She hailed from a middle-class family in Belghoria in northern suburbs of the city and was into modelling since college days. After her father's death, she was married to a businessman from Jhargram but not much is known about the marriage as she returned to Kolkata, industry sources said. Mukherjee has acted in six Odia films including 'Bande Utkala Janani', directed by Suvendu Swain, and Ashok Pati's 'Prem Rogi', both of which were box office hits.
