Ram Mukerji (18 October 1933 – 22 October 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter in

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

and Bengali cinema. He was one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios, Mumbai. He is most known for his films, '' Hum Hindustani'' (1960) and ''

Leader Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations. "Leadership" is a contested term. Specialist literature debates various viewpoints on the co ...

'' (1964), starring

Dilip Kumar Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor and film producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated Hindi cinema from the 1950s throughout t ...

and

Vyjayanthimala Vyjayanthimala Bali ( Raman; born 13 August 1933), known mononymously as Vyjayanthimala, is an Indian parliamentarian, dancer and former actress. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's greatest actresses and dancers, she is the recipient of sever ...

. He belonged to the Mukerji-Samarth family, as his father Ravindramohan Mukherjee was the elder brother of

Sashadhar Mukherjee Sashadhar Mukherjee (29 September 1909 – 3 November 1990) was an Indian filmmaker in Hindi cinema. He started his career with Bombay Talkies in the 1930s, and later established Filmistan Studio with Rai Bahadur Chunilal (father of music dir ...

and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. His wife Krishna Mukherjee is a playback singer, his daughter

Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji (; born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of multiple accolades, including eight Filmfare Awards. Mukerji has featured in listings of the leading and hi ...

is a noted

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

actress, and his son is director Raja Mukerji. Raja assisted his father in a few films, before making his acting debut with ''Bidhatar Khela'' (2007). He previously, directed and produced his daughter Rani Mukerji's film debut, '' Biyer Phool'' in 1996, and produced her Hindi film debut '' Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat'' in 1997. Mukerji died on 22 October 2017, four days after his 84th birthday.

Filmography

References

External links

* * * 1933 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Indian screenwriters Hindi-language film directors Bengali film directors Film directors from Mumbai Hindi film producers {{india-film-bio-stub