Mukherjee was part of the famous
Mukherjee-Samarth family whose involvement with the film industry spans four generations, beginning from the 1930s. His father was
Sashadhar Mukherjee, the owner of Filmalaya studios, who produced
Love in Shimla (1960). His mother, Satidevi Mukherjee (Née Ganguly), was the only sister of
Ashok Kumar,
Anup Kumar and
Kishore Kumar. His brothers were
Joy Mukherjee, a successful actor in the 1960s and
Shomu Mukherjee, the husband of actress
Tanuja. His nieces are actresses
Kajol and
Tanisha. Other members of his family include
Rani Mukerji and
Sharbani Mukherjee. ==Death==