Basu Chatterjee
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Basu Chatterjee (born 10 January 1930) is an India
n film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee
. Like Mukherjee, he built his plots on middle-class lives.
He was born in Ajmer
, Rajasthan
, India.
Some of his best films are Rajnigandha
(1974), Dillagi, Chitchor
, Choti Si Baat, Khatta Meetha
, Ek Ruka Hua Faisla
. He has directed many Bengali
films. He has also directed the Detective Series for Doordarshan
Byomkesh Bakshi
. Chatterjee is the member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television
. He had his retrospective as part of Kala Ghoda Art Festival Mumbai in February 2011.
His daughter Rupali Guha is also a film director, with her first Hindi film "Aamras", released in September 2009, a coming of age youth film, involving four schoolgirls. She also produces TV serials under the Filmfarm banner. Her current serials include Uttran (COLORS TV) & Dil Se Diya Vachan on ZEE TV.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee ) was a famous Indian film director known for a number of films, including Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, and Namak Haraam.Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades,...
. Like Mukherjee, he built his plots on middle-class lives.
He was born in Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India.
Some of his best films are Rajnigandha
Rajnigandha
Rajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead...
(1974), Dillagi, Chitchor
Chitchor
Chitchor is a Hindi romantic musical film. The film's title means "Heart Stealer" in Hindi. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It was based on a Bengali story, Chittachakor by Subodh Ghosh. -Performance:The film became a box office hit and received several...
, Choti Si Baat, Khatta Meetha
Khatta Meetha
Khatta Meetha is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami, Pearl Padamsee, David Abraham Cheulkar, Ranjit Chowdhry, Preeti Ganguly, Deven Verma, Pradeep Kumar and Iftekhar. The films music is by Rajesh Roshan...
, Ek Ruka Hua Faisla
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is a 1986 Hindi film, directed by Basu Chatterjee. It is a remake of the Golden Bear winning, American motion picture 12 Angry Men , which was directed by Sidney Lumet.- Cast :...
. He has directed many Bengali
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
films. He has also directed the Detective Series for Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
Byomkesh Bakshi
Byomkesh Bakshi
Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictional detective in Bengali literature created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. He is one of the most successful detective characters in Bengali Literature. Also, Bandyopadhyay once said that these stories can be thought as and read as social novels only...
. Chatterjee is the member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television
Asian Academy of Film & Television
The Asian Academy of Film & Television is a film school located in India's Noida Film City in India's Capital region, NCR. It is affiliated with the International Film & Television Research Center and the Marwah Films & Video Studios....
. He had his retrospective as part of Kala Ghoda Art Festival Mumbai in February 2011.
His daughter Rupali Guha is also a film director, with her first Hindi film "Aamras", released in September 2009, a coming of age youth film, involving four schoolgirls. She also produces TV serials under the Filmfarm banner. Her current serials include Uttran (COLORS TV) & Dil Se Diya Vachan on ZEE TV.
Awards
- 2007: IIFA Lifetime Achievement AwardIIFA Lifetime Achievement AwardThe IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award is an Indian cinema prize.The recipients of this award are listed below....
- 1991: Filmfare Best Screenplay AwardFilmfare Best Screenplay AwardThe Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.-Superlatives:Most AwardsSalim-Javed - 3Basu Chatterjee - 2Mani Ratnam - 2Vijay Tendulkar - 2Rajkumar Hirani - 2...
- Kamla Ki Maut - 1980: Filmfare Critics Award for Best MovieFilmfare Critics Award for Best MovieThe Filmfare Awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The yearly awards started in 1953. Movie awards were first given by popular vote...
- Jeena YahanJeena YahanJeena Yahan is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by Basu Chatterjee.Produced by N.P Ali/Jamu Pictures-Cast:*Shekhar Kapur*Shabana Azmi*Dina Pathak*Sunder*Purohit*Devendra Khandelwal *Kiran Vairale*V.K. Pathak... - 1977: Filmfare Best Director AwardFilmfare Best Director AwardThe Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in the Hindi film Industry. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year.-Superlatives:...
