Hrishikesh Mukherjee Options

[imjagdish]

Just learnt thru rediff that Hrishi Da passed away. May his soul rest in peace.

[kabir]

http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/aug/27hrishi.htm

here is the news link from rediff

A Shocking news


Another loss


may his soul rest in peace

[bawlachintu]

Doosra jhatka is week ka. Ishwar divangat atma ko shanti aur parivar ko hausla de.
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Excerpts from an article by Vinayak Chakravorty:
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In an era when the banana peel slip has come to define 'comedy',
Hrishikesh Mukherji's underplayed jibes at life's ironies may seem out of place.
It's insync with such ironies that his middle-of-the-road ribtickler Golmaal
still stays a staunch favourite telecast option for the local cable wallah. The 1979
film's undying popularity represents a lost world of Bollywood wit that still holds
its own in middle class living rooms.

But Hrishida, as he was fondly known, was more than just about that peculiar
brand of comedy that his name has come to represent.

His repertoire of 46 films also includes Anari(1959), Namak Haram(1973),
Satyakam(1969),Abhimaan(1973) and Bemisaal(1982)--films that introspected life's
deeper hues.

[maheshks]

Once he said, probably in 1999, when he lost his youngest son, there was nothing left
in the life.

Another noble soul departed.

Filmography

*1947 Edited Tathapi (Bengali)
*1951 Edited all Bimal Roy films till Madhumati. Also edited and wrote the scenario of Do Bigha Zameen besides working as the chief assistant director.
*1957 Debut as producer and director with Musafir.
Suchitra Sen, Dilip Kumar, Kishore Kumar,Usha Kiron
*1959 Anari Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Lalita Pawar
*1960 Anuradha Leela Naidu, Balraj Sahani
*1961 Chhaya Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh
*1961 Mem Didi Lalita Pawar, David, Jayant
*1962 Aashiq Raj Kapoor, Padmini, Nanda
*1962 Asli Naqli Dev Anand, Sadhana
*1964 Sanj Aur Savera Meena Kumari, Guru Dutt, Mehmood
*1965 Do Dil Rajshree, Biswajeet
*1966 Anupama Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore
*1966 Biwi Aur Makan Biswajeet, Kalpana
*1966 Gaban Sunil Dutt, Sadhana
*1967 Majhli Didi Meena Kumari, Dharmendra
*1968 Aashirwad Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar,
Sumita Sanyal, Veena
*1969 Pyar Ka Sapna Ashok Kumar, Mala Sinha, Biswajeet
*1969 Satyakam Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore
*1971 Anand Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan,
Sumita Sanyal
*1971 Buddha Mil Gaya Navin Nischal, Deven Verma, Archana
*1971 Guddi Jaya Bhaduri, Sumit Bhanja, Utpal Dutt
*1972 Bawarchi Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bhaduri
*1972 Sabse Bada Sukh Vijay Arora, Robi Ghosh
*1973 Abhimaan Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri
*1973 Namak Haram Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Raza Murad
*1974 Phir Kab Milogee Biswajeet, Mala Sinha
*1975 Chaitali Saira Banu, Dharmendra
*1975 Chupke Chupke Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Jaya Bhaduri, Om Prakash
*1975 Mili Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri
*1976 Arjun Pandit Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar,
Vinod Mehra, Srividya
*1977 Alaap Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha
*1977 Kotwal Saab Shatrughan Sinha, Aparna Sen
*1978 Naukri Raj Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Zahira
*1979 Jurmaana Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Vinod Mehra
*1979 Golmaal Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt, Bindiya Goswami
*1980 Khoobsurat Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Ashok Kumar
*1981 Naram Garam Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt,
Swaroop Sampat, Shatrughan Sinha
*1982 Bemisal Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Vinod Mehra
*1983 Achcha Bura Amjad Khan, Anita Raj, Raj Babbar
*1983 Namumkin Zeenat Aman, Vinod Mehra, Raj Babbar
*1983 Kisi Se Na Kehna Farooq Sheikh, Dipti Naval
*1983 Rang Birangi Parveen Babi, Amol Palekar, Dipti Naval
*1983 Jhooti Rekha, Amol Palekar
*1999 Jhooth Bole Kauva Kaate Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla
TV Serials: Hum Hindustani, Dhoop Chaon,
Talaash, Rishte, Ujale Ki Oar

