Moushmi Chatterji

Infobox actor


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name = Moushmi Chatterji
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1967, 1970
birthdate = birth date and age|1950|4|26
location = Jabalpur
birthname = Jaya Bhaduri
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Moushmi Chatterji (April 26, 1948) ( _bn. মৌসুমি চ্যাটার্জী) is an Bollywood actress.

Early life

She is married to Jayant, son of famous, late singer Hemant Kumar.

Career

She was introduced to movie audiences in 1967 in a Bengali movie Balika Badhu. She started to act in movies after her marriage, which was quite unusual for women at that time.

She was on the top of her career in the 70s and early 80s, when she starred opposite heroes such as Amitabh Bachchan and Jitendra, Dharmendra. She received Filmfare nominations as Best Actress for Anuraag (1972) where she played a blind girl, and as Best Supporting Actress for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974) where she played a rape survivor.She still acts in movies, but not at the same pace as earlier in her career. She acted with her youngest daughter, Megha, in her daughter's debut movie, a Bengali film titled Bhalo Bashar Onek Naam directed by Tarun Majumdar, the same person who directed Chatterji's very first movie, Balika Badhu.

Filmography

# "The Japanese Wife" (2008) ... Maashi
# "Golapi Ekhon Bilatey" (2006) (filming)
# "Hum Kaun Hai?" (2004) .... Mrs. Martha Pinto
# "Bollywood/Hollywood" (2002) .... Mrs. Seth
# "Na Tum Jaano Na Hum" (2002) .... Mrs. Malhotra
# "Aa Ab Laut Chalen" (1999) .... Rohan's Mother
# "Keemat": They Are Back (1998) .... Sulakshana Tripathi
# "Doli Saja Ke Rakhna" (1998) .... Mrs. Chandrika Bansal
# "Kareeb" (1998) .... Neha's Mother
# "Jallaad" (1995)
# "Kartavya" (1995) .... Sharda Varma
# "Ikke Pe Ikka" (1994) .... Kaushalya Devi
# "Udhaar Ki Zindagi" (1994).... Janki
# "Santaan" (1993) .... Laxmi
# "Prateeksha" (1993) .... Laxmi
# "Nishchaiy" (1992) .... Renuka Singh
# "Khule-Aam" (1992) (as Moushmi Chatterjee) .... Roopa
# "Zulm Ki Hukumat" (1992) .... Pitamber's wife
# "Ghayal" (1990) .... Indu Mehra
# "Shehzaade" (1989) .... Padmini Singh
# "Sikka" (1989) .... Laxmi
# "Jung Baaz" (1989).... Mrs. Krishna Prasad Saxena
# "Aakhri Baazi" (1989) .... Parvati P. Kumar
# "Aakhri Gulam" (1989)
# "Agnee" (1988) .... Shobha
# "Vijay" (1988) .... Rita
# "Param Dharam" (1987) .... Savitri
# "Aag Hi Aag" (1987) .... Mrs. Ganga Singh
# "Mera Karam Mera Dharam" (1987) .... Mala
# "Ghar Ek Mandir" (1984)
# "Jawaani" (1984) .... Prema Mohan
# "Pet Pyaar Aur Paap" (1984)
# "Justice Chaudhury" (1983) .... Janki Chaudhary
# "Angoor" (1982) .... Sudha A. Tilak
# "Daasi" (1981)
# "Itni Si Baat" (1981) .... Asha
# "Krodhi" (1981) .... Aarti
# "Ogu Bodhu Sundari" (1981)
# "Pyaasa Sawan" (1981) .... Shanti
# "Do Premee" (1980) .... Payal/Parvati Singh Dogra
# "Chambal Ki Kasam" (1980)
# "Jyoti Bane Jwala" (1980) .... Anu
# "Maang Bharo Sajana" (1980) .... Sita Ram Kumar
# "Swayamvar" (1980) .... Roopa Bhargav
# "Manzil" (1979) .... Aruna Khosla
# "Gautam Govinda" (1979) .... Sandhya
# "Prem Bandhan" (1979)
# "Do Ladke Dono Kadke" (1979) .... Rani
# "Bhola Bhala" (1978) .... Renu
# "Dil Aur Deewar" (1978) .... Saroj
# "Phandebaaz" (1978)
# "Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan" (1978) .... Shanti
# "Swarg Narak" (1978) .... Shobha Kapoor
# "Tumhari Kasam" (1978) .... Vidya
# "Ab Kya Hoga" (1977) (.... Lady who asked for a cup of Tea
# "Anand Ashram" (1977/I) .... Kiran
# " Zindagi" (1976) .... Seema
# "Jai Bajrang Bali" (1976)
# " Sabse Bada Rupaiya" (1976) .... Sunita
# "Anari" (1975)
# "Do Jhoot" (1975)
# "Mazaaq" (1975) .... Moushumi
# "Natak" (1975)
# "Raftaar" (1975) .... Rani/Rita
# "Umar Qaid" (1975)
# "Benaam" (1974) .... Sheela Srivastav
# "Badla" (1974) .... Kalpana
# "Humshakal" (1974) .... Radha/Sita
# "Roti Kapada Aur Makaan" (1974) .... Tulsi
# "Us-Paar" (1974) .... Kamla (Kamli)
# "Zehreela Insaan" (1974)
# "Ghulam Begam Badshah" (1973)
# "Kuchhe Dhaage" (1973) .... Sona
# "Naina" (1973)
# "Anindita" (1972)
# "Anuraag" (1972) .... Shivani
# "Parineeta" (1969) .... Lalita
# "Balika Badhu" (1967)

External links

*imdb name|id=0154139|name=Moushmi Chatterji
* [http://ww1.mid-day.com/hitlist/2005/october/120475.htm mid-day]
* http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/10/14/1706