Tanuja
TrendingAlso known as: Tanuja Samarth
Kurzfakten
- Vollständiger Name
- Tanuja
- Geboren
- 23. September 1943
- Geburtsort
- Mumbai
- Alter
- 82 years
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- Libra
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- Nationalität
- 🇮🇳 India
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- Beruf
- Actress
- Nettovermögen
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- Ausbildung
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- Ehepartner
- Shomu Mukherjee
- Kinder
- 3 (Tanishaa, Kajol, Tanisha)
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Biografie
Tanuja is 82 years old, an actress, from India.
Tanuja Mukherjee, known mononymously as Tanuja, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth and producer Kumarsen Samarth, younger sister of actress Nutan and was married to filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee, with whom she has two daughters, actresses Kajol and Tanishaa.
The recipient of a Filmfare Award, Tanuja is best known for her roles in the Hindi films like Memdidi (1961), Chand Aur Suraj (1965), Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966), Jewel Thief (1967), Nai Roshni (1967), Jeene Ki Raah (1969), Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), Anubhav (1971), Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972), Do Chor (1972) as well as in Bengali films like Deya Neya (1963), Antony Firingee (1967), Teen Bhubaner Pare (1969), Pratham Kadam Phool (1970), Rajkumari (1970).
Her pairings with actors Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Uttam Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Career & Filmography
Movies(57)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Shonar Pahar |
| 2016 | A Death In The Gunj |
| 2010 | Toonpur Ka Super Hero |
| 2004 | Khakee |
| 2003 | Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula |
| 2003 | Bhoot |
| 2002 | Saathiya |
| 1992 | I Love You |
| 1992 | Deedar |
| 1992 | Bekhudi |
Familie
Relationships
Romantic History
| Person | Status |
|---|---|
| Shomu Mukherjee | Married |
Family
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
| 1970 | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress | Won |
Interessante Fakten
- Tanuja was born on 23 September 1943 in a Marathi family to filmmaker Kumarsen Samarth and actress Shobhna Samarth.
- She has three sisters, including actress Nutan and one brother.
- Her grandmother, Rattan Bai, and cousin Nalini Jaywant were also actresses.
- Tanuja's parents parted amicably while she was still a child, and Shobhna became linked to actor Motilal.
- Shobhna produced debut films for Tanuja and her older sister, Nutan.
- Her two other sisters are; Chatura, an artist, and Reshma, and her brother is Jaideep, none of whom took to acting.
- The couple has two daughters, actresses Kajol and Tanisha.
- Shomu died on 10 April 2008 from a heart attack, aged 64.
- Filmmakers Joy, Deb and Ram are her brothers-in-law.
- She is the aunt of actors Mohnish Behl, Rani, and Sharbani, and director Ayan Mukherjee.
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