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Hrishikesh Mukherjee is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Assistant Director, Editor and Presenter Indian born on 30 september 1922 at Kolkata (Inde)

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Hrishikesh Mukherjee
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Nationality Inde
Birth 30 september 1922 at Kolkata (Inde)
Death 27 august 2006 (at 83 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
Awards Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Vibhushan

Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Bengali: হৃষিকেশ মুখোপাধ্যায়/মুখার্জী Hrishikesh Mukhopaddhae/Mukharji (see naming conventions)) (30 September 1922–27 August 2006) was a famous Indian film director known for a number of films, including Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, Namak Haraam and an entertaining good suspense movie Buddha Mil Gaya.

Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades, and is named the pioneer of the 'middle cinema' of India. Renowned for his social films that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, Mukherjee "carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of art cinema".

He also remained the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC),. The Government of India honoured him with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1999 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001. He received the NTR National Award in 2001.

Biography

Hrishikesh Mukherjee a commencé sa carrière en tant que monteur, et assistant réalisateur à Bombay, en 1951. Il accompagna durant six ans Bimal Roy, lui-même réalisateur prestigieux en Inde. Mais, en 1957, il se lance dans la réalisation avec Musafir. Raj Kapoor le remarque, et voir en lui un très grand réalisateur. Il le conseillera en 1959 pour la réalisation du long métrage Anari. Ce film fut un succès, autant au box office, que dans la critique.

En 1960, il réalise son prochain film, nommé Anuradha. Le Président d'Inde lui décerne une médaille pour la beauté des images et du scénario.

C'est en 1970 qu'Hrishikesh Mukherjee réalisera sa principale œuvre, Anand.

Il est l'un des plus célèbres réalisateurs indiens.

Usually with

Gulzar
Gulzar
(12 films)
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
(12 films)
Salil Chowdhury
Salil Chowdhury
(13 films)
Asrani
Asrani
(12 films)
David Abraham
David Abraham
(13 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Hrishikesh Mukherjee (66 films)

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Actor

Guddi
Guddi (1971)
, 3h8
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jaya Bachchan, Pran Krishan Sikand, Dharmendra, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Sumita Sanyal, Utpal Dutt
Rating71% 3.5905053.5905053.5905053.5905053.590505
Kusum (aka Guddi) (Jaya Bachchan) is a spunky and carefree schoolgirl who lives with her father (A. K. Hangal), brother and sister-in-law (Sumita Sanyal). Guddi has a crush on film star Dharmendra, whom she regards as a superman who can do no wrong, unable to distinguish between his on-screen image and the real person behind the star.

Director

Jhoothi
Jhoothi (1985)
, 2h16
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Rekha, Raj Babbar, Amol Palekar, Supriya Pathak, Deven Varma, Dina Pathak
Rating65% 3.280863.280863.280863.280863.28086
Kalpana, a tomboyish character, lives with her mother, sister Alpana and brother Kamal, a police inspector. Kalpana is a compulsive liar but always for a good cause, landing herself and others often, in peculiar situations and misunderstandings too. While she sets up her brother with Seema and helps her sister Alpana come closer to Rasik, she herself falls for Dr Anil.
Kissi Se Na Kehna
Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983)

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Comedy
Actors Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Utpal Dutt, Saeed Jaffrey, Bindiya Goswami, Deven Varma
Rating72% 3.6379253.6379253.6379253.6379253.637925
Kailash Pati, a widower, lives a retired life spending time complaining about the ways of new generation. To save his only son from getting spoiled, he decides to get him married. In this endeavour, he meets westernized girls. Disappointed, decides he would get his son married to girl who does not speak English and is traditional in all ways.
Rang Birangi
Rang Birangi (1983)
, 3h
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Parveen Babi, Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Utpal Dutt, Farooq Sheikh, Chhaya Devi
Rating71% 3.587493.587493.587493.587493.58749
Ajay Sharma is a very successful entrepreneur who has now transformed into a workaholic and is seen ignoring his wife of seven years, Nirmala. Enter Ravi Kapoor, a friend of Ajay notices Nirmala's loneliness and decides to fix things by rekindling the spark in their life. Thus starts a hilarious comedy involving Ajay's secretary, Anita and her boyfriend, Jeet and a re-enactment of Pati, Patni aur Woh.
Bemisal
Bemisal (1982)