- SwamiSwami (1977 film)Swami is a 1977 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by Jaya Chakravarty .The film stars Shabana Azmi, Vikram, Girish Karnad, Utpal Dutt. Hema Malini and Dharmendra make a guest appearance together in the film... - 1976: Filmfare Best Screenplay AwardFilmfare Best Screenplay AwardThe Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.-Superlatives:Most AwardsSalim-Javed - 3Basu Chatterjee - 2Mani Ratnam - 2Vijay Tendulkar - 2Rajkumar Hirani - 2...
- Chhoti Si BaatChhoti Si BaatChhoti Si Baat is a 1975 Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film's title means "Small Talk" in Hindi. Considered one of the best Hindi comedy films of the 1970s, it is a nostalgic favourite for its quirky take on pre-hypercongestion Bombay... - 1975: Filmfare Critics Award for Best MovieFilmfare Critics Award for Best MovieThe Filmfare Awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The yearly awards started in 1953. Movie awards were first given by popular vote...
- RajnigandhaRajnigandhaRajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead... - 1972: Filmfare Best Screenplay AwardFilmfare Best Screenplay AwardThe Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.-Superlatives:Most AwardsSalim-Javed - 3Basu Chatterjee - 2Mani Ratnam - 2Vijay Tendulkar - 2Rajkumar Hirani - 2...
- Sara AkashSara Akash-Plot:Agra-based collegian, Samar Thakur, lives in a joint family consisting of his dad, mom, brother Amar and his wife; as well as a married sister, Munni, estranged from her husband. His parents force him to marry Prabha, a matriculate, much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans...
Dialogue writer
- Lakhon Ki Baat (1984) (Released)
- Hamari Bahu AlkaHamari Bahu AlkaHamari Bahu Alka is a Hindi movie released in 1982, directed by Basu Chatterjee, based on Bengali story Eto Tuku Basha by Manoj Basu. It stars Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami and Utpal Dutt...
(1982) (Released) - Dillagi (1978) (Released)
- Khatta MeethaKhatta MeethaKhatta Meetha is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami, Pearl Padamsee, David Abraham Cheulkar, Ranjit Chowdhry, Preeti Ganguly, Deven Verma, Pradeep Kumar and Iftekhar. The films music is by Rajesh Roshan...
(1977) (Released) - RajnigandhaRajnigandhaRajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead...
(1974) (Released) - Piya Ka GharPiya Ka GharPiya Ka Ghar is a Hindi comedy set in Mumbai in the 1970s. It is a remake of Raja Thakur's Marathi film Mumbaicha Javai. It portrays the difficulties of life in India's biggest city during the 70s in the form of a comic family drama.-Plot:The two main characters are Ram and Malti...
(1972) (Released)
Director
- Hochheta KiHochheta KiHochheta Ki? or Hochchheta ki? is a 2008 Bengali film directed by Basu Chatterjee. Chatterjee, director of Chhoti Si Baat, Baaton Baaton Mein and Khatta Meetha, tried to create a film in the style of David Dhawan.-Plot:...
(2008) (Released) - Kuch Khatta Kuch Meetha (2007) (Released)
- Ek Ladki Bholi Bhali Si – Adds Spice To Your Life (2007) (Under Production)
- Prateeksha (2007) (Released)
- GudgudeeGudgudeeGudgudee is an Indian film directed by Basu Chatterjee and was released in 1997.-Plot:...
(4 April 1997) (Released) - Triyacharittar (1997) (Released)
- Kamla Ki Maut (1990) (Released)
- Sheesha (1986 film)Sheesha (1986 film)Sheesha is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Moon Moon Sen, Vijayendra Ghatge, and Mallika Sarabhai.-Plot:...
