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Basu Chatterjee ( 10 January 1927 – 4 June 2020) was an Indian film director and screenwriter in Hindi Cinema.Through the 1970s and 1980s, he became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the-road cinema filmmakers, such as Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Bhattacharya, whom he assisted on Teesri Kasam (1966). Like their films, his films dealt with light-hearted stories of middle-class families often in urban settings, focusing on marital and love relationships.
- Piya Ka Ghar (1972) Chatterji’s brilliant debut film Sara Akash depicted the conflicts of a newly-wed couple. In Piya Ka Ghar, Chatterjee focused on one of the major sources of stress for a couple living in a joint family in Mumbai in the 1970s: the lack of privacy.
- Rajanigandha (1974) In Rajnigandha, an job offer takes Deepa (Vidya Sinha in her debut) to Mumbai, where she meets her old college sweetheart Navin (Dinesh Thakur).
- Chitchor (1976) A misunderstanding about his position in the organisational heirarchy brings Vinod (Amol Palekar) close to Geeta (Zarina Wahab) and her family.
- Chhoti Si Baat (1976) Arun (Amol Palekar) is attracted to Prabha (Vidya Sinha) who works in a nearby office, but he is too shy to make the first move. Arun also has to fight off his competitor, the flamboyant Nagesh (Asrani).
Jun 4, 2020 · Basu Chatterjee (left) explored middle-class anxieties of life and love Legendary filmmaker Basu Chatterjee, who directed simple Bollywood romances and comedies, has died aged 93.
Jun 4, 2020 · Legendary filmmaker Basu Chatterjee, who directed simple Bollywood romances and comedies, has died aged 93. Chatterjee's films were known for telling stories of regular middle-class men and women ...
Basu Chatterjee was a renowned Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his realistic and humane films. He died in 2020 at the age of 90. See his credits, awards, trivia and quotes on IMDb.
- January 1, 1
- Ajmer, British India
- January 1, 1
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Basu Chatterjee’s entry into the film world was rather late in life. Born in Ajmer in 1930, Basu Chatterjee worked as an illustrator and cartoonist with the weekly tabloid Blitz, run by the ...
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Jun 4, 2020 · A tribute to the late director who made gentle comedies and dramas about common lives and immortalised Mumbai onscreen. Learn about his career, style, influences and legacy in Hindi cinema.
