1. Moushumi Chatterjee is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema.
17 Facts About Moushumi Chatterjee
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Moushumi Chatterjee was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hindi films during the 1970s.
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Moushumi Chatterjee joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019; she was previously a member of the Indian National Congress.
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Moushumi Chatterjee's father, Prantosh Chattopadhyaya, was in the Indian Army, and her grandfather was a judge.
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Moushumi Chatterjee always prioritised her family above her film roles.
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Moushumi Chatterjee made her film debut as a child heroine in the Bengali hit Balika Badhu, directed by Tarun Majumdar when she was a preteen.
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Moushumi Chatterjee got engaged to guardian and neighbour Hemant Kumar's son, Jayant Mukherjee.
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Moushumi Chatterjee was the first man I came in touch with outside my family.
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Moushumi Chatterjee made her debut as the leading lady in the Hindi film Anuraag in 1972 was directed by Shakti Samanta.
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Moushumi Chatterjee played a blind girl who falls in love, and she earned her first and only nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress; Anuraag won the Filmfare Award for Best Film.
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Moushumi Chatterjee received her first and only nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Moushumi Chatterjee went on to become a part of several successful films like Swarag Narak, Maang Bharo Sajna, Pyaasa Sawan, Jyoti Bane Jwala with Jeetendra, Swayamvar with Shashi Kapoor and Anand Ashram with Rakesh Roshan.
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Moushumi Chatterjee acted with Rishi Kapoor in four films none of which were successful.
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Moushumi Chatterjee only acted in 2 films with Amitabh Bachchan, Benaam and Basu Chatterjee's Manzil.
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From 1985 to 1991, Moushumi Chatterjee got more offers as a character actress and she made the transition to roles of mother and bhabhi, often pairing with Dharmendra or Sunil Dutt.
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Moushumi Chatterjee made a comeback to cinema, with Tanuja Chandra's Zindaggi Rocks in 2006.
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Moushumi Chatterjee contested in 2004 Lok Sabha election as a candidate for Indian National Congress, but lost.