| Ram Mukerji | |
| Birth Date: | 1933 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Jhansi, United Provinces, British India |
| Death Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Family: | Mukherjee-Samarth family |
| Other Names: | Ram Mukherji Ram Mukerji Raam Mukherjee Raam Mukerji Raam Mukherji |
Ram Mukerji (18 October 1933 – 22 October 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter in Hindi and Bengali cinema. He was one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios, Mumbai.[1] He is most known for his films, Hum Hindustani (1960) and Leader (1964), starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala.[2]
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 Bollywood actress,[3] and his son is director Raja Mukerji. Raja assisted his father in a few films, before making his acting debut with Bidhatar Khela (2007).[4]
He previously, directed and produced his daughter Rani Mukerji's film debut, Biyer Phool in 1996,[5] and produced her Hindi film debut Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1997.[6] Mukerji died on 22 October 2017, four days after his 84th birthday.[7]
| Year | Film | Language | Screenplay writer | Director | Producer | Actors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Hum Hindustani | Hindi | Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh, Helen, Joy Mukherjee | ||||
| 1964 | Leader | Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Motilal | |||||
| 1969 | Sambandh | ||||||
| 1972 | Joy Mukherjee, Tanuja, Deb Mukherjee | ||||||
| 1992 | Raktalekha | Bengali | Chiranjeet, Prosenjit, Debashree, Soumitra | ||||
| 1993 | Tomar Rakte Amar Sohag | Chiranjeet, Tapas Paul, Debashree, Sabyasachi | |||||
| 1994 | Rakta Nadir Dhara | Chiranjeet, Prosenjit, Sabyasachi, Debashree | |||||
| 1996 | Biyer Phool | Prosenjit, Rani, Sabyasachi, Indrani |