Samrat Mukerji

Samrat Mukerji (Born 29 May) is an Indian film actor.[1] He has worked in both Bollywood and Tollywood cinemas.

Family Background

Samrat Mukerji is the son of Rono Mukerji. He is part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family clan of Bollywood. His paternal uncles are Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukerji. His paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a successful filmmaker and co-founder of Filmalaya Studios in Amboli, Mumbai. Sashadhar's wife Satirani Devi was the sister of Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. His sister is Sharbani Mukherjee His cousins are actresses Rani Mukerji, Kajol and Tanisha and director Ayan Mukerji.

Career

Samrat debuted in the film Ram Aur Shyam (1996) with Manek Bedi. The following year he played the role of Akbar in Bhai Bhai (1997) directed by Sikander Bharti. He appeared in the role of Kavita in the Hindi film Zanjeer (1998) alongside Monica Bedi, Shakti Kapoor and Satish Kaul and again with Monica Bedi in the film Sikander Sadak Ka (1999) as well as various other Bengali and Hindi films. In 2007 he played the role of Bijju in Vishal Bhardwaj's award winning film The Blue Umbrella (film) His more recent credit includes his acclaimed role as freedom fighter, Ganesh Ghosh in Ashutosh Gowariker's film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010) where he appeared alongside Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan,Sikander Kher and Vishakha Singh.

Filmography

HINDI

BENGALI

References

  1. ↑ Mazumder, Jayeeta (10 December 2010). "My life has changed: Samrat Mukerji". Hindustan Times (Mumbai). Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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