Tanuja Mukherjee (nee Samarth), popularly known as
Tanuja, is an Indian film actress. She is the mother of Hindi film actresses,
Kajol and
Tanisha, and is most remembered for her roles in Hindi films like
Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966),
Jewel Thief,
Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), and
Anubhav (1971). Simultaneously she appeared in Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati films like,
Zaakol, Pitruroon (Marathi), Naari tu Narayani'(Gujarati), and several Bengali films such as
Antony Phiringee,
Deya Neya,
Teen Bhuvaner Parey (1969),
Prothom Kadam Phool, and
Rajkumari.