Actor profile

Tanuja Samarth

23rd September 1943 Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Acting

Tanuja Mukherjee (née Samarth), known mononymously as Tanuja, (born 23 September 1943) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth and producer Kumarsen Samarth, younger sister of actress Nutan and was married to filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee, with whom she has two daughters, actresses Kajol and Tanisha. The recipient of a Filmfare Award, Tanuja is best known for her roles in the Hindi films like Memdidi (1961), Chand Aur Suraj (1965), Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966), Jewel Thief (1967), Nai Roshni (1967), Jeene Ki Raah (1969), Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), Anubhav (1971), Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972), Do Chor (1972) as well as in Bengali films like Deya Neya (1963), Antony Firingee (1967), Teen Bhubaner Pare (1969), Pratham Kadam Phool (1970), Rajkumari (1970). Her pairings with actors Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Uttam Kumar and Sanjeev Kumar were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

97 Movies 2 TV Shows 109 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Shonar Pahar poster

Shonar Pahar 6th July 2018 as Upama Mukherjee

A Death in the Gunj poster

A Death in the Gunj 9th September 2016 as Anupama Bakshi

Words with Gods poster

Words with Gods 20th November 2014 as Leela (ep. "God Room")

Pitruroon poster

Pitruroon 6th December 2013 as Bhagirathi

Son of Sardaar poster

Son of Sardaar 13th November 2012 as Bebe

Toonpur Ka Superrhero poster

Toonpur Ka Superrhero 24th December 2010 as Priya's Mom

Bin Maa Ke Bachche poster

Bin Maa Ke Bachche 4th June 2009 as Ganga

Haal-e-Dil poster

Haal-e-Dil 20th June 2008 as Mad Woman

Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home poster

Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home 25th June 2004 as Ranvir Kaul's wife

Khakee poster

Khakee 23rd January 2004 as Dr. Iqbal Ansari's mother

Rules - Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula poster

Rules - Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula 5th September 2003 as Grandmother (Dadi)

Bhoot poster

Bhoot 30th May 2003 as Mrs. Khosla

Saathiya poster

Saathiya 20th December 2002 as Shobhana Sharma

Safari poster

Safari 11th June 1999 as Asha

Swami Vivekananda poster

Swami Vivekananda 9th August 1998 as Bhuvaneswari Devi (mother of Vivekananda)

Ajker Santan poster

Ajker Santan 15th May 1997

Aatish poster

Aatish 17th June 1994 as Baba's Mother

Antim Nyay poster

Antim Nyay 23rd July 1993 as Jay's mom

Bekhudi poster

Bekhudi 16th July 1992 as Radhika's mother

Pyar Bhara Dil poster

Pyar Bhara Dil 15th November 1991 as Savita Oberoi

Shandaar poster

Shandaar 2nd March 1990 as Laxmi devi

Dushman poster

Dushman 1st January 1990 as Sujata

Gawaahi poster

Gawaahi 1st August 1989 as Mrs. Bharucha

Taaqatwar poster

Taaqatwar 16th June 1989 as Mrs. Sharma

Paraya Ghar poster

Paraya Ghar 9th June 1989 as Arun's Mother

Meri zabaan poster

Meri zabaan 6th January 1989 as Mrs. Yashoda Singh

Agnee poster

Agnee 18th November 1988 as Amit's foster mother

Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga poster

Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga 24th September 1988 as Kavita Saxena

