Tanisha Mukerji (born 3 March 1978) is an Indian film actress known for her works predominantly in Bollywood, and few Telugu and Tamil films. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee and actress Tanuja Samarth, and the younger sister of actress Kajol. She made her debut with the Hindi film Sssshhh... in 2003. She had her first hit with Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar, appearing alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.[1] She also was a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss 7 in 2013.