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>Jswamy: Age corrected according to this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_hwJGXiKU. she was 14 in 1967 when Balika vadhu was released.

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Age corrected according to this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_hwJGXiKU. she was 14 in 1967 when Balika vadhu was released.

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Moushmi Chatterjee at 3rd Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (1).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Moushumi Chatterjee in 2012
| name = Moushumi Chatterjee
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1948|04|26}}
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2019-present)<br/>[[Indian National Congress]] (previously)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|politician}}
| years active = 1967–present
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Indira Chattopadhyay
| website =
| spouse = Jayant Mukherjee
| parents =
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Hemant Kumar]] (father-in-law)
}}
'''Moushumi Chatterjee''' (born ''' Indira Chattopadhyay''') is an [[India]]n actress who is recognised for her work in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] as well as [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]]. She was the sixth highest paid actress in Hindi films during the [[1970s in film|1970s]]. She joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 2 January 2019.

==Early life==
Chatterjee was born in [[Calcutta]]. Her real name is Indira.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Priya |title=Moushumi Chatterjee: God is not kind to me, he is partial to me - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Moushumi-Chatterjee-God-is-not-kind-to-me-he-is-partial-to-me/articleshow/47249555.cms |access-date=2 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=13 May 2015 |language=en}}</ref> Her father Prantosh Chattopadhyaya (from Bikrampur) was in the Indian Army and her grandfather was a judge.

==Career==
===1967–1984: Debut and breakthrough===
Chatterjee made her film debut in the Bengali hit ''[[Balika Badhu (1965 film)|Balika Badhu]]'' (1967), directed by [[Tarun Majumdar]].<ref name="infoonmaoushmi">{{Cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/14/apr/26-news-how-moushumi-chatterjee-stunned-shakti-samanta-in-anuraag-041410.asp|title=How Moushumi Chatterjee stunned Shakti Samanta in ANURAAG|website=www.glamsham.com|access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> In an interview, Moushumi Chatterjee quoted: "After Balika Badhu, I was flooded with Bengali movies but I wished to complete my studies. However, movies were in my fate hence when I was studying in class X, a close aunt of mine was on her death-bed and her last wish was to see me married. Hence, to satisfy her wish I got married."<ref name="infoonmaoushmi"/> She was called as Indira at home. She got engaged to guardian and neighbour [[Hemant Kumar]]'s son, Jayant Mukherjee (Babu). "I fell in love with Babu. He was the first man I came in touch with outside my family."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/candid-chat-with-moushumi-chatterjee-27878-2.html | title=Bollywood News, Filmfare Awards, Movie Reviews, Celebrity Photos & Updates}}</ref> She was then seen in Bengali films like Parineeta, Anindita.

Her debut as heroine in the Hindi film ''[[Anuraag (1972 film)|Anuraag]]'' in 1972 was directed by [[Shakti Samanta]]. The film became very successful. She played a blind girl who falls in love, and her performance earned her a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. ''Anuraag'' won the Filmfare Award as Best Picture. About her Hindi film debut, she said in an interview: "As my father-in-law was a renowned film celebrity, many film personalities used to throng our house. One among them was filmmaker Shakti Samanta, who insisted upon me to act in movies. I declined, but both my father-in-law and my husband encouraged me, thus I got Anuraag."<ref name="infoonmaoushmi"/> When asked about her first role in Hindi films she said that "[w]hen Shaktida told me that I have to play a blind lady I was taken aback. I honestly told Shaktida that I may not do justice to the role as I have never studied a blind person, but Shaktida assured me that he will take me to a blind school and train me ... he insisted to do a small Mahurat shot before. [...] When I reached the studio I was excited to see Bollywood luminaries like [[Nutan]]ji, Dadamoni ([[Ashok Kumar]] fondly called), Rajesh Khanna, S. D. Burman and others. The moment Shaktida called action I did my Mahurat shot confidently and was applauded. After the shot, Shaktida told me that I had given the shot so skillfully that there was no need to visit a blind school!"<ref name="infoonmaoushmi"/>

In 1973, she acted in ''Naina'' opposite Shashi Kapoor, ''Kuchhe Dhaage'' with [[Vinod Khanna]] and ''Us Paar'' with [[Vinod Mehra]]. In 1974, she acted with the then-struggling [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in the thriller ''[[Benaam (1974 film)|Benaam]]'' and opposite [[Rajesh Khanna]] in the suspense drama ''[[Humshakal (1974 film)|Humshakal]]''. Her most successful film came at the end of 1974, where she played a rape survivor in Manoj Kumar's ''[[Roti Kapada Aur Makaan]]''.<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180</ref> Her performance earned her a Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress. She went on to become a part of several successful films like ''Swarg Narak, Maang Bharo Sajna, Pyaasa Sawan, Jyoti Bane Jwala'' with Jeetendra, Swayamvar with Shashi Kapoor and ''Anand Ashram'' with Rakesh Roshan. She acted with Rishi Kapoor in four films none of which were successful.

