Tanuja Samarth

(1943-)

Indian film actress

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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 Uttam Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Born	Tanuja Samarth 23 September 1943 (age 81) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac	Virgo
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Shomu Mukherjee 1943-2008 · Indian director, writer, and producer · m. 1973 info edit

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Kajol info 1st child with Shomu Mukherjee · - · Celebrity Baby

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Tanisha info 2nd child with Shomu Mukherjee · - · Celebrity Baby

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Kajol Mukherjee info 3rd child with Shomu Mukherjee Female b. 5 Aug 1974 · Age: 51 · 1974- · Indian actress

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Tanisha info 4th child with Shomu Mukherjee Female b. 1978 · Age: 47 · 1978- · Celebrity Baby

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