Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Susmita Mukherjee Reveals Rs 1 Crore Debt, Forced C-Grade Films
Susmita Mukherjee is a famous Indian actress who has worked in movies, television, and theatre for over four decades.
Recently, people found out on social media that she had a very big debt of Rs 1 crore.
She said she had to take up 'C-Grade films' - movies she did not like - just to pay back that money.
She studied at the National School of Drama, one of India's top acting schools, in 1983.
She became a star by playing Kitty, a funny assistant, in the TV detective show Karamchand.
Many people remember her as Mangala Dadi, the funny blind grandmother in the comedy film Golmaal.
She also made audiences laugh in the movie Dostana as a glamorous aunt.
Besides acting, she wrote plays and started her own theatre group called Naatak Company.
Her story made many fans sad because such a brilliant actress had to struggle with money.
We should remember and celebrate all the wonderful work she has given to cinema.
Veteran actress Susmita Mukherjee went viral after revealing she had to take up 'C-Grade films' to clear a Rs 1 crore debt.
A 1983 National School of Drama graduate, she rose to fame as Kitty in the 1985 Doordarshan detective series Karamchand.
She is best remembered as blind grandmother Mangala Dadi in Rohit Shetty's Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) and for her role in Dostana (2008).
Her four-decade career spans films, television, and theatre, including the play Nati, which earned NFDC recognition, and her own theatre group Naatak Company.
Her recent credits include Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (2023) and the Netflix crime thriller Dabba Cartel (2025).
- Who
- Susmita Mukherjee, a veteran Indian actress known for Golmaal: Fun Unlimited and Karamchand.
- What
- She revealed online that she was forced to act in 'C-Grade films' to clear a Rs 1 crore debt.
- When
- Recently, in a viral social media revelation; her career spans from the 1980s to 2025.
- Where
- The Indian film and television industry, including Doordarshan and Bollywood.
- Why
- To repay a Rs 1 crore debt, with no financial safety net from the industry.
- Debt amount
- Rs 1 crore
- Drama school
- National School of Drama, graduated 1983
- Breakthrough role
- Kitty in Karamchand (1985, Doordarshan)
- Most famous role
- Mangala Dadi in Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006)
- Feature film debut
- Yeh Woh Manzil Toh Nahin (1987)
- Recent work
- Dabba Cartel (Netflix, 2025)
- Theatre
- Founded Naatak Company; wrote play Nati (NFDC recognition)