Sharbani Mukherjee

Sharbani Mukherjee (alternate name: Sharbani Mukherji) is an Indian actress working predominantly in Hindi films and in a few Malayalam language films to her credits.[1]

Sharbani Mukherji
Mukherjee in 2018
Born
India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1977 - 2015
ParentRono Mukerji

Biography

She is the daughter of Rono Mukerji and thus part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family.[2] Her paternal uncles were Deb Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee and Shomu Mukherjee. Her paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a filmmaker. His wife Satirani Devi was the sister of Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Her paternal cousins are actresses Rani Mukerji, Kajol and Tanisha, director Ayan Mukerji and noted MIT algebraic geometer Davesh Maulik. Her brother Samrat Mukerji is also a Bollywood and Bengali actor.[3]

Career

Sharbani made her debut with the hit film Border. She was featured opposite Samir Soni in the song "Ghar Aaja Sonia", sung by Shazia Mansoor. She has also acted in various ads.[4] By 2008 she shifted her focus into Mollywood, her debut Malayalam film Raakilipattu was a mystery-thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and co-starring Jyothika, Tabu and Ishitta Arun. She played the lead role in the film Sufi Paranja Katha.[5]It is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave.[6]

Filmography
Year FilmRoleLanguageNotes
1997 BorderPhoolkanwarHindiDebut
2000 SnegithiyeRadhikaTamilBilingual film shot as Raakilippatu in Malayalam
2001 MittiPoojaHindi
2002 Ansh: The Deadly PartShwetaHindi
2003 Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar HaiPriyaHindi
2003 AanchVidyaHindi
2006 Dharti Kahe Pukar KeRajniBhojpuri
2007 RaakilipattuRadhikaMalayalamMalayalam debut
2008 MohandasKasturiHindi
2010 332 Mumbai to IndiaTanuHindi
2010 Sufi Paranja KathaKaarthi, SuharaMalayalam
2010 Athma KadhaMaryMalayalam
2015 Namukkore AkashamMalayalam

See also

References
  1. "To play a 60-year-old was not that difficult - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Cousins Rani Mukherjee and Kajol to be neighbours"
  3. "കാര്‍ത്തിയ്ക്ക് ശര്‍ബാനിയുടെ അഴക്‌ , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. "ശര്‍ബാനി പറഞ്ഞത്‌ , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. Lekshmy Rajeev (25 February 2010). "Voice for Religious Unity". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. Nagarajan, Saraswathy (19 December 2019). "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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