Film producer Jayanta Mukherjee, husband of veteran actor Moushumi Chatterjee and son of legendary singer-composer Hemant Kumar, has died in Mumbai. He was in his late 70s.
Mukherjee died on Thursday evening, 12 November, at his home in Khar after a period of ill health linked to age-related ailments. His death was confirmed by BN Tiwari, president of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), who told news agency PTI that Mukherjee had been unwell for some time.
Mukherjee was a producer in his own right. His films included Mazaaq (1975) and Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979), and he was also involved with the television serial Talaash (1992).
He married Moushumi Chatterjee in 1972, and the couple were together for more than five decades. He is survived by his wife and their younger daughter Megha. The family has not yet shared a public statement or details of the last rites.
