Samrat Mukerji

Samrat Mukerji (born 29 May 1970) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi and Bengali cinema and soap operas.

Family background

Samrat Mukerji is part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family clan of Bollywood. His paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a filmmaker and co-founder of Filmalaya Studios in Amboli, Mumbai. His sister is Sharbani Mukherjee His cousins are actresses Kajol, Rani Mukerji and Tanisha and director Ayan Mukerji.

Career Samrat debuted in the film Ram Aur Shyam with Manek Bedi. The following year he played the role of Akbar in Bhai Bhai (1997) directed by Sikander Bharti. He appeared in the role of Kavita in the Hindi film Zanjeer (1998) alongside Aditya Pancholi and again with Monica Bedi in the film Sikandar Sadak Ka (1999) as well as various other Bengali and Hindi films. In 2005 he played the role of Bijju in Vishal Bhardwaj's film The Blue Umbrella. His more recent credit includes his acclaimed role as freedom fighter, Ganesh Ghosh in Ashutosh Gowariker's film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010) where he appeared alongside Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sikander Kher and Vishakha Singh.

Filmography Hindi Year Film Role Notes 1996 Ram Aur Shyam Ram Debut film 1997 Bhai Bhai Akbar 1998 Zanjeer Sudhakar 1999 Sikandar Sadak Ka Balram 1999 Sar Ankhon Par 2002 Sabse Badkar Hum Devaa 2005 Aankhon Mein Sapne Liye 2007 The Blue Umbrella Bijju 2010 Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey Ganesh Ghosh 2013 Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke John