and Do Jhoot. Her only other film with Amitabh Bachchan was Basu Chatterjee's Manzil (1979). Her Bengali film with Uttam Kumar, Ogu Bodhu Sundari, released in 1981 and became successful. In 1982, she did the Marathi film (cameo role for song "Tumhi Adkitta Mi Ho Supari") Bhannat Bhanu. Her films with Rajesh Khanna included Bhola Bhala, Prem Bandhan and Ghar Parivar. She worked with Sanjeev Kumar in Angoor, Daasi and Itni Si Baat. In 1985, she acted in the Bengali film Pratigna.

After 1985, she graduated to supporting roles in several movies like Watan Ke Rakhwale, Aag Hi Aag and Ghayal.

1985–present: Transition period

From 1985 to 1991, Chatterjee got more offers as a character actress and she made the transition to roles of mother and bhabhi (sister-in-law), often pairing with Dharmendra or Sunil Dutt. She played Sunny Deol's sister-in-law in Ghayal. Occasionally, she got lead roles in films in the 1990s such as Ghar Parivaar and Aa Ab Laut Chalen, both opposite Rajesh Khanna, then Santaan, Prateeksha (1993) and 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) and Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Hum Kaun Hai? (2004).

In 2006, Moushumi Chatterjee made a comeback to cinema, with Tanuja Chandra's Zindaggi Rocks. She did the Indo-Canadian production Bollywood/Hollywood in 2003.

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), Bidhilipi (1991) and later as supporting actress; Nater Guru (2003), Bhalobasar Anek Naam (2005), The Japanese Wife (2010) and Goynar Baksho (2013). She sang a song titled "Tomar Duare" in the film Mallick Bari (2009). In 2014, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Bengali film Goynar Baksho and received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.

Personal life

She married producer Jayanta Mukherjee, son of music composer and singer Hemant Kumar, who is also an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. They have two daughters, Payal and Megha. She acted in Hindi films after marriage.

In 2019, she joined Bharatiya Janata Party. Her daughter Payal died on 13 December 2019.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1968	Bengal Film Journalists' Association	Best Actress	Balika Badhu	Won
1972	Filmfare Awards	Best Actress	Anurag	Nominated
1974	Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Roti Kapda Aur Makaan	Nominated
1974	Bengal Film Journalists' Association	Best Supporting Actress Award	Roti Kapda Aur Makaan	Won
2002	Genie Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Bollywood/Hollywood	Nominated
2014	Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Bengali	Goynar Baksho	Won
2015	Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award			Won
2016	Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards	Lifetime Award		Won
2018	Power Brands Journalist Award	Lifetime Award		Won

