Veteran actor Moushumi Chatterjee discovered success very early in life. She made her movie debut within the 1967 Bengali movie Balika Badhu when she was simply a teen. She went on to construct a profitable profession in Bengali and Hindi cinema. Whereas she continued working in movies, Moushumi additionally acquired married at a younger age to Jayanta Mukherjee, son of legendary singer-composer Hemant Kumar.
‘You may have a boyfriend, however you don’t must marry that particular person’
Whereas Moushumi acquired married early in life, she now advises her daughter Megha Mukherjee to take her time with marriage and stay life on her personal phrases. She additionally had some recommendation for younger girls, urging them to be ‘egocentric’ and take into consideration themselves.
Throughout a dialog with Nayandeep Rakshit on the Jagran Movie Competition 2026, Moushumi mentioned, “I inform my daughter, ‘You may have a boyfriend, however you don’t must marry that particular person’. You women, watch out as we speak. Be a little bit egocentric and self-centered as a result of the instances have modified now. It’s written in Gita as nicely, ‘Parivartan sansaar ka niyam hai’ (Change is the one fixed).”
‘Don’t do something to show it to others’
Moushumi continued, “Change has occurred now, and we have now come ahead as in comparison with older instances. We train our daughters to handle their in-laws’ home, however we don’t train our sons. We predict that the lady has to do chores, it’s not a person’s job. Right this moment, the youthful technology is so burdened. They aren’t capable of take pleasure in their life. They don’t have time for themselves. Don’t do something to show to others. I’ve turned 70 now. Do what you want, however don’t go overboard. For those who make a mistake as soon as, don’t repeat it. I’ve additionally made errors in my life. However as soon as I knew it was not executed, I by no means repeated it. We’re human beings, we have now a conscience however we don’t analyse it.”
How did Moushumi Chatterjee get married?
Whereas chatting with NDTV earlier this yr, Moushumi had recalled how her success in Balika Badhu led to a stream of marriage proposals. She additionally revealed that her wedding ceremony was organized partly due to the final want of her ailing aunt.
“It was loopy. Subhey se shaam tak line hoti thi (There was a line from morning until night). That is why I am totally spoiled. After which my badi bua (aunt)—I used to be very connected to her; she used to stay in Bhawanipur. And she or he was within the final stage of most cancers after we acquired to know. She held my father-in-law’s hand and mentioned, ‘Hemanta Babu, can I see her wedding ceremony?’ As a result of I used to be the final woman from our household, my father-in-law mentioned, ‘Sure, you’ll.’ And inside a month, the wedding happened,” she mentioned.
Moushumi Chatterjee’s profession
Moushumi went on to grow to be one of many distinguished main women of Hindi cinema within the Nineteen Seventies. She starred in projectslike Anuraag, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Benaam, Swarg Narak, Manzil, Angoor and Swayamvar. She labored with a number of main actors of the period, together with Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna and Sanjeev Kumar.