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

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and Bengali cinema. He was one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios,

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. He is most known for his films, '' Hum Hindustani'' (1960) and ''

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'' (1964), starring

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and

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. He belonged to the Mukerji-Samarth family, as his father Ravindramohan Mukherjee was the elder brother of Sashadhar Mukherjee, and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. His wife Krishna Mukherjee is a playback singer, his daughter Rani Mukerji is a noted

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actress, and his son is director Raja Mukerji. Raja Mukerji 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 at the age of 84, four days after his 84th birthday.

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