Moushumi Chatterjee is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairing with Rajesh Khanna, Shashi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar and Vinod Mehra were popular. She was the sixth highest paid actress in Hindi films during the 70s. She joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 2 January 2019.Chatterjee was born in Calcutta. Her real name is Indira.[1] Her father Prantosh Chattopadhyaya (from Bikrampur) was in the Indian Army and her grandfather was a judge.She married producer Jayanta Mukherjee, son of music composer and singer Hemant Kumar, who is also an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. They have two daughters, Payal and Megha. She started acting in Hindi films after marriage.[6][7]
Chatterjee contested in 2004 Lok Sabha election as a candidate for Indian National Congress, but lost.[8] In 2019, she joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[9] Her daughter Payal died on 13 December 2019.[10]
