14 Facts About Sashadhar Mukherjee

Sashadhar Mukherjee was an Indian filmmaker in Hindi cinema.

Sashadhar Mukherjee started his career with Bombay Talkies in the 1930s, and later established Filmistan Studio with Rai Bahadur Chunilal, Ashok Kumar and Gyan Mukherjee in 1943.

Sashadhar Mukherjee is noted for films like Dil Deke Dekho, Love in Simla, Ek Musafir Ek Hasina and Leader.

Sashadhar Mukherjee is part of the distinguished Mukherjee clan of Bollywood.

Sashadhar Mukherjee won the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 1956 for Jagriti.

Sashadhar Mukherjee was married when he was a teenager to Sati Devi Sashadhar Mukherjee, a teenager of his own Bengali Hindu community and similar family background, in a match arranged by their parents in the usual Indian way.

Sashadhar Mukherjee was instrumental in helping his own brothers and his wife's brothers to establish themselves in the film industry and this is his important and enduring contribution to Indian films.

Deb's son is film director Ayan Sashadhar Mukherjee, who directed Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani.

Shomu married the actress Tanuja and became the father of two daughters, Kajol and Tanisha, and these grand-daughters of Sashadhar Mukherjee have become actresses.

Sashadhar Mukherjee was a producer for Bombay Talkies, and after the death of Himanshu Rai in 1940, was involved in a tussle for control of Bombay Talkies with Devika Rani, actress and widow of Himanshu.

In 1943, Sashadhar Mukherjee formed a partnership with Rai Bahadur Chunilal, Ashok Kumar and Gyan Mukherjee, and they started the studio Filmistan in Goregaon.

Sashadhar Mukherjee made unforgettable and classic films there like Anarkali, Nagin, Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Munim ji, and Paying Guest.

Sashadhar Mukherjee ran an acting school and was instrumental in giving actresses like Asha Parekh and Sadhana a break in films.

Sashadhar Mukherjee launched his son Joy with the film Love in Simla ; he produced films like Ek Musafir Ek Hasina to further his son's career.