18 December,2023 06:49 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Actress Tanuja
Veteran actress Tanuja, who was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Mumbai on Sunday, is recovering well and will be discharged in a couple of days, a source on Monday said. The 80-year-old actor, popular for films such as "Jewel Thief" and "Haathi Mere Saathi", was taken to a Juhu hospital on Sunday evening due to age-related issues.
"She is much better and will be discharged in a day or two," the source told PTI.
Tanuja Samarth is the daughter of the iconic Bollywood actor Shobna Samarth and producer Kumarsen Samarth. Nutan was her elder sister, and she was married to director Shomu Mukherjee. She made her film debut as a child artiste in 1950 with 'Hamari Beti', which also launched her elder sister Nutan's acting career. The film was the directorial debut of her mother, veteran star Shobhna Samarth.
Tanuja is most recognized for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. 'Memdidi' (1961), 'Deya Neya' (1963), 'Chand Aur Suraj' (1965), 'Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi' (1966), 'Jewel Thief' (1967), and others are among her notable works. Tanuja was most recently featured in the Prime Video anthology 'Modern Love Mumbai', in the film 'Baai'. A popular actor in the 1960s and 1970s, she is also known for her films like 'Mere Jeevan Sathi', 'Jeene Ki Raah', 'Teen Bhubaner Pare' and 'Prothom Kadam Phool'.
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Tanuja, who has also starred in TV shows 'Aarambh' and 'Junoon', is the mother of actors Kajol and Tanishaa Mukerji. She turned 80 in September this year. Both Kajol and her husband Ajay Devgn shared posts to wish Tanuja.
Taking to Instagram, Ajay shared a picture on his stories and wrote, "Our constant source of joy and just pure positive energy. Happiest Birthday Tanujaji! Keep glowing as always. Love & Respect." Kajol also shared a cute photo of her mother and conveyed her gratitude for all the birthday wishes. "The birthday girl thanks everyone with a tiara on her head for all the love and wishes and with sheer gratitude says 'THANK YOU'," she posted.
Tanuja met her husband, Shomu Mukherjee on the sets of âEk Baar Muskura Do', and got married to him in the year 1973. Shomu died on 10 April 2008 from a heart attack, aged 64.
