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Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Actor, Additional Credits
Born September 30, 1922Died August 27, 2006 (83 years)
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"
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Bemisal
  • Pyar Hi Pyar
Known For
  • Anand
  • Gol Maal
  • Chupke Chupke
  • Bawarchi
  • Abhimaan
  • Khubsoorat
  • Namak Haraam
  • Mili
  • Naram Garam
  • Guddi
  • Anari
  • Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate
  • Satyakam
  • Kissise Na Kehna
  • Rang Birangi
  • Do Bigha Zamin
  • Anupama
  • Bemisal
  • Alaap
  • Asli-Naqli
  • Buddha Mil Gaya
  • Anuradha
  • Jurmana
  • Jhoothi

Filmography

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