Directing
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali cinema · 68 credits
Born
30 September 1922
Died
27 August 2006 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Calcutta - India
Also known as Hrishikesh Mukhopaddhae · Hrishikesh Mukharji · Hrishi-da · হৃষিকেশ মুখোপাধ্যায় · ಹೃಷಿಕೇಶ್ ಮುಖರ್ಜಿ · ऋषिकेश मुखर्जी
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema, known for a number of films, including Anari, Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Majhli Didi, Chaitali, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, Kissi Se Na Kehna, and Namak Haraam. 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"
Known for
Filmography
Namumkin
Director
Jhoothi
Director
Kissi Se Na Kehna
Director
Rang Birangi
Screenplay, Director
Achha Bura
Director, Screenplay
Sadma
Presenter
Coolie
Editor
Bemisal
Director
Naram Garam
Director
Khubsoorat
Director, Producer
Gol Maal
Director, Producer
Jurmana
Director
Naukri
Director
Alaap
Director, Producer
Kotwal Saab
Director
Arjun Pandit
Director
Chupke Chupke
Director, Producer
Mili
Director, Editor, Producer
Chaitali
Director
Phir Kab Milogi
Director
Nellu
Editor
Namak Haraam
Story, Director
Abhimaan
Director, Writer
Bawarchi
Writer, Director, Producer
Sabse Bada Sukh
Director, Producer
Anand
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer, Story
Buddha Mil Gaya
Director
Guddi
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Dastak
Editor
Priya
Editor
Pyar Ka Sapna
Director
Satyakam
Director
Aashirwad
Director, Editor, Screenplay, Producer
Majhli Didi
Director
Biwi Aur Makan
Director
Anupama
Director, Story
Gaban
1966
Gaban
Director
Do Dil
Director, Editor
Sanjh Aur Savera
Director
Aashiq
Editor, Director
Asli Naqli
Director
Mem-didi
Screenplay, Director
Chhaya
Director
Anuradha
Director, Producer
Anari
Editor, Director
Yahudi
Editor
Madhumati
Editor
Musafir
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Naukari
Editor
Two Acres of Land
Editor, Screenplay, Assistant Director
Parineeta
Editor
Maa
Editor