Sushmita Mukherjee[1] (Bengali pronunciation:[ʃuʃmitamukʰard͡ʒi];[2] born 11 November 1964) is an Indian actress with a career spanning Hindi cinema, television, and theatre. She became widely recognized for her performances in the television serial Gangaa, and the film Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006). Mukherjee has made notable contributions to both stage and screen.
She studied at Jesus and Mary College of the University of Delhi. She is an alumnus of National School of Drama, graduating in 1983. Sushmita was married to the director Sudhir Mishra. After her divorce, she married the actor, producer, and civil activist Raja Bundela and has two children. Her book 'Baanjh: Incomplete Lives of Complete Women' which is a collection of 11 short stories released in January 2021.[3] She has acted in films with Jackie Shroff such as Khalnayak and King Uncle which also starred Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt in the former, and Shah Rukh Khan and Paresh Rawal in the latter. Currently, she is portraying the role of Kusum Mishra in Jagannath Aur Purvi Ki Dosti Anokhi at Sony TV. Currently, she is playing Rekha in Star Bharat show Meri Saas Bhoot Hai opposite Kajal Chauhan and Vibhav Roy.[4]
Filmography
Films
TV serials
References
- ^"Sushmita Mukherjee: I didn't realise the value of a role like Kitty back then". The Times of India. 6 December 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^চৌধুরী, মধুমন্তী পৈত. "সুস্মিতা মুখার্জীর সাক্ষাৎকার" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^"If you are passionate about something, then things happen: Susmita Mukherjee on writing 'Baanjh' - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^"Exclusive - Veteran actress Sushmita Mukherjee to be seen in a new dramedy - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 December 2022.
- ^"Dia Mirza-Produced Mind the Malhotras Is Amazon's Next Indian Series". NDTV Gadgets 360. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^"Ikke Pe Ikka - Movie - - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
External links
- Sushmita Mukherjee at IMDb
- Indian film actresses
- Indian voice actresses
- Living people
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Indian television actresses
- Delhi University alumni
- Actresses from Kolkata
- Actresses from Mumbai
- Indian writers
- 21st-century Bengali people