Filmography

1. Prarthana
2. Kari Diye Kinlam
3. Hatyara as Gauri Vijay Singh (1977)
4. Be-Rahem
5. Sesh Sangbad
6. Pyar Ka Devta as Chief Justice Saraswati Manohar Rai (1991)
7. Taqdeer Ka Tamasha as Geeta (1990)
8. Ghar Parivaar as Parvati (1991)
9. Raksha as Asha (1982)
10. Mahananda
11. Watan Ke Rakhwale as Laxmi Suraj Prakash (1987)
12. Ghar Ki Laaj
13. Bhalobasar Onek Naam as Bini (2006)
14. Shatarupa
15. Bidhilipi
16. Bouthan
17. Nater Guru as Manisha's Mother (2003)
18. Kartavya
19. Muqaddar
20. Rusvai
21. Badla aur balidaan
22. Dekha pyar tumhara
23. Love in Canada
24. Kahani ek chor ki
25. Aan aur shaan
26. Ek baap chhe bete
27. The Cheat
28. Balika Badhu (1967)
29. Parineeta (1969) .... Lalita
30. Anuraag (1972) .... Shivani
31. Anindita (1972)
32. Naina (1973)
33. Kuchhe Dhaage (1973) .... Sona
34. Ghulam Begam Badshah (1973)
35. Zehreela Insaan (1974)
36. Us-Paar (1974) .... Kamla (Kamli)
37. Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974) .... Tulsi
38. Humshakal (1974) .... Radha/Sita
39. Badla (1974) .... Kalpana
40. Benaam (1974) .... Sheela Srivastav
41. Umar Qaid (1975)
42. Raftaar (1975) .... Rani/Rita
43. Natak (1975)
44. Mazaaq (1975) .... Moushumi
45. Do Jhoot (1975)
46. Anari (1975)
47. Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976) .... Sunita
48. Jai Bajrang Bali (1976) -- Devi Maa Sita
49. Zindagi (1976) .... Seema (as Moushumi)
50. Anand Ashram (1977/I) .... Kiran
51. Ab Kya Hoga (1977) (.... Lady who asked for a cup of Tea
52. Tumhari Kasam (1978) .... Vidya
53. Swarg Narak (1978) .... Shobha Mohan Kapoor
54. Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (1978) .... Shanti
55. Phandebaaz (1978)
56. Dil Aur Deewar (1978) .... Saroj
57. Bhola Bhala (1978) .... Renu
58. Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979) .... Rani
59. Prem Bandhan (1979) - Meena Mehra
60. Gautam Govinda (1979) .... Sandhya
61. Manzil (1979) .... Aruna Khosla
62. Swayamvar (1980) .... Roopa Bhargav
63. Maang Bharo Sajana (1980) .... Sita Ram Kumar
64. Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980) .... Anu
65. Chambal Ki Kasam (1980)
66. Do Premee (1980) .... Payal/Parvati Singh Dogra
67. Pyaasa Sawan (1981) .... Shanti
68. Ogu Bodhu Sundari (1981)
69. Krodhi (1981) .... Aarti
70. Itni Si Baat (1981) .... Asha
71. Daasi (1981)
72. Bhannat Bhanu (Marathi film, cameo role for song "Tumhi Adkitta Mi Ho Supari") (1982)
73. Angoor (1982) .... Sudha A. Tilak
74. Justice Chaudhury (1983) .... Janki Chaudhary
75. Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1984)
76. Jawaani (1984) .... Prema Mohan
77. Ghar Ek Mandir (1984)
78. Urbashi (1986)
79. Mera Karam Mera Dharam (1987) .... Mala
80. Mahananda (1987) .... Ms. Mahananda
81. Aag Hi Aag (1987) .... Mrs. Ganga Singh
82. Param Dharam (1987) .... Savitri
83. Vijay (1988) .... Rita
84. Waqt Ki Awaz (1988) ....
85. Agnee (1988) .... Shobha
86. Aakhri Gulam (1989)
87. Aakhri Baazi (1989) .... Parvati P. Kumar
88. Jung Baaz (1989).... Mrs. Krishna Prasad Saxena
89. Sikka (1989) .... Laxmi
90. Shehzaade (1989) .... Padmini Singh
91. Ghayal (1990) .... Indu Mehra
92. Zulm Ki Hukumat (1992) .... Pitamber's wife
93. Khule-Aam (1992) (as Moushmi Chatterjee) .... Roopa
94. Nishchaiy (1992) .... Renuka Singh
95. Prateeksha (1993) .... Laxmi
96. Santaan (1993) .... Laxmi
97. Udhaar Ki Zindagi (1994).... Janki
98. Ikke Pe Ikka (1994) .... Kaushalya Devi
99. Kartavya (1995) .... Sharda Varma
100. Jallaad (1995)
101. Kareeb (1998) .... Neha's Mother
102. Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) .... Mrs. Chandrika Bansal
103. Keemat – They Are Back (1998) .... Sulakshana Tripathi
104. Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) .... Rohan's Mother
105. Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002) .... Mrs. Malhotra
106. Bollywood/Hollywood (2002) .... Mrs. Seth
107. Hum Kaun Hai? (2004) .... Mrs. Martha Pinto
108. Zindaggi Rocks (2006) ... Kriya's mother and Mausi (double role)
109. The Japanese Wife (2010) ... Maashi
110. Goynar Baksho (2013)... Pishi (Elder Rashmoni devi)
111. Piku (2015)

External links

• Moushmi Chatterji on IMDb
• mid-day
• “If Toonpur does well, we might go for the sequel too” – Ajay Devgn : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama

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