
Moushumi Chatterjee, who is recognised for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, was the sixth highest-paid actress in Hindi films during the 1970s. She made her movie debut in the Bengali hit Balika Badhu (1967). Anuraag (1972) was her first Hindi movie alongside Vinod Mehra. The movie earned her a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, followed by another nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974). Moushumi Chatterjee has worked with Vinod Mehra in Anuraag (1972), Us-Paar (1974), Raftaar (1975), Umar Qaid (1975), Mazaaq (1975), Zindagi (1976) and Do Jhoot (1975); Benaam (1999) and Manzil (1979) with Amitabh Bachchan; Bhola Bhala (1978), Prem Bandhan (1979) and Ghar Parivar (1991) with Rajesh Khanna and Angoor (1982), Daasi (1981) and Itni Si Baat (1981) with Sanjeev Kumar. By 1985, the actress graduated to supporting roles in several movies. In over four decades, the actress has worked in over 100 movies, including Hindi, Bengali and a cameo in a Marathi movie Bhannat Bhanu (1982). Moushumi was known as Indira at home. She got engaged at an early age to the guardian and neighbour Hemant Kumar's son, Jayant Mukherjee. Together they have two daughters, Payal and Megha. In 2019, the actress lost her eldest daughter Payal at the age of forty-five. She contested in the 2004 Lok Sabha election as a candidate for Indian National Congress but lost. In 2019, Moushumi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Bollywood actors Shashi Kapoor and Moushumi Chatterjee in a close-up mode during a film shoot.

Moushumi Chatterjee, a successful Bengali actress in Bollywood, captured at a film shoot in Bombay in 1970.

Film memorabilia of veteran Bengali film director Basu Chatterjee's flick on the display during an archival exhibition of films and memorabilia titled Basu Chatterjee: A Manzil of Memories, organised at the Weavers Studio, in Kolkata on April 27, 2014.

Film memorabilia of eye-catching Bengali movie director Basu Chatterjee's flick 'Manzil' on the display during an archival exhibition of films and memorabilia, titled Basu Chatterjee: A Manzil of Memories, organised at the Weavers Studio, in Kolkata on April 27, 2014.