Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922-2006)
Alias:
Hrishikesh Mukhopaddhae
Hrishi-da
Hrishikesh Mukharji
Хришикеш Мукерджи
ऋषिकेश मुखर्जी
हृषिकेश मुखर्जी
হৃষিকেশ মুখোপাধ্যায়
ਰਿਸ਼ੀਕੇਸ਼ ਮੁਖਰਜੀ
இருசிகேசு முகர்ச்சி
ಹೃಷಿಕೇಶ್ ಮುಖರ್ಜಿ
ഋഷികേശ് മുഖർജി
Birthplace:
Calcutta - India
Born:
September 30, 1922
Died:
August 27, 2006
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"