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Gyan Mukherjee is a Director and Scriptwriter Indian born on 30 september 1909 at Varanasi (Inde)
Gyan Mukherjee (30 September 1909 – 13 November 1956) was an Indian film director and screenwriter, who worked in Hindi cinema, most known for hits Jhoola (1941) and Kismet (1943).
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Gyan Mukherjee
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Nationality Inde
Birth 30 september 1909 at Varanasi (Inde)
Death 13 november 1956 (at 47 years) at West Bengal (Inde)
Birth 30 september 1909 at Varanasi (Inde)
Death 13 november 1956 (at 47 years) at West Bengal (Inde)
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Sangram (1950)
, 2h19Directed by Gyan Mukherjee
Genres Drama
Actors Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Shashi Kapoor, Tabassum
Rating65%
A cop brings up his motherless son, spoiling him by succumbing to even his unnecessary demands, resulting in his getting familiar with ruffians and even gambling. The boy Kunwar (Shashi Kapoor) even once carries his father's pistol and fires it at a chum in a fit of rage. Timely help from father (Nawab) saves him from the lock-up.
Kismet (1943)
, 2h23Directed by Gyan Mukherjee
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, David Abraham, Kanu Roy, Mehmood Ali
Rating72%
Shekhar (Ashok Kumar) is a pickpocket and con man, who is released from jail after serving his third sentence. It is at once evident that he has no intention of mending his ways, as he relieves a pickpocket of his catch, which happens to be an old, priceless watch.
Jhoola (1941)
Directed by Gyan Mukherjee
Actors Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Ali
Rating66%
A young widow called Kamala (Aruna Devi) approaches the new zamindar of her village to waive off the land tax as she is in financially straitened circumstances. She is called for a private audience with him, where she is surprised to discover that the new zamindar is none other than Mahesh (Shah Nawaz), her one time lover. Mahesh inquires about her late husband out of curiosity, only to discover to his surprise that she never married. Having considered him her husband, she pretended to be a widow to avoid being forced into marriage against her will.
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Sangram (1950)
, 2h19Directed by Gyan Mukherjee
Genres Drama
Actors Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Shashi Kapoor, Tabassum
Roles Writer
Rating65%
A cop brings up his motherless son, spoiling him by succumbing to even his unnecessary demands, resulting in his getting familiar with ruffians and even gambling. The boy Kunwar (Shashi Kapoor) even once carries his father's pistol and fires it at a chum in a fit of rage. Timely help from father (Nawab) saves him from the lock-up.
Kismet (1943)
, 2h23Directed by Gyan Mukherjee
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, David Abraham, Kanu Roy, Mehmood Ali
Rating72%
Shekhar (Ashok Kumar) is a pickpocket and con man, who is released from jail after serving his third sentence. It is at once evident that he has no intention of mending his ways, as he relieves a pickpocket of his catch, which happens to be an old, priceless watch.
Naya Sansar (1941)
, 2h38Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Ashok Kumar, Ashok Kumar, David Abraham
Jhoola (1941)
Directed by Gyan Mukherjee
Actors Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Ali
Rating66%
A young widow called Kamala (Aruna Devi) approaches the new zamindar of her village to waive off the land tax as she is in financially straitened circumstances. She is called for a private audience with him, where she is surprised to discover that the new zamindar is none other than Mahesh (Shah Nawaz), her one time lover. Mahesh inquires about her late husband out of curiosity, only to discover to his surprise that she never married. Having considered him her husband, she pretended to be a widow to avoid being forced into marriage against her will.