Mera Muqaddar poster

Mera Muqaddar 22nd June 1988 as Aarti

Diljalaa poster

Diljalaa 7th August 1987 as Sharda

Ek Aur Sikander poster

Ek Aur Sikander 1st October 1986 as Tanu Verma

Anokha Rishta poster

Anokha Rishta 29th August 1986 as Mother

Adhikar poster

Adhikar 25th April 1986

Jaal poster

Jaal 14th February 1986

Love 86 poster

Love 86 14th February 1986 as Laxmidevi

Mohabbat Ki Kasam poster

Mohabbat Ki Kasam 1st January 1986 as Kaushalya Singh

Lover Boy poster

Lover Boy 14th December 1985 as Malti

Zabardast poster

Zabardast 21st June 1985 as Maharani Maanwati

Hoshiyar poster

Hoshiyar 18th January 1985

Yaadgaar poster

Yaadgaar 20th July 1984

Sohni Mahiwal poster

Sohni Mahiwal 28th June 1984 as Tulla's wife

Boxer poster

Boxer 17th February 1984 as Savitri dharma

Maati Maangey Khoon poster

Maati Maangey Khoon 1st January 1984 as Pagli

Ek Jaan Hain Hum poster

Ek Jaan Hain Hum 16th September 1983 as Kusum Saxena

Lovers poster

Lovers 6th May 1983

Masoom poster

Masoom 10th January 1983 as Chanda

Madhuban poster

Madhuban 8th January 1983

Chena Achena poster

Chena Achena 1st January 1983

Kaamchor poster

Kaamchor 24th December 1982 as Radha

Nikaah poster

Nikaah 24th September 1982 as Narrator

Prem Rog poster

Prem Rog 30th July 1982 as Raj Rani

The Law and a Lady poster

The Law and a Lady 15th July 1982

Rustom poster

Rustom 1st January 1982 as Poonam Mehta

Yaarana poster

Yaarana 10th January 1981

Bandish poster

Bandish 7th November 1980 as Chanda

Laal Kuthi poster

Laal Kuthi 3rd March 1978 as Tanu

Swarg Narak poster

Swarg Narak 1st January 1978 as Radha

Shimana Periye poster

Shimana Periye 1st January 1977 as Lily

Imtihan poster

Imtihan 31st May 1974 as Madhu

Hamrahi poster

Hamrahi 26th April 1974 as Shalini

Humshakal poster

Humshakal 19th April 1974 as Lalita

Mere Jeevan Saathi poster

Mere Jeevan Saathi 22nd September 1972 as Jyoti Verma (as Tanujaa)

Aparna poster

Aparna 14th April 1972 as Aparna (Pari)

Do Chor poster

Do Chor 24th March 1972

Haathi Mere Saathi poster

Haathi Mere Saathi 28th May 1971 as Tanuja 'Tanu'

Pyar Ki Kahani poster

Pyar Ki Kahani 14th May 1971 as Kusum

Ek Paheli poster

Ek Paheli 14th February 1971 as Maria

Anubhav poster

Anubhav 7th January 1971 as Meeta Sen

Door Ka Raahi poster

Door Ka Raahi 1st January 1971

Princess poster

Princess 2nd October 1970 as Manju

Pratham Kadam Phool poster

Pratham Kadam Phool 24th July 1970 as Kakoli Mitra

Pavitra Papi poster

Pavitra Papi 17th April 1970 as Veena

Bachpan poster

Bachpan 19th January 1970

Priya poster

Priya 1st January 1970

Jeene Ki Raah poster

Jeene Ki Raah 7th October 1969

Gustakhi Maaf poster

Gustakhi Maaf 18th June 1969 as Asha/Seema

Oos Raat Ke Baad poster

Oos Raat Ke Baad 3rd May 1969 as Sharmila

Teen Bhubaner Paare poster

Teen Bhubaner Paare 21st March 1969 as Sarasi

Izzat poster

Izzat 17th January 1968

Do Dooni Chaar poster

Do Dooni Chaar 1st January 1968 as Anju

Juari poster

Juari 1st January 1968 as Sumitra

Sapnon Ka Saudagar poster

Sapnon Ka Saudagar 1st January 1968 as Ranjana

Jewel Thief poster

Jewel Thief 27th October 1967 as Anjali Nath

Antony Firingee poster

Antony Firingee 6th January 1967 as Nirupoma

Nai Roshni poster

Nai Roshni 1st January 1967 as Chitra Kumar, Professor Kumar's daughter

Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi poster

Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi 1st January 1966 as Sunita Sinha

Daadi Maa poster

Daadi Maa 1st January 1966

Sannata poster

Sannata 1st January 1966

Chand Aur Suraj poster

Chand Aur Suraj 3rd October 1965 as Kiran D. Choudhury

Bhoot Bungla poster

Bhoot Bungla 1st January 1965 as Rekha

Benazir poster

Benazir 19th June 1964 as Shahida

Deya Neya poster

Deya Neya 1st March 1963 as Sucharita Majumdar

Aaj Aur Kal poster

Aaj Aur Kal 1st January 1963

Hamari Yaad Aayegi poster

Hamari Yaad Aayegi 1st January 1961

Mem-didi poster

Mem-didi 1st January 1961 as Rita

Amber poster

Amber 1st January 1952 as Young Amber

Hamari Beti poster

Hamari Beti 8th December 1950 as Child artist

Modern Love Mumbai poster

Modern Love Mumbai 13th May 2022 as Baai

Indian Idol poster

Indian Idol 28th October 2004 as Self