Sharbani Mukherjee

Sharbani Mukherjee (alternate name: Sharbani Mukherji) is an Indian actress working predominantly in Hindi films and in a few Malayalam language films to her credits.^[1]

Sharbani Mukherji
Mukherjee in 2018
Born	India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977 - 2015
Parent	Rono Mukerji

Biography

She is the daughter of Rono Mukerji and thus part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family.^[2] Her paternal uncles were Deb Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee and Shomu Mukherjee. Her paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a filmmaker. His wife Satirani Devi was the sister of Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Her paternal cousins are actresses Rani Mukerji, Kajol and Tanisha, director Ayan Mukerji and noted MIT algebraic geometer Davesh Maulik. Her brother Samrat Mukerji is also a Bollywood and Bengali actor.^[3]

Career

Sharbani made her debut with the hit film Border. She was featured opposite Samir Soni in the song "Ghar Aaja Sonia", sung by Shazia Mansoor. She has also acted in various ads.^[4] By 2008 she shifted her focus into Mollywood, her debut Malayalam film Raakilipattu was a mystery-thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and co-starring Jyothika, Tabu and Ishitta Arun. She played the lead role in the film Sufi Paranja Katha.^[5] It is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1997	Border	Phoolkanwar	Hindi	Debut
2000	Snegithiye	Radhika Menon	Tamil	Bilingual film shot as Raakilippatu in Malayalam
2001	Mitti	Pooja	Hindi
2002	Ansh: The Deadly Part	Shweta	Hindi
2003	Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai	Priya	Hindi
2003	Aanch	Vidya	Hindi
2006	Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke	Rajni	Bhojpuri
2007	Raakilipattu	Radhika Menon	Malayalam	Malayalam debut
2008	Mohandas	Kasturi	Hindi
2010	332 Mumbai to India	Tanu	Hindi
2010	Sufi Paranja Katha	Kaarthi, Suhara	Malayalam
2010	Athma Kadha	Mary	Malayalam
2015	Namukkore Akasham		Malayalam

See also

• India portal
• Bollywood portal

• List of Bollywood Clans: The Mukherjees
• Mukherjee-Samarth family
• Mohnish Behl

References

1. "To play a 60-year-old was not that difficult - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 February 2015.
2. "Cousins Rani Mukherjee and Kajol to be neighbours"
3. "കാര്‍ത്തിയ്ക്ക് ശര്‍ബാനിയുടെ അഴക്‌ , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
4. "ശര്‍ബാനി പറഞ്ഞത്‌ , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
5. Lekshmy Rajeev (25 February 2010). "Voice for Religious Unity". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
6. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (19 December 2019). "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

External links

• Sharbani Mukherji at IMDb