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‘Everyone wanted me as their wife’: Moushumi Chatterjee on getting married at 15 after Balika Badhu

The Indian Express·Entertainment Desk·21 days ago
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Veteran actor Moushumi Chatterjee , who has been married to music composer Jayanta Mukherjee for over five decades, got married at just 15 years old. The actress got engaged while she was still in Class 10, shortly after making her acting debut with the Bengali film Balika Badhu in 1967. She became a mother at 17, yet went on to become one of the biggest stars of the 1970s, sharing screen space with legends like Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. With films such as Roti Kapda Aur Makaan and Kacche Dhaage, she established herself as one of the most sought-after actresses of her generation. Moushumi has now opened up about the circumstances behind her early marriage. In a conversation with NDTV, the actress recalled how her personal life changed rapidly during her teenage years, as her marriage to Jayanta Mukherjee was finalised around the same time her acting career had just begun. ‘Everything happened for a reason’ Moushumi revealed that she was studying in Class 10 when she got engaged.…

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