Veteran actor tanuja turned 80 yesterday. On the special day, her daughter actor kajol wrote a heartfelt birthday wish for her.
She shared a video in which she said, “Happy eightieth birthday, mom. I can never thank you enough for everything you’ve taught me by example and still continue to do so today. I love you to bits and pieces. In one of them, she talked about being “bred in the film industry”. She is heard saying, “I was born and bred and brought up in this film industry, for me this is family.”
Tanuja, younger sister of Nutan, married filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee. She is the daughter of Bollywood’s legendary actor Shobna Samarth and producer Kumarsen Samarth.
Tanuja is best known for her roles in hindi and bengali films. Some of her best performances include 'Memdidi' (1961), 'Deya Neya' (1963), 'Chand Aur Suraj' (1965), 'Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi' (1966), 'Jewel Thief' (1967) among others.
Veteran actor tanuja Samarth was born on september 23, 1943. The timeless beauty made her acting debut at the age of 16, and won everyone's hearts with her acts in Bollywood. Her debut movie, "Chhabili," was released when she was 16 years old. "Memdidi" followed in 1962, and then got starred in numerous films. tanuja met her husband, Shomu Mukherjee on the sets of 'Ek Baar Muskura Do', and got married to him in the year 1973. The couple shares two daughters kajol and Tanishaa.
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