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Tanuja

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Born: 1943-09-23
Works: 5

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Tanuja Mukherjee (née Samarth), known mononymously as Tanuja, (born 23 September 1943) 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…

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Modern Love Mumbai — Baai2022
Shonar Pahar — Upama Mukherjee2018
A Death in the Gunj — Anupama Bakshi2016
Words with Gods — Leela (ep. "God Room")2014
Pitruroon — Bhagirathi2013
Son of Sardaar — Bebe2012
Toonpur Ka Superrhero — Priya's Mom2010
Bin Maa Ke Bachche — Ganga2009
Haal-e-Dil — Mad Woman2008
Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home — Ranvir Kaul's wife2004

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Listeners: 52
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Key facts

Person.name: Tanuja
Person.image: Tanuja attending Durga puja in 2021.jpg
Person.caption: Tanuja in 2021
Person.birth_name: Tanuja Samarth
Person.birth_place: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Person.yearsactive: 1950–present
Person.occupation: Actress
Person.father: Kumarsen Samarth
Person.mother: Shobhna Samarth
Person.children: 2 (Kajol and Tanisha)
Person.family: Mukherjee-Samarth family

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Key dates

Born: 23 September 1943

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: British Raj
Place of birth: Mumbai
Spouse: Shomu Mukherjee
Child: Tanishaa
Mother: Shobhna Samarth
Sibling: Nutan
Occupation: actor
Languages spoken: Hindi

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Tanuja Mukherjee (; born 23 September 1943), 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.

==Personal life== 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.