Joy Mukherjee Height, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real name	Jaydev Mukherjee
Other Name(s)	• Joy Sasadhar Mukerji • Joy Mukerji
Profession(s)	• Actor • Filmmaker
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in feet & inches- 6’ 2”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 44 inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 16 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Debut	As an actor Film: Love in Simla (1960) as Dev Kumar Mehra As a Filmmaker Film: Humsaya (1968) as Shyam/Lin Tan (Double Role)
Last Film (Actor)	Insaaf Main Karoonga (1985) as Shamsher Singh
Awards	CINTAA Award (October 2001)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 February 1939 (Friday)
Birthplace	Jhansi, United Provinces, British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India)
Date of Death	9 March 2012
Place of Death	Leelavati Hospital, Mumbai
Age (at the time of death)	73 Years
Death Cause	Age-related causes
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	Col. Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun
College/University	St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	BA (dropout)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kulin Brahmin
Hobbies	Playing Tennis, Wrestling
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 1966
Family
Wife/Spouse	Neelam Mukherjee (Actress)
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Sujoy Mukherjee (Filmmaker) • Monjoy Mukerji (Filmmaker) Daughter- 1 Simran Mukherjee
Parents	Father- Sashadhar Mukherjee (Filmmaker) Mother- Sati Devi (Homemaker)
Siblings	Brother(s)- 4 • Deb Mukherjee (Actor) • Shomu Mukherjee (Director) • Subbir Mukherjee (Producer) • Rono Mukherjee (Director) Sister- 1 • Shibani Maulik Mukherjee
Other relatives	Paternal Uncle- 1 • Subodh Mukerji (Filmmaker) Maternal Uncle(s)- 3 • Ashok Kumar (Actor) • Anoop Kumar (Actor) • Kishore Kumar (Singer and Actor) Sister In Law- 1 • Tanuja Samarth (Actress) Nephew(s)- 3 • Kajol (Actress) • Rani Mukerji (Actress) • Ayan Mukerji (Filmmaker)
Favourites
Cuisine	Chinese
Actor(s)	Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar
Actress(es)	Vyjayanthimala, Nutan
Professional Wrestler	Dara Singh
Song	"Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" from the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Ford Thunderbird (1960)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Joy Mukherjee

• Joy received Rs 200 from his uncle Ram Mukherjee to work in his film Hum Hindustani (1960); he was studying in college at that time.

• Joy Mukherjee wanted to pursue a tennis career earlier, before coming into the films.
  

  Joy Mukherjee’s photo while playing tennis

• Joy’s debut film, Love in Simla (1960), was inspired by the English film ‘Jane Steps Out’ (1938).

• Joy once on the film set of Love in Simla (1960) pranked his heroine, Sadhana. The prank made her upset, and she refused to continue the scene ahead. Later, with the intervention of producer S Mukerji, she agreed to come back on the sets.

• Joy was labelled as the chocolate boy and was called the ‘heartthrob’ of the 1960s.

• Joy was the first actor in the Hindi film cinema to start the shirtless trend in the era of 1960s.
  

  Joy Mukherjee’s shirtless photo

• Apart from Hindi films, Joy also worked in a Punjabi film, ‘Dupatta,’ released in 1969.

• Joy’s fame began to decline in the late 1960s, and he was replaced by a new generation of actors.

• While filming for Love in Tokyo (1966), Joy accidentally injured his heroine, Asha Parekh, during a scene where she suddenly fell on the ground from his lap and suffered back injuries.
  

  Joy Mukherjee and Asha Parekh in a still from the film Love in Tokyo (1966)

• Joy’s father, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1967 by the Government of India.

• Joy’s wife, Neelam Mukherjee, studied in England.

• Joy in his film career has worked with renowned actresses like Saira Banu, Sadhana, Vyjayanthimala, and Rajashree.
  

  Joy Mukherjee and Vyjayanthimala in a still from ‘Ishaara’ (1964)

• Joy Mukherjee liked to smoke occasionally.
  

  Joy Mukherjee smoking a cigarette

• Joy’s filmmaking career could not succeed much as his films flopped at the box office, which led to heavy monetary losses.

• Joy Mukherjee’s film ‘Love in Bombay’ was his dream project, but he could not release it due to financial reasons. Later, his son Monjoy Mukherjee, released the film in 2013, one year after Joy’s death.

• Joy’s film Chhailla Babu, released in 1977, starring Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman, was the first successful project of Joy’s filmmaking career: the film saved him from bankruptcy.
  

  A poster of Joy Mukherjee’s film Chhailla Babu (1977)

• Joy worked in a TV serial titled ‘Aye Dil-e-Nadan’ in 2009, directed by his son Sujoy Mukherjee.

• Joy was on a ventilator when he died, as his lungs were not working, and he was facing respiratory issues.

• A road, Shri Joy Mukerji Marg, was named after Joy Mukherjee in Andheri, Mumbai on 24 February 2013 by BMC. ^[1]The Times of India