She was romantically paired with Vinod Mehra in 10 films,<ref name="businessofcinema.com article on moushumi">{{Cite web|url=http://businessofcinema.com/news/bengali-beauty-moushumi-chatterjee-ruling-bollywood-lady/143018|title=Bengali Beauty Moushumi Chatterjee - Ruling Bollywood Lady|website=businessofcinema.com|date=26 April 2014|access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> including ''Anuraag'', ''Us-Paar'', ''Raftaar'', ''Umar Qaid'', ''Mazaaq'', ''Zindagi'' and ''Do Jhoot''. She only acted in 2 films with Amitabh Bachchan, ''[[Benaam (1974 film)|Benaam]]'' and Basu Chatterjee's ''[[Manzil (1979 film)|Manzil]]'' (1979). Her Bengali film with Uttam Kumar, ''[[Ogo Bodhu Shundori|Ogu Bodhu Sundari]]'', released in 1981 and became successful. In 1982, she did the Marathi film (cameo role for song "Tumhi Adkitta Mi Ho Supari") ''Bhannat Bhanu''. Her films with [[Rajesh Khanna]] included ''[[Bhola Bhala]]'', ''[[Prem Bandhan]]'' and ''[[Ghar Parivar]]''. She worked with Sanjeev Kumar in Angoor, Daasi and Itni Si Baat. In 1985, she acted in the Bengali film ''Pratigna''.

After 1985, she graduated to supporting roles in several movies like ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'', ''[[Aag Hi Aag]]'' and ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]].''

===1985–present: Transition period===
From 1985 to 1991, Chatterjee got more offers as a character actress and she made the transition to roles of mother and bhabhi (sister-in-law), often pairing with Dharmendra or Sunil Dutt. She played Sunny Deol's sister-in-law in [[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]. Occasionally, she got lead roles in films in the 1990s such as ''[[Ghar Parivaar]]'' and ''[[Aa Ab Laut Chalen]]'', both opposite [[Rajesh Khanna]], then ''Santaan, Prateeksha'' (1993) and ''Udhaar Ki Zindagi'' with [[Jeetendra]]. Some of her films as supporting actress since 1995 include ''Keemat: They Are Back'' (1998), ''Aa Ab Laut Chalen'' (1999) and ''Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Hum Kaun Hai?'' (2004).

In 2006, Moushumi Chatterjee made a comeback to cinema, with Tanuja Chandra's ''Zindaggi Rocks''. She did the Indo-Canadian production ''Bollywood/Hollywood'' in 2003.<ref name="businessofcinema.com article on moushumi"/>

Her Bengali films as the lead heroine include ''Balika Badhu'' (1967), ''Parineeta'' (1969), ''Anindita'' (1972), ''Anand Ashram'' (1977), ''[[Ogo Bodhu Shundori|Ogu Bodhu Sundari]]'' (1981), ''Prarthana'' (1984), ''Shatarupa'' (1989), ''[[Kari Diye Kinlam]]'' (1989), ''Bidhilipi'' (1991) and later as supporting actress; ''Nater Guru'' (2003), ''Bhalobasar Anek Naam'' (2005), ''The Japanese Wife'' (2010) and ''Goynar Baksho'' (2013). She sang a song titled "Tomar Duare" in the film ''Mallick Bari'' (2009). In 2014, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Bengali film Goynar Baksho and received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.

