Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (actually: Hrishikesh Mukhopadhyay ; Bengali : হৃষিকেশ মুখোপাধ্যায় , Hṛṣikeś Mukhopādhyāẏ ; born September 30, 1922 in Kolkata , West Bengal ; † August 27, 2006 in Mumbai , Maharashtra ) was an Indian film director , film editor , screenwriter and film maker .
Life
He started at the New Theaters in Kolkata and went to Mumbai with Bimal Roy in 1951 and worked with him until he became a director himself. His debut film was Musafir (1957). Commercial success came with the stars Raj Kapoor and Nutan and the film Anari (1959). Anuradha (1960) won him a National Award and Anand (1970) with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role is one of his best works.
In the 1970s, Abhimaan (1973 with Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri ) and Chupke Chupke (1975 with Dharmendra , Sharmila Tagore and the Bachchans) were his most popular films.
Hrishikesh Mukherjee was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 for his contribution to Indian film . In 2001 he received the Padma Vibhushan .
Web links
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- "Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 83, veteran director of Indian Films, Is Dead" , New York Times , September 2, 2006
- "We just Followed what he said" , BBC , August 29, 2006 by Amitabh Bachchan
- "Life ever-present, director invisible" , The Telegraph , Calcutta , August 28, 2006
- "Veteran Bollywood director Mukherjee this at 83" , Reuters / The Scotsman, August 28, 2006
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mukherjee, Hrishikesh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kolkata |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 2006 |
| Place of death | Mumbai |