Joy Mukherjee is an Indian actor and film producer who has appeared in more than 30 films. He starred in many hit films and was called “the heartthrob of the 1960s and 1970s.”
Wiki/Biography
Joy Mukherjee was born on Friday, February 24, 1939 in Jhansi, United Provinces of British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India). He was 73 years old. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He completed his education at Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun and later went to St. Xavier’s College, Bombay.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′2″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Joy Mukherjee was born into a Hindu Bengali family.
Parents and siblings
Joy was born to Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi. His father is an Indian film producer and co-founder of Filmalaya Studios, and was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government.
From left; Subodh Mukherjee (Joy’s uncle), Sashadhar Mukherjee (Joy’s father), Meenakshi Seshadri, Sati Devi (Joy’s mother), Rajiv Kapoor and Shomu Mukherjee (Joy’s brother)
He has five siblings, including four brothers: Deb Mukherjee (actor), Shaum Mukherjee (director), Subir Mukherjee (producer), Rono Mukherjee (director) and a sister Shibani Maurik Mukherjee.
wife and children
Joy married Neelam Mukherjee in 1966. They have two sons, Sujoy Mukherjee and Monjoy Mukerji, and a daughter, Simran Mukherjee.
Joy Mukherjee with wife and daughter
Sujoy and Monjoy are both filmmakers.
Monjoy and Sujoy Mukherjee at the event
other relatives
He is the nephew of Hindi film producer Subodh Mukerji, Ashok Kumar (actor), Anoop Kumar (actor) and Kishore Kumar (singer and actor) is his uncle. Tanuja Samarth is his sister-in-law, wife of brother Shomu Mukherjee and mother of famous Bollywood actress Kajol. He is also the uncle of famous Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee and famous film producer Ayan Mukerji.
Ayan Mukerji, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Tanishaa Mukerji and Sharbani Mukerji at their family’s Durga Puja
genealogy
Joy Mukherjee’s family tree
Religion/Religious Views
He believes in Hinduism.
Profession
actor
In 1960, Joy made her acting debut opposite Sadhana in the film Shimla Love, directed by RK Nayyar and produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee. The film was inspired by the 1938 British film Jane Steps Out and was a box office success.
Shimla Love (1960), Joy Mukherjee’s debut novel
Later, he worked with famous actresses like Saira Bano, Sadhna and Rajashree.
Saira Banu and Joy Mukherjee scenes in the movie
He is mainly known for the films “Aao Pyar Karen” (1963), “Shagird” (1967), “Ek Musafir Ek Haseena” (1962), “Ishaara” (1964), “Jee Chahta Hai” (1964), “Door Ki Awaaz” (1964) and “Tokyo Love”. (1966), and later acted in the Punjabi film Dupatta, which was released in 1969. His popularity began to soar in the late 1960s, and a new generation of actors replaced him. His last film was Insaaf Main Karoonga released in 1985, opposite Rajesh Khanna and Padmini Kolhapure.
film producer
Joy produced and directed the film Humsaya, which was released in 1968. He starred opposite Mala Sinha and Sharmila Tagore in the film, but the film was not a box office success.
Hunsaya(1968)
He then made Love in Bombay, the third film in Mukherjee’s Love in Bombay trilogy, after Shimla (1960) and Tokyo (1966) years) after. He was seen along with his uncles Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Although the film was made in 1971, it was later released by his son Mukherjee in 2013, a year after his death. The movie was Joey’s dream project, but he didn’t have the money to distribute it, causing it to be delayed.
Bombay Love(2013)
In 1977, the movie “Chhaiilla Babu” became the first successful film in Joy Mukherjee’s directorial career. The film is written and produced by Shomu Mukherjee, directed by Joy Mukherjee, and stars Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman. The film became an overnight success and helped Joey resolve his bankruptcy.
Challa Babu(1977)
die
Joy Mukherjee passed away on March 9, 2012, at Leelavati Hospital in Mumbai. He suffered from a long-term illness and was on a ventilator until he took his last breath.
Favorites
- Actors: Ashok Kumar & Kishore Kumar
Facts/Trivia
- Joy Mukherjee is known as the first chocolate boy in the Hindi film industry in the 1960s.
- Joy Mukherjee wanted to be a tennis player before entering the film industry.
- Joy Mukherjee loves to smoke and is often seen with a cigarette in his hand.
Joy Mukherjee smoking
- Joy signed his first film Hum Hindustani (1960) for a fee of Rs 200, which was offered by his uncle Ram Mukherjee as a bait to convince him to do the film .
- Joy Mukherjee dropped Asha Parekh from her lap while shooting for a scene in the film Tokyo Love. Although it was an accident, she was still seriously injured.
- Joy Mukherjee also acted in TV series due to financial problems.
- On February 24, 2013, the BMC named a road in Andheri, Mumbai, as ‘Shri Joy Mukerji Marg’ after Joy Mukherjee.
- Joy Mukherjee faced serious financial losses for making films like Humsaya (1968) and Bombay Love (2013). It is said that Joy did not have the money to release the movie “Bombay Love” in the 1970s.
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