Ram Mukerji (18 October 1933 — 22 October 2017) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter in

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and Bengali cinema. He was one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios,

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. He is most known for his films, '' Hum Hindustani'' (1960) and ''

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'' (1964), starring

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and

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. He belonged to the Mukerji-Samarth family, as his father Ravindramohan Mukherjee was the elder brother of

Sashadhar Mukherjee Sashadhar Mukherjee (29 September 1909 – 3 November 1990) was an Indian filmmaker in Hindi cinema. He started his career with Bombay Talkies in the 1930s, and later established Filmistan Studio with Rai Bahadur Chunilal (father of music direc ...

, and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. His wife Krishna Mukherjee is a playback singer, his daughter Rani Mukerji is a noted

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actress, and his son is director Raja Mukerji. Raja Mukerji assisted his father in a few films, before making his acting debut with ''Bidhatar Khela'' (2007). He previously, directed and produced his daughter Rani Mukerji's film debut, ''

Biyer Phool ''Biyer Phool'' () is a 1996 Indian Bengali-language romantic family drama film, directed and co-written by Ram Mukherjee. It stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indrani Haldar and Rani Mukerji in her debut. It was shot in Gangtok and coordinated ...

'' in 1996, and produced her Hindi film debut ''

Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat ''Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Ashok Gaikwad. The film marked the Hindi film debut of actress Rani Mukerji. Starting in 1995, principal photography took place in Gangtok and wa ...

'' in 1997. Mukerji died on 22 October 2017 at the age of 84, four days after his 84th birthday.

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