[hits]

This was a day I had dreaded for a long time. I shan't say that we have lost something good. Hrishida is not someone that can ever be lost in the ocean of humanity. I shall say this, however - The manner in which he understood the subtleties of life in India was unparalleled. His craft was imbued with resplendent genuineness. May he continue to live forever.

Hits

[Anil4]

Just looking at the list provided by Mahesh Sharma reminded me of what memorable films he gave us and what a rich legacy he left behind.

May he rest in peace .


Anil

[sri]

One of my favourite directors, without any doubt......from Musafir to Golmaal, I have many of his movies.

God bless him...may his soul rest in peace

Sri

[shivani]

May his soul rest in peace.

[august]

hrishida's films were always appreciated by everyone.

my favourites- chupke chupke, abhiman, bawarchi, golmaal, mili,aanad, budhha mil gaya and many others.

also excellent music was integral part of his every movie.
reminding myself few of his songs-

chupke chupke, ab ke sajan - (chupke chupke)
ab to hain tumse, piya bina (abhimaan)
more naina bahaye neer, kahe kanha, bhor aayi gaya andhiyara and tum bin jeevan.. (bawarchi)
aanewala pal, ek bat kahoon (golmaal)
maine kahaa phoolonse (mili)
aayo kahanse ghanshyam, raatkali ek khwab mein, joya na lage mora (budhdha mil gaya)
kuchh dil ne kaha, ya dil ki suno and dheere dheere machal (anupama)
na jiya lage na, kahin door jab din (anand)

and many more...

may his soul rest in peace...

[Nimii]

Zindagi ...kaisi hai paheli, haaye
Kabhi to hansaaye kabhi ye rulaaye
Zindagi...

Kabhi dekho man nahi jaage peechhe peechhe sapno ke bhaage
Ek din sapno ka raahi chalaa jaaye sapno ke aage kaha
Zindagi...

Jinhone sajaaye yaha mele sukh-dukh sang-sang jhele
Wahi chunkar khaamoshi yu chali jaaye akele kaha
Zindagi...

May his Soul rest in peace.

N

[NATURE]

praying for the peace of his soul, a great dicrector as well as a very good human being.
khudaa unke aatmaa ko shaanti de. aise mahaan kalaakaar ko hum naman karte hai ...


if you wanna watch the video on cnn-ibn, then visit this link:
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/filmmaker-hris...ad/19858-8.html

************* CNN-IBN speaks about him ****************

Mumbai: Legendary filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who had been battling ill health for two months, died
on Sunday at central Mumbai's Leelavati Hospital.

He had been admitted two months ago and was reportedly on dialysis, hospital sources said. Mukherjee
suffered from kidney failure.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee, a Dada Saheb Phalke recipient, was born in Kolkata on September 30, 1922. More
popular as Hrishida, he was one of the most popular and beloved filmmakers in Indian cinema.

His magic lay not in the glamour or largeness so often associated with cinema, but in its simplicity and
warmth.

He leaves behind three daughters and a son. His granddaughters Tapur and Tupur Chatterjee are
well-known models.

Hrishida began his career in Bombay in 1951 as an editor and assistant director to Bimal Roy, another great
director.

His first directorial venture, Musafir (1957), was all about an old house where three unrelated stories dealing
with birth, marriage and death occur in a series. While the film was a disaster, director Raj Kapoor was
impressed with the film and he later recommended Hrishida as a director for Anari (1959), which had Kapoor
himself and Nutan on the star cast.