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drama
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Vinod Mehra, Aruna Irani, Om Shivpuri, Deven Varma
Rating68% 3.442123.442123.442123.442123.44212
Dr. Sudhir Roy (Amitabh Bachchan) and Dr. Prashant Chaturvedi (Vinod Mehra) meet Ms. Kavita Goel (Raakhee) on a holiday and start meeting her regularly. Though he himself was interested in Kavita, Sudhir recommends Prashant to her for marriage. When she asks why he himself can't marry her, Sudhir narrates his flashback.
Naram Garam
Naram Garam (1981)

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt, Dr. Swaroop Sampat, Shatrughan Sinha, A. K. Hangal, Nilu Phule
Rating73% 3.6904053.6904053.6904053.6904053.690405
Naram Garam is the story of Kusum (Swaroop Sampat) and her father (AK Hangal) who are left homeless due to non-repayment of debts of the local money lender. They are helped by Ramprasad (Amol Palekar), who is in love with Kusum. Bhavani Shankar (Utpal Dutt), Ramprasad's employer, who is feared by his family members and employees, but is himself terrified of his own mother-in-law (Dina Pathak). Ramprasad helps Bhavani Shankar get the possession of his ancestral home after a 53-year-long legal battle with a squatter and is therefore assigned the responsibility of getting the house back in shape so that it can be re-occupied. In the meanwhile, Kusum and her father come to the shelter of Ramprasad and start staying in the house. Ramprasad doesn't have a house of his own, hence decides to let them stay illegally until he can find an alternative.
Khubsoorat
Khubsoorat (1980)

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Shashikala, Dina Pathak, David Abraham
Rating75% 3.7915753.7915753.7915753.7915753.791575
Middle aged Nirmala Gupta (Dina Pathak), wife of Dwarka Prasad Gupta (Ashok Kumar) and mother of four, was a disciplinarian and runs her household on rules. Everyone, including her husband follow her rules though they don't always approve her ways. She even selects wives for her sons herself and now selects Anju for her second son.
Gol Maal
Gol Maal (1979)

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Comedy
Actors Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt, Bindiya Goswami, David Abraham, Amitabh Bachchan, Deven Varma
Rating84% 4.2469354.2469354.2469354.2469354.246935
Ramprasad Dashrathprasad Sharma (Amol Palekar) is looking for a better paying job. He and his sister Ratna (Manju Singh) have no relatives or acquaintances except Dr. Kedar (David). Dr. Kedar tells him about Bhavani Shankar's (Utpal Dutt) firm known as Urmila Traders.
Jurmana
Jurmana (1979)
, 2h19
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Vinod Mehra, Dr. Shriram Lagoo, Asrani, A. K. Hangal
Rating68% 3.4311753.4311753.4311753.4311753.431175
Inder Saxena is a building contractor from Delhi with an attitude that money is the foremost thing in the world. His maternal uncle persuades a reluctant Inder to visit and supervise a project's progress at Pratapgadh. Once there, he meets his college mate Prakash (Vinod Mehra), his professor Daya Shankar Sharma (Shreeram Lagoo) and his daughter Rama (Raakhee). Inder sets his eyes on Rama but Prakash, secretly admiring Rama, tells Inder (Amitabh Bachchan) that she is the kind of girl who can't be lured with the power of money. But, Inder has firm perception that women want only money, bets Prakash that he will lure Rama with his money. After each of his bag of tricks fail, he publishes a book of her poems and gifts it to her. This gesture surprises Rama and is very delighted. One day Inder asks Rama to accompany him. Rama promises him and lies to her father about seeing off Laila (Farida Jalal). Upon learning the truth, Daya Shankar unexpectedly drops in with Prakash at Inder's house, finds Rama in his bedroom and scorns her for lying. Rama leaves the house forever and while heading towards Delhi, is robbed for which she has to get down the train. Distressed Rama gets the help of Station Master Nandalal (Asrani), who shelters her in his house. Coincidentally, the same train meets with an accident. Assuming an unrecognizable damaged body to be Rama, the police sends a letter to Daya Shankar about her death, shocking everyone. Inder, feeling guilty for the incident, believes that Rama is alive and searches for her. Meanwhile, Rama learns singing to forget her sorrows and becomes a renowned singer. One day Inder hears her singing on radio, finds her out and informs Prakash. Eventually with all misunderstandings and differences settled, Rama and Inder come together.
Naukri
Naukri (1978)

