Sushmita Mukherjee is an Indian actor, screenwriter and playwright.
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Sushmita Mukherjee, also known as Sushmita Bundela Mukherjee and Sushmita Devi, was born on August 20 in New Delhi . She is famous for her role as Katie in the detective TV series Karamchand. She began her career in the early 1980s. Mukherjee has made more than sixty films. She is best known for playing negative roles. Apart from being an actress, Sushmita is also an author, screenwriter and playwright.
appearance
- Height (approximately): 5′1″
family
Sushmita Mukherjee was born into a Brahmin family in Delhi. Her father worked in the government.
In 1978, Sushmita tied the knot with film director Sudhir Mishra. However, the couple parted ways.
Sushmita Mukherjee and Sudhir Mishra
Sushmita married actor, producer, activist and politician Raja Bundela in 1993. The couple has two sons, Rudransh and Rudranuj Bundela. Her eldest son works in advertising, while her younger son is studying for a PhD in New Zealand.
Sushmita Mukherjee and Raja Bundela
Sushmita Mukherjee with husband and two sons
Sushmita Mukherjee with husband and son
Profession
Sushmita Mukherjee studied at Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. In 1980, after graduation, she was admitted to the National Academy of Drama and studied acting from 1980 to 1983. Around the age of 15, she joined the Barry John Theater Company.
Sushmita Mukherjee while studying at National School of Drama
She made her acting debut in 1987 with “Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin” alongside Naseeruddin Shah.
She came into limelight when she essayed the role of Katie in the detective drama Karamchand.
Sushmita Mukherjee (far left) with the cast of Karamchand
Sushmita Mukherjee has acted in more than sixty films. She is known for playing villains and supporting roles. She has acted in movies like “Main Zinda Hoon”, “Khalnayak”, “King Uncle”, “Sir”, “Dillagi”, “Kyaa Kool Hai Hum”, “Golmaal”, “Ugly Aur Pagli”, “Dostana”, etc. There are a lot more. She has been busy most of the time since she was doing theater with her husband Raja Bundela.
In 2006, she played the role of “Blind Mangaladadi” in the movie “Golmaa” and received huge appreciation.
In 2008, she entered Hollywood and starred in the film “The Other Side” starring Shriya Saran and Jesse Metcalf.
Sushmita Mukherjee “The Other Side of the Line”
Apart from working in Bollywood films, Sushmita Mukherjee has also appeared in several television serials. She has even written scripts for various shows.
In 2018, Mukherjee appeared in the TV miniseries Imperfect.
Sushmita Mukherjee “Imperfection”
In 2019, she starred in Amazon Prime’s web series Mind The Malhotras, starring Cyrus Sahukar and Mini Mathur.
Attention Malhotras
Malhotras in Sushmita Mukherjee’s mind
Sushmita Mukherjee worked as a script assistant for Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s film Khamosh. In 2018, she made her debut as a writer with the novel “Mee and Juhibaby”. It took her eleven years to complete the book.
Sushmita Mukherjee’s debut novel Mee and Juhibaby
She manages her husband’s production company ‘Prayas Production’. Sushmita Mukherjee also runs her NGO ‘Rudrani Kalagram’, an arts village in Madhya Pradesh.
prize
She won the NFDC (National Film Development Corporation of India) Award for writing the scripts of “Kalashree” and “Nadi”.
fact
- Her husband, Raja Bundela, is a senior staff member of NFDC.
- She used to live in Pandala Road, New Delhi.
- Mukherjee’s hobbies include writing and traveling.
- Her favorite actress is Meryl Streep. Mukherjee is happy to play all of Meryl Streep’s roles.
- She portrayed thirty characters in the play Nari Bai.
- Sushmita is inspired by Indian playwright and theater director Badal Sircar.
- Her parents want her to become a teacher or an IAS officer.
- Sushmita Mukherjee is best remembered for her role as Kity in Karamchand. She said people still call her “Kitty.” Since she starred in the series before her son was born, they found it funny when someone called her “Kitty.”
- Her popularity was so great that “Katie” was often seen at her mother’s home.
- Her second husband, Raja Bundela, belonged to a royal family in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
- Mukherjee has ghostwritten for TV shows and plays. She also wrote short stories. Additionally, she writes for her husband’s production company.
- When the role of “Kitty” came to her, she wasn’t too happy. She said: “I was very frustrated when the role actually came to me. Kitty was a goofball and I had just moved to Mumbai after studying at the National School of Drama (NSD) and was not keen on playing ‘goofy’ characters . I was extremely unhappy, but accepted the role in order to survive in the city. But looking back, I’m glad I was able to be a part of this landmark show that made me famous overnight.”
- Sushmita Mukherjee excelled academically during her school days.
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