Mukherjee married to Arundhati Devi (Guha Thakurta), who was an actress in Bengali film.
Mukherjee had also co-starred with Arundhati in Bengali film Shorashi (1954) directed by Pashupati Chetrjee.
Though he was a successful person in his career, Mukherjee was emotionally plagued by two divorces until he visited Dwarka Mai and the home of Shirdi Sai Baba’s tomb.
Here he found peace, courage and strength to turn his life around and live it to the fullest.
He spent the remainder of his life studying the teachings of Shirdi Sai Baba, the Indian saint.