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Rajesh Khanna, Raj Kapoor, Florence Ezekiel Nadira, Om Shivpuri, Tom Alter, A. K. Hangal
Rating68% 3.440683.440683.440683.440683.44068
The film opens up with a distraught tensed up Ranjit watching his mother and his sister and their adopted brother closely. He is wearing a depressing look as he cannot earn and feed his family members properly being a handicapped person. He walks with help of walking stick. He decides that its better to commit suicide and die rather than giving trouble to others and also seeing his family members struggle for survival. His mother loves him a lot although he is limping and jobless. She asks him not to worry and be happy. Their landlord has asked them to vacate the premises the next day. Tension looming around his mind, Ranjit decides to go out early in the morning and jump from the bridge above the railway tracks and give away his life. Ranjit carries out his plan. In the next scenes, he starts walking without help from any stick. He meets a man who calls himself as Captain and he says that he is the only person who can see Ranjith right now. That fat man introduces himself as Swaraj Singh Captain and says that he is a ghost and that Ranjit has died and is now a ghost too. Captain takes him along everywhere and shows him how many other people are roaming as ghosts in the world after committing suicides. Captain says the ghosts attain salvation only when their unfulfilled wish gets fulfilled. Captain asks him why did he commit suicide. Ranjit tells him his story of how he was a badminton player and how rich they were. He had even fell in love with a richer girl. The rest of the story is about Ranjit's description of what drove him to poverty, how were they surviving, how his friends betrayed him and deprived him of any job, how he lost his leg and how much he feels betrayed of his girlfriend leaving him and joining hands with some one else. Captain just keeps listening to his story. The answers to the above question and rest of the story is full of suspense which needs to be seen in the movie directly.
Alaap
Alaap (1977)
, 2h41
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Musical, Romance
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Om Prakash, Chhaya Devi
Rating65% 3.2928953.2928953.2928953.2928953.292895
Widowed Advocate Triloki Prasad (Om Prakash) lives a wealthy lifestyle in a small town in India with two sons, Advocate Ashok (Vijay Sharma) married to Geeta (Lily Chakravarty) and Alok (Amitabh Bachchan) who has yet to settle down in their law firm. Alok is fond of music and does enroll in classes run by Pandit Jamuna Prasad (A. K. Hangal). On his return, his father asks him to accompany Ashok to their law firm and start learning to practice, which he agrees to do. Then one day Triloki finds out that Alok has not been at the firm but is instead spending time in the local slums with a former courtesan named Sarju Bai Banaraswali (Chhaya Devi). He cautions Alok about this, but Alok continues to visit Sarju Bai. When Mr. Gupta (Yunus Parvez) approaches Triloki about taking possession & demolishing the slum area, Triloki readily agrees and with his expertise manages to sway the Court's decision in Gupta's favor. As a result, Sarju Bai and others are rendered homeless. With the fee he receives from Gupta, he asks Alok to purchase a used car for himself. But Alok purchases a horse-carriage and decides to drive it himself to make a living. His enraged father asks him to leave the house. When Triloki finds out that Alok is doing well in his work, he decides to hire motor coaches to transport people at a much cheaper price, thus cutting off Alok's earnings and perhaps forcing him to reconsider his decision, apologize, and return home to his father.