Ganguly family
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Key Takeaways
- The Ganguly family is an Indian show business family active in Hindi cinema (Bollywood).
- In a film industry dominated by familial connections the Ganguly brothers served as an important bridge between various Bollywood film clans.
- The family comprises the descendants of three brothers - Ashok Kumar Ganguly, Anoop Kumar Ganguly and Abhas 'Kishore' Kumar Ganguly - and their sister Sati Rani Mukherjee.
- Supposedly, Kishore Kumar inherited his sense of comedy from Kunjalal.
- If Rattan Bai from their extended family network is ignored, Ashok Kumar was the first person in the family to go into the film industry.
The Ganguly family is an Indian show business family active in Hindi cinema (Bollywood). It originates from the Ganguly brothers: Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar.
In a film industry dominated by familial connections the Ganguly brothers served as an important bridge between various Bollywood film clans.
Background
The Ganguly family are a family of film personalities active in the Hindi film industry. The family comprises the descendants of three brothers - Ashok Kumar Ganguly, Anoop Kumar Ganguly and Abhas 'Kishore' Kumar Ganguly - and their sister Sati Rani Mukherjee.
The history of the Ganguly family begins with Kunjalal Ganguly, an advocate by profession coming from a long line of lawyers from Bikrampur, Dhaka district, Eastern Bengal region (now Bangladesh) and who had settled in Khandwa, and his wife Gouri Rani Devi, the grand-daughter of Raja Shibchandra Banerjee and sister of classical singer Dhananjay Banerjee. The celebrated brothers and their sister, who gave birth to the Mukherjee's of Bollywood, were born to these two. Supposedly, Kishore Kumar inherited his sense of comedy from Kunjalal. Also, the most popular film featuring all three Ganguly brothers – Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi – was, supposedly, inspired by Kunjalal's Chrysler that he bought in 1928, a year before the birth of his youngest son.
If Rattan Bai from their extended family network is ignored, Ashok Kumar was the first person in the family to go into the film industry. His daughter Preeti Ganguly, son-in-law Deven Verma (married to his elder daughter Rupa Verma (nee Ganguly)) and granddaughter Anuradha Patel also became accomplished actors. Ashok Kumar's son Aroop Kumar Ganguly never joined the film industry.
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