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Samrat Mukerji Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth29 May 1970

Age54 Years (as of 2024)

BirthplaceKolkata, West Bengal, India

ProfessionActor

NationalityIndian

Marital statusDivorced

FamilyFather - Rono Mukerji; Mother - Shamita Mukerji; Sister - Sharbani Mukerji; Grandfather - Sashadhar Mukherjee

Samrat Mukerji Biography

Samrat Mukerji is an Indian actor from Kolkata who has worked across Bollywood and Bengali cinema as well as in Bengali television. Born into the prominent

Early life and background

Samrat Mukerji was born on 29 May 1970 in Kolkata, West Bengal. Raised in a family with deep roots in Indian cinema, he learned Bharat Natyam from his mother at a young age. His father, Rono Mukerji, worked in the film industry as a director and composer, and his mother, Shamita Mukerji, trained in classical dance. He is part of the Mukherjee-Samarth film family; several relatives, including cousins Kajol and Rani Mukerji, are established actors.

Career

Mukerji began acting as a child artist at the age of 13, appearing in the 1983 film Karate. Over the years he has taken roles in both Hindi and Bengali films, moving between mainstream Bollywood projects and regional cinema. In the mid-to-late 1990s he played roles in films such as Ram Aur Shyam (1996), Bhai Bhai (1997), Zanjeer (1998) and Sikandar Sadak Ka (1999). He also appeared in Sar Ankhon Par (1999) and took on Bengali film work, including Tomake Solam.

In the 2000s Mukerji continued to act in feature films. His credits from this period include Sabse Badhkar Hum (2002), The Blue Umbrella (2005) in which he played the role of Bijju, Aankhon Mein Sapne Liye (2005), Tapeshya (2006) and several Bengali titles. In 2010 he portrayed Ganesh Ghosh in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and appeared in Bengali films such as Preyoshi and Kaka No 1. Subsequent film work included Handcuff (2011), Swabhoomi (2013), Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke (2013), Abar Hobe To Dekha (2014), Boudi.Com (2015) and the crime-thriller Foot Path (2018).

Mukerji has also been active on television, mainly in Bengali-language serials. His first TV role came in 2013 as Mahisasur in Durgotinashini Durga on Star Jalsha. He reprised or returned to similar mythological characters, appearing as Mahisasur in Mahisasurmardini on Colors Bangla in 2015 and later acting in Jayang Dehi in 2018. From 2020 to 2022 he played the character Samrat (Sammy) Kumar in the Star Jalsha serial Gangaram.

Throughout his career Mukerji was attached at various times to projects that did not reach release; several films he was signed for in the 1990s and 2000s were shelved by producers.

Public profile

Samrat Mukerji’s physical profile listed in available public records places his height at about 180 cm (5'11") and his weight around 80 kg (176 lbs). He has dark brown eyes and black hair. Publicly available personal details note that he is Indian by nationality and that he was raised in Kolkata, which is also cited as his hometown. He is identified as divorced and is reported to have two children from his previous marriage. Media coverage has linked him in various stories to television actress Sumona Chakravarti; those reports have been met with denials from the actress, who has described such marriage claims as incorrect and said she prefers not to discuss her personal relationships with the press.

Latest updates

A recent incident involving Mukerji received media attention: on 20 August 2024 Kolkata Police arrested him after a road collision in Behala, south-western Kolkata. Reports state that his car hit a motorcycle and then crashed into a nearby house, damaging its boundary wall. The available information attributes the arrest and the crash to that incident.

Family and connections

Samrat Mukerji comes from a film family: his grandfather Sashadhar Mukherjee was a filmmaker and a founder of Filmalaya Studios in Amboli, Mumbai. His sister Sharbani Mukherji is also an actress. His familial network includes several well-known industry figures and has informed both his early training and career trajectory.

Latest work

Samrat Mukerji’s screen work in recent years includes the Bengali crime-thriller Foot Path (2018) and his television role in Gangaram (2020–2022). He has continued to alternate between film and television roles in Bengali-language productions as well as occasional appearances in Hindi films.

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Recent Work

Foot Path

Bengali crime-thriller film in which he acted

2018
Gangaram

Played Samrat (Sammy) Kumar in the Star Jalsha TV serial

2020-2022
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Career Highlights

  1. Child artist debut in Karate (1983)
  2. Role of Bijju in The Blue Umbrella (2005)
  3. Portrayed freedom fighter Ganesh Ghosh in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010)
  4. Long-running television role in Gangaram (2020–2022)
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Samrat Mukerji was born on 29 May 1970.

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Samrat Mukerji's marital status is listed as Divorced.