Hrishikesh Mukherjee
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"
- Title: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Popularity: 1.546
- Known For: Directing
- Birthday: 1922-09-30
- Place of Birth: Calcutta - India
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- Also Known As: Hrishikesh Mukhopaddhae, Hrishikesh Mukharji, Hrishi-da, হৃষিকেশ মুখোপাধ্যায়, ಹೃಷಿಕೇಶ್ ಮುಖರ್ಜಿ, ऋषिकेश मुखर्जी, ഋഷികേശ് മുഖർജി, ਰਿਸ਼ੀਕੇਸ਼ ਮੁਖਰਜੀ, இருசிகேசு முகர்ச்சி, हृषिकेश मुखर्जी, Хришикеш Мукерджи
