Director

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Directing

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Directed movies: 39Directed series: 0All crew credits: 61

TMDB ID: 88809

IMDb ID: nm0611531

Known for: Directing

Born: September 30, 1922

Died: August 27, 2006

Age: 83

Place of birth: Calcutta - India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1952 - 2001

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 7.12

Wikidata: Q55408

Also known as

Hrishikesh Mukhopaddhae • Hrishikesh Mukharji • Hrishi-da • হৃষিকেশ মুখোপাধ্যায় • ಹೃಷಿಕೇಶ್ ಮುಖರ್ಜಿ • ऋषिकेश मुखर्जी • ഋഷികേശ് മുഖർജി • ਰਿਸ਼ੀਕੇਸ਼ ਮੁਖਰਜੀ • இருசிகேசு முகர்ச்சி • हृषिकेश मुखर्जी • +1 more

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Director (39)Editor (18)Story (2)Presenter (1)Producer (1)

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Biography

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"

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