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<div>{{for|the film historian|Ram Kamal Mukherjee}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
|name = Ram Mukherjee<br />
|image =<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1933|10|18}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Jhansi]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br>{{small|(present–day [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])}}<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|10|22|1933|10|18}}<br />
|death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
|nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
|occupation = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[Screenwriter]]|[[Film producer]]}}<br />
|known_for = <br />
|spouse = {{marriage|Krishna Mukherjee|1972|2017|end=his death}}<br />
|parents = <br />
|children = {{ubl|[[Rani Mukerji]] (daughter)|Raja Mukherji (son)}}<br />
|family = [[Mukherjee-Samarth family]]<br />
|other_names = Ram Mukherji<br>Ram Mukerji<br>Raam Mukherjee<br>Raam Mukerji<br>Raam Mukherji<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ram Mukherjee''' (18 October 1933 — 22 October 2017) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]]. He was one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios, [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web | title = B'day wishes for the queen |work=Hindustan Times| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/photos-cinema/bdaywishesforthequeen/Article4-521279.aspx | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140822074905/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/photos-cinema/bdaywishesforthequeen/Article4-521279.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 August 2014 | accessdate = 2014-08-22 <br />
}}</ref> He is most known for his films, ''[[Hum Hindustani]]'' (1960) and ''[[Leader (1964 film)|Leader]]'' (1964), starring [[Dilip Kumar]] and [[Vyjayanthimala]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Leader (1964) |work=The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/leader-1964/article484086.ece | date=24 June 2010|accessdate = 2014-08-22 | first = Deepak | last = Mahaan }}</ref><br />
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He belonged to the [[Mukherjee-Samarth family]], as his father Ravindramohan Mukherjee was the elder brother of [[Sashadhar Mukherjee]], and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. His wife Krishna Mukherjee is a playback singer, his daughter [[Rani Mukherjee]] is a noted [[Bollywood]] actress,<ref>{{cite web | title = Rani’s getting married next year, says father Ram Mukherjee | work=Daily News & Analysis | url = http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-rani-s-getting-married-next-year-says-father-ram-mukherjee-1595144 <br />
|date=27 October 2013 | accessdate = 2014-08-22 }}</ref> and his son is director Raja Mukherjee. Raja Mukherjee assisted his father in a few films, before making his acting debut with ''Bidhatar Khela'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web | title = Enter, queen bee's brother|work=The Telegraph, Calcutta| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060119/asp/calcutta/story_5740279.asp |date=19 January 2006| accessdate = 2014-08-22 }}</ref><br />
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He previously, directed and produced his daughter Rani Mukherjee's film debut, ''[[Biyer Phool]]'' in 1996,<ref>{{cite web | title =Sikkim sojourn|work= The Telegraph - Calcutta| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080404/jsp/entertainment/story_9095682.jsp | accessdate = 2014-08-22}}</ref> and produced her Hindi film debut ''[[Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat]]'' in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|last=Das|first=Amit|work=Hindustan Times|title=I didn't want to join films initially: Rani Mukerji|date=1 July 2008|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/entertainment/i-didn-t-want-to-join-films-initially-rani-mukherji/article1-321012.aspx|accessdate=6 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313000412/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/entertainment/i-didn-t-want-to-join-films-initially-rani-mukherji/article1-321012.aspx|archivedate=13 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Mukherjee died on 22 October 2017 at the age of 84, four days after his 84th birthday.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/ram-mukherjee-director-of-hum-hindustani-and-rani-mukerjis-father-passes-away-4164617.html | title=Ram Mukherjee, director of Hum Hindustani and Rani Mukerji's father, passes away | publisher=Firstpost | date=22 October 2017 | accessdate=2 April 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Film<br />
!Language<br />
!Screenplay writer<br />
!Director<br />
!Producer<br />
!Actors<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
|1960<br />
!scope="row"|''[[Hum Hindustani]]''<br />
|rowspan="4"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|[[Sunil Dutt]], [[Asha Parekh]], [[Helen (actress)|Helen]], [[Joy Mukherjee]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1964<br />
! scope="row"|''[[Leader (1964 film)|Leader]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|[[Dilip Kumar]], [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1969<br />
!scope="row"|''[[Sambandh]]''<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1972<br />
!scope="row"|''[[Ek Bar Mooskura Do]]''<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|[[Joy Mukherjee]], [[Tanuja]], [[Deb Mukherjee]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1992<br />
!scope="row"|''[[Raktalekha]]''<br />
|rowspan="4"|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|[[Chiranjeet Chakraborty|Chiranjeet]], [[Prosenjit Chatterjee|Prosenjit]], [[Debashree Roy|Debashree]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1993<br />
!scope="row"|''[[Tomar Rakte Amar Sohag]]''<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|[[Chiranjeet Chakraborty|Chiranjeet]], [[Tapas Paul]], [[Debashree Roy|Debashree]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1994<br />
!scope="row"|''[[Rakta Nadir Dhara]]''<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|[[Chiranjeet Chakraborty|Chiranjeet]], [[Prosenjit Chatterjee|Prosenjit]], [[Debashree Roy|Debashree]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1996<br />
!scope="row"|''[[Biyer Phool]]''<br />
|<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|[[Prosenjit Chatterjee|Prosenjit]], [[Rani Mukerji|Rani]], [[Indrani Haldar|Indrani]]<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:1933 births]]<br />
[[Category:2017 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi film producers]]<br />
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