Tanuja Samarth
Acting
Biography
Tanuja Mukherjee (née Samarth), known mononymously as Tanuja, (born 23 September 1943) 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. The recipient of a Filmfare Award, 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). Her pairings with actors Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Uttam Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Born: September 23, 1943
Place of Birth: Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Known For
Filmography
as Baai
as Upama Mukherjee
as Anupama Bakshee
as Leela (ep. "God Room")
as Bhagirathi
as Bebe
as Priya's Mom
as Self
as Ranvir Kaul's wife
as Dr. Iqbal Ansari's mother
as Grandmother (Dadi)
as Mrs. Khosla
as Shobhana Sharma
as Asha
as Bhuvaneswari Devi (mother of Vivekananda)
as Jay's mom
as Radhika's mother
as Savita Oberoi
as Laxmi devi
as Sujata
as Mrs. Bharucha
as Mrs. Sharma
as Arun's Mother
as Mrs. Yashoda Singh
as Amit's foster mother
as Kavita Saxena
as Aarti
as Sharda
as Tanu Verma
as Mother
as Laxmidevi
as Kaushalya Singh
as Malti
as Maharani Maanwati
as Tulla's wife
as Savitri dharma
as Pagli
as Kusum Saxena
as Chanda
as Radha
as Raj Rani
as Poonam Mehta
as Chanda
as Ganga
as Tanu
as Radha
as Lily
as Madhu
as Shalini
as Lalita
as Jyoti Verma (as Tanujaa)
as Aparna (Pari)
as Kusum
as Tanu
as Maria
as Meeta Sen
as Manju
as Kakoli Mitra
as Veena
as Asha/Seema
as Sharmila
as Sarasi
as Sumitra
as Ranjana
as Anjali Nath
as Nirupoma
as Chitra Kumar, Professor Kumar's daughter
as Sunita Sinha
as Kiran D. Choudhury
as Rekha
as Shahida
as Sucharita Majumdar
as Rita
as Young Amber
as Child artist