Moushumi Chatterjee Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Birth name	Indira Mukherjee/Indira Chattopadhyay [1]My Neta
Nickname	Indu [2]YouTube – Lehren Retro
Profession(s)	Actor, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 161 cm in meters- 1.61 m in feet & inches- 5’ 3”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Bengali): Balika Badhu (1967) as Rajani TV (Hindi): Anuraag (1972) as Shivani
Awards	• 1968: Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Award for Best Actress for the Hindi film Balika Badhu • 1968: Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the Hindi film Balika Badhu • 1974: Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Hindi film Roti Kapda Aur Makaan • 2014: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Bengali for the film Goynar Baksho • 2015: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award • 2016: Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Award for Lifetime Achievement Award • 2018: Power Brands Journalist Award • 2024: Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Film Industry
Personal Life
Date of Birth	26 April 1948 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	76 Years
Birthplace	Bikrampur, West Bengal
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bikrampur, West Bengal
School	Sir Nripendra Nath Girls’ High School, Calcutta
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Address	Nibbana Annexe, 1st Floor, Pali Hill, Bandra (West), Mumbai 400050
Controversies	• Tiff With Her Son-in-Law In 2019, her grandson Dicky Sinha said that he would file a defamation case against Moushumi for defaming him of not taking proper care of his wife (Moushumi’s daughter) Payal. Dicky then posted a video on his social media account in which he shared that he and his family were always there for Payal and had provided her proper medical facilities. He even shared hospital bills in the video. [3]India Today • Problems with Rajesh Khanna Moushumi once had a verbal dispute with the Indian actor Rajesh Khanna. In a party, Rajesh had asked her whether the Indian actor Vinod Mehra was the father of her child. In an interview, she shared that Rajesh often said hurtful things to her. [4]The Indian Express • Cold War with Rekha After the poster release of the 1978 Hindi film ‘Bhola Bhala,’ Moushumi got very upset as Rekha’s name was placed before her in the poster. The two already shared cold war with each other during the shooting of the film, and after the poster release, they both had a verbal fight. [5]ABP Live
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	When she was young, her name was linked with many Indian actors like Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, and Farooq Shaikh. [6]Bollywood Shaadis
Marriage Date	Year, 1963
Family
Husband/Spouse	Jayanta Mukherjee (film director, producer, music composer)
Children	Son- None Daughter(s)- 2 • Payal Chatterjee (worked for Disney; passed away on 13 December 2019 after being in a coma since 2018) • Megha Chatterjee (an actress and social worker)
Parents	Father- Prantosh Chattopadhyaya (served in the Indian Army, worked in the Indian Railways) Mother- Shouvi Chattopadhyay
Siblings	She has an elder sister and a brother.
Other Relative(s)	Hemant Kumar (music composer and singer)
Favourites
Actor(s)	Rishi Kapoor, Partho Kumar, Dev Anand
Actress(es)	Tanuja, Kajol, Tabu
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• At the age of 18, she bought a Mercedes car. [7]The Times of India • Hyundai Santro [8]My Neta • Hyundai Accent [9]My Neta
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Movable Assets Cash: Rs 57,800 Bank Deposits: Rs 5,00,502 Bonds, Debentures, and Shares: Rs 1,67,825 NSS, Postal Savings: Rs 1,70,000 Motor Vehicles: Rs 4,578.19 Jewellery: Rs 6,15,922 Other Assets: Rs 50,000 Immovable Assets Residential Buildings: Rs 2,65,557 Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2004. [10]My Neta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Moushumi Chatterjee

• Moushumi Chatterjee is an Indian film actress and politician. She primarily works in Hindi and Bengali films. She was one of the top-paid actresses in the 1970s. ^[11]NDTV

• In an interview, while talking about starting her acting career she said that when she was in class 5 a Bengali film director noticed her. The director thought of casting her in his Bengali film ‘Balika Badhu.’ He then met Moushumi’s parents for their consent. His father rejected the offer. Later, the director’s wife, who was a well-known actress convinced Moushumi’s father to allow her to work in the film. However, she was not happy to work in the film as she did not enjoy wearing makeup and heavy dresses for the film. She even escaped from the makeup room several times.
  

  Moushumi Chatterjee during her school days

• Soon after the release of the film, the Indian music director Hemant Kumar asked her father to take her to Mumbai for a Durga Pooja. Reportedly, some media sources started speculating that Hemant wanted Moushumi to be his daughter-in-law. The rumours turned out to be true when Moushumi got married to Hemant’s son Jayanta Mukherjee. At the time of her marriage, she was in class 10. She even took her doll, her pet dog, and her friend to her in-laws’ house after her marriage.

• Moushumi then acted in many Bengali films such as ‘Parineeta’ (1969), ‘Ogu Bodhu Sundari’ (1981), ‘Goynar Baksho’ (2013), and ‘Sesh Sangbad’ (2016).
  

  Sesh Sangbad

• She has also appeared in many popular Hindi films including ‘Roti Kapada Aur Makaan’ (1974), ‘Swarg Narak’ (1978), ‘Pyaasa Sawan’ (1981), ‘Ghayal’ (1990), and ‘Piku’ (2015).
  

  A still from the film Piku

• Moushumi, along with the Indian actor Vinod Mehra, was paired in around ten films including ‘Anuraag’ (1972), ‘Us Paar’ (1974), ‘Raftaar’ (1975), ‘Umar Qaid’ (1975), and ‘Do Jhoot’ (1975).
  

  Anuraag

• In 1974, she could not appear in the popular Hindi song “Hai Hai Yeh Majboori” from the film ‘Roti, Kapda Aur Makaan’ as she was pregnant at that time. Later, the song was picturised on Zeenat Aman.

• She has also appeared in a few Hindi TV serials such as ‘Katha Sagar’ (1986; DD National), ‘Talaash’ (1992; Doordarshan), ‘Albeli’ (1993; Zee TV), and ‘Jaana Na Dil Se Door’ (2016; Star Plus).
  

  Moushumi Chatterjee in Albeli TV serial

• She contested the Lok Sabha elections for the Congress from Kolkata North East constituency in 2004. However, she lost to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate Mohammed Salim.
  

  Moushumi Chatterjee on joining Congress

  She was once asked by the party members to contest against the Indian politician Mamata Banerjee, but she denied it. A few years later, she left the party, and in 2019, she joined BJP.

  

  Moushumi Chatterjee on joining BJP

• She once shared that the Indian film writer and director Aparna Sen never gave her credit for the film ‘Goynar Baksho,’ and promoted only Aparna’s daughter in the film. ^[12]The Times of India

• She is a dog lover and owns a pet dog named Dodo. When she was a kid, she used to bring stray dogs to her home.
  

  Moushumi Chatterjee with her pet dog

• She has been associated with various social welfare campaigns for a very long time. She has also worked with Mother Teresa, who even composed a poem for Moushumi. ^[13]Kavita Chibber’s Official Website

• She shares a family-like relationship with Vinod Khanna’s family. She even used to babysit Vinod Khanna’s children Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Khanna.

• She once shared that she was a very emotional person and used to cry for scenes in films without using glycerine.

• In an interview, she said that she used to be a flirtatious girl. Once, the Indian actress Shabana Azmi mocked her by saying that Moushumi had the capacity to flirt from a six-year-old boy to a 60-year-old man. ^[14]Hindustan Times

• She has been featured on various magazine covers. Some of such magazines are Filmfare and Star & Style.
  

  Moushumi Chatterjee featured on Filmfare magazine