Joy Mukherjee Wiki, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Height, Biography, etc.

Joy Mukherjee (1939-2012) was an Indian actor and filmmaker who appeared in over 30 films. He starred in several hit films and was called the ‘heartthrob of the 1960s and 1970s.’ He passed away on March 9, 2012.

Wiki/Biography

Joy Mukherjee was born as Jaydev Mukherjee on Friday, February 24, 1939.73 years old; At the time of death) in the British Indian union state of Jhansi (now Uttar Pradesh, India). His zodiac sign is Pisces. He served as Col. in Dehra Dun. I completed my schooling at Brown Cambridge School.

Joy is from St. Petersburg, Mumbai. He received his bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College. However, he discontinued the course in his final year.

physical appearance

Height (approx.): 6ft 2″

Weight (approx.): 75kg

Hair Color: salt and pepper

Eye Color: black

family

Joy Mukherjee belonged to a Bengali Kulin Brahmin family.

parents and siblings

Joy’s father, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was an Indian film producer and co-founder of Filmalaya Studios and received the Padma Shri award from the Government of India. His mother Sati Devi was a housewife.

He had five siblings including Deb Mukherjee (actor), Shomu Mukherjee (director), Subbir Mukherjee (producer), Rono Mukherjee (director) and a sister Shibani Maulik Mukherjee.

wife and children

Joy married Neelam Mukherjee in 1966. They have two sons, Sujoy Mukherjee and Monjoy Mukerji, and a daughter, Simran Mukherjee. Neelam Mukherjee graduated from UK.

Both Sujoy and Monjoy are filmmakers.

other relatives

He was the nephew of Hindi film director Subodh Mukerji. Ashok Kumar (actor), Anoop Kumar (actor) and Kishore Kumar (singer and actor) were his maternal uncles. Tanuja Samarth was his sister-in-law, wife of his brother Shomu Mukherjee and mother of Kajol, a famous Bollywood actress. He was the paternal uncle of famous Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji and famous film producer Ayan Mukerji.

family tree

religion

He followed Hinduism.

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job

actor

Joy made her film debut in 1960 with Simla’s Love opposite Sadhana. The film was inspired by the 1938 British film ‘Jane Steps Out’ and was a box office success.

After that, he worked with famous actresses like Saira Banu, Sadhna and Rajashree.

He was mainly known for films such as Aao Pyar Karen (1963), Shagird (1967), Ek Musafir Ek Haseena (1962), Ishaara (1964), Jee Chahta Hai (1964), Door Ki Awaaz (1964) and Love in Tokyo (1966). He also worked in the Punjabi film Dupatta, which was released in 1969. His popularity began to soar in the late 1960s, and a new generation of actors replaced him. His last film Insaaf Main Karoonga was released in 1985 starring Rajesh Khanna and Padmini Kolhapure.

filmmaker

Joy produced and directed the film Humsaya, which was released in 1968. He played a dual role in the film opposite Mala Sinha and Sharmila Tagore. However, the film was not a box office success.

He later produced ‘Love in Bombay’, the third film in Mukherjee’s Love In trilogy, following Love in Simla (1960) and Love in Tokyo (1966). He appeared with his maternal uncles Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar. The film was made in 1971 but was released by Joy Mukherjee’s son Monjoy Mukherjee in 2013, a year after his death. The movie was Joey’s dream project, but its release was delayed because there was no money to release it.

The 1977 film ‘Chhailla Babu’ became the first successful film of Joy Mukherjee’s directorial career. The film is written and produced by Shomu Mukherjee, directed by Joy Mukherjee, and stars Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman. The film became an overnight box office hit and helped Joey resolve his bankruptcy issues.

award

In October 2001 Joy received the CINTAA Award.

car collection

Joy Mukherjee used to drive a 1960 Ford Thunderbird.

celery

Joy Mukherjee charged up to one million rupees per film in the 1960s.

death

Joy Mukherjee died on March 9, 2012 at Leelavati Hospital in Mumbai. He had suffered a long illness and was on a ventilator before his last breath.

Favorites

• actress: Vijayantimala, Nutan

• sing: “Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna” from the movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

Facts/Quiz

• Joy Mukherjee is often labeled as Hindi cinema’s first chocolate boy, having started the shirtless trend in Bollywood films in the 1960s.
  

  Shirtless photo of Joy Mukherjee

• Joy Mukherjee wanted to be a tennis player before entering the film industry.
  

  Joy Mukherjee took this photo while playing tennis.

• Joy Mukherjee loved to smoke and was often seen smoking.
  

  Joey Mukherjee smoking a cigarette

• Joy signed his first film Hum Hindustani (1960) for a fee of Rs 200 offered to him by his uncle Ram Mukherjee. It was considered a huge amount at the time and since Joy Mukherjee initially did not want to pursue a career in films, his uncle offered him this amount.

• Joy Mukherjee knocked Asha Parekh off her lap while shooting a scene for the film Love in Tokyo. Even though it was an accident, she was seriously injured.

• Joy Mukherjee also worked in a few TV serials due to financial issues. Joy appeared in the TV serial ‘Ae Dil Enathan’ in 2009.

• The BMC on February 24, 2013, named a road in Andheri, Mumbai as ‘Shri Joy Mukerji Marg’ after Joy Mukherjee.

• Joy Mukherjee suffered severe financial losses due to the production of films such as Humsaya (1968) and Love in Bombay (2013). Joey says he didn’t have the money to release the 1970s film ‘Love in Bombay.’

• Joy Mukherjee once played a prank on his heroine Sadhana on the sets of the film Love in Simla (1960). The heroine, who was upset by the incident, refused to film the scene before being persuaded by film producer S Mukherjee.