Moushumi Chatterjee
Actress

Moushumi Chatterjee Net Worth

Moushumi Chatterjee is an Indian actress who rose to fame in the 1970s for her roles in Balika Badhu (1967), Anuraag (1972), Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974), Benaam (1974), and Manzil (1979). She has acted in both Hindi and Bengali films, and has earned a Filmfare nomination for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. She married producer Jayanta Mukherjee and has two daughters, Payal and Megha. In middle age, she has accepted new challenges such as playing a dual role in Tanuja Chandra's Zindaggi Rocks (2006) and crossing over to Canada to act in Bollywood/Hollywood (2002). She also entered politics in 2004.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day April 26, 1948
Birth Place  Calcutta, West Bengal, India, India
Age 75 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Taurus
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 1967–present
Spouse(s) Jayant Mukherjee
Children Megha Payal

💰 Net worth

Moushumi Chatterjee, a renowned actress in India, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in the year 2024. With her exceptional acting skills and a successful career spanning several decades, such a substantial net worth seems justified. Having appeared in numerous critically acclaimed films and won hearts with her versatile performances, Moushumi Chatterjee has established herself as a prominent figure in the Indian film industry. As an influential and talented actress, her net worth is a testament to her hard work and contributions to the entertainment industry.

Biography/Timeline

1967

Chatterjee made her film debut in the Bengali hit Balika Badhu (1967), directed by Tarun Majumdar at the age of 19. 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."

1969

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).

1972

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. [...] After the shot, Shaktida told me that I had given the shot so skillfully that there was no need to visit a blind school!"

1973

In 1973, she played in several films including 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 rape sequence is considered one of the most disturbing scenes in Hindi cinema. Her performance earned her a Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress. Her other most successful films were Swarg Narak with Jeetendra and Anand Ashram with Rakesh Roshan. She also did justice to her role in the Sanjeev Kumar starrer Angoor.

1979

She was paired romantically with actor Vinod Mehra in 10 films, and the pair worked together in 13 films, including Anuraag, Us-Paar, Raftaar, Umar Qaid, Mazaaq, Zindagi and Jyoti Bane Jwala. She did Basu Chatterjee's film Manzil (1979). Her Bengali film with Uttam Kumar, Ogu Bodhu Sundari, released in 1981 became successful. In 1982, she did the Marathi film (cameo role for song "Tumhi Adkitta Mi Ho Supari") Bhannat Bhanu. In addition to Vinod Mehra, she played with lead actors including Shashi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra and Sanjeev Kumar. Her successful films with Rajesh Khanna included Bhola Bhala, Prem Bandhan and Ghar Parivaar. In 1984, she worked as the lead heroine in three films; Maang Baro Sajna, Ghar Ek Mandir and Pet Pyaar Aur Paap. In 1985, she played in the Bengali film Pratigna. After 1985, she did not get lead roles regularly in Hindi films.

1985

From 1985 to 1991, Chatterjee got more offers as a character Actress and she made the transition thus 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).

2006

Moushumi accepted a dual role in Tanuja Chandra's Zindaggi Rocks (2006) and crossed over to Canada to act in Bollywood/Hollywood (2003). She entered politics in 2004.

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