Ram Mukherjee

For the film historian, see Ram Kamal Mukherjee.

Ram Mukerji
Born	(1933-10-18)18 October 1933 Jhansi, United Provinces, British India (present–day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	22 October 2017(2017-10-22) (aged 84) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Ram Mukherji Ram Mukerji Raam Mukherjee Raam Mukerji Raam Mukherji
Occupations	Film director screenwriter film producer
Spouse	Krishna Mukherjee ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	Raja (son) Rani (daughter)
Family	Mukherjee-Samarth family

Ram Mukerji (18 October 1933 – 22 October 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter in Hindi and Bengali cinema. He was one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios, Mumbai.[1] He is most known for his films, Hum Hindustani (1960) and Leader (1964), starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala.[2]

He belonged to the Mukerji-Samarth family, as his father Ravindramohan Mukherjee was the elder brother of Sashadhar Mukherjee and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. His wife Krishna Mukherjee is a playback singer, his daughter Rani Mukerji is a noted Bollywood actress,[3] and his son is director Raja Mukerji. Raja assisted his father in a few films, before making his acting debut with Bidhatar Khela (2007).[4]

He previously, directed and produced his daughter Rani Mukerji's film debut, Biyer Phool in 1996,[5] and produced her Hindi film debut Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1997.[6] Mukerji died on 22 October 2017, four days after his 84th birthday.[7]

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Screenplay writer	Director	Producer	Actors	Notes
1960	Hum Hindustani	Hindi		Yes		Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh, Helen, Joy Mukherjee
1964	Leader		Yes	Yes		Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Motilal
1969	Sambandh				Yes	Deb Mukherjee, Abhi Bhattacharya, Vijaya Choudhury
1972	Ek Bar Mooskura Do			Yes		Joy Mukherjee, Tanuja, Deb Mukherjee
1992	Raktalekha	Bengali		Yes		Chiranjeet, Prosenjit, Debashree, Soumitra
1993	Tomar Rakte Amar Sohag			Yes		Chiranjeet, Tapas Paul, Debashree, Sabyasachi
1994	Rakta Nadir Dhara			Yes		Chiranjeet, Prosenjit, Sabyasachi, Debashree
1996	Biyer Phool			Yes		Prosenjit, Rani, Sabyasachi, Indrani

References

1. "B'day wishes for the queen". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
2. Mahaan, Deepak (24 June 2010). "Leader (1964)". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
3. "Rani's getting married next year, says father Ram Mukherjee". Daily News & Analysis. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
4. "Enter, queen bee's brother". The Telegraph, Calcutta. 19 January 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
5. "Sikkim sojourn". The Telegraph - Calcutta. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
6. Das, Amit (1 July 2008). "I didn't want to join films initially: Rani Mukerji". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
7. "Ram Mukherjee, director of Hum Hindustani and Rani Mukerji's father, passes away". Firstpost. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

External links

• Ram Mukherjee at IMDb 
• Ram Mukherjee at Bollywood Hungama
• Ram Mukherjee at Rotten Tomatoes