(3 October 1986) (Released) - Chameli Ki ShaadiChameli Ki ShaadiChameli Ki Shaadi is a 1986 bollywood comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee starring Anil Kapoor and Amrita Singh.The original Story is from the novel of Om Prakash Sharma-Plot:...
(21 February 1986) (Released) - Ek Ruka Hua FaislaEk Ruka Hua FaislaEk Ruka Hua Faisla is a 1986 Hindi film, directed by Basu Chatterjee. It is a remake of the Golden Bear winning, American motion picture 12 Angry Men , which was directed by Sidney Lumet.- Cast :...
(1986) (Released) - Kirayedar (1986) (Released)
- Lakhon Ki Baat (1984) (Released)
- Pasand Apni ApniPasand Apni ApniPasand Apni Apni is a 1983 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring Ashok Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Utpal Dutt, Rati Agnihotri, Subbiraj, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Javed Khan and A K Hangal.-Plot:...
(1983) (Released) - ShaukeenShaukeenShaukeen is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal, Rati Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty-Plot:...
(1982) (Released) - Hamari Bahu AlkaHamari Bahu AlkaHamari Bahu Alka is a Hindi movie released in 1982, directed by Basu Chatterjee, based on Bengali story Eto Tuku Basha by Manoj Basu. It stars Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami and Utpal Dutt...
(1982) (Released) - Jeena YahanJeena YahanJeena Yahan is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by Basu Chatterjee.Produced by N.P Ali/Jamu Pictures-Cast:*Shekhar Kapur*Shabana Azmi*Dina Pathak*Sunder*Purohit*Devendra Khandelwal *Kiran Vairale*V.K. Pathak...
(1981) (Released) - Apne Paray (8 August 1980) (Released)
- Man PasandMan PasandMan Pasand is a 1980 Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Dev Anand, Tina Munim, Girish Karnad, Mehmood and Simple Kapadia. The film's music is by Rajesh Roshan....
(1980) (Released) - Ratan Deep (21 December 1979) (Released)
- Prem VivahPrem VivahPrem Vivah is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by Basu Chatterjee.-Plot:Asha Parekh plays an unmarried woman in her 30s, past what society considered the marriageable age. Her younger sister played by Bindiya Goswami has a fiancee Mithun Chakraborty. She feels guilty that she is about to have a...
(14 September 1979) (Released) - Chakravyuh (29 June 1979) (Released)
- ManzilManzilManzil is the word for one of seven parts of roughly equal length into which the Qur'an is divided for the purpose of reciting the entire text in one week.They are:# Al-Fatihah through An-Nisa' # Al-Maida through At-Tawba...
(14 May 1979) (Released) - Baton Baton MeinBaton Baton MeinBaton Baton Mein is a 1979 romantic comedy film produced and directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Amol Palekar and Tina Munim in leading roles...
(13 April 1979) (Released) - Do Ladke Dono KadkeDo Ladke Dono KadkeDo Ladke Dono Kadke is a 1979 Bollywood drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee.-Cast:*Navin Nischol ... Lekhraj Malhotra*Amol Palekar ... Hari*Moushumi Chatterjee ... Rani*G. Asrani ... Ramu*Keshto Mukherjee ... Shantu's husband / Local drunk...
(1979) (Released) - Dillagi (1978) (Released)
- Tumhare LiyeTumhare LiyeTumhare Liye is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Ashok Kumar as leads with music scored by Jaidev.-Plot:...
(1978) (Released) - Swami (1977 film)Swami (1977 film)Swami is a 1977 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by Jaya Chakravarty .The film stars Shabana Azmi, Vikram, Girish Karnad, Utpal Dutt. Hema Malini and Dharmendra make a guest appearance together in the film...
(Released) - Safed Jhooth (1977) (Released)
- Priyatma (1977) (Released)
- Khatta MeethaKhatta MeethaKhatta Meetha is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami, Pearl Padamsee, David Abraham Cheulkar, Ranjit Chowdhry, Preeti Ganguly, Deven Verma, Pradeep Kumar and Iftekhar. The films music is by Rajesh Roshan...
