Mukherjee-Samarth family

The Mukherjee-Samarth family is a Hindu Bengali-Marathi family that has been involved in the Bollywood film industry since the 1930s, Shobhana Samarth having first acted in a film in 1935. The Mukherjee family was connected to the Samarth family by Tanuja's marriage to Shomu Mukherjee in 1973.

The Mukherjee family are a Bengali Brahmin family that was said to be headed by Sashadhar Mukherjee, described as the founder of Filmalaya studios. Sashadhar was married to Ashok Kumar's sister Satirani Ganguly. Their five sons, Rono Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee, Deb Mukherjee, Shomu Mukherjee and Shubir Mukherjee followed him into the industry. Rono was the director and composer of a single movie. He is also the father of actress Sharbani Mukherjee. Joy and Deb were actors. Deb's son is director Ayan Mukerji and daughter Sunita is married to director Ashutosh Gowariker. Shomu became a director and producer. He is the father of actresses Kajol and Tanisha. Shubir is also a producer.

Sashadhar's younger brother, Subodh Mukherjee, was a director. He died on May 21, 2005. He is survived by his wife Kamala, sons Subhash and Sanjay and daughter Gitanjali.

Sashadhar's elder brother was Ravindramohan Mukherjee. His son, Ram Mukherjee, is a film director and was one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. He is the father of actress Rani Mukerji, and Raja Mukherjee who is a producer, and assisted his father in a few films.

Filmalaya Studios is currently owned by Ram, Rono and Shomu.

The Samarth family is a Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) family. Their legacy in films began with Rattan Bai, a popular actress of the 1940s. Her daughter Shobhna Samarth (1915-2000), was an actress and appeared in films such as Love in Simla (1960), which also featured Joy Mukherjee. Shobhna's cousin, Nalini Jaywant, was also an actress.

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