==Personal life==
She married producer Jayanta Mukherjee, son of music composer and singer [[Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay|Hemant Kumar]], who is also an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. They have two daughters, Payal and Megha. She started acting in Hindi films after marriage.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/veteran-actress-moushumi-chatterjee-moves-bombay-hc-wants-to-meet-comatose-daughter/articleshow/66761345.cms |title = Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee moves Bombay HC, wants to meet comatose daughter|newspaper = The Economic Times|date = 23 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/moushumi-chatterjee-030806.html |title=Moushumi Chatterjees tiff with husband |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=3 August 2006 |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120718005757/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/moushumi-chatterjee-030806.html |archive-date=18 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Chatterjee contested in [[2004 Lok Sabha election]] as a candidate for [[Indian National Congress]], but lost.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actress Moushumi Chatterjee Joins BJP Just Months Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/actress-moushumi-chatterjee-joins-bjp-just-months-ahead-of-ls-polls-1989693.html |access-date=2 November 2020 |work=News18 |date=2 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, she joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="KT">{{cite news |author=IANS |title=Veteran Indian actor joins BJP, praises Modi |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/entertainment/veteran-indian-actor-joins-bjp-praises-modi |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=[[Khaleej Times]] |date=19 February 2019}}</ref> Her daughter Payal died on 13 December 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/moushumi-chatterjee-s-daughter-payal-dies-at-45-1628048-2019-12-13 |title=Moushumi Chatterjee's daughter Payal dies at 45 |date=13 December 2019|newspaper = India Today |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Award !! Category !!Work !! Result
|-
| 1968
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association]]
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actress Award|Best Actress]]
|''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Badhu]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 1972
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Anuraag (1972 film)|Anurag]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1974
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|''[[Roti Kapda Aur Makaan]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1974
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association]]
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Supporting Actress Award|Best Supporting Actress Award]]
|''[[Roti Kapda Aur Makaan]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2002
| [[Genie Awards]]
| [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actress]]
|''[[Bollywood/Hollywood]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2014
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress – Bengali
|''[[Goynar Baksho]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2015
| [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]]
|
|
| {{won}}
|-
| 2016
| [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]
| Lifetime Award
|
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| 2018
| Power Brands Journalist Award
| Lifetime Award
|
| {{won}}
|}

