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Tanuja Samarth, also known as Tanuja, is an Indian actress who works primarily in the Hindi cinema business. She is the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth and producer Kumarsen Samarth, and she was married to filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee, with whom she has two children, Kajol and Tanisha.
Tanuja has two Filmfare Awards and is best known for her roles in Hindi and Bengali films such as Memdidi (1961), Deya Neya (1963), Chand Aur Suraj (1965), Bahrain Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966), Jewel Thief (1967), Nai Roshni (1967), Antony Firingee (film) (1967), Pratham Kadam Phool (1969), Teen Bhubaner Pare (1969 ). In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she was frequently paired with actors such as Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, and Uttam Kumar.
Tanuja Personal Life
Tanuja Samarth was born to filmmaker Kumarsen Samarth and actress Shobhna Samarth in a Marathi family. She has three sisters, one of which is actress Nutan, and one brother. Rattan Bai, her grandmother, and Nalini Jaywant, her cousin, were actresses. Tanuja’s parents divorced peacefully when she was a child, and Shobhana became involved with actor Motilal. Tanuja and her older sister, Nutan, both had their debut films produced by Shobhana. Her other sisters are Chatura, an artist, and Reshma; her brother is Jaideep, none of whom have pursued careers in acting.
Tanuja married Shomu Mukherjee, a filmmaker, in 1973. Kajol and Tanisha are the couple’s two daughters. Kajol is married to Ajay Devgan, an actor. Some died of a heart attack on April 10, 2008, at 64. Her in-laws are filmmakers Joy, Deb, and Ram. Mohnish Behl, Rani, and Sharbani are her nieces, as is director Ayan Mukherjee.
Tanuja Career
In Hamari Beti (1950), she co-starred alongside her older sister Nutan as Baby Tanuja. As an adult, she made her film debut in Chhabili (1960), directed by her mother and starring her sister Nutan. Hamari Yaad Aayegi (1961), directed by Kidar Sharma, who had previously discovered Raj Kapoor, Madhubala, and Geeta Bali, was the film that properly marked her transition to adult heroine.
One of her early films notable for her acting was Shaheed Latif’s Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966). In fact, it was Guru Dutt’s last offering, particularly in the song “Woh Hanke mile house” (believed to have been filmed while Guru Dutt was still alive), who worked hard to help her “tone down” her performance. As a result, the natural, spontaneous actress gave a highly restrained performance that became the centerpiece of the picture — and her career — as she quickly went to starring roles.
Tanuja played an important supporting part in the critically acclaimed film Jewel Thief. Her next major film was Izzat (1968), in which she starred alongside Dharmendra. Jeene Ki Raah (1969), her second big film with Jeetendra, was an instant and unexpected hit. Tanuja won Best Supporting Actress at Filmfare the same year for Paisa Ya Pyar. She acted in Door Ka Raahi, Mere Jeevan Saathi, Do Chor and Ek Baar Mooskura Do (1972), Kaam Chor, Yaarana, Khuddar, and Masoom after the success of Haathi Mere Saathi (1971).
Other films in which she has appeared include Pavitra Paapi, Bhoot Bangla, and Anubhav. Her Marathi films include Zaakol, United Maina, and Pitruroon. Tanuja began a parallel career in Bengali films in Kolkata during the mid-1960s, beginning with Deya Neya (1963), in which she was partnered alongside Uttam Kumar. She continued with Anthony-Firingee (1967) and Rajkumari (1968). (1970). Tanuja had on-screen chemistry with Soumitra Chatterjee, with whom she co-starred in Teen Bhuvaner Party (1969) and Prothom Kadam Phool (1970). Tanuja delivered her own dialogue in these Bengali flicks.
Tanuja then took a break from acting for a few years before returning when her marriage failed. She was suddenly offered supporting roles, many of which starred former heroes. In Khuddar, her Pyar Ki Kahani hero Amitabh Bachchan had to address her as “bhabhi” (sister-in-law) (1982). She also appeared in Raj Kapoor’s Prem Rog as a supporting actress (1982). In 1986, he received an invitation from Sri Lanka to appear in the Sinhalese film Peralikarayo, which starred Vijaya Kumaratunga.
She later worked as a supporting actor in films such as Saathiya (2002), Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003), and Khakee (2003). Tanuja appeared as a judge on Zee TV’s family dance show Rock-N-Roll Family in 2008, alongside her daughter Kajol and son-in-law Ajay Devgan. Tanuja appeared as a widow in Nitish Bharadwaj’s Marathi film Pitruroon in 2013. Tanuja has toned her hair for her role as a widow to make her character appear more realistic.
Tanuja Dating
Tanuja met late filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee while filming Ek Baar Muskura Do (1972). They had quickly fallen in love and married in 1973. Tanuja and Shomu had begun their adventure as parents with the arrival of Kajol in 1974.
