Moushumi Chatterjee says she got married at 15 to fulfill dying aunt's wish: ‘Everyone wanted me…’

Moushumi Chatterjee married producer Jayanta Mukherjee at the age of 15 after she made her debut in Balika Badhu in 1967. 

Veteran star Moushumi Chatterjee quickly rose to fame after making her debut in Tarun Majumdar’s 1967 film Balika Badhu. As her career scaled, she starred alongside superstars like Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. However, Moushumi took a decision that actresses rarely made early in their careers -- she married producer Jayanta Mukherjee in 1972, when she was in the 10th standard and was just 15 years old at the time. In a recent interaction, she explained how she got married at such a young age.

'Everyone wanted me as their wife'