Suujoy J. Mukerji hails from a family of legends who have a left an indelible mark in the history of Indian cinema. He is the third generation of filmmaker from the lineage of Sashadhar Mukherjee to Joy Mukerji. Born into the family of legends, he believed in learning from the scratch and started his career as an assistant director in films like Sangdil Sanam, Rock Dancer. He then went on to play lead roles in films like Mehboob Mere Mehboob, Hum Hai Kamaal Ke, Pyar Pyar and then eventually moved on to producing and directing television serials and corporate AVs. Suujoy was also an associated producer in the film Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara which was directed by his brother Monjoy under the Joy Mukerji Productions banner.

Currently as a Director of Filmalaya studio, he oversees the operations and plans to revamp the facility into a state of art studio in future. He is also working on his dream project ‘Smera’ and will also work on ‘Ek Musafir Ek Hasina’ -his father Joy Mukerji’s superhit film, in a new avatar best suited to today’s era. Suujoy had always thought ahead of his time but waited patiently to put his dream project together. While ‘Ab Mujhe Udnaa Hai’ showcases the guts, grit and glory of a physically and emotionally traumatized teenager to soar high in the sky. The short film won 40 awards nationally and internationally, including the most prestigious DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD, making it one of the best works of the director. His forthcoming project is a web series - ‘Gutka King’ and three short films - ‘Kalpvrich’, 'Bhook', and 'Zameer' which is in progress state.