Key facts
- Born
- 30 September 1922, Kolkata
- Died
- 27 August 2006, Mumbai
- State of birth
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Sector
- Film & entertainment
- Profession
- Indian film director (1922–2006)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Hrishikesh Mukherjee was an Indian film director, editor and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. 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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Timeline
- 1922Born in Kolkata
- 1972Awarded the Padma Shri in arts
- 1994Awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South
- 1999Awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- 2001Awarded the Padma Vibhushan
- 2001Awarded the NTR National Award
- 2006Dies in Mumbai
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5