Ayan Mukerji, an Indian film director from the prominent Sashadhar Mukherjee family, was born in 1983.

Ayan Mukerji (born 15 August 1983) is a Hindi film director and producer from India. At the age of 26, Mukerji made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age comedy Wake Up Sid (2009), produced by Karan Johar. The film debuted to positive reviews and box-office results. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, a 2013 coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama, is one of the highest-grossing Hindi films.
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