Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Trivia

• His characters inhabited a middle-class, urban, educated milieu.
• One more characteristic of his films was that it had a character engrossed in music. Such as Anuradha, Ashirwad, Chupke chupke, Abhimaan, Khubsoorat, GolMaal, Alaap, Bawarchi, Aashiq, Mili, Saanjh Aur Sawera and Phir Kab Milogi to name a few.
• His last film was Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kaate.
• Since his original hero Amol Palekar has grown old he had to choose Anil Kapoor.
• He has also directed TV serials like Talaash. Another director akin to him is Basu Chatterjee
• In the following years he made numberous movies, some of his notable movies include: Anuradha 1960, Asli-Naqli 1962, Anupama 1966, Aashirwad 1968, Satyakam 1969, Guddi 1971, Bawarchi 1972, Mili 1975, Chupke Chupke 1975 and Bemisal 1982.
• Mukherjee was also responsible for casting Amitabh Bachchan in a prominent role in Anand (film) 1970, along with Rajesh Khanna.
• He was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the Government of India, in 1999.
• Mukherjee was chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and of the National Film Development Corporation.
• He was also awarded the Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to Indian cinema in 2001.

Quotes

• "I try to make my films like sugarcoated messages, but the sugar should not exceed the medicine."
• "It's more difficult to portray simple emotions on screen than complex ones. And that's why I try to delve more into such themes."
• "People would joke that my film was such a big hit because Indian men found an ideal woman in Uma, my heroine - because she barely talks and remains a timid introvert!"