Indrani Mukherjee

Not to be confused with Indrani Mukerjea.

Indrani Mukherjee is an Indian film actress, who worked in Hindi cinema in the 1960s and 1970s, and is known for films such as Usne Kaha Tha (1960), Aakhri Khat (1966), Parvarish (1977), Dharam Veer (1977), and Des Pardes (1978). Apart from Hindi films, Indrani has also acted in Marathi films such as Apradh.

Early life

Mukherjee was born and brought up in Allahabad. She started taking part in Hindi radio plays at All India Radio, Allahabad.[1] Indrani is the aunt of an American writer Kunal Mukherjee.

Career

Her elder sister Maya was already an actress in Bengali cinema, when she happened to enter a beauty competition, wherein actresses Nutan and Shobhana Samarth were judges.[1]

Thereafter, she was screen tested by Bimal Roy,[1] which led to her debut with Usne Kaha Tha (1960), directed by Moni Bhattacharjee and produced by Roy, with Sunil Dutt and Nanda as the leads.[2] Her next film was Dharmputra (1961), opposite Shashi Kapoor and directed by Yash Chopra, and which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi[3] Her next big film was the war film Haqeeqat (1964), directed by Chetan Anand, who subsequently cast her as the lead, opposite debutant Rajesh Khanna in Aakhri Khat (1966), the film received critical acclaim, and was India's entry to the Academy Awards.[2][4]

For the next decade, she became a regular feature in Hindi films as a character actor in notable films such as Mere Laal (the famous song "Payal Ki Jhankar Raste Raste" was picturised on her), Grahasti, Heer Raanjha (1970), Parvarish (1977) and Dharam Veer (1977), the Dharmendra starrer, in which she played the pivotal role of Rajmata (Queen Mother).[5]

She also acted in a few Marathi and Bhojpuri films including Apradh and Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram (1963).

Personal life

She retired from Hindi cinema in the 1980s. She has married Mr. Krishanlal Khanna (IIT Kharagpur) (well-known Micro-irrigation Businessman) and moved to Nashik in 1992.[2] Her two grown up daughters, Deepanjali and Moyna, now live in London and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Madhya Pradesh respectively. Her sons Anirudh and Dipankar live in Nashik and Bangalore respectively. Her grand daughters are Charulata who studies in Srishti institute of art design and technology, Chitralekha who studies in D.P.S Bangalore North 5th IGCSE, Avantika Chappwala and Nivedita Bannerjee and her grandsons are Ranbeer Bannerjee and Viram Chappwala. Her daughters-in-law are Anju Ahuja and Niketa Khanna and sons-in-law are Rahul Chappwala and Rahul Bannerjee.[6]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Indrani Mukherjee". cineplot, Filmfare, July 1960. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Still remember Rajesh Khanna as a shy boy: Indrani". The Times of India. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "9th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India.
  4. ↑ "My First Break - Rajesh Khanna". The Hindu. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  5. ↑ Bhawana Somaaya (2000). Salaam Bollywood: The Pain and the Passion. Spantech & Lancer. p. 30. ISBN 189782954X.
  6. ↑ Televisionpoint
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