RIP Veteran filmmaker, one of the founder of Filmalaya studios, Ram Mukherjee, father of Rani Mukerji passed away at the age of 84.
Ram Mukherjee (1933 – 22 October 2017) was film director, producer and screenwriter in Hindi and Bengali cinema, he is one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios, Mumbai. He is most known for his films, Hum Hindustani (1960) and Leader (1964), starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala.
He belongs to the Mukherjee-Samarth family, as his father Ravindramohan Mukherjee was elder brother of Sashadhar Mukherjee, and one of founders of Filmalaya Studios. His wife Krishna Mukherjee is a playback singer, his daughter Rani Mukherjee is a noted Bollywood actress, and his son is director Raja Mukherjee. Raja Mukherjee assisted his father in a few films, before making his acting debut with Bidhatar Khela (2007).
He previously, directed and produced his daughter Rani Mukherjee's film debut, Biyer Phool in 1996, and produced her Hindi film debut Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1997.
Mukherjee died on 22 October 2017 at the age of 84.
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