Mumbai, March 10 Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee celebrated 50 years of marital bliss with her husband, Jayanta Mukherjee, by sharing a throwback photo from her Bengali wedding on social media.
The photo posted by Moushumi showed her and Jayanta performing the wedding rituals with a shy smile on their faces.
Both of them looked simple yet highly appealing as the traditional bride and groom.
Posting the photo on her official X (formerly known as Twitter) handle, the actress wrote, "Fifty Years Plus And Counting. On This Day When I Tied The Knot This Was One Lovely Moment Captured On Camera. Sharing With All Of You."
Moushumi married Jayanta at a young age, and the couple has two daughters – Megha Mukherjee and Payal Mukherjee.
However, unfortunately, her daughter Payal, who was suffering from type 1 diabetes and had been in a coma since 2018, passed away on December 13, 2019. She was 45 years old at the time.
Shifting our focus to Moushumi's cinematic journey, she entered the glamour world at the age of 19. Her first movie was Tarun Majumdar's Bengali film "Balika Badhu".
In 1972, Moushumi made her debut as the leading lady in the Hindi film "Anuraag", directed by Shakti Samanta.
Following her debut as a lead, she starred in several noteworthy films alongside some big names from the industry, including "Naina" with Shashi Kapoor, "Kachhe Dhaage" starring Vinod Khanna, "Us Paar" opposite Vinod Mehra, "Benaam", co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, "Humshakal" with Rajesh Khanna, and "Roti Kapada Aur Makaan" featuring Manoj Kumar.
Having enjoyed a successful career as a Hindi film actress, Moushumi decided to enter politics. She contested the 2004 Lok Sabha election as a candidate for the Indian National Congress. However, in 2019, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.