The Mukherjee-Samarth family is a Hindu Bengali-Marathi family that has been involved in the Hindi film industry since the 1930s, Shobhana Samarth having first acted in a film in 1935. The Mukherjee family was connected to the Samarth family by Tanuja's marriage to Shomu Mukherjee in 1973. Mukherjees The Mukherjee side of the family is a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin family headed by Sashadhar Mukherjee, described as the founder of Filmalaya studios. Sashadhar was married to Ashok Kumar's sister Satirani Ganguly. Their five sons, Rono Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee, Deb Mukherjee, Shomu Mukherjee and Shubir Mukherjee followed him into the industry. Rono was the director and composer of a single movie. He is also the father of actress Sharbani Mukherjee. Joy and Deb were both actors. Deb's son is director Ayan Mukerji and daughter Sunita is married to director Ashutosh Gowariker. Shomu became a director and producer. He is the father of actresses Kajol and Tanishaa. Chandana Mukherjee was a scholar of her times. She was the eldest among all the Mukherjee children. She got married into Guha Family, landlords of their times. Shubir is also a producer. Sashadhar's elder brother was Ravindramohan Mukherjee. His son, Ram Mukherjee, was a film director and one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios. He died on 22 October 2017. He had two children with his wife Krishna Mukerji, the actress Rani Mukerji, and Raja Mukerji who is a producer. Sashadhar's younger brother, Subodh Mukherjee, was a director. He died on 21 May 2005. He is survived by his wife Kamala, sons Subhash and Sanjay and daughter Gitanjali. Filmalaya Studios is currently owned by the surviving Mukerji brothers. Samarths The Samarth family is a Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) family. Their legacy in films began with Rattan Bai, an actress who acted in one Marathi film. Her daughter Shobhna Samarth (1916-2000), was an actress and appeared in films such as Ram Rajya (1943 ) as Sita. Later she acted in supporting role in films like Love in Simla (1960), which also featured Joy Mukherjee. Shobhna's husband was the film director Kumarsen Samarth, her cousin, Nalini Jaywant, was also an actress. Shobna's daughters are Chatura, Tanuja and Nutan. Tanuja and Nutan carried on the family tradition. Tanuja was a moderate success, but it was Nutan (1936–1991) who became a huge star. She holds the record for the most Filmfare awards won for Best Actress along with