Ayan Mukerji
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At the premiere of Moonlight at the Jio MAMI Film Club, 2017
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| Native name | অয়ন মুখার্জি |
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Ayan Mukherjee 15 August 1983 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Parent(s) | Amrit and Deb Mukherjee |
| Relatives | Ashutosh Gowariker (brother-in-law) |
| Family | Mukherjee-Samarth family |
Ayan Mukerji (or Mukherjee) (born 15 August 1983) is an Indian film director, from the cinema prominent Mukherjee-Samarth family. Mukherjee made his directorial debut at the age of 26 with the coming-of-age comedy Wake Up Sid, a 2009 film, produced by Karan Johar. The film opened to strong reviews and box office returns. His next release, the 2013 romantic comedy Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, ranks among one of the Highest-grossing Hindi films of all time.
Mukerji was born in a Bengali Brahmin family in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is the son of Bengali film actor Deb Mukherjee. His grandfather Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a film producer, who established Filmalaya Studios in Mumbai, and produced films like Dil Deke Dekho (1959), Love in Simla (1960), Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962) and Leader (1964). The studio is still run by his extended family. He is also the nephew of Joy Mukherjee, first cousin of Kajol and Tanisha Mukherjee and second cousin of Rani Mukerji and part of the larger Mukherjee-Samarth family.
Mukerji studied at Jamnabai Narsee School. He later attended Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology but dropped out after the first year to become an assistant director on Swades.
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