Moushumi Chatterjee is one of the leading ladies in the 70s. She was counted as one of her generation’s highest-paid actresses in the Hindi cinema industry. For the unversed, she was just ten years old when she made her acting debut in the movie, Balika Vadhu. Since then, she worked in many films and was also rumoured to have been in relationships with many actors of her time. However, she gave her whole heart and was happily married to the love of her life, Jayant Mukherjee, who is also the famous singer, late Hemant Kumar’s son.
Moushumi Chatterjee opened up about why she got married at 15
In an interview with Lehren, Moushumi Chatterjee once shared that she was in 10th standard when she got engaged to Jayanta Mukherjee. The Roti Kapda Aur Makaan actress revealed that it was due to the wish of her bua, who was fighting against cancer in the last stage and wanted to get Moushumi married. Thus, her father-in-law, Hemanta Kumar suggested her to get married. Moushumi said:
“My father was very close to his elder sister and she was in the last stage of cancer. Her last wish was to see me getting married. So, my father-in-law suggested that the wedding should happen. I even skipped my exams. I also got a film around the same time. Everything was just falling into place.”