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Jolly Mukherjee Age, Wife, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Gangtok, Sikkim
Marital Status: Married
Age: 69 Years

Jolly Mukherjee

Bio/Wiki
Other NameKing of Strings
Profession(s)Singer, Songwriter
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)5’ 7” (170 cm)
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourBrown
Career
DebutSinging: "Diwani Tum Jawanon Ki" in the film "Dayavan" (1988)
Music Composer: "Taaqat" in the film 'Detective Naani' (2009)
Personal Life
Date of Birth10 February 1956 (Friday)
Age (as of 2025) 69 Years
BirthplaceGangtok, Sikkim
Zodiac signAquarius
NationalityIndian
HometownGangtok, Sikkim
ReligionHinduism
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Favourites
Singer(s)Kishor Kumar, Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle

Jolly Mukherjee

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jolly Mukherjee

  • Jolly Mukherjee started his career as a backup singer in TV commercials.
  • He then penned down a song for British Airways.
  • He was inspired by his friend and popular singer Hariharan to make his career in singing. He was introduced to Hariharan by the tabla maestro Zakir Hussain.
  • He does not have any professional training in music.
  • He considers Kishor Kumar his guru.
  • He has done playback singing mainly for the Bangladeshi actor Dipjol.
  • The Indian musician R. D. Burman supported him in making a career in singing.
  • Along with the Indian singer Hariharan, he has lent his voice to various films like Gulfam, Kaash, Paigham, Waqt Par Bolna, and Dil Ki Baat.
  • He has worked with the Madras Cinematic Orchestra for many years.

    Jolly Mukherjee- Madras Cinematic Orchestra

    Jolly Mukherjee- Madras Cinematic Orchestra

  • He has lent his voice to songs in various Hindi films such as Chandni, Saathi, Bhishma, Aaina, Sangeet, Indrajeet, Raaz, and Dhoom 2.
  • In 2007, he appeared in Sahara One’s reality TV show ‘Jjhoom India’ along with the TV actress Shama Sikander.

    Jjhom India

    Jjhom India

  • He has worked as a film director and co-producer in the Hindi film ‘Detective Naani.’
  • In 2013, he worked as a music composer in the Telugu film ‘Satya 2.’