(1977) (Released) - Chhoti Si BaatChhoti Si BaatChhoti Si Baat is a 1975 Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film's title means "Small Talk" in Hindi. Considered one of the best Hindi comedy films of the 1970s, it is a nostalgic favourite for its quirky take on pre-hypercongestion Bombay...
(1976) (Released) - ChitchorChitchorChitchor is a Hindi romantic musical film. The film's title means "Heart Stealer" in Hindi. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It was based on a Bengali story, Chittachakor by Subodh Ghosh. -Performance:The film became a box office hit and received several...
(1976) (Released) - RajnigandhaRajnigandhaRajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead...
(1974) (Released) - Us Paar (1974) (Released)
- Piya Ka GharPiya Ka GharPiya Ka Ghar is a Hindi comedy set in Mumbai in the 1970s. It is a remake of Raja Thakur's Marathi film Mumbaicha Javai. It portrays the difficulties of life in India's biggest city during the 70s in the form of a comic family drama.-Plot:The two main characters are Ram and Malti...
(1972) (Released) - Sara AkashSara Akash-Plot:Agra-based collegian, Samar Thakur, lives in a joint family consisting of his dad, mom, brother Amar and his wife; as well as a married sister, Munni, estranged from her husband. His parents force him to marry Prabha, a matriculate, much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans...
(1969) (Released)
Screenplay
- Lakhon Ki Baat (1984) (Released)
- Hamari Bahu AlkaHamari Bahu AlkaHamari Bahu Alka is a Hindi movie released in 1982, directed by Basu Chatterjee, based on Bengali story Eto Tuku Basha by Manoj Basu. It stars Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami and Utpal Dutt...
(1982) (Released) - Dillagi (1978) (Released)
- Khatta MeethaKhatta MeethaKhatta Meetha is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami, Pearl Padamsee, David Abraham Cheulkar, Ranjit Chowdhry, Preeti Ganguly, Deven Verma, Pradeep Kumar and Iftekhar. The films music is by Rajesh Roshan...
(1977) (Released) - RajnigandhaRajnigandhaRajnigandha is a Hindi movie directed by Basu Chatterjee and released in 1974. It is based on story "Yehi Sach Hai" by noted Hindi writer Manu Bhandari.The movie stars Amol Palekar, Vidya Sinha and Dinesh Thakur in the lead...
(1974) (Released) - Sara AkashSara Akash-Plot:Agra-based collegian, Samar Thakur, lives in a joint family consisting of his dad, mom, brother Amar and his wife; as well as a married sister, Munni, estranged from her husband. His parents force him to marry Prabha, a matriculate, much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans...
(1969) (Released)
Producer
- Ek Ruka Hua FaislaEk Ruka Hua FaislaEk Ruka Hua Faisla is a 1986 Hindi film, directed by Basu Chatterjee. It is a remake of the Golden Bear winning, American motion picture 12 Angry Men , which was directed by Sidney Lumet.- Cast :...
(1986) (Released) - Lakhon Ki Baat (1984) (Released)
- Pasand Apni ApniPasand Apni ApniPasand Apni Apni is a 1983 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring Ashok Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Utpal Dutt, Rati Agnihotri, Subbiraj, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Javed Khan and A K Hangal.-Plot:...
(1983) (Released) - Baton Baton MeinBaton Baton MeinBaton Baton Mein is a 1979 romantic comedy film produced and directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Amol Palekar and Tina Munim in leading roles...
(13 April 1979) (Released)
Director (TV series)
- Rajani (1985)
- Darpan (1985)
- Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)
- Kakkaji Kahin (1988)
- Byomkesh BakshiByomkesh BakshiByomkesh Bakshi is a fictional detective in Bengali literature created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. He is one of the most successful detective characters in Bengali Literature. Also, Bandyopadhyay once said that these stories can be thought as and read as social novels only...
(1993)