Other notable films of Hrishida include Anuradha (1960), Asli-Naqli (1962), Anupama (1966), Aashirwad
(1968), and Satyakam (1969).

Anand (1970), a classic film that gives a complex but compassionate look at the balance between hope, fear,
life and death.

The film also saw Rajesh Khanna's greatest performance ever as a terminally ill man who wishes to live life
to the full before he dies, is considered Hrishida's masterpiece.

Hrishida went on to direct some memorable hits, including Guddi (1971), Abhimaan (1973) and Chupke
Chupke (1975).

Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate in 1999, which starred Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla as the lead pair was Hrishida's
last movie.

************** Times of India speaks about him ***************

MUMBAI: Veteran film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who directed several memorable movies including
"Anand" that launched Amitabh Bachchan on the path to superstardom, died here at a hospital here following
protracted illness.

He was 84.

Mukherjee was admitted to the Leelavati hospital in June in critical condition following chronic renal failure,
pneumonia and sepsis, hospital sources said, He had been coming to the hospital regularly for dialysis. The
end came at 1630 hours.

Mukherjee's funeral is likely to be held tomorrow or day after tomorrow on return of his son from the United
States.

Mukherjee directed many a blockbuster Hindi movie, regaling the audience with his typical `Hrishida' touch.
He won the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke award and Padmavibhushan.

Some of his memorable films include "Anand", starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh among others,
"Abhimaan", featuring Amitabh, Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri, "Chupke Chupke" with Amitabh, Jaya and
Dharmendra in the cast and "Khubsoorat starring Rekha.

Having done apprenticeship under legendary Bimal Roy, Mukherjee started his career with "Musafir" in 1957
and his last work was "Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate" starring Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, released in 1998.

In a career spanning over half a century, Mukherjee gave cinema lovers some memorable films like 'Anand',
which brought to the centre stage Bollywood's future superstar Amitabh Bachchan, 'Anuradha', 'Chupke
Chupke', 'Bawarchi', 'Guddi' and 'Rajnigandha'. All these films have become milestones in Indian cinema.

Mukherjee also worked as writer for 15 films, including 'Namak Haram', 'Abhimaan', 'Bawarchi' and 'Guddi'.
He was also involved as editor with 15 films.

************** Indian Express speaks about him ****************

Mumbai, August 27: Veteran film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who made directed several memorable
movies including Anand that launched Amitabh Bachchan on the path to superstardom, died at a hospital
following protracted illness. He was 84.

Mukherjee was admitted to the Leelavati hospital in June in critical condition following chronic renal failure,
pneumonia and spesis, hospital sources said, he had been coming to the hospital regularly for dialysis. The
end came at 1630 hours.

Mukherjee's funeral is likely to be held tomorrow or day after tomorrow on return of his son from the United
States.

Mukherjee directed many a blockbuster Hindi movie, regaling the audience with his typical ‘Hrishida’ touch.
He won the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award and Padmavibhushan.

Some of his memorable films include Anand, starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh among others, Abhimaan,
featuring Amitabh, Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri, Chupke Chupke with Amitabh, Jaya and Dharmendra
in the cast and Khubsoorat starring Rekha.

Having done apprenticeship under legendary Bimal Roy, Mukherjee started his career with Musafir in 1957
and his last work was Jhooth bole Kauwa kaate starring Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, released in 1998.

[vivekpm]

May his soul rest in peace. One of the few directors who made simple and touching cinema.

[Talaikya]

[desai2rn]

May he rest in peace.

He was one of the few directors whose movie I can go to watch and
recommend with confidence knowing there won't be any disappointment
regardless of the actors. Bolywood will definatley miss him.

Ramesh

[usha]

He was probably one of the greatest directors that we have had.All his films were so realistic that one could easily identify with them.He will always be remembered for both his movies and the great music that was part of all his movies
May his soul rest in peace