Hindi Film 101: Mukherjee-Samarth Family Part 3, Nutan and Tanuja Arrive!

Happy Thursday!  And Happy “Day I Finally Reach Famous People” in my Samarth-Mukherjee family tree.  We are through all those b-level stars and pre-Independence film figures, now we are finally into the golden age stars, the ones who matter! (part 1 here, and part 2 here)

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Hindi Film 101: The Samarth-Mukherjee Family

Oh boy, another family saga!  I can settle in for a good long discussion.  This is also one of the oldest families in Indian film, on both sides, and pretty much the only matriarchy from the Samarth side. Older than the Chopras and as old as the Kapoors.

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