==Filmography==
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#''[[Prarthana (1984 film)|Prarthana]]''
#''[[Kari Diye Kinlam]]''
#''[[Hatyara]]'' as Gauri Vijay Singh (1977)
#''[[Be-Rahem]]''
#''[[Sesh Sangbad]]''
#''[[Pyar Ka Devta]]'' as Chief Justice Saraswati Manohar Rai (1991)
#''[[Taqdeer Ka Tamasha]]'' as Geeta (1990)
#''[[Ghar Parivaar]]'' as Parvati (1991)
#''[[Raksha (1982 film)|Raksha]]'' as Asha (1982)
#''[[Mahananda (1987 film)|Mahananda]]''
#''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' as Laxmi Suraj Prakash (1987)
#''[[Ghar Ki Laaj]]''
#''[[Bhalobasar Onek Naam]]'' as Bini (2006)
#''[[Shatarupa]]''
#''[[Bidhilipi]]''
#''[[Bouthan]]''
#''[[Nater Guru]]'' as Manisha's Mother (2003)
#''[[Kartavya (1995 film)|Kartavya]]''
#''[[Muqadar|Muqaddar]]''
#''[[Rusvai]]''
#''[[Badla aur balidaan]]''
#''[[Dekha pyar tumhara]]''
#''[[Love in Canada]]''
#''[[Kahani ek chor ki]]''
#''[[Aan aur shaan]]''
#''[[Ek baap chhe bete]]''
#''The Cheat''
#''[[Balika Badhu (1967 film)|Balika Badhu]]'' (1967)
#''[[Parineeta (1969 film)|Parineeta]]'' (1969) as Lalita
#''[[Anuraag (1972 film)|Anuraag]]'' (1972) as Shivani
#''[[Anindita]]'' (1972)
#''[[Naina (1973 film)|Naina]]'' (1973)
#''[[Kuchhe Dhaage]]'' (1973) as Sona
#''[[Ghulam Begam Badshah]]'' (1973)
#''[[Zehreela Insaan]]'' (1974)
#''[[Us-Paar]]'' (1974) as Kamla (Kamli)
#''[[Roti Kapada Aur Makaan]]'' (1974) as Tulsi
#''[[Humshakal (1974 film)|Humshakal]]'' (1974) as Radha/Sita
#''[[Badla (1974 film)|Badla]]'' (1974) as Kalpana
#''[[Benaam (1974 film)|Benaam]]'' (1974) as Sheela Srivastav
#''[[Umar Qaid]]'' (1975)
#''[[Raftaar (1975 film)|Raftaar]]'' (1975) as Rani/Rita
#''[[Natak (film)|Natak]]'' (1975)
#''[[Mazaaq]]'' (1975) as Moushumi
#''[[Do Jhoot]]'' (1975)
#''[[Anari (1975 film)|Anari]]'' (1975)
#''[[Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976 film)|Sabse Bada Rupaiya]]'' (1976) as Sunita
#''[[Bajrangbali (1976 film)|Jai Bajrang Bali]]'' (1976) -- Devi Maa Sita
#''[[Zindagi (1976 film)|Zindagi]]'' (1976) as Seema (as Moushumi)
#''[[Anand Ashram]]'' (1977/I) as Kiran
#''[[Ab Kya Hoga]]'' (1977) as Lady who asked for a cup of Tea
#''[[Tumhari Kasam]]'' (1978) as Vidya
#''[[Swarg Narak]]'' (1978) as Shobha Mohan Kapoor
#''[[Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (film)|Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan]]'' (1978) as Shanti
#''[[Phandebaaz]]'' (1978)
#''[[Dil Aur Deewar]]'' (1978) as Saroj
#''[[Bhola Bhala]]'' (1978) as Renu
#''[[Do Ladke Dono Kadke]]'' (1979) as Rani
#''[[Prem Bandhan]]'' (1979) - Meena Mehra
#''[[Gautam Govinda]]'' (1979) as Sandhya
#''[[Manzil (1979 film)|Manzil]]'' (1979) as Aruna Khosla
#''[[Swayamvar]]'' (1980) as Roopa Bhargav
#''[[Maang Bharo Sajana]]'' (1980) as Sita Ram Kumar
#''[[Jyoti Bane Jwala]]'' (1980) as Anu
#''[[Chambal Ki Kasam]]'' (1980)
#''[[Do Premee (1980 film)|Do Premee]]'' (1980) as Payal/Parvati Singh Dogra
#''[[Pyaasa Sawan]]'' (1981) as Shanti
#''[[Ogo Bodhu Shundori|Ogu Bodhu Sundari]]'' (1981)
#''[[Krodhi]]'' (1981) as Aarti
#''Itni Si Baat'' (1981) as Asha
#''[[Daasi (1981 film)|Daasi]]'' (1981)
#''[[Bhannat Bhanu]]'' (Marathi film, cameo role for song "Tumhi Adkitta Mi Ho Supari") (1982)
#''[[Angoor (1982 film)|Angoor]]'' (1982) as Sudha A. Tilak
#''Justice Chaudhury'' (1983) as Janki Chaudhary
#''[[Pet Pyaar Aur Paap]]'' (1984)
#''[[Jawaani]]'' (1984) as Prema Mohan
#''[[Ghar Ek Mandir (1984 film)|Ghar Ek Mandir]]'' (1984)
#''[[Urbashi]]'' (1986)
#''[[Mera Karam Mera Dharam]]'' (1987) as Mala
# ''[[Mahananda (1987 film)|Mahananda]]'' (1987) as Ms. Mahananda
#''[[Aag Hi Aag]]'' (1987) as Mrs. Ganga Singh
#''[[Param Dharam]]'' (1987) as Savitri
#''[[Vijay (1988 film)|Vijay]]'' (1988) as Rita
#''[[Waqt Ki Awaz]]'' (1988)
#''[[Agnee (1988 film)|Agnee]]'' (1988) as Shobha
# ''[[Aakhri Gulam]]'' (1989)
#''[[Aakhri Baazi]]'' (1989) as Parvati P. Kumar
#''[[Jung Baaz]]'' (1989) as Mrs. Krishna Prasad Saxena
#''[[Sikka (film)|Sikka]]'' (1989) as Laxmi
#''[[Shehzaade]]'' (1989) as Padmini Singh
#''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990) as Indu Mehra
#''[[Zulm Ki Hukumat]]'' (1992) as Pitamber's wife
#''[[Khule-Aam]]'' (1992) (as Moushmi Chatterjee) as Roopa
#''[[Nishchaiy]]'' (1992) as Renuka Singh
#''[[Prateeksha]]'' (1993) as Laxmi
#''[[Santaan]]'' (1993) as Laxmi
#''[[Udhaar Ki Zindagi]]'' (1994) as Janki
#''[[Ikke Pe Ikka]]'' (1994) as Kaushalya Devi
#''[[Kartavya (1995 film)|Kartavya]]'' (1995) as Sharda Varma
#''[[Jallaad]]'' (1995)
#''[[Kareeb]]'' (1998) as Neha's Mother
#''[[Doli Saja Ke Rakhna]]'' (1998) as Mrs. Chandrika Bansal
#''[[Keemat – They Are Back]]'' (1998) as Sulakshana Tripathi
#''[[Aa Ab Laut Chalen]]'' (1999) as Rohan's Mother
#''[[Na Tum Jaano Na Hum]]'' (2002) as Mrs. Malhotra
#''[[Bollywood/Hollywood]]'' (2002) as Mrs. Seth
#''[[Hum Kaun Hai?]]'' (2004) as Mrs. Martha Pinto
#''[[Zindaggi Rocks]]'' (2006) as Kriya's mother and Mausi (double role)
#''[[The Japanese Wife]]'' (2010) as Maashi
#''[[Goynar Baksho]]'' (2013) as Pishi (Elder Rashmoni devi)
#''[[Piku]]'' 2015)
#''[[Sotti Aai To Jibon]]''
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==References==
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>Jswamy: Age corrected according to this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_hwJGXiKU. she was 14 in 1967 when Balika vadhu was released.

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