Sharbani Mukherjee

Sharbani Mukherjee (alternate name: Sharbani Mukherji) is an Indian actress working predominantly in Hindi films and in a few Malayalam language films to her credits.

She is the daughter of Rono Mukerji and thus part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family. Her paternal uncles were Deb Mukherjee, Joy Mukherjee and Shomu Mukherjee. Her paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a filmmaker. His wife Satirani Devi was the sister of Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Her paternal cousins are actresses Rani Mukerji, Kajol and Tanisha, director Ayan Mukerji and noted MIT algebraic geometer Davesh Maulik. Her brother Samrat Mukerji is also a Bollywood and Bengali actor.

Sharbani made her debut with the hit film Border. She was featured opposite Samir Soni in the song "Ghar Aaja Sonia", sung by Shazia Mansoor. She has also acted in various ads. By 2008 she shifted her focus into Mollywood, her debut Malayalam film Raakilipattu was a mystery-thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and co-starring Jyothika, Tabu and Ishitta Arun. She played the lead role in the film Sufi Paranja Katha.It is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave.