Tanuja | |
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 Tanuja in 2021 | |
| Born | Tanuja Samarth |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Kajol and Tanisha |
| Parents |
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| Family | Mukherjee-Samarth family |
Tanuja Mukherjee (née Samarth), 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 Tanisha.[1] A recipient of two Filmfare Awards, 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).[2][3] Her pairings with actors Uttam Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- ^ "Tanishaa Mukerji reveals how her 'amazing' family feels about her being unmarried at 43". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Do Chor (1972)". The Hindu. 2 December 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
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